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Analysis: Last Chapters of John K. Toole's Novel

This 3 page paper gives an overview of the final chapters in A Confederacy of Dunces. This paper includes elements of Goffman's co...

"Where are you going,…" by Joyce Carol Oates,

This essay presents a character study of Arnold Friend from "Where are going, Where have you been?" by Joyce Carol Oates, Three pa...

Heroism in the Ancient World: Gilgamesh and Achilles

This essay pertains to the characters of Gilgamesh and Achilles and how they each warrior-heroes representing their culture. The w...

"Tito's Good-bye" by Christina Garcia

This essay relates a brief summary of Christina Garcia's "Tito's Good-bye," analyzes the characters and her use of setting and ima...

Director Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (1996)

This paper pertains to Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of "Hamlet." The writer describes the overall film and the cinematic devices ...

The Truth of Cornelia's Struggle

In a paper of four pages, the author reflects on the work Cornelia's Struggle. The author writes about the issues facing the main...

Secret Life of Bees from a Social Work Perspective

This paper pertains to Lily, the main character is the film "The Secret Life of Bees." The writer discusses the film from a social...

Considerations in Adult Learning

This 3 page paper compares commonalities between today's adult learner and those delineated by the character Jesse Hallman in the ...

"Barn Burning" by William Faulkner

This essay pertains to Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning" and focuses on the character of Abner Snopes. The writer argues that ...

"Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller

This essay briefly summarizes the plot of MIller's play "Death of a Salesman" and then analyzes the Willy Loman's character. Three...

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

This essay presents the argument that Frankenstein's monster in Mary Shelley's novel is a sympathetic, sensitive character who is ...

The Stranger and Interpreting Meursault's Actions

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at Camus' "The Stranger". The character of Meursault is explored in depth. Paper uses ...

Hero's Cycle and Lord of the Flies

This essay presents the argument that in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the character of Simon is congruent with Joseph Camp...

Enlivening American History

This paper reviews the book A Young People's History of the United States. Written by Howard Zinn, this book provides an interest...

Images of Ophelia

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at Hamlet's Ophelia. Fine art depictions of the character from history are used to exp...

Life of Ernest Hemingway Reflected in his Art

Uncle Sam finally entered the First World War in 1917, Hemingway tried to enlist, but was constantly rejected because of his poor ...

Modern Women and Lessons Learned from Lady Macbeth

under his own roof. One of the oldest of all human social laws is that a person cannot harm his guest. Its never been written down...

Delia Today An Analysis of Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston

The writer argues that this story is character driven, and that this means Delia’s actions would not change much no matter what ti...

Marching to War with Mel Gibson

Weapon movie directed by Norman Rockwell" (Mitchell). Thats a very good, if snarky, description. That being the case, its not sur...

Fate and Enslavement in The Darker Face of the Earth by Rita Dove and Oedipus the King by Sophocles

marrying the widowed Jocasta, he inherited not only a throne but also hoped in so doing he would also earn the social acceptabilit...

Sanrio Inc.

a specific group, for example, the stationary items are referred to as school and office items. This reflect the broad appeal that...

The Grand Ladies of Shakespeare, Ophelia and Desdemona

not of noble blood and its no good for her to dream about marrying a prince "out of thy star; / This must not be" (II.ii.141-142)....

About Glen and Psychology

the safety needs (Maslows theory of motivation - Hierarchy of needs, 2009). Glen has already fulfilled the first two levels: he ha...

“Pulp Fiction” and Its Literary Constructions

the inherent flexibility of a non-sequential narrative, because things get too confusing. Tarantino apparently decided to let it b...

Early Feminist Writings by Chopin and Ibsen

when she saw the kind, tender hands folded in death; the face that had never looked save with love upon her" (Chopin). Her husband...

The Exception

group. She is a long time friend of Iben, a fact that was not revealed when Iben applied for and got the job with the organization...

Exploring Vienna and Talking of Possibilities

enthralling" (1995). The film is a romance, but it avoids the trap of being formulaic; often films of this kind rely "more upon ac...

Othello and Racism

and Othellos skin color. Othello is a Moor and is dark skinned while Iago is an ordinary Venetian. This is something that comes up...

"A Rose for Emily": William Faulkner's Elegy for the Old South

literary criticism entitled, The Resisting Reader: A Feminist Approach to American Fiction, Judith Fetterley described "A Rose for...

Okonkwo and Oedipus

way out of his situation at all because no matter what he does to avoid the killing of his father and marrying his mother he has n...