Essays 1951 - 1980
men who are "warriors", who have won distinction on the battlefield. Achebe comments that "in Umuofia...men were bold and warlike"...
overrule her inherent independence as a strong, black woman by telling Phoeby she can "tell em what Ah say if you wants to. Dats ...
in a most hideous way, Yossarian pleads with Doc Daneeka to ground him on the basis of insanity. Doc Daneeka replies that Yossaria...
born on July 18, 1926 and died on January 5, 1987 (Margaret Laurence). Laurence was married in 1947 and then moved to London with...
Godfather realizes that his son, Michael, has yet to arrive. He refuses to take the picture until Michael arrives. In thi...
dialogue that provides the reader with a strong sense of awareness regarding the speech and attitudes of those he was portraying. ...
that there is always a tidy or satisfactory resolution to the womens dilemmas. In fact, in the case of the intentionally ambiguou...
is there that she first experiences the Lintons. At first, it seems as if nature will be the victor in the constant sparring and ...
entertain with his biting sarcasm. The author has a long history of reaching out and inviting his audience to experience with him...
while in other ways in a project such as this, it could spell disaster, and very nearly did. When peoples lives are at stake such...
of one of the children we hear about that is constantly abused as a child, but seems to understand what responsibility is, what lo...
In five pages this paper applies the human personality theories of Sigmund Freud to an analysis of these two classic literary char...
to speak to a Rabbi, but she wont hear of it. She continues to stand in the way of his speaking with the Rabbi. He also becomes he...
Figaro, the work and the character, are discussed. This Beaumarchais work is contemplated in four pages and utilizes four referenc...
In four pages female characters Nora and Pernelle in these two plays are contrasted and compared in an examination of the role wom...
In five pages these literary characters are contrasted and compared in terms of their deaths with the concept of kingship and what...
Gawain is presented with similar atrocities and the same type of need for retribution, though his choice of actions and his determ...
it is possible that the poet telling "The Song of Roland" was using the character of Charlemagne to represent Christianity as it m...
In three pages this essay concentrates on some elements of the inner lives of the characters to assess how the reader is impacted ...
This paper contrasts and compares the characters of Cecily and Alceste in five pages. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....
In five pages this early 19th century historical fiction novel is analyzed in terms of the freedom struggles of the Covenanters ...
In ten pages six passages of the text are critically analyzed in order to reveal the significance of proverbs in character communi...
5 pages No outside sources cited. This paper relates the nature of Achebe's character Okonkwo, who demonstrates distinctly aggres...
the direction of Winnies loneliness becomes clear. Willie is, as far as we can see, the only person in her life. She desperately...
In six pages the fully developed characters Malory features are contrasted with Spenser's stiff stereotypes in order to perpetuate...
In four pages Damien is reviewed in a consideration of novel characteristics, meanings, metaphors, structure, character, and theme...
The characters and plot of this play are analyzed in this essay consisting of five pages. There is no bibliography included....
In six pages this report analyzes Verne's text in terms of how scientific knowledge influences plot, character, and subplots. Fou...
Rasseneur, a former miner who was fired for participating in a previous strike. He is more of a reformer than Lantier. And Lanti...
In 4 pages, this paper argues that the main character Bardamu is representative of an anti-hero as well as an autobiographical por...