“Lucy”: A Review of Colonial Oppression as Revealed in the Novel by Jamaica Kincaid
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A 6 page overview of the factors which have shaped the primary character of this novel and those with whom she interrelates. Lucy has attempted to escape the colonial oppression of her homeland in the West Indies only to find herself equally unhappy in the dysfunctional society of America. The author attempts to point out parallels in colonial culture and Lucy’s personality. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: PPlucy.rtf

“Martin Eden” by Jack London
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This 4 page paper discusses the novel “Martin Eden” by Jack London, and answers questions with regard to the issues it raises about class barriers, capitalism and success. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVmreden.rtf

“Men Without Women” by Hemingway
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A 4 page paper which examines elements in the short stories that are found in Ernest Hemingway’s work “Men Without Women.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmnhm.rtf

“Mirror Image” by Sandra Brown
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A 5 page review of the book “Mirror Image” by Sandra Brown. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmrrr.rtf

“Moby Dick”: Chapter 88
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A 3 page paper which examines a passage from Chapter 88 of Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmby88.rtf

“Mona in the Promised Land”: Fiction Parallels Fact in The Immigrant Experience and the Quest for Cultural Belonging
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A 5 page discussion of the cultural implications found in the fictional novel by Gish Jen. Contends that the pressure to conform which confronts the teenage heroine of the book and her more traditional Asian American parents is that which has faced immigrants throughout the history of this country. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPmona.wps

“Moon Palace”: A Review of the Book by Paul Auster
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A 15 page overview of the plot and literary structure of Auster’s novel. The author of this paper asserts that this novel is a study in literary contrast. The book can be accurately described as a chronicle of innumerable tragedies and a comedy alike. It can equally be described as a bildungsroman, a kuntslerroman, a tall tale, an autobiography, and a history book as well as one or two other literary genres, one of the most important of which is that of a tragedy. Auster’s incredible ability to present a sequence of almost unbelievable events and consequences and to weave those events and consequences into the main plot has, however, been highly praised and criticized. The author of this paper asserts that while some criticize this book for this very quality, it should be recognized that instead of criticism, this novel deserves It classification as a modern version of the literary genre of tragedy. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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“My Antonia” by Willa Cather: The American Dream and Lena
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A 5 page paper which examines the character of Lena in Willa Cather’s “My Antonia,” illustrating how her character possesses the qualities that make the American Dream possible. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RActhr.rtf

“My Sister’s Keeper” by Jodi Picoult
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A 7 page paper which examines the ethical issues and the dilemmas seen in “My Sister’s Keeper” by Jodi Picoult. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAsisk.rtf

“Native Roots”: A Review of the Book by Jack Weatherford
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A 5 page discussion of the numerous lessons presented in this book on Native American history and the culture’s impacts on the Europeans who invaded Native lands. This book offers a provocative view of the manner in which mainstream America is indebted to its indigenous inhabitants the Native Americans. Despite the lack of recognition of the fact, many attributes of Native knowledge and culture became slowly and indelibly engraved into white culture. In “Native Roots” Weatherford presents a clear and logical argument that what developed even more slowly over the years which would follow was an interdependence of white and Native American culture. The author of this paper contends that the scenario which is related in “Native Roots” has a number of implications, particularly to the liberal arts classroom. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPnaRoot.rtf

“Nest in the Wind : Adventures in Anthropology on a Tropical Island”: A Review
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A 5 page overview of the book by Martha C. Ward. This book provides not only insight to the people of the island on which Ward is stationed but also into the mindset and thinking of the author herself. This paper contends, however, that this book is a window into the lives and the experience of the people Ward is investigating, not a reflection of preconceived ideas as to how these people somehow innately fall at a lower echelon on the totem pole than our so-called more advanced society. The author of this paper asserts, however, that there is an underlying issue broached by Ward. This issue is the depiction of gender roles in this primitive society and how these roles relate to the patriarchal domination which has so heavily impacted the world as a whole. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPnestWn.rtf

“O Pioneers” by Willa Cather
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A 5 page paper which examines the symbolic relationship between man and nature in “O Pioneers” by Willa Cather. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAcather.rtf

“Old Creole Days” by George W. Cable
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A 3 page paper which summarizes and discusses the 8 stories found in “Old Creole Days” by George W. Cable. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAcreole.rtf

