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Dramatic Monologue of 'My Last Duchess' by Robert Browning

the complete submission and obedience of his wife to his will. She should concentrate all of her attention on him, or face dire c...

Sam in Fugard's Master Harold...and the Boys

son, Hally, who is young and in desperate need of both attention and guidance. In this regard, Sam plays the role of a surrogate ...

Ivan Ilyich and Socrates

from the fact that I realized that I knew nothing. A man of my era named Chaerephon once asked the Oracle at Delphi is there w...

Social Status and Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens, Emma by Jane Austen, and Beloved by Toni Morrison

do not possess social status, a reality that makes for a tragedy waiting to happen in her efforts to match Harriet with someone be...

Feminism and Symbolism in Shelly's Frankenstein

a whole has revolted against. The primary perpetrator of this situation in Mary Shellys "Frankenstein" could be identified as Dr....

The Character of Alex in A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess and in Stanley Kubrick's Film Adaptation

primary theme within the whole novel, as well as the film, is that which asks us to look at ourselves, and our society, and see ho...

An Analysis of Orwell's 1984

member of the Thought Police, and his role is to discover individuals going against the society and bring them out. Mr. Carringto...

Overview of the Play The Crucible by Arthur Miller

have adopted something of a double standard. They have expected her to behave in the modest and subservient way which is usual for...

Ecocriticism and the Literature of John McGahern

in the shadow of Irelands Iron Mountains, a few locals have populated a bog and settled into their ways" (Freeman, 2002). The enti...

Comparing Chloe and Daphnis to Callirhoe and Chaereas

Daphnis." Their attraction for each other occurs only when each of them is confronted by new circumstances -- Chloe by the sight o...

Selfishness in O'Connor and Browning

measure of arrogance. The Grandmother certainly has her own measure of arrogance but little real power. As the student constructs ...

Gilgamesh and Kurtz in Heart of Darkness

merely oppressed and used the natives. Kurtz is a man who is very diverse and very intelligent. He is a powerful speaker, a poet, ...

A Look at the Parson and the Pardoner in Canterbury Tales

relishes the fact that he finally has the opportunity to share what he considers to be his innate brilliance. He knows that this ...

Sissy and Louisa in Hard Times by Charles Dickens

family and they come to be grateful for what she has done for them" (ClassicNotes). In the end of the story we are told, by Dicken...

Dealing with the Effects of Child Abuse, Overcoming Obstacles, and Friendship in Barbara Kingsolver's 'The Bean Trees'

life choices. Deciding to leave was easy; figuring out where she was heading proved a more difficult choice, one that would ultim...

Eight Works of Literary Fiction and the Influence of Social Position

- with particular emphasis placed upon people of the dominant white race. Slavery has constructed the interior life of African-Am...

The Meaning of Life According to Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky

quite a bit about himself, he insists that he is lying. There is no point in this narrative in which the Underground Man becomes ...

Fiction Novels, Latin and Non Latin Authors

In eight pages this paper examines novels featuring Latino characters written by Latin and non Latin author and concludes that in...

Fatal Attraction as an Example of Borderline Personality Disorder

an adult and mourning the loss of her relationship, Alex places much of her self-identity into her role in the relationship, and t...

Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver

the sky and became stars where the spirits anchored them in order to "remind parents to love their kids, no matter what". The seve...

Chicano Author Sergio Troncoso

can be different for different people with the interpretation being subjectvie. By looking at this work there is a reflection of...

Marijuana for Medical Purposes

In ten pages this paper argues in favor of a medical need for marijuana to be legally used citing the similar character properties...

Edmonia Lewis's 'Hagar'

This reaction paper consists of 5 pages and considers the emotional responses generated from this biblical character immortalized ...

Filmmaking and the Impact of Technology

In three pages this research paper discusses how filmmaking has been profoundly affected by the latest technological advances with...

The Tribute to Endurance that is Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes

In five pages the book in which McCourt recounts his Irish childhood of poverty is examined within the context of Angela, the indo...

Hypothetical Interview of Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington

In an interview consisting of ten pages set in 1901 the questions of these esteemed men include America's future outlook, the role...

Fences by August Wilson

importance employment for inner-city families constantly living on the edge. Troys family does not live in the lap of luxury, but...

The Title Significance of Fences by August Wilson

You live in my house . . . sleep you behind on my bedclothes . . . fill you belly up with my food . . . cause you...

Hero's Cycle and Lord of the Flies

This essay presents the argument that in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the character of Simon is congruent with Joseph Camp...

Enlivening American History

This paper reviews the book A Young People's History of the United States. Written by Howard Zinn, this book provides an interest...