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An Analysis of Henry James' Story, The Real Thing

thinking about making a living. But a predominantly capitalist economy meant that all goods and services, including works of art,...

Daisy Miller by Henry James and Society

In five pages this 1878 novel by Henry James is examined in terms of how social conventions are thematically portrayed....

Daisy Miller by James

that he assumes Mrs. Costello is not that fond of Daisy and her mother and Mrs. Costello states, "They are the sort of Americans t...

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

In five ways the protagonist Frederic Henry's transformation from boy to man through his wartime experience and romance with Cathe...

American 'Palefaces' and 'Redskins' in Literature

In five pages this report discusses the 'pale face' or 'redskin' literature of the eighteenth and nineteenth century with the 'pal...

Life Reflected in the Art of Henry James

In seven pages this paper examines how Henry James's real life was reflected in his works of fiction. Six sources are cited in the...

Mirrored Consciousness Examples

In five pages this report considers The Mirror of Consciousness by Henry James and the author's contention that situation reaction...

Modernist Literature and Definitive Characteristics

In nine pages this paper examines the definitive characteristics of modernist literature in a consideration of works by Virginia W...

Character Comparison in The Aspern Papers by Henry James

In five pages this paper compares the characters of Miss Tita and James as they are depicted in this psychological tale by Henry J...

Conflict and Characterization in Faulkner, Joyce, and James

In five pages the interaction between character and participation in an event that generates conflict is considered in 'Barn Burni...

Marriage as a Problematic Institution

and vows that her life will be different. Due to her assimilation of the American ethos, she rejects the Judaic tenet that she is ...

Realists: Mark Twain and Henry James

and he used to fetch him down town sometimes and lay for a bet" (Twain). Smiley was a character who would trick others and come ou...

Henry James's 19th Century Critique of John S. Sargent's 'Lady with the Rose' Painting

lived a privileged upbringing throughout Europe (Downes 5). Lacking a university education did not deter this young sketch artist...

Henry James's Daisy Miller and William Shakespeare's Hamlet

In two pages this paper contrasts and compares Daisy Miller and Hamlet in terms of character identity. There are no other sources...

O. Henry/Gift of the Magi

being owned by "Her Jim" (Porter). As Della contemplates her options, she considers her reflection and O. Henry introduces the f...

Frederick Henry in Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms

pictured offering ironic commentaries on sculpture and art, with his conversation peppered with "allusions to Samuel Johnson, Sain...

Leader's Political Role in King Henry V by William Shakespeare

In his political discourse, The Prince, Nicolo Machiavelli believed that political prowess that leads inherently to victory is ine...

Henry Louis Gates Jr's 13 Ways of Looking at a Black Man

In five pages this paper discusses these 'narratives of ascent' in the collection by Henry Louis Gates Jr....

'The Figure in the Carpet' by Henry James

In eleven pages this tutorial provides valuable information for composing a critique for this short story by Henry James. Six sou...

Failed Marriages in The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James and The Awakening by Kate Chopin

to pass her by that the thought nearly paralyzes her emotions. She learns from years of fighting those bottled up emotions that s...

Religious Undertones in The American by Henry James

In five pages this paper examines how religious undertones are presented in Newman's character in this consideration of The Americ...

International Theme in the Works of Henry James

money had been recently made, but that it had been made through work and not inheritance. Similarly, American culture (art, litera...

The Significance of Fire in The Beast in the Jungle

An 8 page analysis of the book by Henry James. This paper illuminates the significance of fire. 3 sources....

Making a Difference Through Storytelling

who finds themself trapped with a, almost willingly, woman going insane. Twains "Huckleberry Finn" takes the reader with him along...

Literature and Women of High Society

Twenty-eight young men bathe by the shore, Twenty-eight young men and all so friendly; Twenty-eight years of womanly life and all ...

Portrait of a Lady by Henry James and Isabel Archer's Characterization

In 5 pages this paper presents a character analysis of Isabel Archer, the protagonist of Henry James' Portrait of a Lady. There a...

Is America Still America the Beautiful

This paper considers the words to the patriotic song America the Beautiful then compares Katherine Bates ideas enunciated in the s...

Henry James' Turn of the Screw

In five pages this paper emphasizes the governess in a Freudian analysis of Henry James' The Turn of the Screw that also examines ...

Literature and Social Outcasts

In seven pages this paper social outcasts Daisy Miller, the protagonist featured in the title of Henry James' novella and Holden C...

Mental Illness in Shelley and James

This paper examines Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Henry James' Washington Square in terms of how Szacz's The Myth of Mental Illn...