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Character Comparison in Novels, 2002.
A comparison of two characters.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper gives the reader an opportunity to compare and contrast the characters from two different stories. Henry James' "Daisy Miller" and on James Conrad's "Heart Of Darkness" both have characters in them that are much deeper than they originally appear.
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Nella Larsen Character Comparison, 2006.
Draws comparisons between the two main characters in ?Quicksand? and ?Passing? by Nella Larsen
1,644 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 53.95
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The two main characters in Nella Larsen's "Quicksand" and "Passing" have fundamental similarities in being mulatto women from Renaissance Harlem in the early 20th century. The paper shows how both Helga Crane and Irene Redfield were well-educated women whose identities were more black than white, a product of their social environment.
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"Irene, on the other hand, had little conflict about being of mixed race. She married a "dark" man, had his children and lived proudly as a black woman. While often curious about what it might be like to "pass" as white (as her friend Clare Kendry did), she never seriously considered it an acceptable lifestyle. Being black was not painful for Irene as it was for Helga. Irene did, however, seem to take vicarious pleasure in the notion of "passing" through Clare, pondering about the inherent difficulties of living such a life."
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Gatsby and Kane: A Character Comparison, 2006.
A comparison between F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jay Gatsby and Orson Welles' Charles Foster Kane.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper claims that the characters of Jay Gatsby and Charles Foster Kane have many correlations in their construction. It explains that each character represents a man that is led by the past to overcome inner turmoil and right the wrongs that they perceive as assaults on their existence. It also mentions that the characters both believe that monetary gain will resolve these issues and that money demonstrates control over others in the world. It explores what they truly desire, love, which is unobtainable because even when the opportunity for love presents itself the characters cannot release the anger that has flourished inside of them.
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Themes and Character Comparison, 2005.
Examines parallel themes in two novels by Margaret Atwood.
985 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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"Cat's Eye" and "The Robber Bride" are two novels by Margaret Atwood, which, upon first reading, appear to be completely disparate stories with no relation to each other. However, there are several themes and characters that run throughout the books which have similar characteristics. This paper shows that one of the themes of both stories is the idea of remembrance and looking back at the past in order to understand one's life in the present.
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"The Robber Bride also deals with memories of the past and how they have affected the lives of the central characters. This novel follows three women: Tony, a military historian, Charis, a former flower child turned New Ager mystic, and Roz, a financier and head of her own company. These three look back at the past and reflect on how they first met and then were victimized by another character, Zenia. Writer Coral Ann Howells likens the novel to a history which is put together by the writer using available facts and memory narratives."
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Marginalized Characters - A Comparison of Three Works, 2001.
This paper compares "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller, "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros and "No Matter What" by Mary Saracino and depicts how the characters all find themselves in a social class marginalized from mainstream society.
1,550 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 50.95
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This paper focuses on the characters of these three works and how they epitomize the typical member of society in which they live. The writer analyzes their names as an example of how much this reflects the social class to which they belong and shows how these characters have managed to be marginalized by society despite their best efforts.
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Esperanza lives in the impoverished Hispanic community; the only luxury she ever experiences is a ride around the block in a stolen Cadillac. Peanut is part of a working class Catholic family, at a time when Catholics were considered little more than backward cultists, subservient to hundreds of arcane rules and the whims of the pope.
Although no ethnic background is ever specified for him, Willy Loman is a member of a social class that is considered to be most unseemly by mainstream America, the salesman. Worse yet, as the play begins, he is a failed salesman".
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Esperanza lives in the impoverished Hispanic community; the only luxury she ever experiences is a ride around the block in a stolen Cadillac. Peanut is part of a working class Catholic family, at a time when Catholics were considered little more than backward cultists, subservient to hundreds of arcane rules and the whims of the pope. Although no ethnic background is ever specified for him, Willy Loman is a member of a social class that is considered to be most unseemly by mainstream America, the salesman. Worse yet, as the play begins, he is a failed salesman.
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Character Development in Classic Literature, 2005.
A comparison and contrast of the characters and family dynamics seen in Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" and William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury".
2,469 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination of two classic pieces of literature. The writer explores the primary texts, and secondary sources to develop a critical analysis of the characters and their dysfunction and how escapism is used in both situations. "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams and "The Sound and the Fury" are compared and contrasted while at the same time being individually analyzed for the purpose of exploring dysfunction, escapism and how it affects the family dynamic. The writer details several examples of each from each story and discusses why they are important to the story development and plot analysis. In the end the paper concludes that escapism for the purpose of these two stories is a product of the family dysfunction.
