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Film Noir Aspects of Sunset Boulevard and The Grifters

factor can be seen in both Sunset Boulevard and The Grifters. In Sunset, Joe Gillis is an out-of-work screenplay writer, who has t...

Review of the 1999 Film The Sixth Sense

In five pages this paper critically reviews M. Night Shyamalan's 1999 film The Sixth Sense....

Racial Impications in The Matrix

A 30 page analysis of this science fiction film. This futuristic film imparts a sense of reality that is enough to bring most vie...

A Review of the Film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

A 18 page critique of this less than successful film. The author atributes the lack of success however to the poor distribution a...

The Issue of Censorship and Applying it to Modern Literature

5 pages and 6 sources. This paper provides an overview of the application of censorship principles to the books of J.K. Rowling. ...

Angela's Ashes Film Version Creation

In five pages transforming Frank McCourt's autobiographical text into a screenplay is examined in terms of necessary elements and ...

David McCullough The Great Bridge

over 276 feet above the high water; and weighed an overwhelming 14,680 tons (Wright 616). For anyone who had the opportunity to s...

'The Way of Duty' and 'Mary Silliman's War'

This paper consists of 6 pages and compares the book The Way of Duty by Joy and Richard Buel and the film version, Mary Silliman's...

Connection Between Friday and Crusoe in Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

had no interest in the legal career his father had planned for him. He wanted a life of adventure as a sailor on the high seas. ...

Contrasting Modern Psychiatry with Treatments Featured in 'Girl Interrupted' and 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'

Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest", produced during the 1970s. "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest" presents a bleak yet amusing picture of ...

The Return of Martin Guerre

In 5 pages the book and film versions are compared in terms of similarities and differences. There are 15 sources cited in the bi...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Kesey - Comparing the Novel with the Film

This research report compares and contrasts this well known work. How the film differs from the book, and how similarities are inc...

From Pages to the Big Screen With Animal Farm

In five pages the transformation of George Orwell's novel from text to film is discussed and compared with other books such as Wat...

Philosophical and Social Contexts of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

themselves against mans authority. It is important for the student to consider the fact that while one might understand the motiv...

Cincinnati, Queen City of the West, 1819-1838 by Daniel Aaron

In six pages this book is considered in an informational overview that covers the book's purpose, its primary themes, the author's...

Films Prince of the City, Serpico, and the 'Code of Silence'

In five pages this paper examines how these films and the books they were based on feature the 'code of silence' in an assessment ...

Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver's Travels

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the values presented in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels and Daniel Defoe's Rob...

'Mockingbirds' of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Scout is also a "mockingbird" and, as she is the narrator, the novel itself becomes her song. Throughout the novel, Lee brings out...

Chapter Analysis of The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy's classic and best known novel, The Return of the Native, is examined in this 5 page paper. The writer analyzes each ...

Using Structure to Develop the Story in How to Make an American Quilt and The Color Purple

This 9 page paper describes the way in which two authors use structure to develop the ideas in their books. The works under consid...

The Fragile Bridge

which was eager to join with the silk workers in their fight against the oppression of the factories. The Wobblies were a radic...

Holding the Line

The writer examines the Barbara Kingsolver book Holding the Line, which discusses the 1983 mining strike in Arizona. The book reve...

Conformity in Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

In five pages this paper examines contrasts of conformity within the context of Housekeeping, a novel by Marilynne Robinson. Ther...

Problems Associated with Adapting Novels into Films

This paper examines the problems involved in transferring novels from print to the big screen in twenty seven pages and includes s...

In Country by Bobbie Ann Mason and the Film Less Than Zero

In four pages this book and the 1986 film are contrasted and compared. There is no bibliography included....

Mass Media Aspects

According to what I know, perhaps the most original video programming concepts were in the area of self-improvement: rumba lessons...

Characterization in The Blue Max: The Novel and Film Compared

respect to the character of this man, but the film is limited to visual aspects only. This tends to be true for most any book turn...

Religion in Robinson Crusoe

essentially ignored the will of God, or denied seeking out what the will of God may be, and left without approval. A good Christia...

Survival Stories

This man, stranded on an island, also living there for 4 years, like Selkirk, and also managing to survive on what he could find a...

We Were Soldiers/Historical Accuracy of Film

back first one North Vietnamese assault, then another, over a period of six days."i In writing about the film, co-author of We W...