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Walter Mosley's Devil in a Blue Dress and the Detective Fiction Genre

In six pages this paper examines the detective genre as represented in this critical assessment of Walter Mosley's novel. There a...

Men in the Life and Work of Edith Wharton II

In four pages this paper discusses how the men in Edith Wharton's novels Summer and Ethan Frome reflect the actual men in her life...

Winter in Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

they first met, I could just imagine the cold and brutality of the winters in Starkfield. Within the story though, Ethan finds the...

Entrapment in Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

In ten pages three main characters are examined in terms of how they reflect Wharton's theme of entrapment in the novel. Five sou...

The Celestine Prophesy by James Redfield

In ten pages Redfield's 9 insights are examined in this novel overview. There is one source cited in the bibliography....

Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

In six pages the novel is examined in terms of conflict between conformity and individuality. There is no bibliography included....

The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor II

In five pages this report examines the novel first published in 1956 in terms of the U.S. political changes that have occurred wit...

Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

In five pages this essay analyzes the language, themes, story, and characters found within Marilynne Robinson's novel Housekeeping...

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...

Montana 1948 by Larry Watson

In five pages this novel by Larry Watson is analyzed in terms of symbolism, stylistic elements, and point of view. There are no o...

Socialization in On the Road by Jack Kerouac

In five pages this paper examines the socialization impact of the Beat Generation as represented in this novel by Jack Kerouac. F...

Justice in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

This paper consists of two pages and considers the double sided social justice that is presented in Harper Lee's novel as a result...

Scout's Maturation in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

In ten pages a character analysis of Scout and her process of maturity as revealed by her perceptions within the course of the nov...

Politics and Sorcery in In the Lake in the Woods by Tim O'Brien

In five pages this novel analysis of In the Lake in the Woods by Tim O'Brien focuses upon the uses of politics and sorcery. There...

The Wide Wide World, Wieland, and Christianity

Carwin is only described as "dark," not Indian, and the fact that Wieland is set in the heart of civilization and not out on the u...

Setting in Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser

In five pages this essay analyzes the setting in Theodore Dreiser's novel Sister Carrie. There are no other sources listed....

Music of the Swamp by Lewis Nordon

In four pages Mississippi Delta life as presented in Lewis Nordon's novel is discussed. There are no other sources listed....

Yekl by Abraham Cahan

the main stream media in America today. Yekl shouts at the country, proclaiming his identity while at the same time trying to hide...

Themes in Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

In three pages this essay discusses the novels themes and also considers the characters of Cora and Uncas. There is 1 source cite...

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

in his imagination as an "experimental novel, written like a play" (Hadella 5), dramatizing the working people and their striving ...

Good and Evil in East of Eden by John Steinbeck

In five pages this paper examines the classic conflict between good and evil as considered in one of the final novels written by J...

Arthurian Cycle Theme in Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck

made in a more jesting manner. The authors personal connection with and interest in the Arthurian cycle is said to have utmost in...

Evil in Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

In ten pages this paper examines how the theme of evil serves to develop the plot of the novel. There are at least six sources ci...

Insanity and Sexual Hysteria in Turn of the Screw by Henry James

trouble him--but never, never; neither appeal nor complain nor write about anything; only meet all questions herself, receive all ...

Heroism in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

This paper consists of seven pages and examines the heroism of the novel in a consideration of protagonist Randle McMurphy with a ...

Group Process and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

In five pages the novel and film versions of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest are featured in this discussion of the group process,...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

In four pages a character analysis of this novel by Ken Kesey focuses upon McMurphy and Nurse Ratched. There is no bibliography i...

Interpretation of Chief Bromden in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

In ten pages this research paper analyzes the narrator of Ken Kesey's novel, Chief Bromden by applying to his character Marxist, L...

Asylums and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

In five pages this paper considers the practice of institutionalizing people who are mentally ill but still capable of functioning...

Henry Fleming's Psychological Transformation in The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

This paper consists of nine pages and examines how protagonist Henry Fleming transforms psychologically throughout Stephen Crane's...