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Architectural Settings in Three Novels, 2001.
An analysis of how the setting of these books contributes to the story - "Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe, "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad and "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe.
1,050 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper shows that creating an accurate setting for a book is as important, if not more important, than the depiction of characters. It analyzes the settings of these novels all which deal with so called ?primitive? conditions as their subject matter. The writer shows that the stories do not take place in a thriving modern metropolis, but in areas well removed from the western eye.
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"A detailed depiction of the architecture in a scene often adds to the credibility of the story. In the books Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, architecture is used not only as a scene setter but also as a testament to socio-economic values and cultural beliefs. Much of the architecture described belongs to the indigenous people of the stories or the Caucasians who were forced to act as if they were natives because of the lack of ?modern? conveniences."
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Gothic Architecture and Renaissance Architecture, 2005.
A comparative analysis of Gothic and Renaissance architecture.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper compares Gothic architecture and Renaissance architecture, showing the change that came over architecture with the shift from the more massive and decorated style of the Gothic to the cleaner classical lines of the Renaissance, a period which also borrowed from the Moslem style to make new use of the dome, as in religious buildings by Brunelleschi.
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"Gothic architecture developed from the Romanesque style and emerged in the twelfth century. It prevailed until the Renaissance beginning in the fifteenth century. Gothic architecture was marked by size and elaborate decorations. However, Gothic architecture was first defined in terms of a change in Romanesque church architecture diagonal ribs were added to the groin-vault, as was first seen at the Abbey Church of St. Denis near Paris (Frankl 1). In part because of its origins, Gothic architecture has long been associated with France and is considered a French style, though in fact, others used it as well. Gothic architecture is probably represented for many people by Notre-Dame de Paris, a facade known from countless stories and other representations as well as for itself. "
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Detective Novels Compared, 2002.
A comparative analysis of five recent children's detective novels and five recent adult detective novels.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper will argue that the key point of similarity between the two forms of detective fiction is the adherence of the authors to a formula. It will be seen that while the adult novels are undeniably more complex than the children's works, both generally present their audiences with the comforting familiarity of formulaic plot and repeating characters.
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Perspective and Stereotype in Western Detective Novels, 2001.
The writer examines novels by Agatha Christie and Joseph Conrad, and discusses characters and scenes in light of prejudices the authors may have held, bringing as evidence Chinese (non-Western) detective novels.
2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 2 sources, $ 68.95
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We can also see the kind of xenophobic stereotypes that Christie used when we compare her works to detective fiction taken from an entirely different cultural tradition: When we think about the detective novel, we are most likely to see in our mind?s eye Sherlock Holmes?s deerstalker cap or hear the Belgian accents of Hercule Poirot. The genre of detective fiction ? with its traditional elements of the seemingly perfect crime, the wrongly accused suspect at whom circumstantial evidence points (in many cases, the bungling of the dim-witted police (in opposition to the cleverness of the private operator), the astonishing powers of observation and superior mind of the detective, and a startling and unexpected denouement (quite likely taking place in a parlor) in which the detective reveals how the identity of the culprit was ascertained ? seems a quintessentially Western concept.
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Architectural Forms, 2002.
A comparison of various architectural forms.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper compares the manifestos on twentieth century architecture. Walter Gropius proposed an architectural form that was purely functional, and based on art and engineering. De Stijl's movement proposed abstraction and simplicity. Kasimir Malevich believed in minimal art in the form based on his ideas. Theo van Doesburg proposed elemental and functional architectural form. Antonio Sant'Elia's architectural form was the only negative and revolutionary one.
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Slavery Novels, 2002.
A discussion of two novels written about African American society during the period of the abolishment of slavery: ?Ambition? by Beryl Weston and ?Contending Forces? by Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins.
1,035 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 36.95
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This paper examines these novels which depict the lives of Black Americans in the dominant white American society prior and after the legal abolishment of black slavery. Both novels discuss these social issues while discussing and narrating in closer detail the everyday lives of black Americans as they go through their lives in a new established society. The novels were written at slightly different time periods and the paper examines the differences in society during these times.
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"These love stories also illustrate how the society and the people in it determine the fate and course of romantic love for the main characters. However, the novels start in a different pace: ?Contending Forces? starts with the abolishment of black slavery, then proceeds with life in a society that has its black Americans as the equals of white Americans, not as slaves of them. Meanwhile, ?Ambition? by Weston starts initially with the already abolished black slavery, and we are introduced to a new American society, wherein black Americans are now educated and lived as equals with the white Americans. Despite these differences in the narrative structure, both novels are great eye- openers that illustrate what American society is like after the abolishment of black slavery and what society is like with black Americans as part of the whole operation of running a functional society."