“Order and Truth in Elizabeth Bishop’s ‘Over 2000 Illustrations and a Complete Concordance’”
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A paper which looks at Elizabeth Bishop’s poem ‘Over 2000 Illustrations and a Complete Concordance’ in terms of the way in which it contrasts order and innate truth, structure and function, and the necessity to search beyond the apparent order of the text to find the transcendent reality which is greater than the outward form.
Filename: JLconcord.wps

“Out of this Furnace” and “Fast Food Nation”: A Common Lesson
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A 4 page overview of the books by Thomas Bell and Eric Schlosser. This paper presents the contention that the same societal problems which confronted the Progressives in the early part of the twentieth century, problems similar to those revealed in “Out of this Furnace”, continue to confront us today. “Fast Food Nation” reveals, in fact, the same societal hierarchy and injustices which were present in society some one-hundred years ago. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPfurna2.rtf

“Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather
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A 4 page paper which analyzes the character of Paul in Willa Cather’s short story “Paul’s Case.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RApaulc.rtf

“Perspectives on solitude – Thoreau and Sarton”
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A five page paper which looks at the different perspectives on solitude which are taken by Thoreau in Walden and May Sarton in Journal of a Solitude, with reference to the authors’ attitude to nature, the trivialities of the civilised world, and the creative process. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLSol.rtf

“Portrait of a Lady” by Henry James
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A 7 page paper which examines what influenced Henry James to write “Portrait of a Lady.” Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAhj.rtf

“Promise Me” by Harlan Coben
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A 4 page review and summary of Harlan Coben’s novel “Promise Me.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAprome.rtf

“Rifleman Dodd” by C.S. Forester
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A 2 1/2 page analysis of “Rifleman Dodd” by C.S. Forester. No additional sources cited.
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“Roger Malvin’s Burial” by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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This 6 page report discusses one of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short stories from the collection “Mosses from an Old Manse” (1846). In “Roger Malvin’s Burial,” Hawthorne presents the story of a man who lies to his wife as to how he helped her father in his dying hour. His life slowly but certainly begins to fall apart after that lie and culminates in a far greater tragedy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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“Roman Fever” b Edith Wharton and “A New Leaf” by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the themes and elements of “Roman Fever” by Edith Wharton and “A New Leaf” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Bibliography lists 7 additional sources.
Filename: RAfever.rtf

“Rum Punch” by Elmore Leonard
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A 3 page analysis of Elmore Leonard’s “Rum Punch.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RArumpun.rtf

“Same Kind of Difference as Me”
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A 4 page overview of the book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. This paper emphasizes not just the cultural differences that this book illustrates but also the similarities. No other sources are listed.
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“Say It Ain’t So, Huck” by Jane Smiley
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A 5 page paper which summarizes and then analyzes Jane Smiley’s essay “Say It Ain’t So, Huck: Second Thoughts on Mark Twain’s ‘Masterpiece.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAnohuck.rtf

“Shopping”: An Analysis of the Short Story by Joyce Carol Oates
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A 5 page analysis of the rocky relationship which exist between a mother and a teenage daughter. This relationship has been complicated by the divorce of the parents but it extends much further back into time than the divorce itself. On the outside, this is a story of a joyous outing between mother and daughter during the holiday. This outside veneer, however, covers many inner dilemmas, dilemmas which are shared by mothers and daughters in all cultures and all time periods. The author of this paper confides that she has experienced many of the same problems which are touched on in this story with her own mother and contends that, undoubtedly, so have most readers. To grow up we must also grow away to a certain extent and this direction is one which neither our mothers or we always relish taking. No additional sources are listed.
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“Sinclair’s “The Jungle”: Were the Conditions Real?
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A 4 page paper which looks at Upton Sinclair’s novel “The Jungle” and examines whether the depiction of the meat packing plants in Chicago were real. bibliography lists 2 sources.
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“Sister Carrie”
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A paper which looks at the elements of realism within Dreiser’s ‘Sister Carrie’, and in particular the way in which the main characters interact with society, and cope with their ostracism from mainstream culture as a result of their non-conformist behaviour.
Filename: JLsiscarrie.wps

“Slaughterhouse Five”
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A 3 page paper which provides a summary of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five.” The paper discusses conflict, theme, setting, and characterization. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAslaugh.rtf

