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Teen Alienation in Catcher in the Rye

delivered, uncompleted phone calls, overtures not taken up, appeals repulsed. William Faulkner, who praised the novel, said that w...

“Huck Finn” and Creating Characters Who are Romantic and Real

most memorable stories and characters in American literature, and they remain popular to this day. This paper considers perhaps hi...

Greek Tragedy and Naturalist Theater

in drama, as well as two of the most destructive. This paper compares and contrasts the plays that bear their names. Discussion H...

The Twelve Caesars/Suetonius

in presenting the various biographies that make up this text, citing the private documents of the emperors, as well as public sour...

The Symbol of Suffering

entire character development is based on the idea that he is crucifying himself through the device of his mental anguish. He has n...

Role of Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

affair. If the story were told by Gatsby, we would get the story of a poor but ruthlessly ambitious youth on the make. We would l...

Comparing and Contrasting Dracula and Nosferatu

is of excellent quality which is likely why it quickly became a classic, and one which others emulate. The ending is satisfying. S...

The Importance of Supporting Characters in “On the Waterfront”

him: Father Barry (Karl Malden) is a tough priest who urges him to testify about what he knows; Johnnie Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) is ...

Jay Gatsby and the Cult of Celebrity

same time he undercuts Gatsby by telling readers that he made his money illegally; he was a bootlegger (he sold illegal whiskey du...

Boccaccio's book/Pasolini's film/Decameron

subsequently preaches sermons about him, leading people to believe that he led the life of a saint. Ciapelletto is such a hypocri...

Downfall of William Shakespeare's Tragic Hero Macbeth

with a trio of witch siblings (described in the text as the weird sisters), who issue this prediction to the Thane: THIRD WITCH. A...

Silent Film Analysis/Fatty and Mabel Adrift

gifted comedian of the era in her own right. Silent screen actors had to convey emotion, as well as personality, by establishing ...

Theme of Conflict/Iliad and Medea

more day and this is granted. Jason lamely agues that his abandonment of her and their children is for the best. After formulating...

Creating a Mythology - Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country

is notable about Tolkien is that his world makes internal sense. Each race (Elves, Dwarves, Men, Orcs, etc.) has a distinct langua...

The Genius of Billy Wilder in Sunset Boulevard

(Brackett & Wilder, 1950). Its the narrator, who is telling his story from beyond the grave. He says he wants to tell the real ...

Luchresi's Perspectives on "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe

his attire was a bit gaudy for a man of his social position. I have long suspected that Montresor and Fortunato were jealous of ...

Trench Warfare and the Best Anti-War Novel Ever Written

friends-who were all at the same class at school-had the idea that war is glorious and noble, an attitude encouraged by their teac...

Emily Grierson a Grotesque Character

late at night and sprinkling lime around, presumably on the theory that her servant killed a rat or snake and they smell its decom...

History of the Hebrews

author points out, it would be impossible to spend as much time on each and every event and person mentioned in the Old Testament....

Jack Rabbit Slim’s Dance Contest

works for her husband, and hes supposed to show her a good time and do what she wants, so shut up and dance because she wants that...

Candide, Metamorphosis and Gilgamesh, Theme of Betrayal

This essay considers Gilgamesh, Candide and Metamorphosis, and how these three classics of literature expressed the theme of betra...

Samurais, 2 Books

This essay pertains to two texts that relate samurai culture, The Last Samurai by Mark Ravina and Bushido, the Way of the Samurai,...

Pillow Talk (1959)

This essay pertains to Pillow Talk (1959), which the writer describes as a classic sex comedy. To support this position, the write...

Abortion and Other Issues

The writer first reports the modern and classic versions of the Hippocratic Oath. The two are compared and contrasted. The essay t...

Chapter Review Administration

This paper reports on a chapter in Classics of Public Administration. The chapter is about Public administration theory and separa...

The Century of the Detective by Jurgen Thorwald

This book review is on "The Century of the Detective," a classic text by Jurgen Thorwald. The writer presents an overall view of t...

Directing Style of John Ford

This essay pertains to the directing style of John Ford. Classic Westerns such as "Stagecoach," "Liberty Valance," and "The Search...

Reproduction Issues

This paper discusses several issues. It begins by comparing the classic Hippocratic Oath to the modern version. The next section d...

"The Tiger's Bride" and "Beauty and the Beast" - A Comparison

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at "The Tiger's Bride" and the classic fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast". Thematic diff...

Characterization and Production Values: Classical Hollywood

This research paper pertains to methods and features of characterization and its associated production values used during the age ...