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Analysis of Selected Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks

In five pages this paper analyzes Gwendolyn Brooks' poems including 'We Real Cool' and 'Kitchenette Building' in a consideration o...

Unforgettable 1996 Film Sling Blade

asylum where he had been sent as a youngster for killing his abusive mother and her boyfriend. A young boy named Frank befriends h...

Bigger Thomas in Native Son by Richard Wright

Stereotypes and the characterization of Bigger Thomas are discussed in this analysis of Native Son by Richard Wright consisting of...

Richard II by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper discusses the treachery of Shakespeare's protagonist in an analysis of his characterization, images, abdi...

'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway

conforming to gender role expectations in other areas, such as his taking the bags to the train. It is not that she is portrayed ...

Homer's Heroes Patroclus and Achilles

In this essay consisting of five pages the argument is presented that the friendship between these heroes in Homer's 'The Iliad' s...

'Patterns' by Amy Lowell

This paper consists of four pages and discusses the characterization of the speaker and the poem's connotation, rhythm, diction, a...

Kamala Markandaya's Nectar in a Sieve

In six pages this paper discusses how the struggles of Indian women are reflected in this novel's female characterization. Eleven...

Comparing the Book of Job and Oedipus Rex

in and curse God. He tells his wife, advising her that, just as they accept good from the hand of God, they have to also be willin...

Oedipus and Gilgamesh Compared

The tragedies these leaders experience that lead them onto a path of self knowledge are the focus of this paper consisting of five...

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

In ten pages this paper presents the argument that this first romance novel of the American frontier reflects in its characterizat...

Fathers and Sons by Turgenev

In six pages this essay analyzes Turgenev's novel in terms of how the nihilistic and pastoral is contrasted with characterization ...

A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch

is blunt when she explains to Martin why their marriage has failed: "Its partly my being so much older and being a sort of mother...

Analysis of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

In five pages this paper subjects Ibsen's social drama to a literary analysis that focuses on characterization, plot, and irony. ...

Female Characters in William Shakespeare's Othello and Hamlet

In each, their gestures of submission paradoxically enable the expression of desire. This shows female characters that inhabit th...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare and the Motifs of Blindness, Sight, Darkness, and Light

In ten pages this paper examines Shakespeare's characterizations of Lord and Lady Macbeth regarding how they enable him to masterf...

Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Journal Observations

In eight pages this journal observation critiques and evaluates this novel by Betty Smith in a consideration of setting, plot, ton...

South African Victimization and the Novels of Nadine Gordimer

In twelve pages this paper critically analyzes the novels of Nadine Gordimer in a consideration of characterization and the victim...

Oedipus the King, Othello, Reality and Appearances

In a paper consisting of three pages the protagonist's distinguishing between appearances and reality is assessed in these works b...

Ulysses by James Joyce and the Heroic Ideal of Leopold Bloom

In five pages this paper discusses the differences in the heroic ideas presented in literature, art, and film contained within the...

Western Civilization's Failure in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

In 5 pages this paper examines how Western civilization's failure is conveyed by Joseph Conrad by the characterization of Kurtz in...

'Much Ado About Nothing' vs. 'Measure For Measure'

This paper consists of 8 pages and examines atmosphere, plot, and characterizations in a comparative analysis. There are 6 biblio...

Themes of Betrayal and Friendship in 'Othello' and 'Hamlet'

In a research paper that consists of 5 pages, these themes are defined and then throughout the course of the paper they are furthe...

Effects of Disharmony and Harmony in 'Romeo and Juliet'

In 6 pages this essay compares and contrasts Act II:1 with Act V:3 as a way of evaluating how Shakespeare attempts to establish ha...

William Shakespeare's King Lear and the Disguise Motif

In five pages this paper examines Shakespeare's use of the disguise motif and how deception and disguises manifest themselves in b...

Uses of Pairs in Much Ado About Nothing and The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

In three pages this paper analyzes how Shakespeare uses pairs in order to create structural balance, to assist characterization, a...

Chang-rae Lee's A Gesture Life, Doc Hata

endeavor to keep the comfort women debate controversial by providing arguments that call into question whether or not the comfort ...

Chekhov's The Duel, Nature and Atmosphere

This essay pertains the way in which Chekhov uses nature and atmosphere to underscore characterization in The Duel. Seven pages in...

Alexie's "How to Write the Great American Indian Novel" - A Post-Colonial Criticism

In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at Alexie's "How to Write the Great American Indian Novel". The harmful American charact...

Character Studies: Dr. Faustus, Macbeth

This essay discusses the characterization of Christopher Marlowe's "Dr. Faustus" and William Shakespeare's "Macbeth," identifying ...