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Isabel, Rejection, and The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

explore and make her own path instead of taking the predictable and traditional route (Summary of "Portrait of a Lady", 2004)....

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...

Self Portrait of Henry James in The Portrait of a Lady

In ten pages this report discusses how the characterizations within the novel The Portrait of a Lady actually represents a portrai...

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...

Influences on Henry James' Portrait of a Lady

grown up in Europe and America he was a man with a wealth of information which he could write about in relationship to people and ...

Princess Casamassima and Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

time period has no choices, that she cannot freely move around and do many things before marriage. Society restricts what she can ...

Comparative Analysis of Henry James' Portrait of a Lady and Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie

show business, and also very well liked in this particular field. As such she does better than make a living yet does not tell Hur...

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad, Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, and Individuality

In 12 pages the naivete of individuality as it is thematically developed in both novels is examined. There are no additional sour...

Evil in Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

In ten pages this paper examines how the theme of evil serves to develop the plot of the novel. There are at least six sources ci...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mirrored Consciousness Examples

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

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 ...

Fayum Portraits

as to whether or not they actually resembled the deceased to any greater degree. Analyses of the paintings shows that they are oft...

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...

Ancient Art

Both are clearly made of very different materials. The Head of a Roman Patrician is carved from marble and is thus a three dimensi...

Isabel of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon

In seven pages fifteenth century Spain is considered within the context of Ferdinand and Isabel's reign and the unification which ...

Two Poems Featuring Women by William Carlos Williams

American women's social roles are considered in William Carlos Williams' poems 'Portrait of a Lady' and 'The Young Housewife' in a...

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...

Peer Rejection

facing peer rejection suffer negative emotional impacts and include feelings of anxiety and loneliness (Reijntjes et al, 2006, Mou...

Clint Eastwood's Film Unforgiven and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's Don Quixote Compared

In three pages this film and novel are compared in terms of the sidekick's stature by comparing Ned Logan and the Schofield Kid wi...

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...

Symbolism and the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Such a setting, she points out, simply added to the fear and accusations of witchcraft against innocent people (Jacobs). I...