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Religion in Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

In three pages the religious transformation of the protagonist is considered as it impacted both character and novel. There are n...

Selfishness and Greed in A Tale Of Two Cities

The themes of selfishness and greed come forth in this analysis of a classic piece by Charles Dickens. The focus on literary techn...

A Character Analysis of Fagin and Oliver in Oliver Twist

Oliver, the protagonist, is analyzed along with Fagin. There is a sense that realism has been left by the wayside in this eight pa...

Disillusionment in Babylon Revisited by F. Scott Fitzgerald and A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennesse Williams

she says, but for the first time we suspect she is not going to be able to do that. Here we have to conclude there is a definite...

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad

In six pages this paper examines the protagonist in this novel by Joseph Conrad in terms of how he represents man's emotions. Ten...

Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales

This essay delves into the man behind The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer. The author utilizes both an in depth reading of the...

Chaucer's Alter-Ego in the House of Fame.

An observational essay dealing with the protagonist of Chaucer's House of Fame, Geffrey. The author asserts that the work is a pa...

Francis Bacon, Thomas More, and Their Visions of Utopia

it eliminates poverty and the inequalities wherein the rich rule. However, it is also a place of rigid social control. People ar...

Dorothea in Middlemarch by George Eliot

In nine pages a character analysis of Eliot's protagonist is presented in a discussion of how limitations define her. There are n...

E.M. Forster and Martha Nussbaum

In six pages this report examines class consciousness and inequalities as represented in E.M. Forster's Edwardian novel Howards En...

A Comparison of the Novel and Film Versions of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

This paper compares and contrasts Shelley's original literary work with Kenneth Branagh's 1994 film entitled, Mary Shelley's Frank...

Literary Analysis of Emma by Jane Austen

In eleven pages this paper analyzes this novel by Jane Austen in terms of symbolism, theme, setting, and characterization. There ...

Character Analysis of Bigger Thomas in Wright's Native Son

The writer of this 5 page paper argues that Bigger Thomas, the protagonist of Richard Wright's Native Son, committed murder from f...

Human Elements of The Creature in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

This paper examines how Shelley's protagonist changed from The Creature into an articulate, sensitive, and self-educated being. T...

Artistry in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

In eight pages the literary artistry of James Joyce is examined in a consideration of this novel's dramatic form, language, and sy...

Opium and the Life of Thomas DeQuincey's as Revealed in Confessions Of An English Opium Eater

English Romantic Thomas DeQuincey no only used opium but was addicted to it. It possessed his life and played a critical role in ...

Mysterious Presence of Sarah Woodruff in The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles

In five pages this paper examines the emotional distance of Sarah as perceived by the author as well as the protagonist Charles. ...

Historical Language in the Works of Spenser and Milton

In ten pages this essay examines how language complements Milton's 'Paradise Lost' and Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene' as each text ...

Reflection of Self in 'Sherlock Holmes' by Arthur Conan Doyle

In this paper consisting of eight pages the characteristics between the author and his most famous literary creation are considere...

Arthurian Romances and Medieval Courtly Love

In eleven pages the courtly love theme as represented in the literary works of such authors as Chretien de Troyes and Andreas Cape...

Love and Marriage in Yvain by Chretien de Troyes

In five pages the ways in which the protagonist develops an appreciation of love's value are discussed. There is 1 source listed ...

Knights and Nobles Relationship in Yvain by Chretien de Troyes

the armed services during a violent era. The rank of knight became a landholding rank. The knight held his land by as military t...

Medieval Warfare and Literature

In eight pages this paper discusses the chivalric code of honor and a knight's pursuit of financial gain within the context of the...

Medieval Literature and the Portrayals of Kingship

In seven pages this paper discusses how the relationship between warriors and their king is symbolically depicted as that of sons ...

Literary Depiction of the Middle Ages and Nobility

In five pages this paper discusses how Medieval nobility was presented in Inferno by Dante Alighieri. There are 4 sources cited i...

Hidden Self and Oscar Wilde

he sees Dorian daily; "I couldnt be happy if I didnt see him every day. He is absolutely necessary to me" ("Picture", 113). Howeve...

Life and Works of Irish Dramatist J.M. Synge

In fifteen pages this report examines Synge's life, literary works and the effects of the Aran Islands on his writings. Twelve so...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

In ten pages this research paper focuses on the novel's protagonist Okonkwo and discusses how he reflects his ideal society's trad...

The Tragic Hero Okonkwo in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

This essay consisting of four pages considers how the protagonist satisfies the tragic hero criteria as defined by Aristotle offer...

Freedom Concept in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

In five pages this report chronicles the struggles for freedom that protagonist Okonkwo frequently undergoes. Four sources are ci...