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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 Poverty in The Man of Feeling and The London Merchant

of feeling" (Anonymous Man of Feeling, 2001; 0192840320.html). The main character of the story is a man of feeling. He is a man...

'The Horse Dealer's Daughter' by D.H. Lawrence and the Theme of Control

mind, the following paper examines some of the characters in Lawrences story, focusing on Mabel and Mr. Ferguson, as they relate t...

Human Depravity and Evil as Recurrent Literary Themes in the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Ministers Black Veil Hawthornes The Ministers Black Veil is a short story that describes evil and depravity as developmental ...

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift and the Theme of Pride

1931). The Lilliputians are also petty and small-minded, easily susceptible to corruption and think nothing of going to war over ...

Jane Addams' Twenty Years at Hull House and Themes

to social cause, as it relates to industrial cities and the location of Hull House which, although it existed within the city, see...

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...

Raymond Carver's 'Where I'm Calling From,' 'Cathedral, 'A Small Good Thing' and the Theme of Communication

inability to understand the calls in the dead of night are paralleled with the frustration they feel at not getting any informatio...

Romantic Themes in William Wordsworth’s Poem ‘Tintern Abbey’

beauty of nature and the insights it provides can unite the two. The primary focus of Tintern Abbey is the temporal or physical w...

The Theme of Dangerous Knowledge in “Frankenstein”

that set up the story. Frankenstein appears some little way into the novel, when he is picked up by Waltons ship, emaciated and dy...

Themes in the Philosophy of Aquinas

as it moves form lower life forms towards more perfect higher forms that are capable of varying degrees of intelligence and ration...

Pamela by Samuel Richardson and the Theme of Confinement

Richardson, Samuel). While his business flourished in the 1720s and 30s, even printing The True Briton, which was considered the ...

Irish Literary Themes in 1916 by Morgan Llywelyn

conflict rages within, there are conflicts aplenty without. The passage of time also brings with it change, often initiated throu...

Themes of The Awakening by Kate Chopin

In five pages this paper discusses what is meant by flight symbolism in this thematic analysis of The Awakening by Kate Chopin. T...

Poetry of Emily Dickinson and Common Themes

In ten pages this paper discusses the common spiritual and physical themes that are evident throughout the poetry of Emily Dickins...

Structure and Themes of Antigone by Sophocles

In five pages this paper analyzes the structure, themes, and morality issues that are addressed in Antigone by Sophocles. There...

Combination of Economic and Political Themes in 'The Communist Manifesto'

in 5 pages, this essay combines the very themes that were considered within the contexts of the Industrial Revolution and the Fre...

Various Themes in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

In five pages this paper discusses the various themes and symbolism that are featured in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. ...

International Theme in the Works of Henry James

money had been recently made, but that it had been made through work and not inheritance. Similarly, American culture (art, litera...

'Indian Camp' by Ernest Hemingway and the Theme of Coming of Age

may have relevance to the overall plot. What seem to exude from this short story are the elements of pain and fear....

Literature and Class Conflict and Gender Themes

In five pages this paper discusses how class conflict and gender themes are featured in Goodbye Columbus, The Fox, and Old Mortali...

Justice and Revenge Themes of the Orestia Plays

her hatred of her husband, and her desire for vengeance. "Meanwhile, she has taken to herself a boyfriend, Aegisthus, brother of c...

Themes and Symbolism in 'The Story of an Hour' by Kate Chopin

In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of perspective, setting, tone, style, and symbolism. Seven sources are cited ...

Medieval Literature and Common Themes

is a serious offence. But Ganelon, the man who is held, has a friend who challenges his accuser to a match and the friend loses. T...

Major Themes of Hamlet by William Shakespeare Analyzed

intensity of a hurricane, which dramatically sets the plays tone. Shakespeare recognized the importance of the ghost, which essen...

Edgar Allan Poe's Short Story Themes

In seven pages this paper examines knowledge, time, and truth in this thematic analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's stories 'The Balloon ...

Themes in A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

agrees with that assessment. In fact, some have been critical of the dark and abrupt ending that Hemingway is so famous for. Erne...