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A Month of Sundays by John Updike, Satire, Sanctimony, and Sin

railed (Barna 324). From the concept of this noted hypocrisy was born The Scarlet Letter, a haunting tale of misplaced faith, sil...

Protagonist Parallels Between Go Tell It on the Mountain and Catcher in the Rye

are not all that uncommon for an adolescent. In fact, many teens feel they are alone and while Holden experiences a deep sense of ...

Disillusioned Characters in Brave New World

this brave and controlled new world. Happiness is a mass illusion in this new world order, and as is the case with most widesprea...

Early Accounts of American Colonial Life

have long been "possessed" by adventurers, as this act would eternalize "the memory of those that effected it" (Smith). As this su...

Tree Symbolism in “A Separate Peace”

standing there to resemble those men, the giants of your childhood, whom you encounter years later and find that they are not mere...

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler and the Sci Fi Novel's Issues

In five pages this paper discusses religious and social issues as they pertain to this 1993 novel by Octavia E. Butler. There are...

Billy and John Claggart in Billy Budd by Herman Melville

endeavors to avoid such a punishment by doing an exemplary job. Nevertheless, trouble develops and Billy seeks the advice of an ol...

Aspects of Detective Fiction From the Nineteen Hundreds

This paper examines six detective novels from the nineteen hundreds, and addresses common themes seen throughout each. The author...

Assassination of John F. Kennedy Portrayed in Libra by Don DeLillo

of certain social, political and economic strangulation that decreed all followers must abide by the same doctrines. Post-moderni...

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Outcasts

In three pages Huxley's novel is examined in a character analysis of John and Bernard. There is 1 source cited in the bibliograph...

Lake of the Woods Novel by Tim O'Brien

pinned all his hopes and dreams. So, with the aid of a friend, as his tour of duty ended, he removed his name from the company ro...

Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie and Father and Son Relationships

son and tried to do the right thing by him, providing him what he regarded as a good upbringing and proper education, but is often...

Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin

time which has caused him to think of himself as incredibly special: "In this world John, who was, his father said, ugly, who was ...

Religion and John Updike

This essay focuses on three works of John Updike, which are his novel A Month of Sundays and his short stories "Wildlife" and "Far...

Film and Book Comparison/Maltese Falcon

primarily morals or values, but rather self-interest and the realization that he would have allowed the attraction he feels for th...

The Cider House Rules/John Irving

are complex works, as this narrative relates strongly held beliefs on the controversial issue of abortion. While the student resea...

Concept of Community in Richard Wright's Native Son and John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath

In a paper consisting of 15 pages the concept of community is examined within the context of these novels from the perspective of ...

America in Our Time by Godfrey Hodgson

his analysis by discussing the impact that the assassination had on the country. In other words, he shows why this time qualifies ...

Assessment of the Performance of 5 U.S. Presidents

In eight pages this paper examines the characteristics, differences, and consequences that impacted upon the decision making of Am...

Comparison Between Coretta Scott King Award and John Newbery Award

In twenty four pages this research paper presents a comparison between 3 C.S. King award winning books with 3 that are John Newber...

A History of Blacks in America From the Oppression of Slavery to the Civil Rights' Movement

direction that this country would ultimately take. They were also critical elements in determining the ultimate fate of the Afric...

The Antebellum Economy of the United States

until the outbreak of the War Between the States during the middle of the century), the country almost seemed to be two polar oppo...

John Philip Sousa, Jean Sibelius, and Nationalistic Music

From the beginning of a Sibelius work, the listener is immersed in a sound world that is entirely original and which conjures the ...

The Magnificent Seven Film and the Cowboy Mentality

clearly an attempt to redefine the modern cowboy for modern audiences by penetrating the invincible stereotype and revealing vulne...

Women in the American Revolution

was developing. But, when her husband was taken it was very hard for her to do nothing. She constantly ended up battling with the ...

John Moretta/William Penn & Quaker Legacy

historiography of Penn scholarship to-date. However, it would have been enlightening and perhaps made his text more appealing to h...

John Walker Lindh

have carried life sentences, and agreed to consider letting him serve his sentence in a prison close to his family, who still live...

Literary Evidence of American Society in the Early Twentieth Century

In a paper consisting of ten pages the different perspectives of the texts The City Wilderness by Robert Woods, The Origins of the...

Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century's Literary Political Obligations

In seven pages this paper examines the political obligations John Locke and early American leaders faced during this time period. ...

Historical Views on Native Americans

In twelve pages this paper examines the policies and views of such individuals as Frederick W. Turner, Captain John Smith, and And...