The Immigrant Experience: Alvarez and Others
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A five page paper looking at Julia Alvarez’ “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent”, and comparing the immigrant experience portrayed there to that of an Italian-American personally interviewed. The paper concludes that the secret lies in creating a totally new hybrid culture which combines Old World and New, past and present. Bibliography lists three sources.
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James Thurber's 'The Catbird Seat' / Brains vs. Brawn
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An 8 page paper on the contrast of images of both athleticism and sexuality with intellectualism and strategy in James Thurber's Thurber's short story. The writer concludes that for Thurber it is the sport of the mind that triumphs. Bibliography lists three sources.
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James Thurber's Comic Methods
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A 10 page critical essay describing how Thurber constructed his comedy to so accurately reflect the experience of twentieth century Americans. His diction and subject matter are both examined, along with the text of one short story and abundant references to others. Bibliography lists ten sources.
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John Updike's 'A & P' / Lengel's Perspective
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A 4 page creative narrative that takes the perspective of Lengel in Updike's 'A & P' and reflects upon his internal struggles with the action in this short story. No additional sources cited.
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John Updike's 'A & P' vs. James Joyce's 'Araby'
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5 pages in length. John Updike's A & P and James Joyce's Araby share many of the same literary traits, because the former is essentially a retelling of the latter. The primary focus of the two stories revolves around a young man who is compelled to decipher the different between cruel reality and the fantasies of romance that play in his head. That the man does, indeed, discover the difference is what sets him off into emotional collapse. The writer compares and contrasts the two stories. Bibliography lists 7 sources. A&Paraby.wps
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John Updike's 'Wife Wooing' and James Thurber's 'Unicorn in the Garden' / Marriage &Communication
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A 5 page analysis of two short stories, John Updike's 'Wife-Wooing' and James Thurber's 'Unicorn in the Garden'. Both stories explore the effects of marriages in which the husband and the wives are living very much on two separate planes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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O'Connor & Updike / Clash of Worldviews
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A 10 page paper comparing the way Flannery O'Connor and John Updike develop a clash of worldviews in their short fiction. Stories analyzed are O'Connor's 'Revelation', and Updike's 'A & P'. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Sammy’s Two Worlds in Updike’s “A & P”
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A five page look at this short story by John Updike. The paper shows how Updike places his main character in a struggle between two worlds -- one in which life is predictable, steady, stable, and reliable, and one defined by unconventionality and surprise. Sammy’s decision to choose the more unconventional lifestyle will ultimately affect his entire life. Bibliography lists three sources.
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Self-Discovery in Updike’s “A & P”
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A five page paper looking at this short story by John Updike in terms of the author’s development of the story’s theme, a young man’s moment of self-discovery. The paper traces Updike’s use of contrast and detail to paint a picture of an oppressively narrow-minded small town and its people. No additional sources.
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Death, Politics, and Memory in Joyce’s “The Dead”
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A five page paper looking at the importance of these three themes in James Joyce’s classic short story. The paper maintains that Joyce views Ireland as a nation essentially dead, whose greatest power lays in its memories and imagination. Bibliography lists two sources.
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John Steinbeck’s “Travels with Charley: In Search of America”
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This is a 3 page paper discussing and summarizing John Steinbeck’s “Travels with Charley: In Search of America”. John Steinbeck (1902-1968) wrote “Travels with Charley: In Search of America” in 1961 after he had completed a 10,000 road trip across America with his pet poodle, Charley. The work is considered one of his most popular and the following year Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for literature. The book chronicles Steinbeck and Charley’s trip in his truck from Maine to California in addition to touching the northern borders of the country and witnessing the southern racial protests in New Orleans. Sticking mainly to rural roads and towns, Steinbeck comments on the American culture, people and the beauty of the country. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Comparing “Apocalypse Now” and “Heart of Darkness”
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A six page paper looking at Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 film in the light of its relationship to Joseph Conrad’s 1902 novel. The paper argues that although Coppola’s film was billed as a remake of “Heart of Darkness,” it actually makes Conrad’s novel much easier to understand. No additional sources.
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The Failure of Western Civilization in Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”
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A five page paper analyzing how Kurtz, the enigmatic central figure in Joseph Conrad’s novel, represents the failure of Western civilization. The paper asserts that society has a light side and a dark side, and by constantly harping on the optimism of rationalism and progress and denying the existence of any dark side at all, society unwittingly becomes the dark side’s prey. No additional sources.
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Political Obligation In Writing During The 17th & 18th Centuries
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A 7 page examination of political obligation as it related to writers of the 17th and 18th centuries. Concentrates on John Locke and the leaders of the fledgling United States. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Gish Jen's 'Mona in the Promise Land' / An Analysis
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This 5 page paper examines and analyzes Chinese-American author Gish Jen's 1996 novel, 'Mona in the Promise Land.'
