Essays 1 - 30
thinking about making a living. But a predominantly capitalist economy meant that all goods and services, including works of art,...
and he used to fetch him down town sometimes and lay for a bet" (Twain). Smiley was a character who would trick others and come ou...
into the bargain was always the same lady. She was the real thing, but always the same thing" (James). She cannot play other parts...
In five pages this paper examines how social conflict is reflected in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Charlotte P...
In five pages this 1878 novel by Henry James is examined in terms of how social conventions are thematically portrayed....
that he assumes Mrs. Costello is not that fond of Daisy and her mother and Mrs. Costello states, "They are the sort of Americans t...
In seven pages this paper examines how Henry James's real life was reflected in his works of fiction. Six sources are cited in the...
In five ways the protagonist Frederic Henry's transformation from boy to man through his wartime experience and romance with Cathe...
In five pages this report discusses the 'pale face' or 'redskin' literature of the eighteenth and nineteenth century with the 'pal...
In five pages this paper compares the characters of Miss Tita and James as they are depicted in this psychological tale by Henry J...
In five pages the interaction between character and participation in an event that generates conflict is considered in 'Barn Burni...
In five pages this report considers The Mirror of Consciousness by Henry James and the author's contention that situation reaction...
In nine pages this paper examines the definitive characteristics of modernist literature in a consideration of works by Virginia W...
and vows that her life will be different. Due to her assimilation of the American ethos, she rejects the Judaic tenet that she is ...
A 10 page essay critiquing several essays in the anthology by James J. Wilhelm. The focus is on Arthur in the Early Welsh Traditio...
lived a privileged upbringing throughout Europe (Downes 5). Lacking a university education did not deter this young sketch artist...
In two pages this paper contrasts and compares Daisy Miller and Hamlet in terms of character identity. There are no other sources...
being owned by "Her Jim" (Porter). As Della contemplates her options, she considers her reflection and O. Henry introduces the f...
pictured offering ironic commentaries on sculpture and art, with his conversation peppered with "allusions to Samuel Johnson, Sain...
In five pages this paper discusses these 'narratives of ascent' in the collection by Henry Louis Gates Jr....
In his political discourse, The Prince, Nicolo Machiavelli believed that political prowess that leads inherently to victory is ine...
song of Liling is that which provides us with the foundation of the story. Now, of course, the music and the song actually serv...
slumber to acts of resistance. However, Fischer demonstrates that Revere did make his famous ride and that the ride was signific...
This paper considers the words to the patriotic song America the Beautiful then compares Katherine Bates ideas enunciated in the s...
high success rate of James novel can be attributed directly to his ability to frighten with literary concepts. With great subtlet...
to a degree and ultimately comes to recognize that there is indeed a certain undercurrent of evil in the world. In doing so he de...
shows how the Huck was socialized by his culture to look on slavery as an economic and moral necessity, not as an evil. In so doin...
alternates between believing him an angel and, conversely, possessed. Thus, Krieg, in his criticism, suggests: The governesss per...
problematical: did the ghost have an existence as a participant before the events of the narrative took place, but was not percept...
Verloc has used her brother, her foundation for understanding her husband dissolves and the two no longer are able to communicate....