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Analysis of 'Revelation' by Flannery O'Connor

In five pages the last short story by Flannery O'Connor is analyzed and emphasizes the thematic importance of condemnation and red...

Ordinary in 'A and P' by John Updike

pin curlers even looked around after pushing their carts past to make sure what they had seen was correct" (Updike, 1274). The st...

Social Mobility in Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger

In five pages this paper examines the importance of social mobility in this Alger tale that defined the story of the American conc...

Character Development of Jim in Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

In eight pages this paper examines the development of Jim's character and its importance to the novel as a whole. There are 8 sou...

River Symbolism in Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

In six pages this analytical essay analyzes the river symbolism and its importance to the novel as a whole. There are six support...

Past and Present Waterloo Village, NJ

and negotiated the return of all prisoners as well as offering 1,600 pounds to purchase any land they owned in the colony as well ...

Early America's Many Divisions

This paper discusses the geographical, cultural, and political divisiveness that plagued early America and the importance of regio...

Symbolism and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In four pages this paper examines the importance of symbolism in this novel with the emphasis being upon the 'scarlet letter A' re...

Symbolism in 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper examines the importance of symbols to the telling of the short story 'Young Goodman Brown.' There are 7 ...

Point of View in 'Barn Burning' by William Faulkner

lends variety to a work that otherwise might become monotonous. But in short stories, only one point of view is generally used, a...

Maycomb Setting and Courtroom in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The impact of Maycomb upon the courtroom is the focus of this analysis of the importance of setting in To Kill a Mockingbird by Ha...

Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo

In three pages Trumbo's novel protesting war is discussed with a consideration of the importance of the social perceptions he incl...

Women's Roles In Hansberry's Raisin In The Sun

This paper examines Hansberry's award-winning play and focuses on the importance of various roles played by female characters. Th...

The Last of Cheri, The Handmaid's Tale, Beloved, and Faith

In four pages faith and its importance in these literary works and the characters featured within are discussed. There are no oth...

Religion Theme and the Narrative of Mary Rowlandson

In two pages this essay examines the thematic importance of faith and religion in the narrative of Mary Rowlandson. There is no b...

Stage Direction in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

In six pages this essay analyzes the thematic importance of props, lights, setting, and stage direction in Tennessee Williams' The...

Being Black and Being a Man in Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man' and Ernest Gaines' Gathering of Old Men

In ten pages this essay presents a comparative analysis of these works in a discussion of manhood as it relates to black identity ...

The Feminist Works Of Virginia Woolf

This paper examines Virginia Woolf's feminist ideology in her various novels and essays. The author contends that Woolf believed ...

17th Century English Literature and Time Significance

In five pages this paper discusses the importance of time in King Lear by William Shakespeare, the play Everyman, and The Canterbu...

Hidden Self and Oscar Wilde

he sees Dorian daily; "I couldnt be happy if I didnt see him every day. He is absolutely necessary to me" ("Picture", 113). Howeve...

Lucy Steele's Character in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

In seven pages this paper presents a character analysis of Lucy Steele in an evaluation of her importance to the novel. There are...

Education According to Mary Wollstonecraft and Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares these women's views on education and its importance to women as reflected in thei...

Investors' Perceptions of Vietnam's Construction Infrastructure

also important in understanding a citys development, for example which lands were traditionally used for the production of food, w...

Family's Role in Sophocles' Plays Oedipus Rex and Antigone

In five pages this paper analyzes the importance of families in these classic Greek plays by Sophocles. There are no other source...

Elizabeth Lavenza in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

This paper addresses the importance of Shelley's character Elizabeth Lavenza. This three page paper has one source listed in the ...

Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms, Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Oppression

In five pages this paper discusses the importance of oppressive setting in each of these dramatic works. There are no other sourc...

Home in Works by Arthur Miller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Pat Conroy

In eight pages this paper examines the importance of home in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel...

Guterson, Wharton, Grisham, and Verisimilitude

because he sounds like a man who knows what hes talking about. That initial trust having been established, we now feel that we can...

Romantic and Victorian Literature Contrasted

In five pages this essay contrasts these very different literary styles with the Romantic period's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' b...

Culture of Early Greece and the Value of Mathematics

In twelve pages this paper discusses the Greek cultural importance of mathematicians such as Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, and Pto...