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"My Antonia", 2007.
An analysis of the theme of friendship and memory in "My Antonia" by Willa Cather.
1,318 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper contends that it is the undertones of Willa Cather's lesbian sexuality, her use of the second person narrative technique
and her portrayal of Jim that form the basis of friendship and memory in her novel "My Antonia".
From the Paper
"Antonia has become the central figure she always was meant to
be, enduring the constant toil and the oppressive sod cave and then
as the vivacious town teenager. "It's no wonder that her sons stood
tall and straight. She was a rich mine of life, like the founders of
early races" (167). Antonia lived her whole life in action as opposed
to Jim's pensive reflection. She milked, broke sod, shocked wheat,
harvested, sacrificed schooling to help on the farm, learned a new
language, fell in love, got jilted and a baby to raise on her own,
and then started all over again to build a life and a new family. "
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"Young Goodman Brown", 2007.
An analysis of the spiritual doubt of the main character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's book "Young Goodman Brown".
1,277 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses doubt and impurity in Nathaniel Hawthorne's book
"Young Goodman Brown". It discusses the interpretations that exist for this story and how they relate to the main character's spiritual doubt and issues of faith. It also looks at the symbolic meanings behind the main character's wife and how they are most often used in support of the interpretations of the story regarding his faith and doubt.
Table of Contents:
Doubt and Impurity
Impurity and Faith
Unresolved Doubt and Evil
Conclusion
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"Young Goodman Brown has been interpreted to mean that the title character is attempting to retain his faith. The symbolic meanings behind his wife are most often used in support of this argument. Yet the newness of their marriage suggests that this interpretation might not be the best one."
"Instead, it might be that Goodman Brown is not tempted to give up his faith; rather, it might be that he is attempting to resolve his doubts and keep the faith that he does have, safe. Faith, through her symbolic name and ribbons, might represent the need for Goodman Brown to come of age. In the end, it is not Faith, his lack of faith, or the Devil that brings Goodman Brown to evil. His life is made miserable and his soul is lost through the simple presence of unresolved doubt."
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Sense of Self, 2007.
An analysis of the development of sense of self through the texts "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver, "The Fat Girl" by Andre Dubus and "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan.
762 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper discusses how one's sense of self develops and sustains itself. It particularly looks at the psychological and environmental factors that influence one's sense of self. The paper focuses on three texts and their insights into the development of sense of self -"Cathedral" by Raymond Carver, "The Fat Girl" by Andre Dubus and "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan. The paper then compares the influence of these texts to the writer's own personal experiences and beliefs and how they have influenced his sense of self.
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" In his short story, "The Fat Girl", Andre Dubus provides compelling insights into how one's sense of self, which is based primarily upon internal psychological and emotional factors, can conflict with the sense others have of one. He emphasizes this by choosing to describe the emotional appearance of his characters instead of their physical appearance. (Dubus 86-102) This approach clarifies why the perceptions of others can be so different from one's own sense of self, for those perceptions are based to a great extent upon physical appearance, while one's own sense of self is based upon one's own hopes, fears, and beliefs."
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"The Great Gatsby", 2007.
An analysis of the distortion of people, dreams and values in "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
2,143 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 67.95
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This paper relates that the main character of "The Great Gatsby" is Nick Carraway, who leaves Minnesota to travel to New York, believing that it is in New York where he can make his fortune and live the American Dream. The paper looks at how the values that Nick brought to New York from Minnesota are constantly challenged as Nick wends his way through the maze of relationships and deceit that snares him in his West Egg, New York life. The paper attempts to show that what Nick finds, instead of success and personal satisfaction, is disillusionment with the American Dream and a desire to return to the life that he knew at home.
Outline:
Quality of Distortion
Distorted People
Distorted Dreams
Distorted Values
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"Nick has a similar past to that of Jay Gatsby. Like Gatsby, he comes from the Midwest. Like Gatsby, he desires to get ahead in life. And, like Gatsby, Nick believes that going to New York is the way to accomplish that goal. However, unlike Gatsby, Nick makes an attempt to retain his personal values instead of being caught up by the vortex that swept up Gatsby. For a short time, Nick finds himself tempted by the life that Gatsby leads. He briefly flirts with the fast life, enjoying his brief love affair with Jordan Baker. After Gatsby's death, however, Nick decides to return to the more grounded life he once led."
