T.H. White's 'The Once and Future King'
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A 6 page paper which examines how T.H. White's The Once and Future King compares to other Arthurian legends, the time era it was written, and the further external factors which caused the change in these legends. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Onceking.wps

White's 'Once and Forever King'
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A 10 page report on T.H. White's 'The Once and Forever King.' The story is described in the context of an Arthurian legend-- modeled very much after stories from that particular era. Symbolism, characterization, Knighthood, and the importance of learning are among the many other elements discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Onceandf.wps

Samuel Johnson’s “Life of Richard Savage”
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A five page paper looking at this little-known work in terms of its affective power. Through a comparison of Johnson’s account of his friend’s character with the biographical data we have from James Boswell, we can see how Johnson deliberately slanted his account to provide a favorable account of his friend. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: KBsavage.wps

Film - 'Devil in a Blue Dress' Analyzed
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the 1995 murder mystery, Devil in a Blue Dress, which was based on a 1990 novel by Walter Mosley. Three stages of textual analysis are offered -- an interpretation of the mystery, how race affects the outcome of the mystery, and how the outcome affects our understanding of race, citing specific references to larger social issues. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Bludress.wps

Setting in 'Devil in a Blue Dress' and Skinwalkers
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A 3 page paper discussing these novels by Walter Mosley and Tony Hillerman, respectively. The paper points out that the culture of the locale in which these novels are set determines the ground rules for the entire novel. In this way, setting functions almost like the ruling spirit of the novel itself, setting the motivations of the characters in motion, and then stepping back while the characters move the plot. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Skinwalk.wps

The Detective Genre in 'Devil in a Blue Dress'
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A 6 page paper on the novel by Walter Mosley. The paper suggests that the novel has a hard time characterizing itself as either mystery or social commentary, and while it has elements of both, it has the strengths of neither. Much of this is caused by its somewhat predictable plot and slight characterizations. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Devilin.wps

Walter Mosley's 'Devil In A Blue Dress' / A View Of Easy Rawlins
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This 5 page paper considers the character of Easy Rawlins presented in Walter Mosley's novel Devil in a Blue Dress and relates the issue of race, especially Easy's blackness, as it impacts his role as a private eye. This paper considers the sometimes conflicting view of Easy Rawlins and the impact for the novel as a whole. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Erawlin.doc

Amy Tan's 'The Hundred Secret Senses'/ The Contact Zone
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An 8 page paper reading Amy Tan's novel The Hundred Secret Senses in the light of Mary Louise Pratt's 'Arts in the Contact Zone' and Alice Walker's 'In Search of Our Mother's Gardens.' The paper concludes that much of our success in making valid cross-cultural alliances occurs in an unconscious and 'magical' rather than logical and analytical way. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Contzone.wps

William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” and the Theme of Violence
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This 5 page report discusses Golding’s 1954 “Lord of the Flies” and its underlying themes of violence and fear. The story of the boys lost on a desert island serves as an allegory for the fundamental core of violence that is buried deep within every human. As the boys become increasingly polarized, the reader sees how far they have given over to the violence that is energizing them. No secondary sources listed in bibliography.
Filename: BWflies.rtf

Tim O'Brien/ Going After Cacciato & The Things They Carried
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A 15 page comparison between the above mentioned novels by Tim O'Brien. In these novels, O'Brien examines feelings and uncertainties that speak to the heart of being human and leave the reader thinking, rather then feeling that all their questions have been answered. O'Brien's artistry encompasses all of the nuances and pathos of the human condition, but set within a framework that coincides with the period that formed the crux of his own experience‹the Vietnam War. The writer specifically examines the novels relative to O'Brien's use of structure. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: 90obrien.rtf

Cervantes' 'Don Quixote' vs. Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' / Planes of Existence
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An 8 page paper contrasting Cervantes' Don Quixote with Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. The writer shows how one functions at the level of the spirit and the other at the level of the body, but both are necessary for every human being. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Sinclair.wps

