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...
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 five pages this 1878 novel by Henry James is examined in terms of how social conventions are thematically portrayed....
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...
and vows that her life will be different. Due to her assimilation of the American ethos, she rejects the Judaic tenet that she is ...
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...
A 10 page essay critiquing several essays in the anthology by James J. Wilhelm. The focus is on Arthur in the Early Welsh Traditio...
being owned by "Her Jim" (Porter). As Della contemplates her options, she considers her reflection and O. Henry introduces the f...
In two pages this paper contrasts and compares Daisy Miller and Hamlet in terms of character identity. There are no other sources...
lived a privileged upbringing throughout Europe (Downes 5). Lacking a university education did not deter this young sketch artist...
pictured offering ironic commentaries on sculpture and art, with his conversation peppered with "allusions to Samuel Johnson, Sain...
In his political discourse, The Prince, Nicolo Machiavelli believed that political prowess that leads inherently to victory is ine...
In five pages this paper discusses these 'narratives of ascent' in the collection by Henry Louis Gates Jr....
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...
retained a spirit of independent belief and worship. 3) How does the work pattern resemble that of the religious arrangements? Ag...
point became critical to interpreting the story, and some authors such as Faulkner even began to tell stories from a multitude of ...
This paragraph helps the student begin to assess how trust is established in Atwoods text. Atwoods "Alias Grace" is something of a...
This paper considers the words to the patriotic song America the Beautiful then compares Katherine Bates ideas enunciated in the s...
in the dark foreshadowing of Daisys ruin in the shadowed cavernous scene of the Colosseum" (Anonymous List of Major Themes themes....
each other often about literary topics as well as the war (Tender is the Night). It was during this time in France that Fitzger...
problematical: did the ghost have an existence as a participant before the events of the narrative took place, but was not percept...