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Edith Wharton: Life And Views On Women Of Her Time, 2002.
In this essay, Wharton's fiction is considered as metaphors for the gender conflicts of Wharton's own history.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 53.95
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Edith Wharton's works, "The Age of Innocence" and "Roman Fever" each exemplify contradictions that control women's lives, and Wharton's stories raise these struggles to character studies of women. This paper concludes that Wharton's women often personify the effects of social oppression in their relations with each other.
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Women's Strength, 2005.
An analysis of the failed female power of Elizabeth Gaskell's "The Grey Woman", Edith Wharton's "Kerfol", George Eliot's "The Lifted Veil" and Zora Neale Hurston's "Spunk".
1,303 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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The paper discusses the role of women in four short stories: Elizabeth Gaskell's "The Grey Woman", Edith Wharton's "Kerfol", George Eliot's "The Lifted Veil" and Zora Neale Hurston's "Spunk". The paper investigates the failed female ambition to gain power in these short stories. It also contrasts the characters of the women that try to gain power with the successful, submissive woman, Melanie Daniels from Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds".
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"A woman's strength may come from her sense of perseverance, integrity, devotion, or survival. Unfortunately for the women that grace the pages of Elizabeth Gaskell's, Edith Wharton's, George Eliot's, and Zora Neale Hurston's short stories, strength is not enough to save them. In each work, readers encounter strong women who find that being strong will never be enough to contest with the dominant male society. Through one male perspective, Alfred Hitchcock, an audience is able to see this domination and the suggestion that perhaps a woman's submission is the best course of action. It is within this subjugation of each woman's strength that a horror more terrifying than a classic monster can be found."
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"The House of Mirth" and "Little Women", 2004.
A comparative analysis of Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth" and Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women".
1,336 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the similarities between Lilly in Edith Wharton's novel, "The House of Mirth" and Jo in Louisa May Alcott's novel, "Little Women". The paper explains that in the beginning of these stories, both women have very clear ideas of what they think will bring them happiness and success. The paper claims that by the end of each novel, each woman discovers, through experience and maturity, that what they once believed to be true was no longer so.
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"The experience of life fosters maturity and certain realizations that are almost always a surprise. Two literary female characters that demonstrate how this notion operates is Jo March from Louisa May Alcott's novel, Little Women and Lily Bart in Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth. In the beginning of these stories, both women have very clear ideas of what they think will bring them happiness and success. However, by the end of each novel, each woman discovers, through experience and maturity, that what they once believed to be true was true no longer. In Little Women, Jo discovers that her success lies in being a wife and a mother. In The House of Mirth, Lily realizes that marrying a rich and successful man will not bring her the happiness she longs for."
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Comparing the Novels of Jewett and Wharton, 2006.
A comparison of "The Country of the Pointed Firs", by Sarah Orne Jewett, and "Ethan Frome" by Edith Wharton.
2,981 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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The paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes two books, "The Country of the Pointed Firs" by Sarah Orne Jewett, and "Ethan Frome" by Edith Wharton. The paper compares and contrasts the two works, especially in the areas of local color and characterization. The paper proposes that discriminating readers might find few commonalities between these novels - "The Country of the Pointed Firs" is a sentimental novel full of local color and vivid characters, while "Ethan Frome," is a gloomy novel of love, betrayal, and destiny. The paper further discusses how both novels contain vivid characterization and attention to the local color of the setting that adds vast detail to the works.
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"Critics may not consider "Ethan Frome" to be a local color novel, but it seems to contain many of the elements local color contains - an emphasis on small town life, use of the local vernacular, and certainly attention to everyday details. For example, early in Wharton's work, the Narrator paints a vibrant picture of the area's winter bleakness. He says, "When I had been there a little longer, and had seen this phase of crystal clearness followed by long stretches of sunless cold; when the storms of February had pitched their white tents about the devoted village and the wild cavalry of March winds had charged down to their support" (Wharton 6)."
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Wharton's Novels, 2004.
A comparison of point of several aspects in Edith Wharton's "The Other Two" and "Roman Fever".
1,462 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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Compares and contrasts the use of point of view, setting, theme, and ambiguity to describe the relationships of women and men in the upper-class society of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as detailed in Wharton's short stories, "The Other Two" and "Roman Fever."
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"Edith Wharton is recognized as one of the most prominent writers in American literature, moving women's literary efforts into a new era in the early 20th century. Born into "an elite, conservative, old New York family" (1010), Wharton, as expected, married a member of the leisure class. Her work is often an unflattering depiction of the patriarchal society that she knew so well, and of the lengths that women will go to survive in that society. "The Other Two" and "Roman Fever" share similar techniques in storytelling: each effectively uses point of view, setting, theme, and ambiguous endings to craft a scathing picture of this culture, but each does so in a way that creates a truly unique portrait of the time."