The Plight of the Factory Worker in Sinclair's 'The Jungle'
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A five page paper looking at the types of problems Upton Sinclair's protagonist Jurgis encountered on the job, and how these have eventually been resolved in business today. The paper concludes that the single biggest reason working conditions have improved in the past hundred years is that the plight of the workers has been brought to the attention of an outraged public. No additional sources.
Filename: KBjungle.wps

Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' / Meat Packing & Economics Of The Early 1900s
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A 15 page paper that provides an overview of the economics leading up to the turn of the century and the defining characteristics of the Chicago meatpacking industry as presented in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. The writer examines historical accuracy as it may or may not have been presented by Sinclair. Bibliography lists 8 additional sources.
Filename: Junglech.wps

Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' / Paradox
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A 5 page paper on Upton Sinclair's landmark work. The paper argues that while Sinclair intended to write a polemic for socialism through the chronicle of a poor immigrant in Chicago's Packingtown, readers focused instead on the abuses of the meat-packing industry. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Paradoxj.wps

Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' / Social Conditions as Backdrop
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A 4 page paper discussing the relationship of the text to the actual conditions in the Chicago industrial plants it describes.
Filename: Jungle.wps

John Updike's 'A & P' / Condemned to the Ordinary
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A 5 page paper looking at the character of the store manager in John Updike's well-known story. The paper asserts that Updike's manager represents the entire narrow-minded attitude of this small New England town, and thus is metaphorically present through the entire story, even though he only appears in person at the end. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Updikeap.doc

Post Modernism in Pynchon and Kingston
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Surrealism and integrity are two ingredients that one generally doesn't expect at the same time and in the same place. Yet, both Thomas Pynchon and Maxine Hong Kingston have been able to meld the two into a coherent whole. This 5 page paper examines the postmodern stories: Pynchon's short story on Entropy, and Kingston's novel of the Tripmaster Monkey and His Fake Book, in an effort to verify their ability to embody the principles of postmodernism with their temporal and cultural settings, as well as the reliance on the visual image to convey the essence of their respective morals. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTenttrp.wps

Thomas Pynchon's 'The Crying of Lot 49' / Importance Of Names
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A 5 page paper on the symbolism of the proper names used in Pynchon's novel. The paper concludes that most of the names function as metaphor, and add multiple layers of richness to the text and to the reader's understanding of Pynchon's vision. No additional sources cited.
Filename: crylot49.wps

Thomas Pynchon's 'The Crying of Lot 49' / Modernist Or Postmodernist?
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A 9 page paper on Thomas Pynchon's well-known work. The writer notes that while the novel has characteristics of both modernism and postmodernism, its postmodern tendencies predominate in its strongly apocalyptic worldview. Bibliography lists 6 sources including book.
Filename: Pynchon.doc

Refuge -- A Story of Adaptation to Disaster
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A 5 page analysis paper of Terry Williams' story of natural and personal disaster. The writer details her account of the flooding of a wildlife refuge, and compares it to the losses suffered from her mother's death. Bibliography lists the primary source.
Filename: Refuge.wps

Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood'
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A 4 page paper that discusses the literary significance of Truman Capote's non-fictional novel and demonstrates that his utilization of the novel format does not detract from the factual or historical accuracy of the Clutter murder case in Holcomb, Kansas.
Filename: Coldbloo.wps

Tom Stoppard's 'Arcadia' / Interpersonal Conflict & Doom
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A 6 page paper on Tom Stoppard's brilliant but cerebral 1995 play, which takes place in two different centuries, using the same set. It contrasts the relationships between Septimus and Thomasina, two characters in the twentieth-century part of the play, with Hannah and Bernard in the twentieth century part, and shows how they develop against a poignant sense of a paradise doomed. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Arcadia.wps

Tom Stoppard's 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'
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A 6 page essay exploring how the play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead reflects specific aspects of life: 1. humans as social animals and 2. how the individual finds his or her place in society. The confusions and feelings of what am I doing here and why am I doing it are emphasized.
Filename: Rosencra.wps

