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Irony in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

In three pages this paper discusses how irony is used by John Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men....

Unconscious Mind Exploration in Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen

In five pages this paper psychologically probes the conflicts within Hedda Gabler as presented in Ibsen's play. Four sources are ...

1995 Novel Blindness by Jose Saramago

those few, see no apparent cause for the malady, and it does not leave people in the darkness, but rather in a white light - a wh...

Analyzing The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen

In five pages the point of view, structure and characterization of Ibsen's play are analyzed. There are no other sources listed i...

Marriage Views of Henrik Ibsen

works, that Ibsen had a unique take on women. In fact, Baker-White notes that Ibsens realist plays had been subverted due to the u...

Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen

In eight pages this paper presents a literary analysis of Ibsen's play in a consideration of dramatic plot development, theme, lan...

Society's Dualism in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

In five pages this paper considers society's dualism as represented in Ibsen's social drama. One source is listed in the bibliogr...

Symbols and Themes in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

In seven pages Ibsen's views on social morality as conveyed by the symbols and themes used in A Doll's House are analyzed. Seven ...

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen and Nora and Torvald Helmer

beginning of the story she is simply a doll, a pretty thing that plays her role as the good wife and mother. As one author notes, ...

Suitability of the Title A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

coincidence and picturesque contrast" (A Dolls House) punctuated by his use of language plays a significant role in identifying No...

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen and Genre

normal and average. Nora is a woman who is seen as nothing more than a simple creature. Her husband often refers to her in cond...

Nora in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

she is essentially immersed in her role. But, as the story develops we begin to wonder if all of these characteristics of being ch...

Hedda Gabler by Henrik Gabler, Sterility and Fertility

her position of being pregnant. Through this pregnancy, her ability to be incredibly fertile, she is truly trapped in a world that...

The Shell Game

including short stories and plays. This paper considers his short story The Man in a Shell with specific attention to the narrator...

The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov and Stage Props THE USE OF THEATRICAL DEVICES IN CHEKHOV'S THE CHERRY ORCHARD

save their farm from subdivision additional layers of clothing can be added. The scarf is an indicator of his desire to place a st...

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift and Shock, Satire, and Irony

In five pages this paper examines the author's masterful uses of irony, satire, and shock in his criticism of British greed and Ir...

Voltaire, Moliere and Social Satire

money, not religion. Organ, a simplistic, but good man, has allowed Tartuffe to come into his home and take dominance over his fam...

Literary Reality and Fiction

In five pages this paper discusses the representation of reality and fiction in literature in an examination of Chekhov's The Thre...

What it Takes to Change

5 pages and 2 sources. This paper provides an overview of what it might take to change the future and improve a life. Though man...

Scholarly Criticism of 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner

to admit for three days that he was dead. The narrator says, "We did not say she was crazy then. We believed she had to do that. W...

Lanford Wilson/Rimers of Eldritch

A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses Lanford Wilson's play Rimers of Eldritch, which, on the surface, concerns a murder ...

HOLES IN MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY

In his 1952 article, in which he used the mathematics of diversification, he pointed out, through a variety of formulas, that inve...

Feminist Heroines Antigone in Sophocles' Play of the Same Name and Nora Helmer in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House

However, Antigone dared to do just that. Her brothers Polyneices and Eteocles fought on opposite sides and when both were killed ...

Human Nature in Sherwood Anderson's Death in the Woods and Anton Chekhov's The Lady with a Pet Dog

In a paper consisting of seven pages characterizations and outer and inner reality presentation are considered. Eight sources are...

Ninteenth Century Women in Anton Chekhov's 'The Lady With the Dog' and Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an Hour'

by curiosity, I wanted something better" (Chekhov). However, the better life that she imagined did not materialize with her marria...

The Theater and Its Use of Comedy

Funny women with a prominent role in the narrative are shared by many plays. This paper examines The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov, he...

Forecasting for a Fast Food Outlet

and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...

Daisy and Nora

hostile public world. Yet, she confesses to a friend that she keeps her business activities a secret from him because it would be ...

Gender Roles in Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen

In two pages this play is analyzed in terms of its representation of gender roles as manifested in the neurotic Hedda Gabler. The...

Irony Within Chopin's The Story of an Hour

This 3 page paper gives a example for verbal, situational, and character types of irony. This paper includes three instances in th...