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Intellectual and the Comic in 'The Third Policeman' by Flann O'Brien

"Atomic Theory" (Taaffe, 2002). The novel begins with the frank statement "Not everybody knows how I killed old Philip Mathers" (...

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien as Fact or Fiction

without ever becoming preachy. Tim OBrien wrote Things They Carried, and not so coincidentally, the texts narrator was also named...

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's Style of Directing

In five pages this paper discusses how Quentin Tarantino addresses the human condition in his filmmaking style and in the violent ...

Supernatural Subtleties in The Shining by Stephen King and Beloved by Toni Morrison

In six pages this report examines the thematic subtleties of the supernatural in these two great works of American fiction. Five ...

Tim O'Brien's Writings and the Blurring of Fantasy and Reality

In eleven pages this paper examines how author Tim O'Brien intentionally obscures the fine line between real life and fiction in h...

Australian Press Council's 'Principle 5'

In five pages an analysis of this principle that requires Australian journalism publications to clearly differentiate between fact...

The True Voyages of Christopher Columbus

eyes of the world. It would also elevate Spains own social status in the world. Status and wealth were important considerations ...

Irish Literary Themes in 1916 by Morgan Llywelyn

conflict rages within, there are conflicts aplenty without. The passage of time also brings with it change, often initiated throu...

Fact and Fiction in Homer's 'The Odyssey'

of Homers great work are a slew of characters. One of those is Odysseus, an unlikely hero. Odysseus is in some ways an antihero...

Myths and Legends Surrounding Vampires

The term "myth", on the other hand, is reserved by anthropologists and folklorists for those stories which deal with the creation ...

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 ...

Four Works of Gary Paulsen Compared

They fought and screamed and never should have been married. I can remember hiding under the kitchen table one day and just wishin...

The Last Emperor Film by Bernardo Bertolucci

related to this period, and some of the socio-political reasons for wanting Pu Yi to take the throne within the constructs of the ...

Describing Life in Persia

entitled Gates of Fire, as well as others, one can get a sense of how the Persians lived at the time. In the novel, Pressfield foc...

Christ A Crisis in the Life of God by Jack Miles

by the Nazis to advance their agenda (and died insane) and Paveses died by his own hand. Miles posits that Gods intention in i...

Authority and Power Through Language in Quentin Tarantino's Movie Pulp Fiction

from his well-received form of art. "Normally, both of you would be dead as fucking fried chicken by now, but since Im in a trans...

Contemporary Oedipus Imagery

if he should have a son. Therefore, Laius took steps to prevent conceiving a son by Jocasta. However, Jocasta wanted a child and c...

American and British Screenplays and Their Sociocultural Text

the constraints which the box-office places upon both screenwriters and directors is a major influence on American film, whereas t...

Naturalism and Realism in the Literature of the Nineteenth Century

is often an important feature. The individuals portrayed are not depicted as standing outside of their own historical background a...

Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles and Denial

As mentioned before, the first edition of The Martian Chronicles was written in 1950, a time during which the Cold War was startin...

Actor John Travolta

time Travolta began doing the leaps and pirouettes on the flashing dance floor in Saturday Night Fever, he was already a veteran a...

Education and Historical Fiction Uses

time and place, the cultural and historical reality of the storys characters and the capability and comprehension of the person re...

Tombstone, Arizona Life and Wyatt Earp

for no good reason except he was afraid of them and what they might do to him. The truth is that the...

Literature on Civil Rights

In five pages literature on civil rights that is both nonfiction and fiction is considered and includes a discussion of Confrontin...

Quentin Tarantino's Controversial Film Pulp Fiction

In 5 pages this paper examines the cinematic style of director Quentin Tarantino in this thematic analysis of the controversial fi...

'Camelot Years' of President John F. Kennedy

In six pages this paper discusses the fact and the fiction surrounding President Kennedy's brief time in the White House. Ten sou...

Literary Crime Fiction

In five pages this paper discusses how the crime fiction literary genre developed throughout the late 19th and early 20th centurie...

Life Reflected in the Art of Henry James

In seven pages this paper examines how Henry James's real life was reflected in his works of fiction. Six sources are cited in the...

Pulp Fiction and Human Anxiety

this tension and anxiety. As Fried (1995) illustrates "Pulp Fiction is not simply a sensational stylistic exercise without content...

Montgomery Bus Boycott Participant Rosa Parks

In ten pages this paper discusses the fact and fiction connected with Rosa Parks' bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama that resulted...