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To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf and Revisiting Childhood

In five pages the ways in which Woolf's novel represents recounting the author's own childhood through characterizations, events, ...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and the Theme of Class Consciousness

In 9 pages this paper considers Dickens' views on class consciousness as reflected in the novel that reveals much about Victorian ...

Hunted or Haunted Protagonists in the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper examines how Nathaniel Hawthorne's protagonists are either hunted or haunted in the novel The Scarlet Let...

Common Themes Within the Works of Asante and Johnson

This paper discusses five common themes of epistemological, axiological, and cosmological issues within Molefi Kete Asante's Kemet...

Race and Social Class in Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith, The Romantic Comedians by Ellen Glasgow, and A Lifetime Burning by Ellen Douglas

In six pages this paper discusses how this trio of Southern novels represent these themes. Six sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Erich Maria Remarque's 'All Quiet on the Western Front' and the Depiction of War

In five pages this paper examines how the 1929 novel depicts war in terms of plot and characterization. Five sources are cited in ...

Sailor Song by Ken Kesey and Symbolism

In 5 pages the first chapter of Ken Kesey's 1992 novel is analyzed in terms of how its symbolism provides a foundation for the com...

A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and Culture Wars

In eleven pages Forster's novel is examined in terms of its cultural elements. There are no other sources cited....

Holden Caulfield and the Women Who Appeal to Him in Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

appreciated by adults and adolescents alike, in that such beautiful yet sometimes subtle impressions represent the epitome of Hold...

Characterization in The Sweet Hereafter by Russell Banks

In five pages this novel by Russell Banks is summarized and analyzed with the emphasis being on the definitive characterization. ...

Pressfield: “Gates of Fire”

"device" through which he tells not only the story of the battle, but the story of Spartan life as well. Pressfield structures the...

Beauty, Art, and The Portrait of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

In seven pages the ways in which Wilde's novel explores the meaning of beauty and art are discussed. There are no other sources c...

The Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska

lives as they struggle to hold together the fabric of society and their authenticity. It is the sacred, discovering that it has a...

Sula and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

This 10 page paper analyzes the Toni Morrison story Sula and then discusses it with reference to her novel The Bluest Eye. There a...

William Faulkner, Stephen Crane, and Family Values

In 5 pages the young protagonists in Faulkner's 'Barn Burning' short story and Crane's Maggie A Girl on the Streets novel are con...

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

In five pages the deceptive novel that is short on story but high on characterizations and vignettes discussing the neighborhood a...

J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye as a Personal Narrative

This research paper/essay discusses the journey of personal discovery that is described in Salinger's famous coming-of-age novel. ...

A Character Analysis of Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

The way in which Victor Frankenstein is presented in the first few chapters of the novel and whether he is depicted sympatheticall...

Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson

In five pages racial relationships are examined within the context of the novel by Helen Hunt Jackson. There are no other sources...

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway and the Hemingway Code

an emotional disability that prevented Frederic from enjoying nearly all of his life. He could see the natural beauty of Italy, b...

Characters in Fifth Business by Robertson Davies

In five pages this paper examines Robertson Davies' novel in terms of the characters it features. There are no other sources list...

The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway and the Theme of Love

In five pages this paper examines how the last novel by Ernest Hemingway develops the theme of love in terms of various types and ...

Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville, Images of Christ and Themes

In five pages a thematic and symbolic analysis of this novel by Herman Melville are presented. Four sources are cited in the bibl...

Charles Dickens' Hard Times and Patriarchy

In twelve pages this paper examines how patriarchal concepts are expressed by characters featured in Hard Times, a novel by Charle...

Love as the Theme of The Coquette by Foster

In four pages this paper examines how this 18th century novel thematically represents love. There are no other sources listed....

Sexism and Racism in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

In five pages this paper examines the novel by Toni Morrison in terms of how it thematically portrays sexism and racism. There ar...

Human Condition's Absurdity in Catch 22 by Joseph Heller

In eight pages this paper considers the novel by Joseph Heller in terms of how the human condition's numerous absurdities are repr...

Conclusion of Last of the Mohicans and its Importance

In 5 pages this paper examines the conclusion of this novel by James Fenimore Cooper in an analysis of its importance. There are ...

Historical Time Frame of Lord of the Flies by William Golding

The importance of the time frame of Lord of the Flies, the 1954 novel by William Golding is analyzed in a report consisting of fiv...

Values, Stateliness, and Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

In twelve pages this report discusses how morality and stateliness are represented in this 1814 novel by Jane Austen. Four source...