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'The Knight's Tale' and 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' and Chaucer's Representation of Destiny and Choice

one year, what it is that women truly want from a man. For whatever reason, the Queen has chosen to give the man a choice - death...

Typee by Herman Melville and the Themes of Savagery and Civilization

Melville sees civilisation as exemplified by whites, but this is a civilisation which, right at the start of the novel, he rejects...

Film Mulholland Drive and David Lynch's Editing

In five pages the theme of Lynch's film is discussed in an examination of the editing techniques the director employed. Three sou...

The Theme of Freedom in a Short Story Paper

life must endure social intolerance at one time or another; however, certain groups face prejudicial persecution on a regular basi...

Slavery Theme in Dawn by Octavia Butler

power structures and organization are often present in her writing. In fact, it would be more accurate to describe her writing as ...

Kate Chopin and Marriage Aspects

In ten pages Chopin's stories 'Desiree's Baby,' 'The Story of an Hour,' and 'A Respectable Woman' are examined in terms of their t...

The Sea Wolf by Jack London and Free Will

are intellectuals. There is an eclectic group and this sets the stage for many ideas to be broached. There are several external al...

Themes in 'A Good Man is Hard to Find,' 'Revelation,' and 'Greenleaf' by Flannery O'Connor

In eight pages these three short stories are considered in terms of summary and analysis of themes. Ten sources are cited in the ...

Analyzing Short Stories 'A Rose for Emily,' 'Barn Burning' and 'The Bear' by William Faulkner

were forced to relocate whenever the pyromaniac patriarch, Abner Snopes, would become angry and set fire to his employers barn. T...

Lost Children As a Literary Theme

This paper discusses John Edgar Wideman's, Philadelphia Fire, and Shakespeare's, The Tempest as they relate to the common literary...

'Suffer the Little Children' by Stephen King

In five pages this paper analyzes the short story by Stephen King in terms of character, setting, theme, and point of view. There...

Thematic Analysis of Welcome to Hard Times by E.L. Doctorow

In ten pages this paper discusses the themes of suffering and evil as uncompromisingly depicted by Doctorow in his Western frontie...

Themes and Symbolism in 'The Story of an Hour' by Kate Chopin

In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of perspective, setting, tone, style, and symbolism. Seven sources are cited ...

Comparing George Orwell's Politics and the English Language and Shooting an Elephant

in Burma. It is a poignant and ironic allegory of British imperialism, for in Orwells view, the authority which enabled the gover...

Analysis of Emily Dickinson's Poem 712

wanted the poem to leave a profound impression; for that reason, it is subject to the interpretation of the individual. I...

Golden Boy by Clifford Odets

has some boxing success, the protagonist Joe Bonaparte hurts his hands enough that he can no longer play the violin. In this work...

Literary Comparison of Wallace McRae's 'Reincarnation,' Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, and Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

of point of view in the development of these respective works will be illustrated. Exposition is an exploration of the backgroun...

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and Themes of Destiny and Choice

In six pages 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' and 'The Knight's Tale' are discussed in order to examine how the themes of destiny and cho...

Themes of Death in Emily Dickinson's Poetry

to immortality" (73). The Civil War was being fought during Dickinsons most fertile period of creativity, and the deaths of many ...

The Relationship Between Mother and Child in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

In five pages the relationship between Addie and her children before and after her passing is considered in terms of such themes a...

Experiencing and Learning About Life in Candide by Voltaire

In a report consisting of five pages this paper discusses how the theme of experience being the greatest life teacher is represent...

Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe

In five pages this essay provides a synopsis of Achebe's 1987 novel and the primary themes are analyzed. There are no other sourc...

Coen's Film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? and Homer's 'The Odyssey'

This paper examines the themes, development of character, and narrative of 'The Odyssey' in order to determine wither or not the f...

Short Story Comparisons of 'Tickets, Please' by D.H. Lawrence and 'Regret' by Kate Chopin

of twenty she had received a proposal, which she had promptly declined, and at the age of fifty she had not yet lived to regret it...

An Overview of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, 2001 and A Raisin in the Sun, 2001). This essay offers an in-depth overview of this Hansberry play...

Tsitsi Dangarembga's 'Nervous Conditions'

In a paper that is consists of 5 pages the African American woman Timbu is chronicled through parallels, symbolism, themes, and st...

A Feminist Reading of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

girls. Carlos and Kiki are each others best friend... not ours" (8). The boundaries generated by gender stereotypes is symbolize...

The Early Christian Church and Letters of Ignatius

This paper addresses The Bishop of Antioch, the Letters of Ignatius, and relevant themes in the early Christian Church. This nine...

Thomas Keneally's 'Schindler's List'

This is an essay that is 5 pages in length and examines the story's characters, plot, point of view, settings, themes, symbols, an...

Major Themes of Hamlet by William Shakespeare Analyzed

intensity of a hurricane, which dramatically sets the plays tone. Shakespeare recognized the importance of the ghost, which essen...