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Chicana Literature, 2007.
A look at the preservation of national identity within Chicana literature.
2,089 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper discusses how Chicana authors such as Julia Alvarez and Edwidge Danticat seek to gain a voice and have it heard by expressing the meaning of their lives and celebrating the lives of others from the same social order that people otherwise marginalize and ignore. The paper looks at how these authors create a narrative space that includes gender issues and how they reveal their role in the preservation of national identity.
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"Louis Gerard Mendoza writes about the same topic in his book Historia, in which he offers "an extended analysis of the link between historical narratives and the representation of the historical in fictional narratives and poetry" (Mendoza 38). Mendoza finds that the nature of Chicana and Chicano narratives have changed in recent years in response to contemporary ideas and changing social circumstances, and these changes have also altered "the very substance of past narratives" (Mendoza 38) by expanding our knowledge by which we make decisions. Mendoza also points out that this literature has been largely unexamined, as might be expected for a literature featuring a minority population that itself is often marginalized and ignored. "
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Math Lesson in Literature, 2007.
This paper looks at Eric Carle's book 'The Grouchy Lady Bug' and discusses grade one mathematics lessons involving literature.
1,077 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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In this article, the writer discusses how Eric Carle's 'The Grouchy Lady Bug' may be used as a first grade math tool. The writer notes that although a number of printed and Internet sources have already expressed how to adapt this book for student exercises in mathematics and literature, this book shows itself amenable to other lessons a teacher devises, directly from the book in relation to what the curriculum must cover. The writer concludes that in its seeming lack of limitation for grade one learners, and others, the book can be strongly recommended to teachers accustomed to using literary and visual sources in the teaching of elementary mathematics.
Outline:
Introduction
Class Activities
Examining the Text
Concluding Remarks
Works Cited
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"To generate interest in a book that will be used for a number of lessons, learners can be helped to talk about the ladybug in general. Some Grade One students will say that they have seen one, and others can state words they would use to describe a ladybug to someone who had never seen one. Other students will answer questions as to how large a ladybug is in relation to other things in the room, reinforcing ideas of larger than and smaller than, the teacher framing questions that can be answered in simple responses of "Yes" or "No". Grade One students will giggle when asked if a ladybug is larger than the teacher's chair, or smaller than a speck on the ceiling, if it would fit in the teacher's pocket or handbag, or if a ladybug is larger than a cat? If the teacher had a pet ladybug, would he need to take it for walks?"
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The Greatness of Jay Gatsby, 2007.
An analysis of the source of Jay Gatsby's greatness in "The Great Gatsby," written by Scott Fitzgerald.
1,138 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses the greatness of the character, Jay Gatsby, in the novel, "The Great Gatsby," written by Scott Fitzgerald. The paper looks at Gatsby's relationships with other characters in the novel. It suggests that Gatsby is great, but not in terms of integrity and concern for others. Rather, the source of Gatsby's greatness is his drive or ambition.
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"When Tom's lover, Myrtle Wilson, is killed in a hit and run accident, everything that occurs is ironic. Gatsby is shot and killed by Mr. Wilson because the car is his. In addition, Tom believes that Gatsby was responsible for the death because Daisy continues to let Tom believe that Gatsby was at the wheel. Not one of the many guests who had attended Gatsby's parties bothered to attend his funeral. The only people in attendance are Gatsby's father, Nick, and Gatsby's servants. It is this lack of memory and respect for Gatsby that seems to deny his greatness. At the same time, Nick states that "Gatsby turned out all right at the end" (8). The reader can only be sympathetic to Gatsby if he or she holds capitalist and materialist values."
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"The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe", 2007.
This paper analyzes the implied readers in C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe".
2,001 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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The paper relates that the implied readers of "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" are likely children of both sexes aged from about 6 to 12. The paper discusses how Lewis was a devout Christian and his aim in "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" was clearly to convey to his readers the importance of certain moral values that are associated with Christianity. The paper shows how Lewis reflects values of the British people he grew up with and teaches the implied readers certain stereotypes about "appropriate" gendered behaviors.
