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Stephen Kumalo's Personal Development in Cry, the Beloved Country

In five pages this character analysis of Stephen Kumalo, featured in Cry, the Beloved Country, a 1948 novel by Alan Paton, is pres...

Politics and Sorcery in In the Lake in the Woods by Tim O'Brien

In five pages this novel analysis of In the Lake in the Woods by Tim O'Brien focuses upon the uses of politics and sorcery. There...

A Symbolic Look at Baby Cat-Face

The color red is highlighted in this six page analysis of Barry Gifford's work Baby Cat Face. Symbolism is discussed in this novel...

She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb

that of her mother because they are both gluttonous. Mrs. Price is gluttonous because she puts up with Mr. Prices philandering. ...

Illusions by Richard Bach

In five pages this paper examines the thematic elements of this novel. There are no other sources listed....

Military State, Individual Freedom and Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein

In five pages this paper examines the sociological aspects of this novel in its assertion that without responsibility equality, in...

Social Issues in Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein

In five pages social issues as they are represented in this science fiction classic novel are examined in a discussion that also i...

Review of Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie

In five pages this research paper reviews the 1996 novel by Sherman Alexie. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Montana 1948 by Larry Watson

In five pages this novel by Larry Watson is analyzed in terms of symbolism, stylistic elements, and point of view. There are no o...

Socialization in On the Road by Jack Kerouac

In five pages this paper examines the socialization impact of the Beat Generation as represented in this novel by Jack Kerouac. F...

Justice in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

This paper consists of two pages and considers the double sided social justice that is presented in Harper Lee's novel as a result...

Scout's Maturation in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

In ten pages a character analysis of Scout and her process of maturity as revealed by her perceptions within the course of the nov...

Music of the Swamp by Lewis Nordon

In four pages Mississippi Delta life as presented in Lewis Nordon's novel is discussed. There are no other sources listed....

The Wide Wide World, Wieland, and Christianity

Carwin is only described as "dark," not Indian, and the fact that Wieland is set in the heart of civilization and not out on the u...

Setting in Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser

In five pages this essay analyzes the setting in Theodore Dreiser's novel Sister Carrie. There are no other sources listed....

Themes in Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

In three pages this essay discusses the novels themes and also considers the characters of Cora and Uncas. There is 1 source cite...

Women in Frank Norris's McTeague and Willa Cather's My Antonia

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the depiction of women in these novels. There are 2 sources cited in the bibliogra...

The Nettie Character in The Color Purple by Alice Walker

This is a character analysis tha consists of four pages and argues how Nellie is one of the only characters that possess strong et...

The Themes of Change and Survival in The Color Purple by Alice Walker

In this essay of four pages the ways change and survival are represented in the novel and how to Celie Shug serves as the catalyst...

Modernism and Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

She received an associates degree from Howard, which did not benefit her in any material way; following her college graduation, sh...

Plot, Florida, and Literary Quality of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

In seven pages this paper examines how 1930s' Florida life is presented, literary aspects, and plot significance of Zora Neale Hur...

Comparative Analysis of Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie and Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these two novels in an examination of their similarities and differences. There a...

Sexuality in Seraph on the Suwanee by Zora Neale Hurston

This paper examines the sexuality featured in this 1948 final novel by Zora Neale Hurston in five pages. Five sources are cited i...

Civil War Impact on the Writing of Harriet Beecher Stowe

In nine pages this paper examines the profound impact the Civil War had on the novels of Harriet Beecher Stowe, including Uncle To...

Historical Fiction Analysis of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

and by those that believe the slaves are helpless as well. Intrinsically, such analysis will help the reader to decipher whether ...

Racist Description of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

in the United States, and North and South could not solve their disputes over the slave issue. Abolitionist took a powerfully re...

Sula by Toni Morrison and the Shadrack Character

In a paper consisting of five pages the ways in which Shadrack is affected by patriarchal and racial issues throughout the course ...

Virtue and Self-Discipline in Toni Morrison's Sula

This 5 page paper explores the concepts of virtue and self-discipline and how self-discipline applies to virtue in Toni Morrison's...

The Writing Techniques Alice Walker Uses to Address Her Concerns

In six pages the ways in which Walker employs fiction to express her concern about specific issues and love of humanity are consid...

Injustice in The Color Purple by Alice Walker

This paper consists of six pages and discusses how injustice manifests in the novel and how Shug, Nettie, and God, represent liber...