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those who do not stop to examine their existence. For example, Americans do not often think of their historical past save as somet...

are powerfully illustrative of the claim that many female writers of the time used the ghost story as a means of examining, indire...

to Quinn because they allow him to temporarily lose his identity. By walking, he could leave "himself behind," and simply give him...

are somewhat consistent with superstitions followed by the slave culture of the time and a segment of the African heritage of the ...

an integral part of the travelogue. These obstacles are met and either overcome, or the obstacles serve as catalysts to propel th...

The evident aftermath of colonization on Sri Lanka has not been beneficial but has torn the country apart - literally. Unable to ...

a condition wherein the women are not slaves, we also see that the past, which involves at least Sethes enslavement, is very real ...

1949. The first soliloquy provides ample opportunity to witness the impact this has upon Hamlet, inasmuch as he simply cannot com...

In eight pages this paper examines the messages that exist within horror or ghost stories. Eleven sources are cited in the biblio...

In five pages this paper discusses the life and death of Sitting Bull which include such topics as his Little Big Horn battle invo...

In five pages this paper considers the ghost of Hamlet's father and his soliloquy in Act I of Shakespeare's play in terms of its p...

In a paper that contains eight pages the inspiration writing has provided Amy Tan throughout her life is examined in essay 'Young ...

interpretations. It is, first and foremost, a Gothic novel, which sets the tone for the supernatural aspect of this uncanny work....

In six pages the response of Rosencrantz and Guilderstern to Claudius and Gertrude, the response of Claudius to 'The Murder of Gon...

This paper examines historiographical metafiction techniques employed by Pat Barker in the Regeneration Trilogy Regeneration, The ...

Taking the skull, for example: it is obvious that the term skull refers to a particular object, or a group of objects, which have ...

seeking forgiveness. That Sethe suffers from guilt and hopes to assuage it, however, is evident in her submission first to the ant...

is almost always away on business, and the only permanent residents, in addition to the governess and the children is the stern an...

In five pages this paper examines how supernatural and ghosts were perceived by society during the 19th century in an analysis of ...

superstitious practices that were adhered to so rigidly, it should not be surprising that the citizens of the Renaissance also bel...

of discerning between reality and a fantasy world. Thus, it was clear that the governess, by exhibiting rational thought and acti...

appear to be fraternizing with ghosts, are not so much the focus of the story as the governess, who begins questioning if what she...

In nine pages this paper discusses how Shakespeare emphasized 'hearing' throughout the course of this tragedy and how it affects t...

Elizabethan superstition with regard to ghosts helps to fuel the supernatural inferences in Shakespeares Hamlet, because the two e...

In five pages this paper examines the emphasis upon 'ear' and 'hearing' in the play and how this impacts Hamlet's encounter with t...

In six pages Hamlet and how Shakespeare artfully employed imagery particularly regarding the ghost are examined. Seven sources ar...

This 5 page paper examines Toni Morrison's novel Beloved from a feminist perspective. The writer analyzes Beloved herself, who app...

that she engages in issues that were considered to be taboo for women back in those days; however, it is no longer her concern how...

to manifest in either life. They take issue with something that has gone on before their death, and in fact, the ghost in Hamlet, ...

In ten pages the First World War trilogy Regeneration, The Eye in the Door, and The Ghost Road by Pat Barker are discussed. Seven...