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Diving into the Wreck by Adrienne Rich'

This paper consists of five pages and considers how Rich expresses the female struggles through symbolism. There are three other ...

Letter A Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

that only through the righteous acts of our lives could redemption be obtained. This belief also encompassed the fact that appear...

Understanding Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

In five pages this paper analyzes the novel in terms of generating greater understanding in a consideration of psychology and symb...

Richard Wright's Native Son

In ten pages this novel is analyzed in a consideration of aesthetics, strengths, weaknesses, development of character, and the aut...

Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus Painting by Salvador Dali

In five pages this paper discusses how symbolism is used in this otherwise conventional portrayal of Christopher Columbus's discov...

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

In 7 pages the 1984 novel by Milan Kundera is analyzed in an examination of techniques such as the tone of dream like surrealism a...

Movies on the Vietnam War

Stones "Born on the 4th of July" (1989), Barry Levinsons "Good Morning,Vietnam" (1987), and Hal Ashbys "Coming Home" (1978). A goo...

An Analysis of the Film, Ulee's Gold

time keeping them at arms reach. While he approaches the hives surely and unhesitantly, braving the stings as he may receive them...

Narrative Evolution

In seven pages the evolution of narrative are examined in a consideration of Scarlet and Black, Tristram Shandy, Madame Bovary, He...

Individuality in Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Doestoevsky

In six pages this novel is analyzed in terms of the conflict between conformity and universality and examines how individuality an...

Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis and Fyodor Doestoevsky's Notes From the Underground

In five pages these two works are compared in terms of how the symbolism of researcher and doctor represents 'state' and tradition...

Carmen Laforet's Nada

that a woman can only be truly understood within the context of a relationship with another woman?whether thats within the origin...

Hallucinations in Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown' and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper'

In five pages this paper examines the nightmare states evoked by hallucinogenic symbolism in these two works that blur the line be...

'The Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant

reminiscent of real people experiencing real social pain and suffering, in spite of the fact that Mathilde chose to wallow in what...

Poetic Analysis of 'The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner' by Randall Jarrell

ball turret was a plexiglass sphere set into the belly of a B-17 or B-24 [bomber], and inhabited by two .50 caliber machine-guns a...

'Steadfast Tin Soldier' and 'Snow Queen' by Hans Christian Andersen

The psychological symbolism that exists in each story is examined in seven pages to explain why there are psychologically unsatisf...

Literary Analysis of 'Miss Brill' by Katherine Mansfield

In 3 pages theme, tone, and symbolism are analyzed within the context of Katherine Mansfield's short story 'Miss Brill.' There ar...

Uses of Symbolism in Dante's Inferno Cantos XXXII, XXXIII, and XXXIV

In 5 pages these cantos are analyzed in terms of Dante's use of symbolism with ice a particular focus of consideration. There are...

'When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd' by Walt Whitman

President Abraham Lincoln's assassination is examined within the context of this poem by Walt Whitman in five pages with imagery a...

Hans Memling's The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine

young woman in the same green gown as we see on the woman to the right of the Madonna. In the door panel, her hair is loose about...

'Snake' by D.H. Lawrence

In nine pages the metaphor and symbolism in the poem 'Snake' are discussed as well as the author's life and the perceptions of him...

African Art and Symbolism

of the symbols of a culture if we have not been born into it, or lived within it for a long time. However we may say that, modern...

Canterbury Cathedral and the History of Stained Glass Windows

In six pages this paper discuses the patterns and symbolism associated with stained glass windows with the primary focus being Can...

Alice Walker's Sudden Trip Home in the Spring

In six pages this paper analyzes the background and meaning of this autobiographical story and the importance of symbolism. Six s...

William Faulkner's Writings and Fire Symbolism

In thirteen pages this paper discusses the fire symbolism featured in William Faulkner's Light in August, The Sound and the Fury, ...

Overview of the Life and Times of Robert Frost

In 5 pages this paper discusses the importance of woods symbolism in many of Robert Frost's poems in this overview that considers ...

Symbolism of Tita's Blanket in the Novel and Film Versions of Like Water for Chocolate

This paper examines what Tita's blanket symbolizes in Laura Esquirel's novel Like Water for Chocolate and in its cinematic adaptat...

'Helen Todd My Birth Name' by Sandra McPherson Explicated

beyond the obvious. Characteristically reminiscent of the very essence of the authors literary interpretation, the poem reflects ...

Metaphors and Symbolism in Children's Stories

help, grownups refuse to give it what it needs, and offer it instead what it detests. As a substitute for stories that bring suns...

Pinckney Benedict's Town Smokes and Symbolism

In five pages the symbolism featured in this 1987 short stories' collection is analyzed. Three sources are cited in the bibliogra...