From the Paper
"As the lessons Lewis wants to convey to the implied reader are so closely related to both his religion and his society, it is illuminating to begin with a little background information about Lewis. He was born in Ireland in 1898. At the age of 10, he was sent to boarding school in England. He later attended Oxford University, and then became an English teacher there. He spent his entire life teaching at Oxford and then Cambridge, and writing books, and died in 1963. Thus, Lewis was firmly rooted in an English culture. Consequently he must have absorbed the values that were held by other upper middle class British people in the first half of the 20th century. With regard to religion, Lewis was an atheist till the age of 33, and then converted to Christianity. This conversion is reflected in many of his books, which dealt either implicitly or explicitly with Christian values and morals."
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Racism in Native-American Literature, 2007.
This paper offers a comparison and contrast of racism and inter-racial marriage as seen in "Grass Dancer" by Susan Power and "Mean Spirit" by Linda Hogan.
983 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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The paper analyzes the racism inherent within the institution of marriage within the two novels "Grass Dancer" by Susan Power and "Mean Spirit" by Linda Hogan. The paper discusses Hogan's use of racism against Native-Americans through the marginalization of Indian culture by whites who discourage inter-racial marriages. The paper also demonstrates how Power reveals a similar aspect of the broken and racist institution of marriage through the experiences of Jeanette McVay's marriage to a Sioux man. The paper concludes that both authors provide similar, yet differing perspectives of racism within the inter-racial marriages that arise within these two Native-American fiction novels.
From the Paper
"The novel Mean Spirit by Linda Hogan reveals the intensive racism that the whites impose on the Osage people. The plot of the novel revolves around the Osage people, and their struggles against the white oil barons that are trying to remove them from their oil-rich lands. This plot premise invokes the motive for the white oilmen to find ways to discourage compassion or empathy for the native Americans within their own culture, so that they can take the oil from the Indians. One way that Hogan imposes a white hegemonic racist construct is through the institution of marriage. For instance, when a white man and Indian woman are married, Hogan reveals the symbolic and legal marginalization of interracial relationships within white culture."
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Jean-Paul Sartre's "Nausea", 2007.
This paper discuses the protagonist Roquentin and his discovery of the contingent nature of existence in Jean-Paul Sartre's novel "Nausea".
1,360 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper relates that, in Jean-Paul Sartre's "Nausea", the protagonist Roquentin's vocation as a historian entails a process of attributing causality, plausibility, order and even predictability to certain observed events; however, throughout the novel, he comes increasingly aware of the fact that human existence is contingent, which is the very opposite. The author points out that Roquentin's realization of this contingent nature of human existence moves him to acknowledging that all of the actions of Rollebon (a character in the book whom Roquentin has spent years researching and writing about) might have been random. The paper relates that Roquentin's discovery of the contingent nature of human existence makes him re-examine everything and everyone in his life and moves him to a point where he is able to liberate himself from the nauseating awareness of absurdity and nothingness that might otherwise have paralyzed him. The paper includes many quotations from the novel.
From the Paper
"And this is precisely the existential crisis that Roquentin faces as he increasingly realizes the contingent nature of reality - he realizes that what he believes about himself and the world are merely his way of unifying his own knowledge. As such, while it may at times be comforting, it is not real. He observes other people making up such unifying stories, aware that he can no longer do this. ... Roquentin's knowledge of the contingency of human existence increasingly means that he cannot make up such comforting stories to impose rigorous order on random events."
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"Oedipus the King", 2007.
An analytical review of Sophocles' "Oedipus the King".
1,346 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper discusses how studying and analyzing the classical play "Oedipus the King" in terms of character, plot, and theme confirms that these elements are mainly presented through carefully crafted dramatic dialogue and speeches, and developed through the use of literary devices such as hamartia, hubris, and catharsis. It also examines how this type of dramatic approach enabled ancient Greek playwrights like Sophocles to stage their plays in a convincing manner while meeting the immediate challenge of entertaining their audiences.
From the Paper
"Oedipus the King also demonstrates that it is valuable to characterize by comparing and contrasting one character with another, since, like most of the complex symbolism this play, the characters are made to embody certain antithetical qualities that inevitably come into conflict. This helps develop the theme that human flaws such as ambition or daring can and often do lead to tragedy. These flaws have grievous consequences for many characters in Greek drama, who are oblivious to the fatal effect some of their intentions and actions will have. (Kirszner and Mandell1657-1699) "
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Revelations of Social Climate in Literature, 2007.
