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Fairytales and Gender Roles

In five pages classic fairytales are examined in terms of their portrayal of conventional gender roles with the views of anthropol...

The Tempest by William Shakespeare and The Collector by John Fowles

In seven pages these two works are contrasted and compared with the focus being on Clegg's terror reign depicted by John Fowles an...

Comparison of 'History of the Peloponnesian War' by Thucydides and 'The Iliad' by Homer

In five pages this paper compares these two works in terms of wartime reality portrayals. Two sources are cited in the bibliograp...

Peter the Great by Klyuchevsky

In five pages this paper presents a review of Klyuchevsky's biography and critically evaluates the author's portrayal of Russia's ...

2 Views of Moshe Dayan

In seven pages this paper compares past and present Israeli and Arab views of Moshe Dayan with Boutros Boutros Ghali background in...

The Clintons and Partners in Power by Roger Morris

In five pages this book report discusses the portrayal of Bill and Hillary Clinton in Roger Morris' text and its particularly nega...

Second World War's Nazi Death Camps

need at the front lines. The special death squads were responsible for killing about two million people (Weiss, 1996). Because ...

Night by Elie Wiesel

In five pages this research paper examines Wiesel's authobiography in terms of author consideration, his thesis, and compares actu...

Bildungsroman or Coming of Age in The Reivers by William Faulkner

This paper examines how the Bildungsroman or coming of age technique is employed by William Faulkner in the portrayal of his 11 ye...

The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor

In five pages this novel is analyzed in terms of its themes and portrayal of pertinent Irish American political and social issues ...

Manhood, Nature, and Death in The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

In nine pages this novel is analyzed in terms of its symbolism and portrayal of themes including the nature of manhood, life, and ...

Religious Thematic Analysis of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

In seven pages this research paper discusses The Grapes of Wrath in a thematic analysis of the portrayal of religion and sin in a ...

True History of Latin America and the Obstacle of Eurocentricism

In four pages the Americas of the preColombian era are examined in terms of the bias of historical representation as a result of a...

Cultural Myths and 'The Aeneid' and 'The Odyssey'

In six pages this paper examines cultural myths and the portrayal of heroes in this comparative analysis of the works by Virgil an...

Cinema and U.S. Immigration

In five pages the film El Norte's portrayal of immigration to the United States is presented in this overview. There is 1 source ...

Ulysses by James Joyce and Modernism

In ten pages this paper examines modernism within the context on Ulysses and how James Joyce varies the portrayal of Homer's Odyss...

Man and Woman in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

hand, is a model of blunt decorum and steadiness, a man ruled by his class and conventions rather than feeling: basically, a guy ...

'Paradiso' of Dante

across other he knows as well ads many mythical and historical figures, each one can be seen representing a particular virtue or f...

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck and Morality

In five pages this paper examines the positive portrayal of morality given environmental circumstances as represented in Cannery R...

The Accurate Portrayal of Ancient Egypt in Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie

In a report consisting of twelve pages the setting of Christie's fiction and the portrayal of families remarkably similar to those...

Andrew Lang as the Arabian Nights' Storyteller

In eleven pages this paper discusses how Andrew Lang becomes a storyteller in his vivid portrayal of the Arabian Nights' tales whi...

The Eighteenth Century Novel The Italian by Ann Radcliffe

writes that there was "something too extraordinary in the figure of this man, and too singular in his conduct to pass unnoticed by...

Confession or Accusation in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

In five pages this paper argues that the novel is representative of both accusation and confession regarding its First World War p...

Book I of A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway and the Conflict Between Reality and Illusion

In three pages the thematic conflict between reality and illusion is examined in a consideration of Book I's portrayal of the love...

Richard Brooks' Film The Blackboard Jungle

In eight pages this film by director Richard Brooks is examines in an overview that considers its portrayal of youth problems. Th...

Satan in Paradise Lost by John Milton

In three pages this paper examines Book I's portrayal of Satan and the author's attempt to influence perceptions of the readers. ...

Women in Works Such as Jane Eyre, The Scarlet Letter, and Lysistrata

This paper contrasts and compares various female characters throughout the history of literature which includes Lysistrata, Jane E...

Absentee Parents in Kaplan and Irving

The phenomenon of absentee parents has increased in relevance in the 21st century. This analysis is a comparison and contrast of L...

Revisionist History, William Shakespeare and the Actual King Macbeth

In five pages this paper examines the dramatic liberties Shakespeare took in his portrayal of King Macbeth in this consideration o...

Roman Empire in the Film Quo Vadis

In five pages this paper analyzes whether or not there is an accurate portrayal of the Roman Empire in the film Quo Vadis. Three ...