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Sex and Gender in Decameron

they established themselves in a small house in London. Pampinea then relates how the brothers scrimped and saved and started rebu...

Elder Fairytale

survived and were content with that. The little girl, however, was not happy with such a life. She wanted more. But, she never c...

Review of Barry Unsworth's Sacred Hunger

interesting view of the historical factors which made slavery an accepted part of white society. He takes tradition one step furt...

A Review of First Confession

judgmental individual. As it turns out, he learns that his fears are unfounded with regard to both his confession and the priest,...

Wealth and Success Stories

that there is really no future in India, especially with current political and economic problems. The family gathers together enou...

Chaucer and His Characters

In five pages The Canterbury Tales are considered in terms of what they reveal about the author, his compassion, humor, thoughts a...

3 Selections from The Romance of Arthur

and simultaneously down plays the role of the warrior in medieval narrative (Wilhelm 283). This is evident from the beginning of...

Santos Garza, Chief Executive Officer of Counter Technology Inc.

he worked to establish expanding international trade opportunities between Mexico and the U.S. Garzas company is listed as one of ...

Comparative Analysis of John Updike's 'A and P' and James Joyce's 'Araby'

In six pages these two short stories are compared and contrasted in terms of girls' roles in each tale. There are no other sources...

Homer's 'Odyssey' and Its Stories

In five pages this paper examines the stories featured throughout 'The Odyssey' in a consideration of the repetition of Agamemnon'...

'The Spectacles' by Edgar Allan Poe and His Use of Satire

In ten pages this research paper provides a biographical sketch of Edgar Allan Poe along with critical assessment but the central ...

Characters of Athene and Poseidon in Homer's 'The Odyssey'

In five pages these characters as they are featured in Homer's epic are examined in terms of how they contribute to the tale overa...

Lasting Influence of Fairy Tales

In five pages the lasting influence of fairy tales upon attitudes are examined within the context of Writing and Reading Across th...

The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare and Innocence

o th child: / The silence often of pure innocence / Persuades when speaking fails" (II.ii.48-52). Paulina believes that gazing at...

A Review of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

the most righteous and honorable. Their vanity ran deep: "The neighbouring towns were jealous of this honourable supremacy, and af...

Shakespeare's Dark and Festive Comedies

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the dark and festive comedies of William Shakespeare and includes considerations of...

The Character of Louisa in Hard Times

This Dickens tale is looked at as it relates to this single character but other characters are discussed as well. Gender is someth...

Contrast of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich and Robert Darnton

In six pages Ulrich's 'A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812' and Darnton's 'The Great Cat M...

An Analysis of the Bilingual and Bicultural Facets of The Next of Kin

speaks of a person who is able to adjust to different cultures, or the culture of humans, and also exist as a multilingual being. ...

The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper

In five pages this paper discusses plot and theme in an analysis of this tale by James Fenimore Cooper. There are no other source...

Comparison of Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne

combination that seemed to be excluded was "gothic romances." According to Alexander (1971), the reasons why Poe should be cons...

Totalitarianism and Sexuality in Works by Margaret Atwood and George Orwell

In ten pages this essay examines totalitarian control of sexuality as depicted in The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and Ninet...

Classical Literature, Character Vision and Irony

In five pages this paper discusses irony and lack of vision in such works as The Canterbury Tales, The Decameron, Lysistrata, and ...

Women and Stereotypes

In seven pages this paper examines how women are depicted as stereotypes in The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and As I Lay Dy...

Analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's Works

In seven pages Poe's works are analyzed within the context of his short stories 'The Tell Tale Heart' and 'The Fall of the House o...

Comparative Analysis of American Society and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale The U.S.A. compared with Gilead in The Handmaid's Tale

to be sure that fertile women are available to the society. The society is class-based and those who are lucky are provided wives....

'The Company of Wolves' by Angela Carter

The feminist rewriting of fairytales as reflected in this short story by Angela Carter is considered in a paper consisting of five...

Comparing Translations of Beowulf

In six pages this paper compares Seamus Heaney's and Lucien Dean Pearson's translations of the Medieval epic tale. There are thre...

Tartuffe by Moliere

In six pages this paper examines Moliere's satirical morality tale and its open theater impact. Four sources are cited in the bib...

The Rain God: A Desert Tale Viewed Critically

members of the Angel clan, as well as Mexican-American men and women. Gender restricts personal choices, and influences not only ...