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Modernist Literature and Definitive Characteristics

In nine pages this paper examines the definitive characteristics of modernist literature in a consideration of works by Virginia W...

American Mass Hysteria's Exacerbation of Class Struggles

In five pages this paper examines how mass hysteria contributes to U.S. class struggles in a consideration of the Communist 'witch...

O. Henry/Gift of the Magi

being owned by "Her Jim" (Porter). As Della contemplates her options, she considers her reflection and O. Henry introduces the f...

Henry James's 19th Century Critique of John S. Sargent's 'Lady with the Rose' Painting

lived a privileged upbringing throughout Europe (Downes 5). Lacking a university education did not deter this young sketch artist...

Henry James's Daisy Miller and William Shakespeare's Hamlet

In two pages this paper contrasts and compares Daisy Miller and Hamlet in terms of character identity. There are no other sources...

The Insanity Defense

is a vast body of medical literature testifying to the fact that people can become seriously disturbed such that to deny the exist...

Crime and Punishment of the Mentally Ill

While the insanity defense gets a considerable amount of public attention whenever it is used, fewer than 1 percent of all cases s...

Innocent by Reason of Insanity

The concept of insanity has been shaped by a number of forces. Generally, however, the concept of...

Frederick Henry in Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms

pictured offering ironic commentaries on sculpture and art, with his conversation peppered with "allusions to Samuel Johnson, Sain...

Leader's Political Role in King Henry V by William Shakespeare

In his political discourse, The Prince, Nicolo Machiavelli believed that political prowess that leads inherently to victory is ine...

Henry Louis Gates Jr's 13 Ways of Looking at a Black Man

In five pages this paper discusses these 'narratives of ascent' in the collection by Henry Louis Gates Jr....

Failed Marriages in The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James and The Awakening by Kate Chopin

to pass her by that the thought nearly paralyzes her emotions. She learns from years of fighting those bottled up emotions that s...

'The Figure in the Carpet' by Henry James

In eleven pages this tutorial provides valuable information for composing a critique for this short story by Henry James. Six sou...

Literature and Social Outcasts

In seven pages this paper social outcasts Daisy Miller, the protagonist featured in the title of Henry James' novella and Holden C...

Portrait of a Lady by Henry James and Isabel Archer's Characterization

In 5 pages this paper presents a character analysis of Isabel Archer, the protagonist of Henry James' Portrait of a Lady. There a...

Innocence in Washington Square and Daisy Miller by Henry James

pursue her -- if not from a distance. It could be argued that he was at battle with himself in that he wanted to be with Daisy, b...

Mental Illness in Shelley and James

This paper examines Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Henry James' Washington Square in terms of how Szacz's The Myth of Mental Illn...

Literature and Social Conflict

In five pages this paper examines how social conflict is reflected in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Charlotte P...

Henry James' Daisy Miller and Realism

for the tiny haven for the worlds most socially-prominent families: "There are, indeed, many hotels, for the entertainment of tour...

Critique of James Hall's Biography of William Henry Harrison

In five pages this paper examines the William Henry Harrison biography by James Hall in an overview of how the author approaches H...

'Jekyll and Hyde' vs. 'The Beast in the Jungle'

This paper consists of 8 pages and through the works of Robert Louis Stevenson and Henry James examines the beast that lives in al...

Sex and the Law, When is Consent Not Enough?

While most of sex legislation nowadays focuses on sexual assault, there is still quite a large body of legislation on consensual s...

Society's Treatment of Women in Literature in an Analysis of Female Characters Daisy, Harriet, and Lucie

This essay consists of eleven pages and examines society's treatment of women in the female characterizations featured in the lite...

Plantation Society in the Antebellum South

retained a spirit of independent belief and worship. 3) How does the work pattern resemble that of the religious arrangements? Ag...

Marriage in the Work of Crane and James

in any manner. This story primarily offers one foundational marriage and that is the marriage of Maggies parents. It is really t...

TV's Effect on Sexual Behavior

modeling and imitation (Somers and Tynan, 2006). Hypothesis in each study Collins, et al, propose that television holds the pote...

Influences on Henry James' Portrait of a Lady

grown up in Europe and America he was a man with a wealth of information which he could write about in relationship to people and ...

Daisy Miller by Henry James and Realism

women (James). It is clear that if Daisys flirting is not as innocent as it seems, then this would make her unacceptable to Winter...

Psychological Realism and Henry James

reflection. The concept of psychological realism is based on the belief that man reacts in certain ways that are a direct extensi...

An Analysis of Henry James' Story, The Real Thing

thinking about making a living. But a predominantly capitalist economy meant that all goods and services, including works of art,...