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Civil War Era as Portrayed in the Literature of Frederick Douglass and Nathaniel Hawthorne

came replete with very definite opinions on the war and the factors behind it which interlaced the everyday lives of both the comm...

Frederick Douglass's Life and Times

In five pages this paper examines Frederick Douglass the man as reflected in the 1881 publication of The Life and Times of Freder...

Chapter Synopsis of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In seven pages this paper presents a chapter by chapter synopsis of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter....

Differences Between the Novel and Film Versions of The Scarlet Letter

to it that such a crime was punishable by death. After all, behavior so unbecoming of a religious devotee deserved no less....

Frederick Douglass and Nathaniel Hawthorne on Freedom

In twelve pages this paper discusses the social restrictions imposed upon freedom as revealed within Douglass's Narrative of the L...

Kenneth Stammp's The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

In five pages this paper examines this author's attempts to emphasizes the similarities between the Civil War and the Reconstructi...

A History of Blacks in America From the Oppression of Slavery to the Civil Rights' Movement

direction that this country would ultimately take. They were also critical elements in determining the ultimate fate of the Afric...

4 Questions on Literature

In five pages four questions pertaining to Frederick Douglass, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Emily Dickinson, and Edgar Allan Poe are consi...

Original Sin in the Characterization of Pearl in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper examines how original sin is represented by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the characterization of Pearl in The S...

Comparative Analysis of William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and Nathaniel Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables

This paper considers the similar falls of each family in a comparative analysis of these novels by Nathaniel Hawthorne and William...

Scarlet Letter A in Nathaniel Hawthorne's Novel

of the letter "A" We are using the word "symbol" to indicate one thing that stands for another. Xs and Os for example at the end...

Ideological Comparison of Henry David Thoreau and Frederick Douglass

(Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave, 2001 and See Also Thoreau, 1993). This comparative essay examines ...

Hawthorne's "Birthmark"/Lee's Mockingbird

possible defect" causes him dismay, as it is a "visible mark of earthly imperfection" (Hawthorne 1021). Alymers disdain for the bi...

Hawthorne's "Birthmark"/Lee's Mockingbird

possible defect" causes him dismay, as it is a "visible mark of earthly imperfection" (Hawthorne 1021). Alymers disdain for the bi...

Consideration of the Quote 'No Man is an Island'

In five pages this quote is considered within the context of injustice in a discussion of such works as Chief Joseph's I Will Figh...

Different Perspectives on Slavery

In five pages this paper examines the Civil War and after perspectives on slavery as viewed by John C. Calhoun, Frederick Douglass...

Fourteenth U.S. President Franklin Pierce

In eleven pages Franklin Pierce's life and undistinguished presidential administration are discussed and include his friendship wi...

Gender Issues Involved in Freedom from Slavery

In five pages the gender differences regarding freedom and slavery issues are considered within the context of the writings Uncle ...

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass The Themes of Change and Freedom

5 pages and 1 source used. This paper provides an overview of the central theme of Frederick Douglass' Narrative in the Life of F...

Views of Frederick Douglass on Slavery

them, the more the author desperately wanted to remove himself from such circumstances. "In moments of agony, I envied my fellow-...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

of Douglass work one author, unknown, notes the following in relationship to Douglass and why he undertook the project of writing ...

Slavery: Frederick Douglass

the physical oppression of the slaves. Douglass work illustrates many ways in which slaves were imprisoned and oppressed, and also...

King and Douglass' Writing, Analysis of their Rhetoric

his right to be in the Birmingham community and take part in the struggle of the African American community in that city. This int...

Education and Frederick Douglass

instruct me further, telling her, among other things, that it was unlawful, as well as unsafe, to teach a slave to read. To use hi...

A Criticism of Hawthorne's, Young Goodman Brown

This paper examines four literary criticisms of Nathaniel Hawthorne's story, Young Goodman Brown. The author also discusses Hawth...

The Tragic Hero of Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Sclarlet Letter is analyzed for the presence of a tragic hero. Using Aristotle standards the author of ...

Escaping into Nature Through Literature

In six pages this paper discusses how escaping into nature is thematically developed in Henry Roth's Call It Sleep, William Faulkn...

Frederick Douglass and Karl Marx Fictitious Dialogue

In five pages this paper presents a fictitious dialogue between Frederick Douglass and Karl Marx utilizing Marx's Communist Manife...

Societal Restrictions as Reflected in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and The Scarlet Letter

A 5 page consideration of the societal restrictions in play in these books. This paper questions whether those restrictions impac...

Relationship Between Mr. Covey and Frederick Douglass

In ten pages this paper considers the relationship between slave Douglass and slaveowner Mr. Covey from the perspectives of Freder...