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Life and Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson

In five pages this paper analyzes the life and literary contributions of Ralph Waldo Emerson and also considers the website that f...

Comparison Between the Comedies of Ancient Greece and Rome

advenit? Philoti, salve multum (Terence PG). Indeed, there exists a common denominator between Aristophanes and Plautus approac...

Greed in Henrik Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler,' Voltaire's 'Candide' and Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales'

male dominance. Heddas immoral, destructive character is a direct product of the oppressiveness of a patriarchal society. As a m...

Significance of the Pearl in the Novel by John Steinbeck

In four pages this paper considers how the pearl may be regarded as a protagonist as evidenced by the naturalistic style employed ...

Developmental Stages Links and Literature for Children

In a paper consisting of five pages the ways in which such literary works as Charlotte's Web and Winnie the Pooh complement the de...

John Steinbeck's Writings

In seven and a half pages this paper discusses common themes in this critical analysis of John Steinbeck's literary works. Six so...

Troy and Cory: Wilson's Fences

This essay pertains to "Fences" by August Wilson. The writer focuses on the relationship between protagonist Troy Maxson and his s...

Pamela Joern/"Judgment Day"

This essay presents a literary analysis of "Judgment Day" by Pamela Joern. Three pages in length, one source is cited....

Literary Conflicts in Plays

This 3 page paper gives an explanation of literary devices and conflicts within the plays Macbeth and Mistaken Identity. This pape...

Concept of 'Natural Slave' in Politics by Aristotle and The Tempest by William Shakespeare

This paper contrasts and compares how the 'natural slave' concept is portrayed in these literary classics in five pages. There ar...

A Comparative Analysis of William Faulkner's 'Barn Burning' and Amy Tan's 'Two Kinds'

The way in which protagonists in these respective short stories discover they are different than what their parents want them to b...

Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot and Literary Modernism

In 5 page this paper defines modernism and then critically applies the concept to T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land,' and 'Tradition an...

Life of Richard Savage by Samuel Johnson

In 5 pages this paper discusses the affective power represented by this largely unknown literary work. There are 3 sources cited ...

Literary Analysis of 'Miss Brill' by Katherine Mansfield

In 3 pages theme, tone, and symbolism are analyzed within the context of Katherine Mansfield's short story 'Miss Brill.' There ar...

McCaffrey and Female Self-Actualization

This paper examines how Anne McCaffrey's 1968 literary work, Dragonfight, deals with female empowerment and self-actualization dur...

Notes from the Underground and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

In a paper consisting of 8 pages these texts are compared in terms if these protagonists prove the end does always justify the mea...

Tolstoy's Ivan Ilyich and Redemption

This essay pertains to the psychological journey that Tolstoy's protagonist undergoes and how he ultimately comes to the epiphany ...

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

This essay describes how Austen uses characterization and irony in a manner that causes contemporary readers to identify with the ...

"2b or Not 2b" by David Crystal

This essay pertains to "2b or Not 2b" an article by David Crystal, in which he defends texting as a behavior that is actually bene...

Hamlet and his Foils

This essay pertains to the characters in "Hamlet" who act as foils to the protagonist. Ten pages in length, six sources are cited....

Literary Analysis: Flannery O' Connor Stories

This 4 page paper gives an overview of the stories Good Country People and A Good Man is Hard to Find, by Flannery O'Connor. This ...

Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid

This essay pertains to "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney. The writer argues that comedic effect is achieved by keeping the voi...

Classical Greek Literature and Women's Tragic Marriages

Aeschylus introduces a complete reversal of gender roles, placing the character of Clytemnestra in a ruling role over Argos in the...

The Lais of Marie de France and Erbyggia Saga

In five pages this research paper considers the role of women in Medieval society as depicted within these literary works. Three ...

Influential Artists Harriet Beecher Stowe, Daniel Defoe, Leonardo Da Vinci and Pablo Picasso

its perpetual progress. As one who took pleasure in following his own calling, da Vinci also dabbled in human dissection, even th...

Playwright and Novelist James Michener

In five pages this paper examines the journeys physical and literary that James Michener traveled throughout the course of his lif...

Langston Hughes' 'Theme for English B' and Daniel Keyes' 'Flowers for Algernon'

In 5 pages this paper examines the double consciousness theme as it applies to these literary works by Langston Hughes and Daniel ...

'Voice' of Isabel Allende

In twenty five pages the 'voice' of Isabel Allende is heard through her life and an analysis of her literary works. Fourteen sour...

Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw and Journey's End by R.C. Sherriff

In five pages this paper discusses reality and appearance as each clashes in these literary works. There are no other sources lis...

Classical, Neoclassical, and Romantic Music and Literature

In five pages this report contrasts and compares literary and musical distinctions as illustrated by Voltaire's Candide neoclassic...