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'The Three Strangers' by Thomas Hardy

are portrayed in this story range from shepherds to artisans, and in this way Hardy stays true to the types of characters that wou...

Moliere's Works Compared - Plautus, The Miser and The Pot of Gold

of Harpagon is the counterpart to Plautus Euclio, but in many ways Harpagon is far preferable. Where the character of Euclio exhi...

Analyzing White and Blue by Kieslowski

In eight pages the trio of color symbolic components along with themes and plots from the films White and Blue are analyzed. Ther...

Witches' Role in William Shakespeare's Macbeth

term in their prophetic greeting of Macbeth. The first witch hails Macbeth as "Thane of Glamis," the second as "Thane of Cawdor an...

The ABC Television Series 'Lost'

Then burning sun. A Bamboo forest. Smoke. Screams. With a rush comes the horrible awareness that the plane he was on tore apar...

Religious and Individual Tensions in Othello by William Shakespeare and Antigone by Sophocles

classic confrontation between the forces of good and evil in the Christian biblical tradition. The society of ancient Greece was ...

Eight Works of Literary Fiction and the Influence of Social Position

- with particular emphasis placed upon people of the dominant white race. Slavery has constructed the interior life of African-Am...

Transferring 'A River Runs Through It' from Text to Celluloid

understand and come to terms with life as they know it. Their father is a small town minister. Fly fishing seems to be their only ...

Feminism and Symbolism in Shelly's Frankenstein

a whole has revolted against. The primary perpetrator of this situation in Mary Shellys "Frankenstein" could be identified as Dr....

Broadway Musical Chicago

displaying the familiar bent wrists, arched heads and thrusting pelvises that are characteristic of Fosses style (Kilpatrick, 2003...

An Analysis of Orwell's 1984

member of the Thought Police, and his role is to discover individuals going against the society and bring them out. Mr. Carringto...

'Loverboys' by Ana Castillo

our traditional notions regarding love and romance. She doesnt want any one "box" to define love or sex. The lesbian with a man ...

1960s' Television and the Star Trek Series

was signed by some of the greatest names in science fiction, such as Poul Anderson, Harlan Ellison and Theodore Sturgeon (1966: St...

Kate Chopin's 'Story of an Hour' as a Good Short Story Example

makes the story powerful is that hour where the woman sits alone. And watching her character develop and learn is what makes the t...

'Bad Cat' Creative Writing Assignment Sample

live on the outskirts of town an all, sometimes theres stuff that comes in. But dont you worry," Rowan said slapping me on the bac...

'The Iliad' by Homer and its Major Action Points

provoke me, she with her shrill abuse. Even now in the face of the immortal gods, she harries me perpetually, Hera charges me that...

Characters in Literary Works Contrasts

success and leading a happy life. Willys attitude toward being liked and being popular do not change at all. This is evident when ...

Husband and Wife Oedipus and Jocasta in Oedipus the King by Sophocles and The Infernal Machine by Jean Cocteau

(La Machine Infernale), Oedipus is a man of great looks with an ego to match, but of what could best be described as limited intel...

A Streetcar Named Desire and A Doll's House and the Theme of Appearance versus Reality

seriously ill and needs a change in climate to regain his health, Nora is forced to take drastic measures in order to finance such...

Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House and Marriage

When he comes back out he says "Has my little spendthrift been wasting money again?" (Ibsen). From this simple beginning we alre...

Transcendentalism of Louisa May Alcott and Harriet Beecher Stowe

March sisters, Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth. Examination of this text reveals that, in particular, Alcott stressed the transcendental per...

Gender Differences in 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

In six pages the social treatment of women is examined within the context of this story in an exploration of plot, characterizatio...

The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper

In five pages this paper discusses plot and theme in an analysis of this tale by James Fenimore Cooper. There are no other source...

The Song of Roland and Its Interpretation

In nine pages this paper analyzes this Medieval literary work in a consideration of plot, characters, and message. There are no o...

A Review of Sword in the Stone

A 5 page analysis of the book by T.H. White. This paper focuses on plot and theme. 2 sources....

Witches and Their Function in William Shakespeare's Macbeth

In six pages this paper examines the plot function served by the witches in this analysis of William Shakespeare's dark play. Thr...

Star Wars New Episodes

that context, it becomes clear that they must be seen as something very different than what any audience has seen in the nearly 10...

Analyzing 'Sun and Moon by Katherine Mansfield

is assumed that the narrator is offering a truthful representation, but the readers are expected to often "read between the lines"...

And Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians): Agatha Christie Relies on Weather to Set a Course for Murder

And Then There Were None. In this complex tale, the weather setting becomes a supporting character that assists in developing the...

The Raven, 1963 Film and Poe's Poem

of its first publication in 1845, Edgar Allan Poes poem "The Raven" has been an element in American cultural influencing the publi...