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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...

Female Characterizations in One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

This paper examines the characterizations of Fernanda, Pilar, and Ursula in this novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. There are no ot...

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and Symbolism

In six pages this paper examines the importance of imagery and symbolism in Hurston's 1937 classic novel. Six sources are cited i...

Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

In five pages Win Hancock is analyzed in a discussion of the historical novel Killer Angels. One source is listed in the bibliogr...

Gothic Author Mary Shelley

In seven pages this paper considers the Gothic characteristics of Mary Shelley's writings in an analysis of short stories 'Transfo...

Women's Sexuality Changes in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

In five pages this paper discusses how women's sexuality is represented in this nineteenth century novel and then contrasts it to ...

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...

Individualism Perspectives in Print and Celluloid

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts the indivdualism themes featured in Ken Kesey's 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cucko...

Saving Grace by Lee Smith and Religious Psychosis

In 5 pages Reverend Shepard's religious 'psychosis' is examined in an analysis of Lee Smith's novel. There are no other sources l...

Paternal Figure Edward Rochester in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

In seven pages this paper discusses Jane Eyre's psychological longing for a father figure and how Rochester satisfied this criteri...

Huckleberry Finn Critically Analyzed

began disappearing from school library bookshelves, denying students the right to draw their own conclusions. The Adventures of H...

Charles Dickens and Feminism

In 5 pages this paper argues that Charles Dickens is not a feminist despite his portrayal of women in socially oppressive situatio...

Influence of Politics on the Characters in The Marrow of Tradition and Their Eyes Were Watching God

In five pages this paper discusses the political disadvantages experienced by Dr. William Miller and Janie Crawford in the novels ...

Arna Bontemps' Black Thunder and the Richmond Slave Revolt of 1800

In eleven pages the differences between Bontemps' novel and other historical accounts of this slave revolt are examined. Six sour...

Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy and Symbolism

In five pages the novel is examined in an overview with symbolism the primary analytical focus. There are no other sources cited....

Philosophical and Social Contexts of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

themselves against mans authority. It is important for the student to consider the fact that while one might understand the motiv...

Female Protagonists in God's Bits of Wood by Sembene Ousbane

In five pages this novel is examined in an overview that focuses upon the women's roles in the Senegal railway workers strike as w...

Sexuality in Roxana by Daniel Defoe

Roxana herself has done," presenting us with a story that is informing the reader about realities as they concern many conditions,...

Social Implications of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

An analysis of the social implications of the novel and film versions of Jeanette Winterson's Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit are e...