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"Laura also displays signs of escapism. She has a glass menagerie of figurines that she coddles, cares for and actually believes care for her in return. Her escapism is so deeply imbedded in her mind that she does not come back to reality like the other two do, and realize it is not possible. Tom knows he is watching movies, and Amanda is aware the newsletter does not reflect the real lives of her children, but Laura, because of her emotional and mental issues is not aware that the menagerie presents an escape for her and is not real."
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Aeneas Character Review, 2001.
An analysis of the character of Aeneas in " The Aeneid" and a comparison with the Greek heroes, Odysseus and Achilles.
1,165 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 40.95
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This paper takes a look at the legendary story of the hero Aeneas who survives the fall of Troy and follows the will of the gods and fate to build a nation that will eventually become Rome. The paper includes an analysis of "The Aeneid", written in Homeric style and gives a comparison of Aeneas?s character with Greek heroes, Odysseus and Achilles.
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"The son of Anchises and Venus, a prince of Troy and leader of the expedition to Italy, Aeneas is the main character in the book ?The Aeneid?. The most admired and valued characteristics in Augustan Rome are marked on his personality. He is true to his word devout, a courageous and skillful soldier and a pious. The heroism of Aeneas is his ability, to place his belief in Rome in all times and the Roman ideal before his own selfish interests, which was unlike Achilles and Odysseus."
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The Character of Iago in Two Plays, 2002.
A comparison of the similarities and differences of the character of Iago in Shakespeare's great tragedy "Othello" and in Ann-Marie McDonald's 1988 minor comedy "Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)".
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 39.95
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Compares similarities & differences of the character of Iago in Shakespeare's great tragedy OTHELLO & in Ann-Marie McDonald's 1988 minor comedy GOODNIGHT DESDEMONA (GOOD MORNING JULIET). Common themes of intrigue & love. Brief description of each play. Symbols & style of each. Iago's motivations; his villainy.
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"This research paper compares the character of Iago in William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello" and in Ann-Marie MacDonald's 1988 comedy "Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)." To better understand the similarities and differences in both plays, a brief description of each needs to be given. There is no doubt that "Othello" is a tragedy of intrigue in spite of the fact that it contains many of the elements of Shakespearean comedies -- the central theme of love, the conflicts between men and women, and the handkerchief, of course, may be seen as a comedic prop.
During the course of Shakespeare's play, Iago commits a series of wicked and deceitful acts that culminate in violence. Iago is an ensign to the general Othello, a black Moor who is serving under the Venetian Senate. He becomes jealous when///"
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The Character of Friday in Coetzee's 'Foe', 2002.
This essay seeks to decide whether the character of Friday is central to the book 'Foe' by J.M.Coetzee.
2,450 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This essay includes analysis of the way Friday is described by the author in comparison to the way he is described in 'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe, a look at the importance of Friday's feet and what they represent, dicussion of class implications,and the symbolism within the novel.
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"In this essay, I intend to discuss the opinion that the character of Friday is central in the book Foe by the South African writer, J. M. Coetzee. I will look at the importance of his character and how he influences the story as a whole. I feel that the quote below is very true, and I shall go on to prove this in this essay. "?J. M. Coetzee deconstructs the text of Robinson Crusoe in his novel Foe, which subtly centralises the character of Friday" (James McCorkle) Foe is a book in which Coetzee raises many interesting issues. The four main areas that are dealt with are: the treatment of the truth in narratives, pro-feminism, race and the treatment of ethnic minorities, and the truth about history. It also contains ideas about society and the class struggle. At one point when Susan speaks, it is almost as if Coetzee is talking about his own writing: "Alas my stories seem always to have more applications than I intend?" (Foe, 81) "
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Historical Themes in " Beowulf" and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", 2002.
A time line historical character comparison of "Beowulf" and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This essay will cover two poems: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Beowolf and compare the affects their characters had on the periods that they lived. Also, the historical themes that are differing between the two time-periods will illuminate the characters in the text that both of these poems reveal by their symbolic reference to the era that they strived in. By showing what lesson these poems teach and the history that they develop, we can see how they can be indicators, of this argument, that closely resembled each others times by the similarities of their lace in history.
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Raphael Hythloday vs. Folly, 2004.
A character comparison of Thomas More's Raphael Hythloday in "Utopia" versus Erasmus's use of Folly as a narrator and character in "The Praise of Folly".
1,092 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 38.95
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The use of Raphael Hythloday and Folly, although both spring from documents that attempt to highlight a truth about ?real? society through the construction of fictional worlds, differ substantially in the way that these characters are used in their respective Christian tales. This paper explains that, while Folly is a allegorical name whose title represents his character and the world he is located within, Raphael Hythloday functions in a more multi-faceted fashion as an ?everyman? and also an idealized conception and model for the reader to follow through Utopia. It shows how Folly is all the reader aspires not to be, while Raphael Hythloday is a guide.
