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Critical Reception to Alice Adams's Fiction

In eight pages the varied critical responses to Adams's fiction particularly as it portrayed class is discussed with reference mad...

Spiritual Home in the Novels Beloved, Love is Medicine and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

In eight pags this paper examines the meaning of a spiritual home in these three works of fiction. There are no additional source...

The Writing Techniques Alice Walker Uses to Address Her Concerns

In six pages the ways in which Walker employs fiction to express her concern about specific issues and love of humanity are consid...

Life in the White World as Portrayed in Sula by Toni Morrison and Meridian by Alice Walker

In a paper that contains six pages the ways in which relationships between blacks and whites are portrayed are discussed and argue...

Interpreting Fiction of the Latter 20th Century

dies. The question as to where the boy should be raised crops up as Lilas first in-laws are intimately involved in the life of the...

Two Science Fiction Story Characterizations

stars for me, weaponed me to make my way in the world...Did I slay him, what horror would come upon me and mine?" (Anderson 305). ...

The American Revolution in Fiction and in Film

to the settlement of the American frontier, Drums Along the Mohawk. It is the story of farmer Gil Martin and his privileged bride...

Descriptive Language in Fiction

always been in Raleighs room, presumably, but he had never noticed it, hidden as it was behind a chest of drawers, until he was te...

Fiction v. Reality of Law Enforcement

that the general public sees portrayed in television shows and in film are entertaining, often inspiring young viewers to investig...

The Centralist Political Philosophy of Barack Obama: "Useful Fictions"

This 4 page paper provides an overview of Barack Obama's political philosophy and its orientation in centralism. The primary thesi...

Humanity's Future, Science Fiction Visions

This essay pertains to the novel "Dawn" by Octavia Butler and the films "District 9" and "The Omega Man," and argues that each of ...

Terrorism Fiction vs Nonfiction

This paper reviews the nonfiction book "News of a Kidnapping" and the fictional "Bel Canto". There are two sources listed in this...

Dark Future in the Science Fiction Novel Neuromancer by William Gibson

In nine pages this paper examines how technology can lead society into a dark dystopia in an analysis of William Gibson's Neuroman...

Contemporary Detective Fiction and Homosexuality

This paper consists of three pages and examines how homosexuality is subtlely presented in 'The Bootlegger's Daughter' by Margaret...

Edgar Allan Poe's Fiction and Theme of Death

In eight pages the ways in which Poe's death obsession manifests itself in ten of his short stories are examined. There are 4 bi...

Walter Mosley's Devil in a Blue Dress and the Detective Fiction Genre

In six pages this paper examines the detective genre as represented in this critical assessment of Walter Mosley's novel. There a...

Communication Lacking in the Fiction of Eudora Welty

son, but upon closer examination he realizes the woman is not as old as he first thought, and Sonny is her husband. In fact, the w...

Worldviews Clash in the Fiction of John Updike and Flannery O'Connor

In ten pages this paper compares the worldview clashes featured in the short stories of John Updike and Flannery O'Connor in an a...

Parents in the Fiction of Guy de Maupassant

In five pages this paper examines the French author's short stories 'Mademoiselle Fifi' and 'Boule de Suif' in terms of how they r...

Invasion of the Body Snatchers Science Fiction Film Review

In three pages this essay presents an analysis of Invasion of the Body Snatchers in a consideration of character development, cine...

Fact or Fiction in the Life and Film Adaptations of Michael Collins

the boundaries of Eire. While Jordans film begins amidst the political turmoil of Ireland in 1916, with Jordan at the center of t...

Aspects of Detective Fiction From the Nineteen Hundreds

This paper examines six detective novels from the nineteen hundreds, and addresses common themes seen throughout each. The author...

Two Female Characters in U.S. Fiction

5 pages and 2 sources used. This paper provides an overview and a comparison of the lives and characteristics of two central fema...

Thomas Hardy and George Moore's Victorian Fiction and Naivete

In five pages this research paper examines the naivete of the protagonists in Esther Waters by George Moore and Far From the Maddi...

The Short Fiction of Kurt Vonnegut and Conformity and Appearance

IN ten pages the author's contention that conformity interferes with self understanding is examined within the context of three st...

Samoan Culture in the Fiction of Wendt and Figel

!Sia Figiels Where We Once Belonged Figiels Samoa is a vibrant, animate place where "sharks bite the moon, and a pumpkin might as...

'The Cask of Amontillado' Fiction and the Real Life of Edgar Allan Poe

In seven pages this paper discusses how Poe's real life experiences can be connected to the short story 'The Cask of Amontillado.'...

Taiwain and the Fiction of Freedom of the Press

In ten pages ths paper examines whether or not publications in Taiwan enjoy rights of freedom of the press. There arer 4 sources ...

Fiction Comparison of Toni Morrison and Ishmael Reed

In five pages The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison is compared with Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed in terms their very different tragic an...

James Cameron's Science Fiction Films Terminator and Terminator 2

In five pages this paper examines the changes director Cameron made in the second Terminator film and also considers the overall s...