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An Analysis of The Merchant's Tale in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

This essay presents in in depth analysis of The Merchant's Tale. The author presents a synopsis of the story, the theme of sarcas...

Helga Crane and Quicksand by Nella Larsen

vague in many cases, while at the same time demonstrating their importance in the grand scheme of things within Harlem. Harlem s...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

In four pages a character analysis of this novel by Ken Kesey focuses upon McMurphy and Nurse Ratched. There is no bibliography i...

Simon and Emily in Our Town by Thornton Wilder

In six pages an analysis of these characters featured in Our Town by Thornton Wilder is presented. Seven sources are cited in the...

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...

Easy Rawlins in Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Moseley

complicity exists in a form based both in professionalism and in the role of individuals as an extension of this community. It ...

Social Conventions and Lily Bart in The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

In five pages this paper presents a character analysis of Edith Wharton's heroine Lily Bart in The House of Mirth and argues that ...

Clyde Character in An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

In five pages this report presents a character analysis of Clyde as featured in Theodore Dreiser's novel An American Tragedy. The...

Scout's Maturation in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

In ten pages a character analysis of Scout and her process of maturity as revealed by her perceptions within the course of the nov...

Asylums and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

In five pages this paper considers the practice of institutionalizing people who are mentally ill but still capable of functioning...

Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In eight pages this character analysis of Hawthorne's protagonist considers her role and the social conflict she represented. Fiv...

Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and Kate Chopin's NegCreole II

Both works focus on an important racial figure as a primary element in the development of the plot. The relationship between Huck...

Captain Vere in Billy Budd by Herman Melville

In eight pages a psychological character analysis of Captain Vere is presented in order to determine the underlying reasons for hi...

Pip Characterization in Moby Dick by Herman Melville

In eight pages this paper presents a character analysis of Pip and his racial significance especially given the practice of slaver...

Jay Gatsby's Search for Himself in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

In five pages a character analysis of Jay Gatsby and some insights into his true identity are presented. There are no other sourc...

Holden and Huck in Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain II

This paper consists of a four page comparative analysis of characters Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn. Seven sources are cited in ...

Religious Thematic Analysis of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

In seven pages this research paper discusses The Grapes of Wrath in a thematic analysis of the portrayal of religion and sin in a ...

Commitment and Freedom in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

In five pages a character analysis of Lennie and George as presented in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck considers their shared l...

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

In five pages The Pearl is discussed in a character analysis of Kino, the tragedy that befell, and the resulting evil, hardship, a...

Characters Analyzed in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Character strengths and weaknesses and their family relationships are examined in this analysis of As I Lay Dying by William Faulk...

Nobility of Emily in 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner

secrets are inferred. That her father suppressed her sexuality and thwarted her womans life is clearly stated. The town assumes t...

Christina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban

In five pages effectiveness and character are examined through a sociopolitical analysis of Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban novel. The...

Book Analysis of the Vietnamese Army Corruption Featured in Neil Sheehan's A Bright Shining Lie

In ten pages this paper analyzes Vietnamese Army corruption in this character analysis of John Paul Vann featured in A Bright Shin...

How “Oedipus Rex” Fulfills Aristotle’s Concepts of Tragedy

the "tragic flaw." In Oedipuss case, his tragic flaw is his pride. That flaw has to cause him great suffering, but from that suffe...

Oedipus and Othello

since the first publication of Shakespeares collected plays in 1623, readers and audiences around the globe have, by their seeming...

Theme of Sexuality in Works by Sophocles, William Shakespeare, and Toni Morrison

to convey the importance of unquestioning obedience to the will of the gods; and, secondly, to emphasize the importance of familia...

Oedipus and Lysistrata: Tragedy and Comedy

they can stop the men from going off to war and would ultimately bring some peace. The premise of the story is a tragic one, in th...

Oedipus and Lysistrata: Women

a man. She is fighting to ensure that he has a proper burial and she has no thoughts for herself. Ismene simply wants to be a good...

Oedipus’ Trial

and queen of Corinth. As a young man, Oedipus heard the prophecy that he would murder his father and marry his mother. Thinking th...

Compare and Contrast Oedipus Rex and Death of a Salesman

is that so many people believe in ideals like Willys. In the end, what is show is that a man with so much potential ends up losing...