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Narrator in Ralph Ellison's The Invisible Man

1994, p. 15). That really is his biggest problem: he is seeking answers to the problem of being black in America, but hes lookin...

Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow

has a long history of reaching out and inviting his audience to experience with him the sometimes intense and often expansive sens...

Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Characters of Jim and Huck

shows compassion, but also seems confused at times as well. For the most part he is out to have a good time and enjoy a good adven...

The Role of Letters in Austen's Pride and Prejudice

his letter: "He must be an oddity, I think, said she. I cannot make him out.--There is something very pompous in his style.--And ...

Cinderella Contrasts and Conflicts in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

focus on her self-respect: "I hastened to drive from my mind the hateful notion I had been conceiving respecting Grace Poole; it d...

The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence

In eight pages the author, his novel, and its critical reception are examined. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

has a dual mission. That is, he wants to survive the attack by the Martians and he also wants to find his wife. There are other ch...

Money and Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders

that he wants to pay her for any liberties he has taken with her. We, the reader, clearly see this as something of a payment to a ...

Zadie Smith's White Teeth and Religion

and ones heritage is not what it once was. This character is Samad. He is an intelligent and educated man but a man who has had to...

Assassination of John F. Kennedy Portrayed in Libra by Don DeLillo

of certain social, political and economic strangulation that decreed all followers must abide by the same doctrines. Post-moderni...

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain and the Character of Hank Morgan

he is bound to a stake at the center of a seated multitude, walled in by four thousand people who have come to watch him be burned...

The concept of Nature as presented in Jane Eyre

too solemn: I half rose, and stretched my arm to draw the curtain. It...

Stylistic elements in Jane Eyre

This paper looks at the use of particular stylistic elements in Bronte's novel which underpin her use of character development and...

Jane Eyre as a reflection of changing society

This paper looks at the perspective of English society in the nineteenth century which is presented in Charlotte Bronte's novel. I...

Character Analysis of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

In four pages the title character of this novel is analyzed in terms of her leaving Lowood without fulfilling her desire for excit...

Jane's Fairytale Sisters in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

In six pages the ways in which the fairytale tradition is reflected in this novel is examined in terms of the female psyche and th...

Class and Money in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

down a rigid standard of conduct and, even more important, appearances -- and individuals who for whatever reason flaunted a devia...

Character Analysis of Jim in Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad

In twelve pages the self concept and behavior of Jim in the novel Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad are analyzed. There is an outline con...

Marlow's Importance in Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad

In seven pages this paper discusses the importance of Marlow to this novel with comparisons between this character and author Jose...

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad

In six pages this paper examines the protagonist in this novel by Joseph Conrad in terms of how he represents man's emotions. Ten...

Typhoon by Joseph Conrad

yet falling barometer. The ship was beginning to take in water. In fact, MacWhirr even noted in his diary that there was every i...

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and Identity

In five pages this paper examines the theme of a personal identity quest as it relates to the novel by Lewis Carroll. There are 6...

Persuasion by Jane Austen

In eight pages this paper considers the author's life and also discusses how Austen perceives marriage and love within the context...

Redefining Marriage in Persuasion by Jane Austen

of the aristocracy-represented by her family-and Anne develops relationships with the middle class. The middle class characters h...

Persuasion by Jane Austen and Its Persuasion Theme

In five pages this paper examines how the persuasion theme is presented in the final novel written by Jane Austen. There are no o...

Analysis of The Native by Thomas Hardy

This 2 page paper discusses Thomas Hardy's novel The Native. The writer argues that Hardy sees man as living in a universe that is...

The Impact of Nineteenth-Century Science on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

This paper discusses how various scientific advances during the 1800's influenced Shelley's novel. This ten page paper has five s...

Modernism in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

In five pages this paper examines the novel by Joseph Conrad within the context of modernism. Three sources are cited in the bibl...

Cultural Perspective of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

In five pages this novel by Joseph Conrad is examined in a cultural consideration of racism that was inherent during the times in ...

Dual Psychology in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

In nine pages this paper analyzes the dual psychology of the relationship between the featured characters in this novel by Robert ...