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What Literature Does

is: Platos account of how Socrates defended himself. When he is condemned to death in spire of his eloquence, he accepts it with d...

Literature, Film, Identity, and Travel

conversation" (Clifford, 1997, p. 37). Similarly, the identity of the Moe family remained Hawaiian, despite the fact that they t...

The Importance of Supporting Characters in “On the Waterfront”

him: Father Barry (Karl Malden) is a tough priest who urges him to testify about what he knows; Johnnie Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) is ...

Cool Hand Luke/Gospel of Mark

his habitual good-natured grin when he is arrested. For this damage to municipal property, Luke is sentenced to two-years labor on...

“House of Sand”

is Torres mother; Do?a Maria is a frail woman but apparently stronger of character than her daughter. Since they are going to live...

Moral and Physical Resistance During the Holocaust Depicted in The Book and Film Versions of Jacob the Liar and Defiance: The Bielski Partisans

scholar Terrence Des Pres remarked that Jewish resistance might not have been a huge revolt; these movements were instead several ...

George Washington: Heroic, Flawed, and Human

Fasts text of the same name). They each offer depictions of George Washington as perceived by authors, screenwriters, and filmmak...

Film and Social Violence

Ann Beard, in her essay The Fourth State of Matter, illustrates how a young man, Gang Lu, becamse so disgruntled with life and wit...

Othello Characterization and the Life of William Shakespeare

In six pages this paper discusses how Othello reflects the life of William Shakespeare with both the play and the film adaptation ...

World War II Film The Best Years of Our Lives

three-time Pulitzer Prize winner. William Wyler was chosen as director, and an award-winning cast was assembled. It should be no...

Cinema and Women

time the roles that are culturally defined and accepted change and the roles that women play in films generally reflect these chan...

Film Version of A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr and Expert Witnesses for the Plaintiffs

In five pages this paper examines the expert witnesses by the plaintiffs and how they were used in the film version of A Civil Act...

Stagecoach (Film Review)

This short, one page review contains many insights. The fact that this film contains some social commentary should be noted. There...

Grapes of Wrath (Film Review)

This one page reaction paper looks at the well known film Grapes of Wrath and the political statement that seems to come through i...

Richard III and Love

In five pages this paper discusses how love is presented through the perceptions of Richard III in William Shakespeare's historica...

Richard III Cinematic Adaptation by Laurence Olivier

In six pages Olivier's interpretation of Richard and the importance of the 5 soliloquies to the film are discussed. There are no ...

A Film Adaptation of Romeo and Juliet

This research paper/essay offers a critique of Baz Luhmann's adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The writer discusses ho...

Comparing Three Works Thematically

This research paper/essay discusses parallel themes in three works: Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet' and his poem "The ...

Cinematic Depiction of Unions in Hoffa, Wall Street, and The Grapes of Wrath

In five pages this paper examines how these films depict U.S. labor unions in an evaluation of whether or not management and labor...

Jews in Hollywood and An Empire of Their Own by Neal Gabler

In five pages this paper examines how the Hollywood studio system was created by Jewish business moguls as considered in this 1988...

Altman's The Player

This research paper discusses significant features of the Hollywood film industry as a business system by drawing on the movie The...

D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation

In five pages the reasons why this silent film classic should be considered the greatest of all melodramas are presented. There a...

Female Subjectivity in the Films Cleo from 5 to 7 and Now, Voyager

Female subjectivity is the focus of a comparative analysis of these films in six pages. There are no other sources listed....

Cinema and Military Technology

In five pages this paper discusses the portrayal of nuclear warfare as it has evolved in films including Braveheart, Godzilla, Dr...

Comparative Analysis of the Novel and Film Versions of The Hunt for Red October

This paper contrasts and compares Tom Clancy's novel The Hunt for Red October with the film adaption in eight pages. Seven source...

Ulysses by James Joyce and the Heroic Ideal of Leopold Bloom

In five pages this paper discusses the differences in the heroic ideas presented in literature, art, and film contained within the...

Are Movie Theaters Dangerous?

the past couple of decades, though, there has been a distinct change in both the type of movies being made and the kinds of audien...

Real Life Reflected in Gus Van Sant's 1995 Film To Die For

the story that was adapted by Buck Henry from Joyce Maynard s 1992 novel. "To Die For" tells the story of would-be newscaster Suz...

Disabilities and Perceptions About Them Shaped by Literature and Cinema

In eight pages this paper discusses how perceptions and attitudes regarding individuals with disabilities have been influenced by ...

The Wizard of Oz, Citizen Kane, and Cinematic Reflections of America

In five pages this paper discusses how these films reflect expansionism, individualism, success, economic wealth, the 'American Dr...