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Cold MountainFirst, Odysseus is the hero of Homer's The Odyssey--a tale about a Greek warrior who leaves his home to fight in a war far from home, leaving his wife and young child behind. Odysseus is gone for...
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Cold MountainThe comment, "the comeliest order on earth is but a heap of random sweepings," is said, or rather written by Balis, the man who occupied the bed next to inman.
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Cold MountainThis is actually a rather vague question. When we think of the word diction, what is actually refered to is nothing more complicated than the choice of words that the author uses in his work....
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Cold MountainI would want to argue that the biggest parallel in the plot structure occurs in the way that both Inman and Ada are shown to have to endure a series of challenges before they can be reunited...
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Cold MountainInman finally manages to find a bit of solitude and refuge when he meets up with the goat woman on a mountain trail in Charles Frazier's novel, Cold Mountain. As they discuss the fighting that has...
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Cold MountainOkay. Here goes: THE SHADOW OF A CROW: The bloody battle of Cold Harbor is referenced. THE GROUND BENEATH HER HANDS: There is mention of the trench warfare in Petersburg. THE COLOR OF...
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Cold MountainThe brave but disillusioned protagonist of the Charles Frazier Civil War novel, Cold Mountain, Inman is recuperating in a hospital bed when the novel begins. He is recovering from a severe neck...
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Cold MountainIt is important to note that Inman shares this story with Ada, retelling it as he himself heard it, in what they think will be their last meeting before Inman goes off to war. The Shining Rocks...
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Cold MountainNarrative intrusion is used similarly for all the characters of Cold Mountain. The narrator stops the action in the story to give us background information on Ada, Inman and Ruby. This background...
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Cold MountainIn this chapter, Ada has a flashback where she was at a party, in a new dress that her father had given to her. She caught sight of a woman's back in a mirror, and "the dress the figure wore was...
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Cold MountainYou may find these questions for group discussion helpful, from our "quicknotes" pages on the novel here at eNotes. The link appears below. We have also just recently added a full...
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Cold MountainBoy, this was a tough question! It was nowhere to be found in enotes, but I did find an answer on the internet, whether it is THE answer I don't know. I did learn a lot about violins, fiddles and...