A comparison of the style used, in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey" and Willa Cather's "My Antonia", for revealing the particular social climate of the time and place of the novels.
1,058 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses the ways in which authors reveal a particular social climate of time and place in their novels. It focuses on Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey" and Willa Cather's "My Antonia." The paper focuses on a specific paragraph from each of the novels and discusses the language, narration and style in that paragraph to show how the authors reveal a great deal about the ways of life in their respective places and times.
From the Paper
"Thus we see how both Cather and Austen tell us a great deal about the ways of life in their respective places and times. They do this through direct narration, as when Austen relates the development of a friendship. They also do it through relating the thoughts and reactions of their characters, as for example when the young Jimmy admires the grandmother who stands like a bulwark between him and cold and starvation. And they also do it when they record conversations between their characters, as we learn about the times and places by the ways that the characters react to them. Finally, they may also do it via authorial intervention, as when Austen ventures to comment on the hypocrisy of her time."
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"1955", 2007.
An analysis of the capitalistic identity and racial construct of American Culture in "1955" by Alice Walker.
998 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper analyzes the capitalistic identity of Alice Walker's main characters within her short story: "1955." It looks at how the lack of individual identity for Grace Mae and Traynor is based on the capitalistic perception of music as a commodity in Walker's ending narrative and not as a spiritually uplifting form of art. The paper also contends that Traynor's material success over Gracie Mae's success reveals the American capitalistic system marginalizing African-Americans beneath the white hegemony of popular music culture. In essence, the paper shows that Alice Walker's dismal ending for Gracie Mae implies a capitalistic identity within a racial construct.
From the Paper
"The short story "1955" is a direct reflection of the white American capitalistic system that uses racism to project white superiority over African Americans. Walker uses a capitalistic identity through the conflicting issues of musicality that arise with Grace Mae and Traynor, especially in the resentful narrative Grace implies at the end of the story. At the beginning of the story, Grace Mae is an aspiring African American blues singer that has developed a unique style of singing that has a very lucrative potential. When a young white singer, Traynor, discovers Mae, they begin a relationship that evolves along a capitalistic agenda."
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An Aristocratic Society, 2007.
This paper paints a portrait of the aristocratic society in "The Princess of Cleaves" by Madame De Lafayette.
969 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 34.95
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The paper discusses the aristocrats in the story "The Princess of Cleaves." The paper first describes the characteristics of male members of the aristocracy as brave, generous, gallant, honorable and respectful and then describes those of the female members of the aristocracy as respectful, modest, beautiful and virtuous. The paper discusses how, while aristocrats had money and power, they often were not happy especially when it came to marriage.
Outline:
Who Were Aristocrats in the Story of "The Princess of Cleaves"
Aristocrats Were Not Happy Though They Had Money and Power
From the Paper
"Before looking at specific details about the aristocratic families, it is important to determine who an aristocrat was. An aristocrat was determined by who his father and mother were. Did they have any royalty in their blood? An aristocrat spent his time playing games and this can be seen in the story with the Prince loving this. "As he was happily turned to excel in bodily exercises, he took a particular delight in them, such as hunting, tennis, running at the ring, and the like diversions" (de Lafayette 4). Others of nobility considered it an honor if they were requested to join the prince in these games or asked to go to a ball."
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Black Acquiescence to Injustice?, 2007.
An analysis of Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and Ralph Ellison's novel "The Invisible Man".
851 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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The paper explores aspects of the black experience in Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and the "Battle Royal" section of Ralph Ellison's novel "The Invisible Man". The paper discusses the authors' portrayal of a black man recognizing and responding to the slights and discrimination in American life. The paper describes how King and Ellison raise questions about how acquiescent many blacks are when faced with injustice.
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"King wrote his letter while he was in the Birmingham city jail where he had been arrested for demonstrating for civil rights. In the letter, he writes to other clergymen who had been critical of his actions. King states in his letter that he intends to answer his critics because "I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth" (King 114). King speaks directly to the clergymen referred to in the opening of the letter, and after this he uses the pronoun "you" to assure the readers that he is speaking directly to them and to their concerns."
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