“Social comment in The Grapes of Wrath”
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A paper which looks at the various ways in which Steinbeck incorporates social comment in The Grapes of Wrath, such as the role of capitalism in the fate of the migrant farmers and the way in which Transcendentalist philosophy plays an important part in the fragmentation and realignment of the families.
Filename: JL2grapes.wps

“Souls of Black Folks” by W.E.B. du Bois
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A five page paper which looks at the way in which the black American cultural perspective is presented in du Bois’ text, and the relevance which the work has not only for the black community but for America as a whole, in terms of the way in which black people have been an inherent part of the development of the USA since the days of slavery. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JLDuBois.wps

“Star Wars Galaxy of Fear: City of the Dead” by John Whitman
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A 3 page paper which provides a summary and analysis of John Whitman’s “Star Wars Galaxy of Fear: City of the Dead.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAstrwar.rtf

“Story of an Hour”
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A 4 page paper which examines Kate Chopin’s short story “Story of an Hour,” arguing how this story illustrates how a good story must have more than a good plot. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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“Story of an Hour” and “The Necklace”: A Comparison of the Short Stories by Kate Chopin and Guy de Maupassant
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A 6 page paper comparing and contrasting these two short stories. Emphasizes that Kate Chopin was one of the greatest female writers of the late 1800s. Concentrating on short stories, Chopin used her extraordinary talent to illuminate the societal plight of women during the Victorian era. While Chopin is distinctive in her own right, she looked to the writings of her contemporary, French author Guy de Maupassant, for inspiration and stylistic guidance. Comments on the parallels between theme, characters, and conclusion in these two stories. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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“Straight Man” by Richard Russo
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A 4 page analysis of Richard Russo’s novel “Straight Man.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RArusso.rtf

“Strange Fruit” by Lillian Smith
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A 5 page paper which examines Lillian Smith’s book “Strange Fruit” and discusses its theme of caring. No additional sources cited.
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“Sun Chief”: A Review of Hopi Culture and Belief
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A 5 page discussion of some of the central premises presented in this autobiography edited by Leo Simmons. The early life of Hopi Indian Talayesva illustrates that of one who is caught between two cultures, his traditional culture and mainstream American culture. This imbalance is actually one which is addressed by the traditional Hopi view of balance, a view which equally encompasses the balance between the modern world and traditions and the balance between the more primitive elements of life. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPnaSunC.rtf

“Symbolism in Young Goodman Brown, A Worn Path and Livvie”
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A five page paper which looks at the use of symbolism in three narratives, in terms of the way in which it conveys deeper or universal meanings to the reader whilst forming an integral part of the structure of the story and the personal development of the characters. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JL2symb.wps

“That Was Then, This is Now” by Hinton
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A 3 page paper on S.E. Hinton’s “That Was Then, This is Now.” No additional sources cited.
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“The Affections Illustrated in Factory Life"
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A Review of the Story by Harriet Farley A 6 page overview of the factors behind this story published in the mid nineteenth century in the “Lowell Offering”, a publication sponsored by capitalist cotton mill owners purportedly as a creative outlet for their largely female employees. Contends that in reality this publication and stories like Farley’s are just one more component of a carefully crafted scheme to attract a cheap source of labor to the cotton mills. No additional sources are listed.
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“The All Of It” by Jeannette Haien
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A 5 page report on Jeannette Haien’s novel “The All Of It.” No additional sources cited.
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“The Alpine Escape” by Mary Daheim
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A 3 page review and analysis of Mary Daheim’s novel “The Alpine Escape.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAdaheim.rtf

“The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz”
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A paper which looks at Mordecai Richler’s The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, particularly in terms of the way in which the relationships which Duddy has with his family and others contribute to the formation of his character and the impulses which motivate him to achieve his goals of material success.
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“The Awakening”: An Analysis of Women’s Roles in Chopin’s Novel
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A 5 page review of the role of women in terms of their societal class and race. The author asserts that while there are many peripheral female characters in “The Awakening” each is treated as though she is invisible both by Chopin and her protagonist “Edna Pontellier”. This paper attempts to provide an understanding of the importance of those women and the reason they were treated as though they were invisible. Not only does economics play a role in that perception of invisibility, so too does race. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPchopin.rtf

“The Black Cat” and “The Cask of Amontillado”: A Review of the Horror Stories of Edgar Allan Poe
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A 5 page review of two of Poe’s most riveting works. The author of this paper addresses the them of the darkness of the human soul which is so often visited in Poe’s work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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