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Comparing and Contrasting Dracula and Nosferatu

is of excellent quality which is likely why it quickly became a classic, and one which others emulate. The ending is satisfying. S...

Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Darwinism

Hardy presents the tragic story of a young dairymaid, descended on her mothers side from rough peasant folk and on her fathers fro...

The Structure of Sula, a Novel by Toni Morrison

This 5 page paper examines the structure of Toni Morrison's novel Sula. The writer argues that Morrison uses the friendship betwee...

Quotations from Frankenstein

of all, the book begins as a series of letters by one "R. Walton" to "Mrs. Saville"; these letters comprise the first four chapter...

How the Reader is Positioned in “Cloudstreet”

that trembles and sighs, shakes and stinks. What is a reader supposed to make of all this? First, positioning is the word given t...

Is America or Mexico a Better Example of a “Melting Pot”?

arrived there; there are hundreds of sources describing these groups. The study of American history is fascinating, since it revea...

Literary Devices in Three Novels

makes an impression is the plot and specifically the incident when Huck could turn Jim in to the men who are hunting runaway slave...

Shammas: "Arabesques"

We make allowances for human failing-perhaps Jane remembers it as a sunny day when it was raining-but we dont expect them to lie a...

Freedom and The Handmaid's Tale

in the United States. The people recognize the failure of capitalism and see socialism as a solution. Within Marxs paradigm, there...

A Psychological Examination of Sethe, from “Beloved”

also alienates Sethes daughter Denver, who hates him because Beloved is interested in him; Denver wants to keep Beloved to herself...

Danticat and the Character of Haiti

"The Dew Breaker". This paragraph helps the student begin to explore the themes that dominate Danticats first novel, "Breath, Ey...

"Madame Bovary" and the Act of Reading

the morality of anyone who read the work, particularly women (Leonard 2010, p. 10). Such a fear stemmed from the then-popular conc...

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" - Kesey's Use of Gender and Race

Chief Bromdens mother, whom he remembers as continuously emotionally abusing his father, "emasculating" him (Kesey 1963). This had...

The Symbol of Suffering

entire character development is based on the idea that he is crucifying himself through the device of his mental anguish. He has n...

The Fantasy of Romance in Three Novels

of the characters faces so that we can see, for instance, how Mr. Darcy reacts to Elizabeths snub or the reaction of the Bennett w...

Comfort Woman by Nora Okja Keller and the Significance of Water Imagery

This paper examines how water imagery is used in Nora Okja Keller's debut novel in 4 pages. The bibliography cites 1 source....

The Golden Ass and Roman Society

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at the Golden Ass. The novel is examined for its treatment of Roman society. Paper uses...

"Things Fall Apart" - The Tragic View

In a paper of eight pages, the writer looks at "Things Fall Apart". Tragic aspects of the novel are emphasized. Paper uses five so...

"The Natural Order of Things" - An Analysis

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at Antunes' "The Natural Order of Things". Time and memory are explored as symbols in ...

Family Roles in Wegscheider-Cruse

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at Wegscheider-Cruse and her theory of family roles. These roles are mapped to the Bro...

Maxence Fermine's Snow

This essay pertain to a Japanese novel that charts the evolution of a young poet in achieving perfection within this craft. The wr...

“How to Write the Great American Indian Novel” by Alexie

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at Alexie’s “How to Write the Great American Indian Novel”. An explication is carried ...

Sure Thing, a Play by David Ives

rapport between two people (Gaines F4). However, within the course of the play, Ives also makes a scathing reference to the blaze,...

The Crucible, Ethan Frome, and the Scarlet Letter - Notes on Theme

of his academic learning in demonology and witchcraft. However, he begins to question this duty when Danforth begins to indiscrimi...

"Things Fall Apart" - Feminism and Postcolonialism

is himself a figure that is somewhat alien to the experiences of many Westerners in the sense that he has "earned" three wives thr...

Great Expectations - Key Passages

In a paper of two pages, the writer looks at Great Expectations. Five critical quotes from the novel are analyzed. Paper uses one ...

Analysis of Literary and Film Versions of The Color Purple

a young girl who has only her inherent strength and her faith in God to help her survive. She is not especially intelligent, nor i...

Alexie's "How to Write the Great American Indian Novel" - A Post-Colonial Criticism

In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at Alexie's "How to Write the Great American Indian Novel". The harmful American charact...

Wharton's "Ethan Frome" and the Concept of "Duty"

he was forced to abandon his studies in physics and engineering in order to carry out the duty of returning to his home in Starkfi...

Hesse's "Siddhartha": Enlightenment through Pain

such as Buddhism, then it might well be said to be that attachment to the transient things of the world breeds discontent and suff...