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Comparing and Contrasting Dracula and Nosferatu

is of excellent quality which is likely why it quickly became a classic, and one which others emulate. The ending is satisfying. S...

Moliere's Works Compared - Plautus, The Miser and The Pot of Gold

of Harpagon is the counterpart to Plautus Euclio, but in many ways Harpagon is far preferable. Where the character of Euclio exhi...

Literary Analysis of Jeffrey Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides and Timothy Findley's Not Wanted on the Voyage

trademark. He occasionally collaborated with his partner, screenwriter Bill Whitehead, and was encouraged to embark upon a writin...

Complex Union of Marriage

does begin to notice the details of her life that she used to overlook, such as returning home, windblown and sunburned, and disco...

Comparison of Mark Halliday's Young Man on Sixth Avenue and Dagoberto Gilb's Love in L.A.

his best friend for lunch, and they have a wonderful meal, the food is great, the conversation witty, and life is good. This youn...

The Son's Veto by Thomas Hardy and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

In eight pages these two works are contrasted and compared regarding the relationships between men and women they feature in the c...

Literature and Male Power Myth

the two characters that are struggling to get back into it: Krogstad and Kristina. By comparison, we can see that Torvald deligh...

Depiction of King Richard the Third in Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey and The Tragedy of Richard III by William Shakespeare

In four pages this paper considers how Richard III is depicted in a contrast and comparison of these works which points out the re...

Hawthorne's Symbolic Use of Mirrors in, 'The Scarlet Letter'

This paper addresses Hawthorne's use of symbolism in 'The Scarlet Letter.' The author contends that Hawthorne uses mirrors to sym...

Comparing Salinger's Catcher with Lee's Mockingbird

This essay contrasts and compares J.D. Salinger's coming of age novel Catcher in the Rye with Harper Lee's account of a Southern c...

Forensic Psychology and Juvenile Justice

Abstract This paper provides an overview of the multitude of roles forensic psychologist play...

Hawthorne/Scarlet Letter/Critical Perspectives

but while she wears a scarlet A, she changes the nature of this symbol with her needlework. She makes this A from- ...fine red clo...

Updike, Hawthorne, and de Maupassant Characterizations

In a paper consisting of six pages these character driven short stories Updike's 'A and P,' Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown,' and...

Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town'

This paper consists of 5 pages and discusses plot, purpose, characterizations, structural strategy and how the conclusion reflects...

A Look at Characterization in Hard Times

Charles Dickens' classic work is discussed in terms of characterization as well as setting. The work is discussed in historical co...

Character Analysis of Imogen in The Tragedy of Cymbeline by William Shakespeare

distainfully resists him, declaring, "Away! I do condemn mine ears that have / So long attended thee. If thou wert honourable, / T...

Masculinity and Its Nature

This research paper offers a detailed examination of the characeristics of masculinity asdescribed in several literary works, whic...

Title Significance of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

In two pages this essay analyzes the play's title significance and how it influences both plot and characterization....

Analysis of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

a flash of lightning in the clouds. We live in the flicker--may it last as long as the old earth keeps rolling! But darkness was...

A Look at A Tale Of Two Cities'

This classic Dickens work is summarized and evaluated for elements such as symbolism and characterization. Thematic elements are a...

Characterization of Abner Snopes and Symbolism in 'Barn Burning by William Faulkner

This paper examines how symbolism enhances Abner Snopes' characterization in William Faulkner's short story 'Barn Burning' in five...

Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt

This paper consists of five pages and examines this novel about the Civil War in terms of its subject matter and characterizations...

Writing Style of Nathaniel Hawthorne in The Scarlet Letter

In nine pages this paper examines the writing style featured in this novel in a consideration of characterization structure and de...

Flannery O'Connor

in Milledgeville, OConnor attended Georgia State College for Women and eventually graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Literatu...

Characters in 'The Cook,' 'The Shipman,' 'The Doctor' and 'The Guildsmen' in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

be seen as a positive sign, as it is though the tales that many of the characters are seen to show their true colours. However, wi...

Analysis of Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett

have fallen upon hard times. She does this with her first view of Dunnet Landing, as she describes it as a "coast town . . . more ...

Hester's Thoughts About Her Sin in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

doesnt blame nor does she come to resent either her husband or the reverend, but instead she reveals an extraordinary amount of co...

Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Themes of Retribution and Sin

true nature. Goodman Browns problems stem from his decision to reject certain facets of the human condition. In fact, after he ret...

Romanticism in the Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne

powerful issue. While Puritan thought had gotten the country this far, "Religion...was also ready for romanticism and its kind of ...

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Symbolism

die Puritans. Hesters first act in The Scarlet Letter seems to be an act of free will," that being her decision to commit adultery...