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Obsession: The Double Edged Sword


Obsession: The Double Edged Sword
This paper is an exploration of the issues of obsession, identification and trying to be something you're not in Winterson's "Oranges Aren't the Only Fruit," and Larsen's "Passing."
2,370 words (approx. 9.5 pages) | 6 sources | MLA | 1998 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper explores how characters from both novels become obsessed with people who can live the life they secretly want. They identify with these people and want to be like them, but end up hating themselves for their secret desires. Winterson's novel deals with sex and religion, whereas Larsen's novel deals with racial issues. Characters in both novels are trying to be something they're not so they can fit in.

From the Paper:

"In Larsen's Passing, Irene is an African-American woman who, because of her light skin, has the ability to "pass" herself off as a white woman. Irene was also a self-proclaimed race woman who was involved in activism on behalf of her race. She tells Clare, "I'm on the ticket committee, or, rather, I am the committee (Larsen, 197)" of the Negro Welfare League. Irene doesn't actively engage in passing, that is, she doesn't make a conscious effort to convince others she is white, but she does take advantage of the fact that she can pass as white."

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APA Citation:

Obsession: The Double Edged Sword (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Obsession-The-Double-Edged-Sword/4932

MLA Citation:

"Obsession: The Double Edged Sword" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Obsession-The-Double-Edged-Sword/4932>




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I graduated from USC with a bachelor's degree in English, specializing in British Lit. My gpa in my major was higher than 3.5 and none of the papers that I wrote ever earned lower than a B. I am currently a high school English teacher and pursuing a Master's degree from Pepperdine University. Not only do I have a large library of papers, I can also write custom papers that would be appropriate for high school or college.
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