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Baroque, Classical and Romantic/Comparing 3 Works

sense of awe and wonder at the complex beauty of the music. The classical music of Beethoven blends the varied textures of the o...

Master of the Rohan Hours

("Master"). It is also believed by scholars that the extensive biblical cycle contained in the Rohan Hours is based on the Bible m...

Michael Cunningham's The Hours

housebound in Los Angeles in 1949. Sally has learned that she is pregnant again, and gives herself the time to read Virginia Wool...

'The Storm' by Kate Chopin and the Character of Calixta

prior to the approaching storm but soon becomes unconsciously aware of her longing for passion when she feels oppressed under the ...

Death as a Representation of Failing Marriages

This 9 page paper gives an explanation of how the timeless ideal of marriage is not real and how The Dead and The Story of an Hour...

Andrew Dubus/Dancing After Hours

viewpoint. His point appears to be that life is, in general, a painful, isolated experience, as the connections that people feel...

Hypothetical Letter to a Mental Patient

the first place: it was your brothers wicked fiance Isabella who had dreamt up such nonsense in the first place, and convinced you...

Themes of The Awakening by Kate Chopin

In five pages this paper discusses what is meant by flight symbolism in this thematic analysis of The Awakening by Kate Chopin. T...

Literary Realism and Social Problems

a very unexpected place: her fears. She is so terrified that life is simply going to pass her by that the thought nearly paralyze...

At Fault by Kate Chopin

fiction demonstrates that she was an accomplished practitioner of humor, which she sometimes employed to avoid the sentimentality ...

Women and Gender Roles in Literature

This paper examines gender roles in literature in this overview of five pages that discusses how they are represented in The Awake...

Women's Voices: Kate Chopin and Luisa Valenzuela

not thinking of his words, only drinking in the tones of his voice. She wanted to reach out her hand in the darkness and touch him...

The Awakening by Kate Chopin and Power Struggles

feel "normal" she simply goes about her day. There is an air of loneliness, despair and isolation, which would make any individual...

The Life and Works of Kate Chopin

This 6 page paper discusses the literary works and reputation of Kate Chopin, with emphasis on “The Awakening.” Bibliography lists...

Failed Marriages in The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James and The Awakening by Kate Chopin

to pass her by that the thought nearly paralyzes her emotions. She learns from years of fighting those bottled up emotions that s...

A Comparison of A Sorrowful Woman amd A Story of an Hour

be there. They, as individuals, come second when they have a husband and a family. Even in todays society where a woman can be suc...

Women's Self Determination in The Awakening by Kate Chopin

but he cant precisely put his finger on the problem either. She is lovely and gracious; she certainly doesnt abuse the children or...

Late Nineteenth Century New Orleans' Women in The Awakening by Kate Chopin

In six pages this paper discusses the theme of women's subjugation and how it impacts upon the relationships portrayed in The Awak...

Edna Pontellier's Importance to The Awakening by Kate Chopin

In five pages the significance of Edna to the novella by Kate Chopin and how she symbolically represents Victorian women's desire ...

Edna Characterization in The Awakening by Kate Chopin III

In two pages this paper discusses the character's true self understanding and how it evolves throughout the course of the novella ...

Women in The Awakening by Kate Chopin

In eight pages this paper considers how Kate Chopin portrayed the evolving role of women in her protagonist Edna Pontellier in The...

Love's Success or Failure in Quicksand by Nella Larsen and The Awakening by Kate Chopin

for fleeting moments of pleasure with Robert Lebrun, Ednas longing for love remained unfulfilled. One defining even occurred when...

Freedom and Escapism in The Awakening by Kate Chopin

In four pages The Awakening by Kate Chopin is analyzed in terms of the roles of freedom and escapism. Four sources are cited in t...

Views of Women, Chopin, Morrison, Tremblay

Awakening: Marriage and Independence In Kate Chopins controversial novel The Awakening, which was first published in 1899, the n...

Kate Chopin: Exploring Culture and Identity

themselves aloof until the conditions of their acquiescence are met through achieving an understanding with the men who occupy the...

Various Quotations and their Meaning

This essay is made-up of eleven mini-essays, which all offer explanation of a quote taken from great works of literature by Virgin...

Race According to Kate Chopin and Mark Twain

for the homeless boy. This novel has garnered severe criticism in recent decades because Twain makes use of nineteenth century la...

Women and Men in American Literature

unworthy, because he is not sexually active, something that truly defines a man. In essence, the two, Jake and Brett, have a ve...

Nadine Gordimer vs. Kate Chopin, Two Works

there are at least servants that are black, if not actual slaves. This would indicate, for the most part, that the setting is the ...

Literary Fiction and Self Discovery

they move to a town that Joe commences to alter. He opens a store and becomes incredibly prosperous, but insists that Janie never ...