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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...
has heard rumors about the how his new wifes (his mothers) husband was killed and he is investigating it. He slowly finds hints th...
"terrible grand in her ways" (Ibsen I). Hedda is perhaps everything they assumed she would be. She is arrogant and above these p...
natural sublime."2 As is common in the thematic development of the sublime in Romanticism, the sensation is one of rapture and on...
This essay is made-up of eleven mini-essays, which all offer explanation of a quote taken from great works of literature by Virgin...
and rules governing marriage; these rules were very oppressive to women. This paper discusses what Victorian society expected from...
yet to come in society at large. In Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House, the protagonist is a woman who has in...
colorless and so the arrival of Hilda is compared to the arrival of a "radiant apparition" (Herford, 1909, p. 283). Hilda, says He...
him to commit suicide. Judge Brack discerns Heddas duplicity in Lovborgs downfall and insinuates that he will hold this over her. ...
societal reminders from kith and kin on what she should have done. In the end the audience is left with the same awful sense of de...
This paper examines Shakespeare's play, King Lear, as well as Ibsen's work, Ghosts to discuss madness and delusion as common theme...
the norm. It was something that perhaps stemmed from the authors fear, but for whatever the reason he created this female monster ...
This 7 page paper asks to what degree humans control their own lives. It uses three literary works, Metamorphosis by Kafka; The Lo...
In seven pages this short story is analyzed in terms of primary themes, plot, and characterization. There are no other sources li...
In five pages this report examines the intensity of mendacity as featured in these literary works. There are no other sources lis...
In eight pages this paper presents a literary analysis of Ibsen's play in a consideration of dramatic plot development, theme, lan...
himself as comfortable as he wished" (Kafka 145). During those terrifying early days, when Gregor was uncertain what was overtaki...
In two pages this paper examines Gregor as featured in Kafka's short story with the emphasis upon his loneliness. There is no bib...
In five pages this research paper examines the theme of injustice as it is represented in Gregor Samsa's deteriorating condition a...
In five pages this paper argues that this story by Kafka represents a creationist evolution allegory. One source is cited in the ...
In five pages these two works are compared in terms of how the symbolism of researcher and doctor represents 'state' and tradition...
Such an endeavor may provide one with an interpretation of events in the story that would be far different from one that does not ...
In 8 pages this paper discusses the theatrical challenges posed by this literary work by Franz Kafka. There are 5 sources cited i...
In 4 pages this paper examines how life's meaning is conveyed through physical and spiritual changes in a contrasting of these two...
beginning of the narrative, Grete is quite concerned about her brother when he is locked in his room, unwilling to let his family ...
In five pages this essay provides a character analysis of Gregor as featured in Kafka's short story. Three sources are cited in t...
way that he feels about himself is not overly shocking to Gregor. His determination to make his train, the fact that he would even...
real motivation or interest. Therefore, to have his body match the way that he has felt about himself for a long time does not gre...
his own parent/child relationship. Not coincidentally, Frankenstein labors "for nine months... to complete his experiment" (Riche...
forced to take responsibility for their own lives, they grow tremendously and are obviously happier. The setting for the narrativ...