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Relationship of Structure and Theme in Rushdie's "Midnight's Children"

the subcontinent ("Midnights Children"). Because the history of India is so rich and varied, the novel is multi-layered and comple...

Themes and Criticism of 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor

Iin four pages this combination research paper and essay discusses the critical thematic interpretation of this famous short story...

'The Odyssey,' The Aeneid and the Themes of Star Crossed Lovers

banquet. Aeneas begins to talk to Queen Dido. Dido becomes enamored with Aeneas, something not unprovoked by the gods and goddess...

Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado' and the Revenge Theme Nemo me impune lacessit

the supposed "insult" which Fortunato has offered him; he vacillates between a hatred of the man and a reluctant admiration for hi...

Contemporary Productions and How They Have Influenced the Themes of Sophocles' Oedipus the King

to the gods, who always punish it. And that is a second theme of the play, the folly of pride. By refusing to accept his own acti...

To Kill a Mockingbird and the Theme of Courage

Kill A Mockingbird"). The Radleys would ultimately play a very important part in the novel, and in this humble beginning which ill...

Analysis of the Themes in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

that saw people for who they were and was blind to the social status they maintained. For him, honor was not a learned behavior; ...

Edgar Allan Poe's Works and the Themes of Evil, Insanity, and Guilt

been and am; but why WILL you say that I am mad?" (Poe [3]). In this the reader is immediately told that the narrator is mad becau...

'The Awakening' by Kate Chopin and its Themes

one dies alone is something that is realized here. In the end, Edna commits the ultimate act. No one can die with another human be...

American History Themes of Imperialism and War

now begun to build an empire: it has territories such as the Philippines and Puerto Rico, and the invasion of Iraq, many speculate...

Theme Treatment in an Example of Creative Writing

screen. He ran his fingers through his hair. At what point was it a sin to work? Perhaps his resultant weight loss was a sign from...

Virginia Woolf's Literary Themes and Styles in Three Works

which you are now for the first time entering?"(Woolf). And, even in the modern era, most women still find this to be a certainty,...

Miss Julie by August Strindberg and Themes of Class and Gender

station in life is far higher than that of Jean and yet she wants to escape. She begs Jean to help her get away, and promises to t...

Theme of Success in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

he wants more from life, he begins to have great expectations. Later in the story he is given the opportunity to become educated...

Messages and Themes of 1932, 1952, and 1980 US Presidential Elections

In four pages this paper examines how underdog candidates became very popular due to the themes and messages of their campaigns du...

Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler and the Themes of Deformity and Injury

The reason Koestler has given these injuries to the man who once led the revolution is that he is now aged, useless, and must serv...

Money Theme in The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

In Dashiell Hammetts novel, "The Maltese Falcon," many people are given such an opportunity, and the story is filled with corrupt ...

Themes of Fifth Business by Robertson Davies

Ramsays family is more materially oriented than spiritually. The religious/spiritual side of life is represented by Mary Dempster...

Themes of Death and Disease in John Donne, Thom Jones, and Margaret Edson

Edson shows how Vivian uses her poetry as a means for tenaciously clinging to her identity as a person. However, it also becomes c...

Nathaniel Hawthorne's Short Stories and the Theme of Perfection

the world of all evil by silencing any voice of dissention. This short story clearly illustrates the idea that evil is in the doin...

Comparative Analysis of Mood and Themes in Poems by Robert Frost and T.S. Eliot

of striving to attain immortality, just as Jesus himself did. Over and over again in our lives we are tested, and each choice we ...

Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Themes of Retribution and Sin

true nature. Goodman Browns problems stem from his decision to reject certain facets of the human condition. In fact, after he ret...

The Fifth Child, Angela's Ashes, Death of a Salesman and the Theme of Family Disintegration

play, wants this to the exclusion of reality. At the beginning of the play it becomes apparent that Willy is in trouble. Suffering...

Explication of the Theme of "The Yellow Wallpaper"

"Dont worry your pretty little head about it" and sending her to bed with milk and cookies. He treats her like a child. We also b...

Major Themes in "A Hazard of New Fortunes" and "The House of Mirth

opportunity to exercise their intellects--they went away to college, and if they were not encouraged to enter business or a profes...

The Theme of Waiting as Exemplified in Waiting for Godot

one of waiting. Is this what man was meant to do? In Waiting for Godot, playwright Samuel Beckett explores these ideas as well a...

Themes: Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men

work and survive, this dream is simple and very powerful Throughout the Great Depression people left their land, when it was use...

Themes: Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury

or information that does not come from the system and as such they are clearly oppressed and forbidden to be human beings. From ...

Themes: To Kill a Mockingbird

one gets the understanding that bravery and courage had nothing to do with being strong in a violent sense. It had nothing to do w...

Theme of Innocence/Catcher in the Rye

answers both in the affirmative and negative to this question, primarily due to Holden reactions towards Jane (Takeuchi "Salinger...