Essays 1921 - 1950
Rasselas by Samuel Johnson and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley offer a study in Neoclassicism and Romanticism, respectively. This pap...
In five pages this paper argues that the fictional female character Hester Prynne was 'more of a man' than were either her creator...
This essay contrasts and compares J.D. Salinger's coming of age novel Catcher in the Rye with Harper Lee's account of a Southern c...
effect, there is a cause and for every cause, there is an effect. Paul is greatly effected by what his mother does and how she fe...
(Miller PG) This move away from benevolence, as interpreted in Death of a Salesman, has caused considerable harm to mans reputati...
is no more deep than what lies beneath the layers of his skin -- an aspect of his personality that is readily recognized by all; i...
yours. Stand still, shut your eyes, and wait." I did, and something began to happen. The air began to hum.. I tried to open my ey...
In five pages the novel's three female characters are contrasted and compared in terms of their similarities and significance. On...
episode at some point in life. Depression often hits the elderly more than any other age group; however, with each passing ...
Henry V is evaluated as a historical figure as well as a character in the Shakespearean play by his name. Personality characterist...
In three pages this research paper contends that the playwright conceived of Medea as a character that would inspire sympathy in a...
In five pages these stories are analyzed in terms of their similarities and differences and literary elements such as themes, char...
entertainment itself. The chorus both commented on the events and participated in them, so that it was both involved in the action...
In five pages this paper discusses how social realities are depicted in the themes and characters of Richard Wright's short storie...
In five pages this short story by D.H. Lawrence is subjected to a Freudian psychoanalytical interpretation with the character of M...
different ways. While both couples symbolize the bonds of matrimony in one way or another, it is not actually the marriage, in an...
In five pages the characters represented in Raney are analyzed with the employment of Satir's communication modes, Bowen's theory,...
Jewetts Sylvia is not far removed from the oppressive social structure Louisa is forced to endure. For Sylvia, the white heron ex...
partner. He makes frequent animal comparisons to his wife, referring to her as "my little lark" (43) or "my squirrel" (44). Thes...
In two pages the characters Seldom Seen and Hayduke are examined in terms of their environmental perspectives. There are no other...
In a 6 page paper, the love qualities of the main characters in Gabriel Marquez's novel are compared with those in Robert J. Stern...
(Code PG) throughout history and had to fight for their existence within the eighteenth century would be a gross understatement an...
him in the end, yet if that is the case, why has she been the one who has had to experience such a range of emotional upheaval? I...
This paper analyzes these classic characters, noting the traits that qualify them as tragic heroes. This paper has five pages and...
while contemporary critic Louis Tremaine disagreed, arguing that Bigger Thomas was, in the final analysis, a positive African-Amer...
In 10 pages this paper contrasts and compares the characters of Jean 'Scout' Finch and Mick Kelly in these novels in terms of the ...
experiences in pursuing what his aunt had referred to as his "flair for research" (42). He and his partner have enthusiastically ...
in New York City after he testified before an investigatory commission on bribery and graft he had witnessed among officers for th...
In eight pages the ways in which distortion is utilized as a literary tool in this work in terms of character self identity, perce...
In five pages this paper discusses these two short stories in terms of how language is employed by the characters to achieve order...