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Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Family Dysfunction

content of his disturbing dreams to Jocasta, her response was, What should a man fear? Its all chance, / chance rules our lives. ...

Billy Elliot Film and the Depiction of Childhood

finds that he has a natural talent for it. It is as if the emotional side of him which has been forced to remain silent finally ha...

Greek Literature and Admirable Character Leadership

In five pages and 2 parts Homer's 'The Iliad' is examines in terms of Patroklos' leadership abilities with a contrast and comparis...

Reasonable Doubt A True Story of Lust and Murder in the American Heartland by Steve Vogel

evidence at the trial. Hendricks was ultimately acquitted of the crime and released from prison in 1991. November 7, 1983 In t h...

Ursula Hegi's Floating in My Mother's Palm, Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, and Mothers and Daughters

not acknowledge Pecola as her daughter, and Pecola does not avow Pauline as her mother. Distance is quite evident in this so-calle...

Two Boston Communities

communitys balance of power * develop new community leadership which stands for the interests of the majority * organize for great...

Social Mobility and Death in Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow

The name Thaw for instance, in this work, can be indicative of the fact that his character is in a state of flux at times. One can...

Comparing 'A Clockwork Orange' by Anthony Burgess with Stanley Kubrick's Film A Clockwork Orange

other supporting characters. In order to streamline the storytelling even more, the screen adaptation of A Clockwork Orange focus...

The Quest for the Holy Grail and the Round Table Disintegration

before the knights can embark upon such an undertaking, they must first prove themselves to be a true knight of the Christian fait...

Thematic Analysis of 'The Lamb' and 'The Tyger' Poems by William Blake

A relevant phrase in literature that relates to the overall concept of good versus evil in Blakes work is that of the human...

The Nature and Function of Humor

dealing with the world in future" (Palmer 57). As this suggests, humor, at least temporarily, has the power to free perception fr...

The Boating Party Painting by Mary Cassatt

the opinion that Cassatt possessed "infinite talent" (Whitcomb 48). In 1893, Cassatt painted a work that signified that she had ...

Characterization of the Lonely Hero in T.S. Eliot's 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' and Thomas Mann's Death in Venice

the stern discipline of an active career" and these characteristics "had taken over the office of modeling these features. Behind ...

Nihilism in the Character of Bazarov in Fathers and Sons by Turgenev

both the peasantry and their oppressors, Turgenev invented the very word "nihilist" in "Fathers and Sons". He writes:...

Texas in the Film Old Yeller

a fence and seems to be nothing but a nuisance. The young boy, however, has attached himself to the dog for he has always wanted a...

Cruelty According to Machiavelli

can look at contemporary examples to prove this point. For instance, there is something called an intervention in twelve step prog...

Walden and Civil Disobedience Examined Critically

of submitting to such solitude seems to be particularly poignant in todays society, where we all live such hectic, fast-paced live...

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and Racism

powerful culture, its own people, and its own history. All of these elements make for a land that is very rich but yet Marlow does...

Short Story on Everyday Decisions

not been fulfilled as she soon learned that many of the columns in the paper originated from a central syndication network and the...

Brian Bosworth

In six pages analytical, psychodynamic, and personality paradigms are applied to former professional athlete Brian Bosworth as dep...

The Element of Tragedy in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors

An analysis of the element of tragedy in this classic by William Shakespeare. Mistaken identity and familial relationships are de...

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...

Sexism and Materialism in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe

These novels are compared in terms of the social materialism and sexism each depicts in a paper consisting of 5 pages. There are ...

The Role of Tradition in the Works of T.S. Eliot and Derek Walcott

This 5 page paper discusses the role of innovation versus tradition in works by Derek Walcott and T.S. Eliot. Works discussed incl...

Class and Gender Roles in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and William Faulkner's 'A Rose For Emily'

that she did not have the wherewithal to match the experience of the opposing gender. It can be argued that the very first words ...

Mutiny on the Amistad by Howard Jones

Spain up until the time of the Civil War. However, the point that Jones emphasizes the most is that the Amistad case essentially w...

Films on the Vietnam War and the War Itself

This paper considers how the Vietnam War was depicted in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket and the 1988 film Good Morning, Vietnam i...

God's Treatment of Mankind in 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton

In five pages this paper examines God's views and treatment of mankind as depicted in 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton. Two other s...

The Meaning of Life According to Leo Tolstoy

This 10 page paper examines Leo Tolstoy's literary works and personal philosophy, and argues that he sought simplicity and spiritu...

John Steinbeck's Writings and 'the American Eden'

In 6 pages this paper discusses how Eden is metaphorically depicted in John Steinbeck's portrayal of America in such texts as Cann...