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Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

In six pages this essay analyzes the introduction and the conclusion of Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath in terms of the significan...

Elisa Character in 'The Chrysanthemums' by John Steinbeck

In five pages this essay analyzes the development of the protagonist Elisa in a consideration of this John Steinbeck short story. ...

The Mask by Fumiko Enchi, Turn of the Screw by Henry James, and Gender

Enchis The Mask. The governesss crisis, as I read it, arises in her struggle to define herself (as we all must) in terms of the ga...

Asylums and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

In five pages this paper considers the practice of institutionalizing people who are mentally ill but still capable of functioning...

'Good Country People' by Flannery O'Connor

free; and Joy, whose miserable disposition is anything but joyful. It is Joy who is the chief protagonist, an educated 32-year-ol...

Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor

The storys denouement and climax occur when Hazel comes to terms with himself and finally gets what he deserved. Hazel Motes died ...

Comic Approaches of James Thurber

In ten pages this essay examines how 20th century American experiences were so accurately portrayed by humorist James Thurber. Th...

Franny and Zooey and Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

In four pages this essay discusses the similarities and differences that exist between these novels by J.D. Salinger and in the ch...

Concealing Evidence in 'A Jury of Her Peers' by Susan Glaspell I

In three pages this essay argues that despite the best intentions of Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale, their concealment of evidence that...

Revenge in 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe II

In six pages this essay considers Montressor's revenge against Fortunato and ponders whether or not he ever feels guilty or remors...

'The Tell Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe

to kill, the speaker insists on frequently and rather adamantly reminding us that he is not mad. As the story reads on, I found m...

'Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe

In two pages this essay examines how the structural collapse of the house in Poe's short story represents the collapse of the fami...

History, Literature, Knowledge, and Native Americans

always well-received by those who consider the humorous aspect out of place. Welchs (2003) approach when he crafted his account w...

Creating a Serial Killer

serial killers may be influenced by the society and the media that is all around them. La Donna tells us that a child may see as m...

'The End of History?' by Francis Fukuyama

end of the Cold War, or the passing of a particular period of post-war history, but the end of history as such: that is, the end p...

Analysis of 'Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka

forced to take responsibility for their own lives, they grow tremendously and are obviously happier. The setting for the narrativ...

'Ethnic Scarring of American Whiteness' by Patricia J. Williams

the next. While this may be true, it does not necessarily indicate that the salesman is the product of a maligned group. Periodi...

No Shame in My Game by Katherine S. Newman

are also seeing to gain protection from the pressures of the street and, often, to escape trouble at home and in their neighborhoo...

Is America a Christian Nation? by Isaac Kramnick and R. Lawrence Moore

and political tyranny" (579). Kramnick and Moore point out that the religious right frequently argues that the United States is...

Early Education of Jean Jacques Rousseau and Frederick Douglass

as a Greek or Roman soldier. At the age of ten, Rousseau idyllic life with his father ended as his father become involved in a qu...

Sociobiology and Human Reproductive Strategies

perspective is widely evident in literature, this concept is most closely associated with the work of David M. Buss (Davis, 1998)....

Exegesis of John 17, Lines 6 through 10

the world (Lueking, 1997). As this indicates, Luekings interpretation of these verses is fairly straight forward, as he sees it as...

Imperialism of Europe in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

this characteristic, which is indicative of the Igbo culture in general, that leads to his downfall. For example, when the tribal...

Forms and Recollection in Phaedo by Plato

leg only" (Plato). If this were true, if there were only one process in regards to life-death, then everything would ultimately co...

Confucianism and Daoism in 'Peony Pavilion'

an unthinking adherence to ritual. Analect 9.3 reads: The Master said, According to ritual, the ceremonial cap should be made of ...

Cinematic Techniques and Narrative in The Graduate

by the same name and so was translated to the silver screen. When this is done it is always a touchy business. Much of the motivat...

Analysis of J.S. Gordon's Article 'What We Lost in the Great War'

that WWI started because "a lunatic murdered a man of feathers and uniforms who had no real importance whatsoever" (p. 81). Gordon...

Eugene Ionesco's The Bald Soprano

few sentences. This is very helpful to the reader because the "plot" for this nonsensical work is easily lost and shows that there...

Literature of the First World War, Dying, Mutilation, and Death

that the other poppy "I gave to you" (line 8). In the third stanza, Rosenberg writes that the "sandbags narrowed" (line 9). The t...

Culture and Criticism According to Matthew Arnold

original composition, rather than critiquing others, their time would be much better employed. Wordsworth said that "A false or ma...