Abstract An overview of Mowat's novel, with emphasis on the impact of nature on human beings and vice versa, and the interaction of man and other predators in the wild and human self-discovery.
From the Paper "Yet groundbreaking work in this field, particularly in the study of other species, can teach us not only about the habits and idiosyncrasies of the species in question, but also a great deal about our own misconceptions and where they come from. Author Farley Mowat, in Never Cry Wolf, offers as much a provocative understanding of wolves as of human nature."
Abstract This essay holds up the family values of the wolves in Farley Mowat's novel "Never CryWolf" as an example to human society and argues that the wolves' values are superior to humans'.
From the Paper "Humans can improve many of their family values from wolves; especially after reading Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat, one can sense that wolves have stronger values than humans. While reading, one can see the strong family ties, the depth of the relationship between George and Angeline, and how the wolves use their supplies efficiently. This book shows that the ideal community for people is the community that the wolves have already made."
Abstract This essay discusses Eric Wolf's "Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century". The paper examines Wolf's account of the major popular peasant-based revolutions of the twentieth century -- in Russia, Mexico, China, Algeria, Cuba, and Viet Nam. William Rodney's work is used to illuminate Wolf's main points.
Abstract In this article the writer discusses the concept of free will and examines Susan Wolf's views in this regard. The writer looks at Wolf's essay, "Sanity and the metaphysics of responsibility," in which she focuses on the issue of freedom of the will, and in particular on the notion of responsibility.
From the Paper "Most people would have an answer for this question: "Why should we care whether there is such a thing as free will?" Most people would agree that we need to care, because our entire society is based on the assumption that people do in fact have free will. If they did not, it would not make sense to punish those who do wrong. This makes it evident that this is an important issue."
Abstract This essay shows how two different composers, Schubert and Wolf, with a varied knowledge of "Mignon" relied on their own interpretation of the literature. The essay also explains and develops the differences between the two musical versions of Mignon.
From the Paper "Throughout history, composers have turned to the poetry of celebrated poets when composing vocal music. Therefore, it is not uncommon to see the same poetry set to music by different composers within the same era. Such an example of this is the setting to music of the Mignon's Lieder from Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe's "Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre". Several composers, including Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, and Wolf have set this group of four poems to music. However, each composer's interpretation of the text varies in a different manner. This is based mostly on the personal understanding of the text, and how each composer perceives it. For the purposes of this discussion, we will be comparing the settings of both Schubert and Wolf. "
Abstract This paper reviews the book, "Sea Wolf" by Jack London. The paper discusses the transformation of the character Humphrey Van Waden, physically, psychologically and philosophically. These traits are compared from the beginning of the story to the end. Included in the paper are quotes from the book that describe transformation.
From the Paper "Jack London's "Sea Wolf" was first published in 1904. London's story is a vivid tale of seal hunters on the high seas aboard a schooner called Ghost., who rescue a lone survivor from a ferryboat accident, Humphrey Van Weyden. A gentleman scholar and literary critic, Van Weyden's experience aboard the schooner becomes of nightmare of shock and terror. The captain of the vessel is Wolf Larsen, the most savage, brutal, ruthless character imaginable. Van Weyden all too soon discovers that there is nothing sacred or humane in the captain's character. London uses the scholar's ordeal at the hands of Larsen to create his powerful and unforgettable themes of courage and survival. He takes a privileged man and pushes him to the brink of reality."
Tags: humphrey, van, waden, wolf, larsen, seal, ghost, captain, maude
Abstract This paper reviews the thesis, main points and methodology of Ken Wolf's book, "Personalities and Problems". Great leaders approach to history.
From the Paper "In "Personalities and Problems", historian Ken Wolf employs the great leaders approach to history, befitting his premise that history is the study of human beings who make it. His choices of interesting people are grounded in his preferences and he acknowledges that others may have chosen different people as more interesting or worthwhile to write about. The historical figures in the book are political leaders, thinkers or religious leaders and explorers. Wolf's thesis is that we cannot understand human beings adequately if we separate their political behavior from..."
Abstract This paper is an analysis of Himes' novel called "Yesterday Will Make You Cry." A message becomes clear in this book through the author's use of language and parallels that true love for another person transcends sexuality. The love between Jimmy and Rico developed in a most unusual and violent setting, "in that place of scarred, distorted souls, of abnormality".
Abstract This paper interprets the movie "Boys Don't Cry" using the personality theory of Erik Erikson. The author presents a brief synopsis of the movie and an analysis of its main character, Teena Brandon. The paper concludes that, based on Erikson's conceptual framework of personality and psychosocial development, Teena has an issue of identity diffusion.
