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Protagonist and Antagonist in 'A and P' by John Updike

In one page this paper examines the short story by John Updike in an identification of its protagonist and antagonist characters. ...

Late 19th Century Character Development and the Importance of Landscape

In seven pages this paper discusses how character development during this time period was influenced by landscape in a considerati...

'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

and commonplace New England town for the event. It could serve as the model for a Norman Rockwell painting that could be titled "T...

American Cultural Connection and 'The Celestial Railroad' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In six pages this paper examines how American culture is reflected in this short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Eight sources are ...

Setting in 'Old Mortality' by Katherine Anne Porter

can be emphasized that it is the psychological landscape that matters, not the physical one in this use of setting. Porter begin...

'Daughters of the Late Colonel' by Katherine Mansfield

two women that reveals a great deal about their lives while simultaneously showing the effect of their fathers tyranny through the...

'The Horse Dealer's Daughter' by D.H. Lawrence and Motivation

In four pages this paper analyzes the D.H. Lawrence short story in terms of determining the young doctor's motivations. There are...

Jean Paul Sartre's 'The Wall' and Existentialism

In four pages Sartre's short story is examined in terms of how existentialism is contained within. There are no sources listed....

Novel Line in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler

In two pages this paper examines one line from the novel in an analysis of its significants to the characterizations and the story...

'Oriental Tale' Motif and If On a Winter's Night a Traveler

In two pages this paper examines the motif of the 'Oriental Tale' in terms of its significance to the relationship between the sto...

Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and Themes of Morality and Immorality

In eight pages this paper discusses how Chaucer addressed morality and immorality in such stories as 'The Friar's Tale,' 'The Prio...

Joyce Chopra's Smooth Talk Film and Joyce Carol Oates' 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?'

attracts someone she doesnt anticipate -- an considerably older man named Arnold Friend. Vaguely sinister from the beginning, Arno...

Youth, Culture, and Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

In five pages this paper examines this unusual and controversial love story in terms of various cultural perceptions. There are n...

Trail of the Green Blazer by R.K. Narayan

In five pages an analysis of this short story by R.K. Narayan is presented. There are 6 sources cited in the bibliography....

1991 Film The Doctor

This reaction paper consists of 6 pages and examines the film based upon surgeon Dr. Edward Rosenbaum's real life story of how his...

Comparative Analysis of 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor and 'Barn Burning' by William Faulkner

In five pages the tone and style of these short stories are compared in terms of similarities and differences. There are no other...

Raymond Carver's 'So Much Water So Close to Home'

In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of setting and character development. There is no bibliography included....

Open Ended Revenge in 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

In seven pages this paper examines how the revenge theme is developed in this short story and how whether or not it was Fortunato ...

Class and Gender Roles in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and William Faulkner's 'A Rose For Emily'

that she did not have the wherewithal to match the experience of the opposing gender. It can be argued that the very first words ...

Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ

as director. This Catholic perspective is also quite evident in the fact that Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the most prevalent c...

Ovid & Hesiod/Creation Myths

narratives opening reveals. Hesiod pictures the "Void or Chaos" as primordial environment, then comes Earth (Gaia) and then Ero...

Jackson: “The Lottery” - Point of View

it has been going on for so long that nobody remembers why or how it started (Jackson). We also know that this village is not the ...

In Admiration of Job

substantiates this position by indicating that the origins of Job can be found in folk poetry, but also believes that the beauty o...

Religious Symbolism in Hurston’s “Sweat”

cultures," and is always a figure of evil (Champion). Delia is busy working, when she is frightened out of her wits: "Just then so...

Small Fires by Helene Littmann

enough to truly consider them a hero. For example, Miranda is one who is strong and determined. She wants to change the world and ...

Vulnerability: Chopin and Godwin

A 4 page paper which compares and contrasts the characters in The Story of an Hour by Kate Choping and A Sorrowful Woman by Gail G...

Beloved and Personal Demons

She has attempted to find a place in herself wherein she can survive and go on despite her actions. It is a very cloudy place that...

Book of Esther

no historical value to the Book of Esther and that it is a "work of the imagination, written for the purpose of popularizing the f...

Turning Points

pride and sense that he must be completely honest, telling her that he has these feelings in spite of knowing she is inferior to h...

Leo Tolstoy’s Alyosha the Pot

is always used and told what to do with no credit to his character. No one shows him kindness and yet Alyosha is still a good natu...