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Place in Two Novels, 2002.
A comparison of two novels one by author Charles Dickens and the other by George Eliot.
1,815 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the two novels: Charles Dickens' "Dombey and Son" as a novel of metropolitan life, and George Eliot's "Middlemarch" as a novel of provincial life. The author chose these novels to offer the reader a view of England through two different eyes. The novels also convey how writers manage to get their themes and thoughts across to their readers in different ways.
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"Dicken's novel "Dombey and Son" appeared in serial form in 1847 and 1848. It tells the story of Mr. Dombey, a proud, rich businessman who hopes to pass his prosperous company on to his son, Paul, but Paul dies as a child, and there is no one to carry on the business. Because he is so enamored of his company, and passing it on to his heir, he neglects his kind daughter Florence"
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Social Novels, 2004.
A paper that links several novels through the theme of social awareness and change.
1,005 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper looks at examples of social novels and how the writers used these reflections as a method of critique and to suggest ways to change. The novels referred to in the paper include George Orwell?s "1984"; George Orwell?s "Animal Farm"; John Steinbeck?s "The Grapes of Wrath";and Joseph Heller?s "Catch-22". The paper concludes that the unifying thread in all these social novels is their reflection of reality.
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"Joseph Heller?s novel has more in common with Orwell?s writings than with Steinbeck. Unlike Steinbeck, who strove for a hyper-realism in The Grapes of Wrath, Heller?s Catch-22 uses satire to chronicles the futility and ultimate dehumanization of war. While stationed in the fictional Mediterranean island of Pianosa, Air Force soldier John Yossarian participates in several brutal and dangerous operations, where his men die not for their country, but to obtain good aerial pictures of the exploding targets. Disgusted that his life is constantly in danger for nothing, Yossarian vows to survive this pointless war at all costs. He thus spends much of his time faking illness and devising ways to be sent home."
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An Architectural Slide Presentation, 2002.
Reports five different responses to the same architectural slide presentation.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 97.95
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This essay consists of five different responses to a slide presentation, where different images of a particular sculpture, structure, or building are identified in relation to architectural styles, influences, and locations. Each response identifies the architectural style and influences (e.g., Baroque, Gothic) as well as identifies the cultural and historical location of the particular example, including the years during which a particular architectural style can be attributed.
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Social Protest Novels, 2004.
Analysis of "Uncle Tom?s Cabin" and "All Quiet on the Western Front" as novels of social protest.
1,798 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper looks at the techniques used in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin", and Remarque's novel, "All Quiet on the Western Front", to protest the social conditions they were writing about. Both authors use the language and the metaphors of their time to help emphasize their point. Stowe also used narration, commentary, and poetry to make her anti-slavery statement, whereas Remarque relied heavily on graphic depictions to make his anti-war statement. To help determine the effectiveness of the novels' social protest, the paper compares the two novels to David Halberstam's journalistic account of the Vietnam War.
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"There is a single problem common to Uncle Tom?s Cabin and All Quiet on the Western Front, despite the works? having been created in different centuries on different continents and nominally about different subjects. The single, common problem is this: the valuation of one group of human beings by another, with that valuation coming in lower for the group being valued."
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Journey Or "Quest" in Two Novels, 2001.
This paper compares the two novels, "As I Lay Dying" by William Faulkner, and "Young Goodman Brown," by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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This paper compares and contrasts the idea of a 'journey' or 'quest' in the novels "As I Lay Dying" by William Faulkner and "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The author examines the different characters in both stories in order to show how the theme of a 'journey' or 'quest' runs through both of these novels.
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"Their first obstacle in the journey is a flood-swollen river, which they cross after looking for alternatives. Their mules are drowned, Cash's leg is broken, and Addie's coffin is nearly swept downstream in the process. Jewel manages to hold on to the coffin out of sheer will. The ever-scheming Anse figures out a way to get some new mules, at the expense of Cash and Jewel. He trades Cash's eight dollars that he'd hoped to use to buy the phonograph, and Jewel's prized horse, for a new set of mules, and the Bundrens are on their way."
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"The Cider House Rules" and Other John Irving Novels, 2002.
An analysis of the arguments created by John Irving in his novels "A Prayer for Owen Meany," "The World According to Garp." and "The Cider House Rules."
