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A New England Tradition: Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall”

they are lifting boulders and at others, they only have to worry about shifting small stones (Frost). The main thing is, they are ...

An Overview of Fellowship of the Ring

result of Bilbos leaving, is given possession of the ring. He is informed by Gandalf, a wizard and friend, that he must keep the r...

Forms, Immortal Soul, and Defining Virtue in Phaedo and Meno by Plato

different aspects of individual virtue can be seen to be included. Meno offers the suggestion that virtue can be defined as the wi...

Tolkein and Fellowship of the Ring

tale is primarily told in a book titled "The Hobbit," wherein he has many adventures and comes into possession of the one ring of ...

Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

rules. Dr. Jekyll was the perfect example of such a man, a man who did the right things, acted in the correct manner, and never st...

Analyzing the Epic Poem 'Beowulf'

In four pages the classic Medieval poem is analyzed. There is no bibliography included....

Comparing 2 Short Stories by Franz Kafka

In nine pages Kafka's 1913 short story 'The Judgment' is compared with his classic 1915 work 'The Metamorphosis.'...

A Comparison of Communist Manifesto and Candide

proletariat. Marx notes firstly that the interests of communists do not differ from the interests of the proletariat as a class; t...

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

This 5 page paper examines some of the themes in Tolstoy's classic novel of love, betrayal, social ostracism and death....

"Faust" and "Madame Bovary"

who is, for a good many people, the most entertaining character in the play. Mephistopheles manipulates Faust so that he "loves an...

Children's Literary Classic The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

a shelf, he decides to seek the counsel of the Skin Horse. He inquires what it means to be REAL, and the Horse answers, "Real isn...

Analysis of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

shining armor since he has redesigned his house to look like a castle. However, he does not bring this kind and generous nature in...

Analysis of 'The Aeneid'

souls, and rebirth, a central focus in lifes journey for all cultures and time periods. Mankind throughout history has bee...

Comparing the 1995 Film and Novel Versions of 'The Scarlet Letter'

would have no doubt preferred. She stays and makes a life for herself and Pearl as a seamstress and though her scarlet letter def...

Literature's Deeper Meaning

the town of Bisbee. "It is July 20, 1989, early afternoon, monsoon season in the Sonoran Desert, and I am going back to Bisbee. A...

Narrative Voice in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights

and understood in many different ways. We are not only given one perspective but two that work together in different and powerful ...

Jackson’s Literary Devices

at times the exact opposite of what is being said. The once well-known short stories of O. Henry are masterpieces of irony: in one...

Demonstration of the Epic Qualities Imitated by Aristotle in 'The Odyssey,' 'The Epic of Gilgamesh, 'Beowulf,' and 'Romeo And Juliet'

previous approached, inasmuch as the components of courage, strength, power and physical prowess have as much to do with social im...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare and 'A Pardoner's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer Compared

In five pages the shared themes and death emphasis of these two notorious literary classics are contrasted and compared. Three so...

Literary Criticism, Romantic and Classical Traditions

In ten pages this report compares romantic and classic traditions as they are reflected in literary criticism. Five sources are c...

Huckleberry Finn Critically Analyzed

began disappearing from school library bookshelves, denying students the right to draw their own conclusions. The Adventures of H...

Bilingual Pupil and Literature

In seven pages this paper discusses how the bilingual pupil can be assisted through the classroom incorporation of American litera...

Classical Literature and The Role of World Leaders

This paper discusses three classic literary works, Gilgamesh, Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, and Oedipus Rex. The author draws comparisons from...

Concept of 'Natural Slave' in Politics by Aristotle and The Tempest by William Shakespeare

This paper contrasts and compares how the 'natural slave' concept is portrayed in these literary classics in five pages. There ar...

Nick Carraway and Fitzgerald's Novel, The Great Gatsby

few minutes I was going to enter into their lives, and no one would ever know or disapprove" (Fitzgerald 61). He soon finds that...

Analyzing Huck Finn

racist and a whole host of other uncomplimentary terms; however, it has been -- and continues to be -- instrumental in describing ...

Literary Classics, Knowledge of Death and Religion

it would seem. Socrates agrees for he sees that by having such an argument with Euthyphro he may find a better way to plead his ow...

Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, and Love Relationships

and feels that he usurped his place in the family. Therefore, when Hindley torments Heathcliff when he gets the opportunity. Cathy...

Otherworld and Heroes in 'The Odyssey' and 'Epic of Gilgamesh'

in order to acquire knowledge, and to demonstrate bravery or quick-wittedness while they are dealing with unfamiliar situations or...

Plot Analysis Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

Gulliver travels to Lilliput, where the normal-sized man is regarded as a circus freak by the six-inch Lilliputians. They cant fi...