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Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Intertextuality

In five pages intertextuality is first defined and then applied to Bronte's novel, relating it to text by such authors as Lord Byr...

The Critical Reception of A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest Gaines

the sheriff and the inevitable nightriders. As Gaines unravels the reasons why the old black men, as well as the young white woma...

Poetry of Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

process that connects her physically and symbolically with the past. She states that while machines are helpful, its "comforting" ...

Protagonist Parallels Between Go Tell It on the Mountain and Catcher in the Rye

are not all that uncommon for an adolescent. In fact, many teens feel they are alone and while Holden experiences a deep sense of ...

Night Flight by Antoine de Saint Exupery and Leadership

leaders have taken humanity toward new horizons through the use of new technology. The airplane, as we know it today, was ...

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway and 'Catholic' Jake

In five pages this paper discusses that Cohn's Judaism is contrasted with Jake's Catholicism for emphasis in Hemingway's novel. T...

Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels

her fate, whether it was quick, or lingering. Close to starvation, Jakob is discovered by Athos Roussos, a Greek geologist who has...

Biography and Writings of Ernest Hemingway

In five pages this paper discusses Hemingway's life and then examines how heroes are interpreted in the novel The Sun Also Rises a...

A Christmas Carol and the Industrial Society Critique of Charles Dickens

Scrooge is the quintessential business owner of the nineteenth century, at least in the opinion of Charles Dickens. He views the ...

Characters from "On Golden Pond" and "The Death of Ivan Ilyich"

This research report examines various characters in each of these works. Both the film and novel are explored and Ivan in Tolstoy'...

Comparative Analysis of Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad and The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

In three pages the protagonists and their stories featured in these two novels are contrasted and compared. There are no other so...

Historical Issues in Levathes' Novel, When China Ruled the Seas

This paper discusses the importance of trade and commerce on China's history as portrayed in Louise Levathes' 1994 novel. This fi...

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

In five pages the deceptive novel that is short on story but high on characterizations and vignettes discussing the neighborhood a...

J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye as a Personal Narrative

This research paper/essay discusses the journey of personal discovery that is described in Salinger's famous coming-of-age novel. ...

Hunted or Haunted Protagonists in the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper examines how Nathaniel Hawthorne's protagonists are either hunted or haunted in the novel The Scarlet Let...

The Color Purple by Alice Walker and Celie's Self Discovery

by her contemporaries. These women will weave a rich fabric of friendship, which is symbolically referred to in the novel through...

The Shining Film and Perspective

place in the hotel. Before truly examining the narrative content in the film we look at the elements concerning the protagonist....

Sociological Analysis and Summary of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

In five pages this paper summarizes Steinbeck's great American novel and then presents a sociological analysis that considers conc...

Fate in Bleak House by Charles Dickens

as well. Greed and ambition get in the way of the characters doing what is right, and innocent children become victims of a syste...

John Locke on Working and the Working Condition of Ned Williams in Stud Terkel's Working

Ned Williams It becomes quite obvious in looking at the story of Ned Williams that he was searching for nothing of value in his ...

Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho

her quickly into a world which is dictated by the whims of the men who surround her, both her father and a potential lover....

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and Social Reform Mechanisms

a time of many contrasts. While many history books prefer to remember it as a time of self-help, entrepreneurial spirit, laissez-...

Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding

In three pages this paper examines how a good man's virtues are represented in the novel by Abraham Adams and Joseph Andrews. Two...

Margaret Atwood and Albert Camus on Alienation

In a paper that contains five pages it is argued that Camus' Meursault in The Stranger and the unnamed narrator in Atwood's second...

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene

This thesis paper examines this novel. Issues such as religion, revolution, morality and alcoholism are addressed. This five page...

J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Cultural Products, and Religion

hairy feet. As this suggests, they are humble beings, not heroes. Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who is uncle to Frodo Baggins, entrusts ...

Pat Conroy's Novel The Prince of Tides Compared with 1991 Film Adaptation

the event of Savannahs hospitalization after a second suicide attempt and Toms journey to New York to assist her psychologist, Dr....

Push Novel by Sapphire and the New York Public School System

this novel is located in the inner city of New York, within Harlem, where the education is not up to the standards of the rest of ...

Social Principles Revealed in Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Emma, and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

with an ideal society of the time. "The novel focuses on the romantic affairs of the two sisters. When Marianne sprains her ank...

Comparative Analysis of The Time Machine by H.G. Wells and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

through an overhead connection powered public transportation to enable people to enjoy more flexibility in their lives and in thei...