5,245 words (approx. 21.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 130.95
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This paper considers how John Irving's novels are challenging, infuriating and fascinating by examining three of them, particularly "The Cider House Rules," but also "A Prayer for Owen Meany" and "The World According to Garp." It shows how each of the major themes in each of the books leads to one or more particular argument that the author is endeavoring to make. It discusses how the themes range from activism to abortion to religion to love and how John Irving uses epic novels spanning lifetimes to bring these themes for the forefront of the reader?s consciousness.
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"The Cider House Rules is a complex study of love, duty, and life. John Irving?s strong beliefs shine through every facet of the novel. The story and characters are so multi-faceted and the narrative so sweeping, that every argument is impossible to fully exhaust in one paper. However, the main themes permeate the entire work. Abortion, love, duty, and life experience envelope the lives of both Homer Wells and Dr. Larch. The author attempts and largely succeeds in imparting the importance of these values to the audience."
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Endings in Novels, 2002.
Four different novels and the impact that their endings have on the work. A look at why the writer chose to end the novel in this specific way.
1,024 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the novels "Little Doritt" by Charles Dickens, "MiddleMarch" by George Eliot, "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray and "Tess of the d'Urbervilles," by Thomas Hardy. Specifically this paper looks at the way the authors chose to end their novels and what it means about their lives.
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"Eliot uses the country town of Middlemarch to illustrate how characters in the countryside live and behave, and how their lifestyle is so different from those who toil in the grimy cities. They are able to walk in the countryside with their dogs, enjoy the fine weather, and ride when they want to, unlike the city dwellers, who often never see the sun, and whose lives end unhappily, as they did in this novel. While Dorothea seemed to deserve a happy conclusion, she was such a strong and powerful character that it seems almost inevitable that she will suffer in the end, and so the ending works for the novel."
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Freedom in Amy Tan's Novels, 2006.
A look at the importance of individual freedom in novels by Amy Tan.
1,148 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper analyzes the theme of freedom found in novels by Amy Tan and, particularly, in her novel "The Joy Luck Club". The paper shows that, while all of Tan's novels emphasize this theme, "The Joy Luck Club", in particular, underscores how important individual freedom is even when it seems to come in conflict with one's duty to family.
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"In her novel, The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan stresses the importance of individual freedom more than duty to family in several stories. In "The Joy Luck Club," "The Red Candle," "Magpies," "Without Wood," and "Rice Husband," Tan emphasizes the importance of individual freedom in any culture. The women in these stories overcome difficult obstacles and emerge self-confident and proud. This is not to say that their struggles were easy. In fact, many of the women must face difficult situations with their mothers, which sometimes leads to conflict. Within these conflicts, we see how these problems can be solved through communication and understanding. While balance between duty to family and individual freedom can be difficult to find, the strong female characters in The Joy Luck Club prove that it is always are worthwhile venture."
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Novels into Film, 2006.
A look at how novels are adapted to films and the changes that are made.
3,828 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 105.95
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In this paper the author looks at how novels are adapted into films and the changes that are made to give a more graphic understanding of the novel. The author focuses on how the novel and the film are two very different mediums, the novel mainly linguistic and the film mainly visual. The paper shows how each medium also hails from different origins, caters to different audiences and undergoes different modes of production and forms of censorship. He specifically looks at how the camera has the ability to move and this mobility enables it to achieve visual effects that may not be projected to the reader of a novel and applies this notion to sexual scenes that appear or do not appear in films and how they are translated from novels. In conclusion, the author states that each medium has its own properties, for better and worse usage and intelligent film viewing and criticism, like intelligent reading, needs to understand and respect both the limitations these create and also the triumphs they invite.
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"Conceptually, female bonding is a pre-condition for lesbianism in feature films and lesbian audiences seem to find female bonding an acceptable displacement for overt lesbian romance. The spectator works to find lesbian context in a Hollywood cinema shy of lesbian content. As with sexuality in general, efforts to subdue lesbian connotations can stimulate innovations... When female bonding occurs in feature narrative film, its readiness for lesbian appropriation is often acknowledged by internal efforts to forbid such conclusions (Straayer, 350). Female bonding can include the exchange of intimate information, physical closeness, and support for each other in times of need. For the viewer, this female bonding creates an erotic subtext, with lesbian connotations. In movies where female bonding is central to the plot, such as Boys on the Side, Beaches, Steel Magnolias, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Color Purple, and The First Wives Club, women become strong and gain independence through each other (Tasker, p 146). As Evelyn Couch grows closer to Ninny and learns about Ruth and Idgie, she gains independence by losing weight, getting a job, and finding self-worth outside of her marriage."
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