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Gish Jen's 'Mona in the Promised Land' # 2 / The Asian - American Experience
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In 5 pages, the writer discusses Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen. The incessant topic of the paper is the Asian American experience and how Jen uses emotion to portray this. No additional sources cited.
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'The Beast in the Jungle' v. 'Jekyll and Hyde'
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An 8 page research paper looking at the psychological aspects of the beast within us as represented by Henry James and Robert Louis Stevenson. The writer posits that the double is related to the public and private sides of self and coping with those two sides determines psychological health. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Evil In James' 'Turn Of The Screw' & Conrad's 'Heart Of Darkness'
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An 8 page paper discussing how Henry James and Joseph Conrad go about creating their atmospheres of evil in these novels, and what in fact they believe evil to be. The paper concludes that for both authors evil is the presence of something concretely malefficient, not just the absence of something abstractly good. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
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Henry James 'Turn of the Screw' / Sexual Hysteria & The Theme of Insanity
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A 6 page paper that provides an overview of the elements of James' story that culminate in the depiction of the governess as a women fundamentally driven by her sexual identification and actions, that ultimately end in her insanity. Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
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Henry James' 'Daisy Miller'
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A 6 page discussion of characters and theme in Henry James' Daisy Miller. No Bibliography.
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Henry James' 'Daisy Miller' # 2 / Social Misunderstanding
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A 5 page paper on the novella by Henry James. The paper describes the social upheaval of the late nineteenth century as the moneyed middle class jostled against the aristocracy, and shows how, in this novella, Winterbourne never understood Daisy Miller because his class-consciousness got in the way. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Henry James' 'Portrait of a Lady' / Tracing The Theme Of Evil
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A 10 page research paper on the evil inherent throughout the novel's development. The writer highlights the progression by which the naiveté and psychological oblivion of the principle character leads to trapping her in a fraudulent life dominated by her husband. He's a man who wants and needs-but hates-women, who insists that the principal woman in his life live by his decrees. Bibliography lists more than 6 sources.
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Henry James' 'The Aspern Papers' / Comparison Of Characters
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A 5 page essay that describes this intriguing psychological study by James. The paper argues that viewpoint affects the perception of reality as it is filtered through the needs and concepts of the characters' personalities. In this way, James has the narrator inadvertently contrasting his own shallow personality with that of the noble Miss Tita. Quotations are taken from the source.
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Henry James' 'The Turn Of The Screw' / POV Manipulation & Conveyance
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5 pages in length. Henry James is extremely effective in conveying and manipulating point of view in his fictional ghost story The Turn of the Screw. By delving deep into the subconscious activity of his characters, James is able to evoke an eerie sense of obscurity that would otherwise be overlooked with any other method of presentation. What separates James' work from most others of the horror genre is the fact that he utilizes psychological tension which requires his audience to connect with their minds, as opposed to the thrasher type that employs blood and gore. The writer discusses how James conveys and utilizes manipulation with regard to point of view. No additional sources cited.
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Henry James' 'Turn Of The Screw' / Was The Governess Crazy Or Not?
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5 pages in length. When asking the question of whether the governess in Henry James' Turn Of The Screw was truly crazy or merely a victim of ghostly pranks, one has to establish a basis for such an answer. Did she display consistent acts of lunacy in her daily activities? Was she construed as deranged by those with whom she regularly came in contact? The answer is no in both instances. The writer discusses how the governess was quite sane yet still routinely visualized apparitions. No additional sources cited.
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Satan in Paradise Lost
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This 6 page paper provides an analysis of John Milton's Paradise Lost as it concerns the character of Satan. The paper answers the question as to whether or not Satan is portrayed as a hero. The answer is in the affirmative and support is provided for the position. No additional sources cited.
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John Demos' 'The Unredeemed Captive'
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A 7 page paper reviewing John Demos' 1994 book, The Unredeemed Captive. Bibliography lists no additional sources.
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John Demos' 'The Unredeemed Captive'/ Historical Fiction or Nonfiction Story?
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A 5 page paper examining this unique book by John Demos. The paper argues that the book, which deals with a young girl, Eunice Williams, who is assimilated into an Indian tribe in Colonial America, is definitely nonfiction because its author does not attempt to impose fictional structures on it, and grounds his speculation in historical fact or common sense. No additional sources.
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James Dickey's 'Cherrylog Road'
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A 5 page explication of James Dickey poem. A young man travels through a strange world of iron and the past where the ghosts of the junkyard wait with him for his girl. No additional sources cited.
