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Guilt and Innocence in Sophocles' Oedipus

As Sheppard explores the ramifications of Oedipus innocence, his argument draws in aspects of how the Greeks regarded the nature o...

Language in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

In six pages this paper discusses language as it depicts vulnerability and innocence in Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Six ...

The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare and Innocence

o th child: / The silence often of pure innocence / Persuades when speaking fails" (II.ii.48-52). Paulina believes that gazing at...

Apology by Plato and Innocence

fact that they were poets made them think that they had a perfect understanding of all other subjects, of which they were totally ...

Guilt or Innocence of Santiago Nasar in The Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

virginity before she marries Bayardo San Rom?n. To ascertain the guilt of innocence of Nasar the events need to be considered and ...

Nora Helmer's Innocence in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House

husband Torvald, belittle their women and define their mates based on their potential as a companion, housekeeper, and the ability...

William Blake's Images and Words in Illuminated Songs of Innocence and Experience

of the power and impact of Blakes illustrations concerning his inner images and his poetry. As one author notes, "Those who know h...

Innocence in Washington Square and Daisy Miller by Henry James

pursue her -- if not from a distance. It could be argued that he was at battle with himself in that he wanted to be with Daisy, b...

Characters Pyle and Tunner in The Quiet American and The Sheltering Sky

These novel characters are contrasted and compared in five pages with their responsibility for suffering and innocence evaluated. ...

Persuasion in 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair' by F. Scott Fitzgerald

it hung in dark-brown glory down her back" (Fitzgerald bernice.html). Bernice realizes that she needs to stand out even mor...

Was Lizzie Borden Innocent or Guilty?

In seven pages this paper assesses the guilt or innocence of Lizzie Borden in the murders of her father and stepmother based upon ...

Corruption of Innocence in Othello by William Shakespeare

first of all, the deep love of Othello and Desdemona, as well as the villainy of Iago. Desdemona establishes her love for Othello ...

Conflict and Innocence in Montana 1948 by Larry Watson

a summer, again this is reminiscent of most childhood memories that the reader may have, apart from specific seasonal memories in ...

Huck Finn vs. Antonia

William Cather in My Antonia and Mark Twain in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn dealt with complex social issues by painting the...

'The Chimney Sweeper' by William Blake

In five pages the poet's language use is compared and contrasted in the two versions of 'The Chimney Sweep' that appear in Songs o...

Contemporary American Novel

Penn Warren, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and The Age Of Innocence by Edith Wharton. All of these novels ...

Lolita's Innocence

innocence. The ideal, at least the American ideal, is centered on youth. Lolita is young but may not be the innocent that Humber...

2 Books on Pennsylvania's Main Line Slayings

the murder was another teacher, Bradfield, who had been in a relationship with Susan. She had recently taken out a life insurance ...

William Shakespeare's Conflicted Hamlet

father speaking to him, or a devil that has assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into sinful acts. Furthermore, th...

Crime Fiction and William Shakespeare's Hamlet

or a devil that has assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into sinful acts. Furthermore, there is a third option, w...

Suzanne Vega's Poem 'Playing'

their ultimate dream. And, the reference to the show indicates an imaginative perspective of life in general. There is an imaginat...

Innocence and Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye

Antolini, a man who is not innocent. In presenting this examination we will illustrate how Holden is innocent in the face of exper...

Continued Application and Social Trends Regarding the Death Penalty

In eight pages death row inmates and issues of their innocence are incorporated in a discussion of the death penalty in terms of i...

5 Novels and Questions Answered

through different characters" (p. 268). While this theme is worked out principally through Newland Archers yearning for the "free"...

How Ophelia Was Manipulated by the Men in Her Life in Hamlet by William Shakespeare

are sending her and because she has led a sequestered life, Ophelia lacks sophistication when it comes to dealing with matters of ...

Ursula K. LeGuin's A Wizard of Earthsea

would be punished and powerfully dismissed from the realm of wizards. This is based on the assumption that they "knew better" and ...

Proving Innocence After Conviction Using DNA

Criminal justice is faced with many challenges when it comes to insuring that those accused of crimes are properly prosecuted....

Chimney Sweeper

another boy who is bald and who cries. This boy has a dream which is very innocent and very uplifting for the boy for in that drea...

“To Kill a Mockingbird”: Discrimination and Innocence

yet this innocence is rejected by the culture in which he finds himself; therefore, he is marked as "guilty", and it is revealed h...

DNA A Tool in Criminal Justice

Practically since its discovery DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) has had phenomenal implications for the criminal justice system. With...