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"The differences between these two characters is primarily evidenced by the fact that More attempts to construct a genuine Utopian vision, while Erasmus? work uses his titular character to take the reader on his satirical vision through a world even more wrong-headed than the true world. Although both men were colleagues and Christians, these two individual?s ways of expressing their mutual dislike with the current state of Christianity in the political environment around them had a completely different narrative and tonal gloss than the other author?s and Christian?s vision. More perceives idealism, with certain gentle notes of humor to be the best way to guide a Christian reader to truth. Erasmus sees a scathing wit to be the best way of forcing the reader to look within him or herself and apply a critical eye upon his or her character."
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Faulkner's and Porter's Female Characters, 2006.
A comparison of the main characters in William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" and Katherine Anne Porter's "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall".
1,120 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper compares the characters and lives of Emily Grierson, from William Faulkner's novel "A Rose for Emily", and Granny Weatherall ,from Katherine Anne Porter's novel "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall". The paper discusses the similar character traits the characters share and explains how both were affected by a similar, life-changing event in their youths that became the tragedy of their lives . The paper also contrasts how each character chose to deal with that tragedy, pointing out that Emily allowed her past to turn her into a depraved and perverse character, while Granny chose not to let her past dictate her life and instead built a life of warmth, dignity and compassion and understood that life was what you made of it, for better or for worse.
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"The two characters presented for comparison bare likeness to each other in several respects. Each are presented as strong-willed and defiant. They both were raised during an era where existed a strict southern code of manners and appearance. Unfortunately, this code is based on appearance rather than truth. Southern society placed great emphasis on a woman's conduct and each of the women acted according to this unwritten code. The secrets that they concealed and the demeanors they chose to display to society differ from reality. Emily Grierson's fa?ade of gentleness conceals her iron-willed strength capable of even murderous acts. Granny Weatherall is perceived as an ailing lady of forgotten memory and time. Both ladies were significantly affected by events in youth that became the tragedy of their lives. They were both jilted by their young loves. The difference between Emily and Granny lies in the effect this betrayal had upon the remainder of their existence."
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"A Doll's House": Two Characters, 2002.
A comparison of the characters of Nora and Christine in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the characters of Nora and Christine in Henrik Ibsen's classic play, "A Doll's House". It can be seen that the character of Nora grows to detest being forced to remain in a predominantly matriarchal role with limited freedom, while Christine seeks to achieve this role through remarrying.
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The Values of Two Characters, 2005.
Analysis and comparison of the main characters in Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrier" and Willa Cather's "My Antonia".
1,062 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the novels, "Sister Carrie" by Theodore Dreiser, and "My Antonia" by Willa Cather. Specifically, the paper determines what each character's value system is by asking what things are most important to her and what things or values she spends most of the time seeking.
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"Antonia in "My Antonia" is a child of the land. She values life in the country and family, and these values stick with her throughout her life. She notes, "I'm a country girl...and I doubt if I'll be able to manage so well for him in a city. I was counting on keeping chickens, and maybe a cow" (Cather 309). This love of the land keeps her strong and healthy during the novel, but this core value also anchors her best friend Jim to his home and the land. He writes on a visit home, "She had only to stand in the orchard, to put her hand on a little crab tree and look up at the apples, to make you feel the goodness of planting and tending and harvesting at last. All the strong things of her heart came out in her body, that had been so tireless in serving generous emotions" (Cather 353). Antonia's values also represent the core values of family and land that serve as our country's foundation, and so, she serves as a model woman ? one who is not afraid to be who she is, but still stands for the values that make a country and a people strong and great."
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Comparing Greek Gods to "Anthem" Characters, 2001.
A comparison between characters in Ayn Rands? novella "Anthem" and the actual Greek Gods from which they derived their name from.
1,585 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, $ 51.95
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This paper deals with how Ayn Rands? two main characters in her novella, "Anthem", compare to the Greek Gods which they got their names from. It includes detailed information about the myths of Gaea and Prometheus and a general outline of the novella, "Anthem". The paper explains why Ayn Rand chose the names of the two Greek Gods for her characters. The paper includes two pictures of the gods Prometheus and Gaea.
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"In her novella, Anthem, Ayn Rand chose the names of two very popular and important Gods from ancient Greek myths for the names of her two main characters, Equality 7-2521 also known as Prometheus or the Unconquered, and Liberty 5-3000, also known as Gaea or the Golden One. Prometheus, the Greek God, was known as ?The Rebel God?. He was the wisest Titan and the son of Iapetus and Klymene. His name means ?forethought?, because he was able to foretell the future."
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