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James Dickey's 'Deliverance' / Use Of Nature
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A 6 page essay on the book and movie versions discussing how nature works to illustrate Dickey's ideas as to the concept of evil and as a liberating agent for four middle-age suburban men on camping trip in the wilderness. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Male Bonding and Brotherhood in Literature, and the Prevalence of Homoerotica
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An 8 page research paper that discusses the desire of some writers to represent a brotherhood between men in literature and how impossible it is to control the homoerotic imagery that undercuts that process. The writer explores Hemingway, Whitman and Dickey, and draws historical relationships between 'Roman d'Eneas' and ancient Greek and Sumerian texts. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Comparison & Contrast of John Steinbeck’s “The Pearl” & “Of Mice & Men”
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts John Steinbeck’s short novels, 'The Pearl' & 'Of Mice & Men,' and also provides some biographical information on the author, including a brief discussion of some of his other works and some of the writing awards Steinbeck received. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath' / Family Values
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This 5 page report discusses the issues of family values and the organization changes faced in society and individual families; as well as, the larger context of the national consciousness and despair of the Great Depression. In John Steinbeck's 1939 classic In 'The Grapes of Wrath,' each of these human conditions -- weaknesses and acts of courage - are all alluded to if not completely explored. No additional sources cited.
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Religion in Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath'
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A five page look at John Steinbeck's classic novel about a migrant family in the 1930s. The paper contends that Steinbeck refutes the basic assumptions that conventional Christianity makes about family structure and replaces it with a radically new sense of what family means. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Capitalism versus Community Spirit in Three Works of John Steinbeck
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An 8 page paper looking at three of Steinbeck’s most famous works -- “The Pearl,” The Grapes of Wrath, and Cannery Row -- in terms of their characters’ sense of community. The paper suggests that capitalism and a deep sense of community are incompatible, because the values needed to sustain community spirit -- generosity, compassion, helpfulness -- are the same as the ones that brand one a failure in a capitalist economy. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Community in “Of Mice and Men,” “Grapes of Wrath” and “Native Son”
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A fifteen page paper comparing these three novels by John Steinbeck and Richard Wright in terms of the way they look at the concept of community from the perspective of the human development of their protagonists. The paper concludes that in Steinbeck’s works, society is wrong, but individual people can work out a form of communal redemption. In Wright’s novel, society is just as wrong, but the individual has no logical response but rage. No additional sources.
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Freedom in Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”
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A five page paper looking at the issue of freedom in John Steinbeck’s classic novel. The paper argues that Of Mice and Men presents three kinds of freedom: the freedom from responsibility that George dreams of; the freedom from guilt that is the unwanted side-effect of Lennie’s disability; and the freedom from social pressures that is beyond the scope of either man. Bibliography lists five sources.
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John Steinbeck & Cheever
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5 page interpretation of 'Country Husband' by John Cheever and 'The Chrysanthemums' by John Steinbeck. Paper argues that the stories are about personal change, and leaving a life of emotional neglect. No outside sources.
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John Steinbeck / American Tragedy
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Family values and traditions play a major role in the process of developing the themes of Steinbeck's major novels. He mixes hope and belief in higher powers with social corruption and pressures to conform. The American Tragedy is represented in this struggle and the eventual success of societal pressure to define the family structure as opposed to tradition and moral considerations. This is a 5 page paper looks at Steinbeck's portrayal of the concept of American Tragedy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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John Steinbeck / How Nature Affects His Characters
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A 5 page paper on the theme of nature as it exists in Steinbeck's 'The Red Pony,' and 'The Pearl.' The writer discusses the common analogies of which Steinbeck makes frequent use in both these novels. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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John Steinbeck vs. Mary Rowlandson / Development Of The Travel Narrative
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A 5 page paper that compares Mary White Rowlandson's narrative 'A True History of the Captivity and Restoration of Mary Rowlandson' and John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and considers the impact of the form of the travel narrative as well as attitude and themes. No additional sources cited.
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John Steinbeck's 'East of Eden' / Good & Evil
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A 5 page paper examining this issue in one of John Steinbeck's last novels. The paper points out that man's efforts toward goodness count for more in the grand scheme of things than unthinking (and soul-less) virtue. Bibliography lists two sources.
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John Steinbeck's 'Grapes of Wrath'
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A 6 page, well-organized essay on symbolism in The Grapes of Wrath. The writer also examines the importance of the story's introduction and conclusion. Bibliography cites supporting sources.
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John Steinbeck's 'Grapes of Wrath' / Chapter-by-Chapter Analysis
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A 15 page paper which provides an analysis by chapter of the characters and structure of John Steinbeck's classic American novel, The Grapes of Wrath. No additional sources cited.
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John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice And Men'
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A 6 page paper on this author and his novel 'Of Mice and Men.' The writer examines the influences in Steinbeck's life, the major themes, critical appeal, and the book's enduring value. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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