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Symbolism and Theme in Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native

supreme being. This attribution was fatalistic in that it meant that there was little hope for mankind overall, however. Man was...

Short Stories of William Faulkner and Their Themes

In five pages this paper examines the themes featured in William Faulkner's short stories 'Dry September,' 'The Bear,' and 'A Rose...

Typee by Herman Melville and the Themes of Savagery and Civilization

Melville sees civilisation as exemplified by whites, but this is a civilisation which, right at the start of the novel, he rejects...

The Theme of Freedom in a Short Story Paper

life must endure social intolerance at one time or another; however, certain groups face prejudicial persecution on a regular basi...

Themes in 'A Good Man is Hard to Find,' 'Revelation,' and 'Greenleaf' by Flannery O'Connor

In eight pages these three short stories are considered in terms of summary and analysis of themes. Ten sources are cited in the ...

Slavery Theme in Dawn by Octavia Butler

power structures and organization are often present in her writing. In fact, it would be more accurate to describe her writing as ...

Lost Children As a Literary Theme

This paper discusses John Edgar Wideman's, Philadelphia Fire, and Shakespeare's, The Tempest as they relate to the common literary...

Love Poetry and Dependency Themes

places her love at the basest level of daily life. She needs her love as she needs water to drink or air to breath. The love in fa...

The Taming of the Shrew: Universal Themes of Love and Marriage and Continuing Relevance

This paper considers the continuing relevance of this Shakespearean comedy through its themes of men and women, love and marriage ...

War and its Compelling Literary Themes

In nine pages this paper examines how war's compelling themes are depicted in the literary works the Bhagavad Gita and the writing...

Medea, Hamlet, and the Theme of Revenge

In 6 pages this paper discusses how the revenge theme is developed by madness, the supernatural, and protagonist attitudes in Mede...

Candide, Metamorphosis and Gilgamesh, Theme of Betrayal

This essay considers Gilgamesh, Candide and Metamorphosis, and how these three classics of literature expressed the theme of betra...

Aristophanes' Lysistrata, Euripides' Medea, and the Themes of Fear and Power

In 8 pages this paper compares how fear and power are thematically portrayed in these 5th century Greek plays. There are 5 source...

Themes of Empathy in Shelley, Conrad, and Borowski

This paper examines various human-rights themes seen in Shelley's 'Frankenstein,' Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness,' and Borowski's 'Th...

Langston Hughes' 'Theme for English B' and Daniel Keyes' 'Flowers for Algernon'

In 5 pages this paper examines the double consciousness theme as it applies to these literary works by Langston Hughes and Daniel ...

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and the Theme of Heroism

of this genre. According to Joseph Campbell, the renowned expert on mythology, there is a standard form to heroic tales in all c...

Theme of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

passion with every passing chapter. Catherine and Heathcliff never lose one moments love for each other, in spite of the fact tha...

Interpretation and Theme of Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

In five pages this paper analyzes Vonnegut's novel in terms of theme, interpretation, and meaning. Six sources are cited in the b...

The Theme of the Violent African American Patriarchy in The Color Purple by Alice Walker

In five pages the focus of this paper is on how women of the African American community must come together and form a unified sist...

Atavism Themes in Literature

In 5 pages the atavism themes of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and William Golding's Lord of the Flies are contrasted and comp...

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens and Primary Major Themes

In five pages this paper presents a thematic analysis of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. One source is cited in the bibliog...

African American and Feminist Themes in Walker's The Color Purple

This paper addresses the ways in which Alice Walker's, The Color Purple portrays different feminist points of view, as well as tho...

Civil Rights Movement and Exodus Theme

the slavery imposed upon the Hebrews and the social slavery imposed upon supposedly "free" African Americans were both forms of ri...

The Theme of Arranged Marriage in Fielding's Tom Jones

the father. Fieldings opposition to arranged marriages is largely dramatized through Sophias behavior in categorically refusing ...

The Theme of Alienation as it is Portrayed in Novels of the 20th Century

"alienation has especially come to signify the difficult relation between the individual and his sense of difference and distance ...

Underlying Themes in 'The Libation-Bearers' by Aeschylus

psychological and emotional loss she withstands. It ultimately comes to pass that Electra begins to plot Clytemnestras death to h...

Themes of Good and Evil in Edgar Allan Poe

- Chapter 4 - The Romantic Period, 1820-1860: Fiction). Poe seemed to regard society and the Industrial Revolution in particular ...

Visual Themes in Cameron Crowe's 2001 Film Vanilla Sky

is until he has suffered pain and unhappiness, concepts that are foreign to David, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth....

Family as a Theme in Alcott's Novel, Little Women

Little Women centers on the four March sisters; Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy; all of whom are proper young ladies with a proper...

Poetic Theme of Carpe Diem

see their beauty, and youth, start to fade. This idea is reiterated and emphasized in the second verse, which speaks of the suns q...