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Purity, Childhood, and Sexuality in Colette's The Pure and The Impure and Andre Gide's The Counterfeiters

laps at its literary feet (Gide PG). Throughout Colettes The Pure and the Impure, the reader is forced to determine just wh...

Analyzing Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

In five pages this research paper examines the play's themes and discusses typical productions of Miller's social drama. There ar...

Race and Social Class in Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith, The Romantic Comedians by Ellen Glasgow, and A Lifetime Burning by Ellen Douglas

In six pages this paper discusses how this trio of Southern novels represent these themes. Six sources are cited in the bibliogra...

'Word for Word by Ingeborg Bachmann

In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of title, plot, theme, and mood with emphasis upon the protagonist. There are...

'Growing Old' by Matthew Arnold

In four pages this poem is analyzed in terms of tone, theme, setting, and voice. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

Aphra Behn/Sexual Display

This research paper discusses the theme of sexual display in the dramatic works of Aphra Behn. The writer considers the context of...

'The Birth Mark' and 'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In 6 pages the theme of scientific experimentation as it is represented in both of these short stories are analyzed. There are 6 ...

Brand by Henrik Ibsen, Community and the Individual

In 5 pages this paper discusses Henrik Ibsen's obscure play and considers how this theme is reflected in the drama's characters. ...

The Hurricane Film Review

irrelevant information that is meant to "incite hatred or contempt" (How to Deal with Racism in the Media). Clearly, the movie ta...

Esperanza and Identity in The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

In five pages this paper discusses the theme of identity as represented in Esperanza's characterization in The House on Mango Stre...

Eternal Spring Sculpture by Rodin

In seven pages this paper discusses the love and passion themes represented by this late 19th century sculpture. Twelve sources a...

Lu Xun's A Small Incident and Vo Phien's The Key

These short stories and their themes of birthplace separation are compared in a report consisting of five pages. There are no oth...

Soldier's Home by Ernest Hemingway and Harold Kreb's Inner Conflict

not, be constrained by his parents domestically centered world. Krebs, for his part, has seen much more of the world--especially ...

The Storm by McKnight Malmar

created characterization that was both believable and fully developed, which is a feat not easily accomplished in such limited spa...

Arrogance and Oedipus Rex

In eight pages this paper argues that the King is victimized by his own arrogance in a consideration of how the theme of hubris or...

Personal Undertones in Frost's Poem, Fire and Ice

This paper examines Frost's short poem, Fire and Ice. The author examines themes of alienation and destruction, and argues that t...

Ronald Koertge's 'Gretel'

in fact present an intriguing message to both female and male audiences alike. Indeed, Koertges choice of subject matter is intrig...

A Comparison of Juliet and Desdemona

This research report focuses on two female Shakespearean characters who are Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Desdemona in Othello. T...

Literary Analysis of Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee

In three pages this general literary analysis of the 1955 play consists of themes, characters, setting, point of view, conflict, t...

Literary Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

In three pages a general literary analysis of this 1960 novel consists of themes, characters, setting, point of view, techniques, ...

Analysis of Website Surfing for Specific Contents

to a particular tidbit of knowledge or a specific area of content, however, may take hours and come at very high cost of frustrati...

The Declaration of Independence by Zinn

The themes Howard Zinn presents in his text The Declaration of Independence are analyzed in seven pages. There are no other sourc...

The Midwife's Tale The Life of Martha Ballard by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

In seven pages this historical text is critically analyzed through the use of such evaluation criteria as organization, plot, meth...

How Robert Herrick's Poem, 'To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time' and Andrew Marvell's Poem 'To His Coy Mistress' Seize the Day

This paper consists of 5 pages and explores how the theme of seizing the day is reflected in both works. There is 1 bibliographic...

'Araby' by James Joyce, 'A and P' by John Updike, and Maturation

In 5 pages the theme of maturation as it is featured in these two short stories is compared. There are no other sources listed....

Discussing The Shadow Box

The Shadow Box was a 1977 Michael Cristofer play. This paper summarizes it in terms of theme, characterization, dialogue, setting ...

Othello Questions and Answers

In a paper consisting of twelve pages study questions pertaining to Shakespeare's tragedy are answered in break downs according to...

The Literary Techniques of William Faulkner

This paper addresses Faulkner's various literary techniques, such as setting, theme, and characterization, in his short story, Bar...

Oman's Geography

In ten pages this paper examines Oman's 5 geographical themes in a consideration of place, location, regions, interaction, and mov...

Reality and Illusion in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

she could display for all to see. She possessed all the "shallowness" (Fitzgerald PG) of a person who knew not how to love yet kn...