Tom Stoppard's 'The Real Inspector Hound'
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A 5 page paper looking at Tom Stoppard's play in terms of whether it has any significance beyond pure escapism. The paper suggests that in this play Stoppard explores the degree to which we as human beings blur the boundaries between illusion and reality, between who we are and who we think we are. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: KBstoppa.wps

Thomas Paine's 'Age of Reason'
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A 5 page argumentative essay that posits that Thomas Paine supports his argument for Reason over faith in the supernatural in regards The Bible is effective—especially in light of Enlightenment ideals. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Agereasn.doc

Toni Morrison/The Bluest Eye
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A 3.5 page analysis of Toni Morrison's novel, The Bluest Eye. In this novel, a little black girl, Pecola Breedlove, longs to have blue eyes because everyone she has ever met, and everything in her environment, either consciously or unconsciously, has consistently upheld an ideal of beauty in front of her, and that ideal is white‹white skin, long blond hair and blue eyes‹the cultural epitome of beauty, which is culturally equated with being good. Morrison dramatically reveals what happens to a person's sense of self-worth when their individuality and personal appearance are totally negated by the society in which they live. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 90blue.rtf

Alvin Toffler's 'Future Shock'
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A 5 page paper analyzing 'Future Shock,' by Alvin Toffler. His book, though written in 1970, concerns many of the issues that are quite important today in terms of the changes civilization is experiencing, and has experienced. In addition to discussing Toffler's book, the subject of rural, and other, education is discussed in terms of its applicability. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Futshock.wps

Depending on the Kindness of Strangers -- Analysis of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
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A 5 page paper which considers why Blanche says 'I have always depended on the kindness of strangers,' after the doctor escorts her from the house in Tennessee Williams’ classic play, 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1947). The play’s situational developments are traced to determine whether Blanche’s departure is a victory or defeat for herself, and/or Stanley and Stella. No additional sources are cited.
Filename: TGsnd.rtf

Irony and Characterization in “A Streetcar Named Desire”
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A 6 page paper analyzing Tennessee William’s use of irony in developing his characters in this classic play. Noting that Blanche’s hell is of her own making, the paper also discusses irony in her relationship to her sister Stella, brother-in-law Stanley, and Stanley’s friend Mitch. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KBdesire.wps

Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' / On Emily & Simon...
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A 6 page paper in which the writer demonstrates how Wilder uses these two characters to illustrate the fact that people do not appreciate life as they're living it. Numerous examples are given to support this thesis. Bibliography lists 7 sources including the play itself.
Filename: Ourtown.wps

Thoreau’s “Walking” and the Inner Self
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A 5 page paper looking at Henry David Thoreau’s essay “Walking,” plus three of his other works, in terms of the author’s ideas about independence, spiritual fulfillment, and their relationship to Nature. Works discussed are “Walking,” “Walden,” “On Civil Disobedience,” and the journal entry “Minott, the Poetical Farmer.” No additional sources.
Filename: KBthor.wps

Amy Tan's 'The Joy Luck Club'/ Mother-Daughter Identity
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A 5 page paper looking at the way the Americanized daughters in Amy Tan's novel derive their true identity from the legacy of their Chinese-born mothers. The paper concludes that despite the fact that both mothers and daughters experience problems communicating with one another, Tan suggests that it is only through the effort of breaking down these barriers that daughters are able to discover who they really are. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: Joyluck2.wps

Tan's 'A Pair of Tickets' / Culture, Setting, & Character
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A 5 page paper looking at the interrelationship of culture and characterization in this excerpt from Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club. The paper asserts that the protagonist can only discover who she is by learning who her mother was, deep down inside -- and it took a trip to her mother's native country to see this. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: Pairtick.wps

Danielle Steele's 'No Greater Love'
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A 5 page paper reviewing this novel by romance novelist Danielle Steele. Her narrative techniques are explored. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Romnov.wps

