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I'm Not Stupid by David Rodriguez and 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

In seven pages the controlling characters of Margaret Fletcher and Mr. Summers in Rodriguez's play and Jackson's short story are c...

Prevalent Themes in the Works of Eugene O'Neill

This paper analyzes recurring themes and plots in five of O'Neill's most famous plays. The author discusses, The Emperor Jones, D...

Mississippi's Ku Klux Klan Control and The Chamber by John Grisham

In eight pages Grisham's novel is examined within the contrast of the role played by the KKK in Mississippi between the years 1967...

Realism vs. Romanticism in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In eight pages this paper considers the Custom House Introduction of the eagle and the Chapter 17 meeting between Rev. Arthur Dimm...

Dustin Hoffman as Willy Loman in the Film Adaptation of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

In five pages the television version of Miller's tragedy featuring Dustin Hoffman is compared with the original play that starred ...

The Family and Aging Reflected in The Price and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

In twelve pages this research paper discusses the impact of aging not only on the elderly member of the family but on the family i...

The Faillure of After the Fall by Arthur Miller

In six pages this paper considers how Miller's 1964 play is encumbered by a vague theme, too much symbolism, and characters that d...

Past in Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner

This paper examines the important role the past plays in Absalom, Absalom! a 1936 novel by William Faulkner in six pages. There a...

McCarthyism Rebuttal in Arthur Miller's The Crucible

In eight sources this paper discusses how McCarthyism is presented in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. Six sources are cited in...

The American Dream, Willy Loman, and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

II, Miller was able to show that the American Dream as a way of life is a sham -- and why. Death of a Salesman tells the story of...

Fences by August Wilson and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

In five pages the differences and similarities of these plays are discussed in an examination of whether Wilson's work is an Afric...

A Modern Viewpoint Applied to Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

In five pages a contemporary perspective is used in an examination of the play and what would need to be changed in order to trans...

The Dysfunctional Loman Family in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

In five pages the concept of the functional family is defined and then contrasted with the dysfunctions exhibited by the Loman cla...

Politics in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

In six pages Miller's Marxist leanings as they are reflected in his most famous play are examined. There are 7 sources cited in t...

Supreme Court Development and the Role of Justice John Marshall

In five pages this paper discusses Marbury v. Madison and the role played by Justice John Marshall in this consideration of how th...

An Overview of the Expectations Surrounding the Implementation of the First Amendment

situation arising under the new constitution. Correspondingly, the original intent in framing the first amendment lay in prohibit...

Works of Maverick Playwright Sam Shepard

In seven pages this essay considers playwright Sam Shepard's life, his unique style of writing and offers abstracts of his plays F...

Themes of Morality and Values in Hansberry's, Raisin In The Sun

This essay examines thematic elements in Hansberry's play, A Raisin In The Sun. The author focuses on morals and family values. ...

Marsha Norman's 'Night Mother, Life and Death

In five pages this paper discusses the life and death issues between mother Thelma and her suicidal daughter Jessie Case and the s...

Life and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard

In six pages this essay discusses how life themes including people finding a social niche and social animal characteristics of hum...

Escapism and The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard

In five pages this paper discusses how reality and illusion are blurred in this escapist play by Tom Stoppard. There is 1 source ...

Native Americans Viewed Differently in Mean Spirit by Linda Hogan and The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

In seven pages this paper examines the role the historical time periods of the authors played in these very different glimpses of ...

Struggle And Survival As Themes In Hansberry's Raisin In The Sun

This paper examines the themes of survival and struggle in Hansberry's play, Raisin In The Sun. This seven page paper has five so...

Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and the Theme of Material Happiness and Money

when seen in the context of relationships and the dreams of individual people. Considering the timeframe of the play and th...

Analysis of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams

In five pages this paper examines the characterizations, theme of mendacity, and the dramatic structure of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, ...

Communication in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof?-I wish I knew...? (Cat...Roof, Act one 25). The theme of lack of communication lies at ...

A Comparison of the Print and Film Versions of, A Raisin In The Sun

This essay compares and contrasts various elements of Lorraine Hansberry's, A Raisin In The Sun, and how the original play compare...

Opium and the Life of Thomas DeQuincey's as Revealed in Confessions Of An English Opium Eater

English Romantic Thomas DeQuincey no only used opium but was addicted to it. It possessed his life and played a critical role in ...

17th Century English Literature and Time Significance

In five pages this paper discusses the importance of time in King Lear by William Shakespeare, the play Everyman, and The Canterbu...

Holocaust Turning Point Kristallnacht

decreed. In Jan 1937 - Jews are banned from many professional occupations including teaching Germans, and from being accountants o...