Abstract This paper discusses Susan Wolf's view regarding the meaning of life as set forth in her work "Happiness and Meaning: Two Aspects of the Good Life." The writer explains that Wolf claims that a meaningful life is one based on actively engaging in worthwhile projects, and discusses how she elaborates on this claim by showing the necessity of both active engagement and an objective scale of worth. Wolf's response to a criticism by Richard Taylor to further defend these necessary qualities is also discussed. The paper concludes with the writer's reasons against Wolf, showing that her theory is based on assumptions without defense and leaves room for many questionable cases.
From the Paper "She further elaborates this theory by presenting cases that identify with one of these qualities, subjective active engagement or objective projects of worth, but without both, they do not constitute a meaningful life. Some projects can be worthwhile, yet an individual can lack an enthusiasm or passion. She uses the example of recycling, showing a task can be presented to have worth, but someone that finds it boring will not get the necessary meaning from it. Other projects can be deeply involved and pleasurable, yet lack the appropriate value that should contribute to meaning. She shows that riding a roller coaster or eating chocolate may be pleasurable, but not be fulfilling or have the necessary worth for a meaningful life."
Abstract The introduces, discusses, and analyzes the short story "The Grey Wolf" by Sapphire. Specifically, the paper discusses the theme of death and dying in the story. "The Grey Wolf" starts out like a Native American legend story, but takes a disturbing turn by the end of the tale. The paper comments that it appears that the women in the story are afraid of the grey wolf, but in reality, they are afraid of death, and of course, what they most fear is what they experience in the end. The paper states that death and dying is the main theme of this story.
From the Paper "Death is a constant threat in this story. The grey wolf inspires fear of death. Later, the narrator says that her partner looks like "some ghost" when she appears on the porch each morning. Later, the narrator explains she has cancer, which is "running a produce farm in her bowels" .Clearly, the woman is dying, and it has changed her personality and desires until she seems more dead than alive to the narrator. They have not had sex in fifteen years, and their relationship has settled into a kind of monotony and passionless existence that clearly seems like death to the narrator. "
Abstract The paper reviews the comprehensive biological information on the red wolf, helps understanding the causes of its decline and the desire for its restoration. The author includes how human beings can restore a specie's population size and long-term viability. The author relates the problems and benefits of reintroducing the wolf and strategy and procedure concerns of reintroduction.
Abstract This paper discusses the message in Naomi Wolf's book, "The Beauty Myth", explaining that Wolf puts forward the provocative argument that the ideal of beauty in modern culture is nothing but the latest method of keeping women in a subservient role within the patriarchy. She sees the ubiquitous images of female beauty that pervade our culture as being part of a vicious backlash against the successes of feminism, arguing that this beauty myth functions to keep women convinced that they are worth less than men, and thus maintains the current economic system.
Abstract This paper shows how Pynchon's use of music is not limited to just one of his novels but makes a profound impact on all his works, most noticeably "Gravity's Rainbow" and the book selected for this paper, "The Crying of Lot 49". It is Pynchon's love for sounds that made him comment on "modern and unreal" classical and popular music into his books including the most accessible of his works, ?The Crying of Lot 49?.
From the Paper "The way music is presented in this novel can be understood from the following lines taken from Gravity's Rainbow, "Imagine this very elaborate scientific lie: that sound cannot travel through outer space. Well, but suppose it can. Suppose They don't want us to know there is a medium there, what used to be called an "aether," which can carry sound to every part of the Earth. The Soniferous Aether." - Gravity's Rainbow, p. 695. Pynchon urges us to ask ourselves what if music similarly is not really what it appears to be on the surface? What if the bands and their popular music are just manifestations of something more solid but obscure? What if music as we know is only as fragile in substance as the reality that we encounter each day? Complex as they may sound, these are the questions that Pynchon poses when he discusses music in his novel, ?The Crying of Lot 49?."
Critical analysis of Thomas Pynchon's, "Crying of Lot 49". The paper attempts to exploit the problems associated with Pynchon's world of isolated individuals and explains the oneness associated with people who are similar in their isolation.
Abstract This essay explores Pynchon's novel, "The Crying of Lot 49". It also looks at a critical essay written by Molly Hite and discusses the ways in which Oedipa becomes both isolated and at one with society. As more people join the "society of isolates", they become assimilated as one, rather than separate in their isolation. This essay covers some of the questions that arise when reading Pynchon's famous novel and it delves into the subject of love in "The Crying of Lot 49".
From the Paper "In her essay ?Purity as Parody in _The Crying of Lot 49_,? Molly Hite repeatedly argues that as Oedipa attempts to define her universe in terms of either absolute coherence, the ?Word,? ?one,? or ?Meaning,? or absolute incoherence, the ?Void,? ?zero,? or non-meaning, she misses a possible assimilation of these two ideas and thus becomes a failed heroine. Between these two apparently irreconcilable interpretative definitions that Oedipa gives to her universe, Hit posits that the novel suggests a third reality that the protagonist rejects during her alienated despair: ?The idea of a community of isolates is a paradox."
