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U.S. Society and Cinematic Stereotypes of Hispanics

In five pages this paper considers how Hispanics have been stereotyped by American society and how cinema has perpetuated this dis...

'Shiloh' by Bobbie Ann Mason

In a paper consisting of six pages the thematic cycle of beginnings and ends is discussed within the context of this short story. ...

'The Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant

reminiscent of real people experiencing real social pain and suffering, in spite of the fact that Mathilde chose to wallow in what...

The Open Boat vs. The Snows of Kilimanjaro

injured while enjoying an African hunting adventure with his wife, Helen. The primary theme is death, and how man often puts off ...

'The Old Chief Mshlanga' by Doris Lessing

thematic motif, relating individuals to others, themselves, and, particularly in the African stories, to the land. "The Old Chief...

Saul Bellow's Henderson the Rain King

In twenty pages this paper analyzes Bellow's text in terms of meaning and examines how the story represents a journey towards self...

'Soldier's Home' by Ernest Hemingway and the Theme of Dysfunction

In five pages Hemingway's short story is discussed in terms of how it reflects dysfunction of family relationships. Seven sources...

'The Monk's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer and Religious Hypocrisy

In six pages this paper examines the religious hypocrisy represented in the Monk's personality in this Canterbury Tales' story. S...

Charlotte Pierce Baker and Houston A. Baker's Analysis of Alice Walker's 'Everyday Use' Reviewed

A review of this critical analysis of the short story 'Everyday Use' by Alice Walker is presented in seven pages. There are no ot...

'A Small Good Thing' by Raymond Carver

In five pages this report examines how existential reality and daily life's transitory nature are depicted in the 1983 short story...

American Literary Symbolism

353). Symbols present another layer to a story, as well as another realm for questioning. Who or what is "Young Goodman Brown" t...

The Treatment of Mentally Ill Women in the 19th Century

This 5 page paper discusses the way mentally ill women were treated in the 19th century. The writer argues that mental illness oft...

Intellectual Infatuation in 'Murders in the Rue Morgue' by Edgar Allan Poe

"super sleuth," August Dupin who was certainly as erudite and calmly logical as Sherlock Holmes or any of the other witty, urbane,...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving and Humor

In five pages the ways Washington Irving employed humor in his famous story are examined. Six sources are cited in the bibliograp...

Guest of the Nation by Frank O'Connor and Character Depth

and Hawkins, two Englishmen. The setting is OConnors homeland of Ireland. The time frame is early twentieth century, during the ...

Transformation in Franz Kafka, Albert Camus, and Jean Paul Sartre

In a paper consisting of five pages the representation of transformation in Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis,' Sartre's play 'No Exit,' ...

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

In five pages Augustine's influence and the significance of the heaven and hell bus ride iare considered in this overview of Lewis...

'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Puritan Beliefs

In five pages this essay presents the argument that Nathaniel Hawthorne uses this short story to reflect his New England Puritanis...

Two Tolstoy Works Compared

Jealousy and marriage and how they drive the plot line and story in this paper, which compares Leo Tolstoys' Family Happiness and ...

The Plague by Albert Camus

In three pages Camus's story is analyzed in terms of characterizations and their meanings especially in terms of quarantine isolat...

Father's Role and Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin

In fifteen pages this paper discusses the author's feelings concerning a father's role by blurring the past and the present in thi...

Tone of Sammy in 'A and P' by John Updike

sheep-like qualities of the old maids in the store and the unattainable status of the girls he so desires, Sammy is caught between...

Protagonist and Antagonist in 'A and P' by John Updike

In one page this paper examines the short story by John Updike in an identification of its protagonist and antagonist characters. ...

Late 19th Century Character Development and the Importance of Landscape

In seven pages this paper discusses how character development during this time period was influenced by landscape in a considerati...

'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

and commonplace New England town for the event. It could serve as the model for a Norman Rockwell painting that could be titled "T...

Setting in 'Old Mortality' by Katherine Anne Porter

can be emphasized that it is the psychological landscape that matters, not the physical one in this use of setting. Porter begin...

'Daughters of the Late Colonel' by Katherine Mansfield

two women that reveals a great deal about their lives while simultaneously showing the effect of their fathers tyranny through the...

'The Horse Dealer's Daughter' by D.H. Lawrence and Motivation

In four pages this paper analyzes the D.H. Lawrence short story in terms of determining the young doctor's motivations. There are...

Jean Paul Sartre's 'The Wall' and Existentialism

In four pages Sartre's short story is examined in terms of how existentialism is contained within. There are no sources listed....

American Cultural Connection and 'The Celestial Railroad' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In six pages this paper examines how American culture is reflected in this short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Eight sources are ...