Existentialism in “The Red Badge of Courage”
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A twelve page paper analyzing the classification of Stephen Crane’s novel as a precursor of existentialism. The paper defines existentialism and discusses which aspects of the novel would seem to fit this description. Bibliography lists seven sources, which are appended to the paper.
Filename: KBcrane2.wps

Stephen Crane 'The Open Boat'/ Analysis
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A 3 page analysis of the short story by Crane that depicts the struggle of four men to find land after the sinking of their ship. The writer argues that Crane's story is an excellent example of the 'realism' movement in writing that attempted to show life's complexity in an objective manner rather the idealizing life like the romantics. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 90opnbot.rtf

Stephen Crane's 'Maggie - A Girl Of The Streets' / Womens' Rights Issues
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A 5 page look at this novel by Stephen Crane in terms of its analysis of the rights of poor women during the latter years of the nineteenth century. The paper notes that no Constitutional guarantees of fair treatment covered these women, and notes that women are similarly unprotected by the Constitution today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Maggie3.wps

Stephen Crane's 'Maggie -- A Girl of the Streets'
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An analysis of Maggie, the lead character in this Stephen Crane's work, is contained in this 6 page paper. The writer argues that Maggie's story is a tragic one-- with the tragic element being due mostly to the societal era in which Maggie lived. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Maggie.wps

Stephen Crane's 'The Open Boat' / Naturalism & Nature
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An 8 page paper discussing the way Crane's highly imagistic portrayal of nature in this famous short story actually comes closer to the experience of the shipwrecked men than a realistic rendition would have done. Bibliography lists seven sources.
Filename: Openboat.wps

Stephen Crane's 'The Red Badge of Courage' / Impressionism
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A 6 page essay on Crane's use of French Impressionist technique of layering to create movement and tone, the writer discusses specific passages in the book and compares them to techniques used by Monet, Renoir and other artists of the period. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Badgeart.wps

Stephen Crane's 'The Red Badge of Courage' / Psychological Transformation of Henry Fleming
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In 9 pages, the author discusses the psychological transformation of Henry Fleming in 'The Red Badge of Courage' by Stephen Crane. In 'The Red Badge of Courage' Stephen Crane the portrays a psychological transformation that takes place in the protagonist Henry Fleming. This transformation occurs over the period of the novel from its beginning where his mother did not want him to go to war to the end when his once cowardice symbol became a true 'Red Badge of Courage.' Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Henflem.wps

Snow Falling On Cedars
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5 pages in length. The writer gives an overview of David Guterson's novel about a murder trial that takes place in the Japanese village of San Piedro. While the reader is immediately drawn into the story line, the eloquence with which the author writes is yet another aspect to the attractiveness of this book. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Snowfall.wps

Alienation in the Works of Momaday and Alexie
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A 5 page analysis of House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday and Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie, in terms of the authors’ theme of alienation. The paper argues that whereas House Made of Dawn shows that there is a way back from the brink of spiritual and personal disintegration, Indian Killer shows the effects of that disintegration when it has already gone too far to halt. No additional sources.
Filename: KBindian.wps

Sherman Alexie's 'Indian Killer'
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This 5 page research paper reviews Sherman Alexie's 1996 novel, Indian Killer by examining the life of central character, John Smith, who has gone on a killing rampage in his attempt to reclaim his Indian heritage from the white man. The supporting protagonists, each with his own anger and motivation against white society are also explored in detail. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Indkilr.wps

Booker T. Washington’s “Up From Slavery” & Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn”
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In his autobiography, Up From Slavery, Booker T. Washington relates what he knows of history: 'in context' and from his personal point of view. Mark Twain uses parody and fiction to express his views in Huckleberry Finn. Both criticize American society. Both held strong opinions concerning race, poverty and illiteracy. This is a 5 page paper that examines the views of these two men through their writing. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Huckslav.doc