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Societal Pressures and "The House of Mirth", 2007.
An analysis of the societal pressure on women in Edith Wharton's novel, "The House of Mirth".
1,238 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper examines the societal pressures that are presented and discussed in Edith Wharton's novel, "The House of Mirth". It explains the role of the main character, Lily Bart and how she had the responsibility of learning to function as a member of her class. It also points out that Edith Wharton was able to turn away from the strictures of her youth as she grew older but the character of Lily Bart could not. The paper compares Lily's choices to the choices of the modern woman.
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Social Pressures
Pressure to Marry
Modern Women's Choices
Conclusion
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"Lily Bart was a product of her times. She was raised in a family with good social connections, but with little money. When left on her own, Lily had no way to support herself. She became not only a product of her times, but also a victim of them, as she tried to find her way to getting a husband. Her failure to do so, as well as her death, were both the result of her primary failure in making the correct decisions. Neither of these failures were truly her fault; society had not taught her how to weigh the options that were open to her to make the correct decisions."
"Today, Lily Bart would have more options open to her. She would have access to social services programs. She would also have the ability to work and to think for herself. Living when she did, however, it was almost inevitable that Lily Bart would die as she did: alone, poor, and with hope being only an elusive dream."
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Social Comparisons, 2008.
This paper explores the social comparison theory and its processes.
2,005 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper analyzes the social comparison theory in four sections, first by exploring a journal article that explored the theory in the United States and China. The paper also analyzes a mass media example in the context of social comparison. A personal example is then provided within an academic setting to see how the real life-scenario works. Finally, the theory was examined in an ethical context.
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Social Comparison, Individualism-Collectivism, and Self-Esteem in China and the United States by Chung and Mallery
Mass Media Example of the Social Comparison Theory
Personal Example of Social Comparison Theory
Social Comparison Theory and Ethics
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"Chung and Mallery (1999) "examined the possible differences in social comparison between individualistic and collectivistic cultures" using the United States and China for the sample (para. 1). Chung and Mallery predicted that based on past research, collectivistic cultures, where individuals focused on achievements that would be beneficial to a collective group rather than themselves, would be positively correlated with upward social comparison, while the contrary would be true for individualistic cultures. In essence the a priori expectation is that "upward comparisons were positively correlated with individual self-esteem, and downward comparisons were negatively correlated with collective self-esteem" (Chung & Mallery, 1999, para 14)."
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Edith Wharton?s ?Roman Fever? and Zora Neale Hurston?s ?The Gilded Six-Bits?, 2001.
This paper contrasts and compares Edith Wharton?s ?Roman Fever? and Zora Neale Hurston?s ?The Gilded Six-Bits.?
2,605 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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This paper is a look at Edith Wharton's, "Roman Fever," and Zora Neale Hurston's "The Gilded Six-Bits." Edith Wharton was a white American woman of opulence and class, while Zola Neale Hurston was an African-American who was born in Eatonville, Florida, occupied primarily by black families who have historically been struggling for economic sufficiency and comfort, but have historically been hampered by racial prejudice. The paper looks at how the two celebrated authors write about love, marriage and family, women and their overt well as covert emotions and desires, with the authors? respective and opposing cultures and social classes as backdrops.
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"Both stories deal with marriage. In Wharton?s, the marriages of childhood friends Alida and Grace had to be cultivated, for they belonged to the genteel class of human beings at that time. They had to try all means to feign happiness and of being loved and their mates? fidelity to them. How they looked to the outside world weighed much more than how they really felt inside, and that was the core of Victorian values of propriety ? the external, heartbreaking, mind-blowing type. This was the price to pay for belonging up there and everything that went with being high above. In contrast, Hurston?s characters, Joe and his Missy May, treasured their marriage and had a common line of pleasures, including the pursuit of a few gilded coins, chocolate kisses and a baby. Their simple joys were more accessible and this made marriage more workable and forgiving offenses possible. Although both authors had unhappy marriages, Hurston nevertheless valued marriage as an institution that could save an individual or else saw marriage as a stabilizing force like nothing else in a society."
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Women in 18th and 19th Century American Literature, 2004.
This paper discusses two popular works of American literature illustrating the position of women during the 18th and 19th century, "The Hidden Hand" by E.D.E.N. Southworth (1888) and "The Coquette" by Hannah Foster (1797).
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This paper relates the way the main characters, Capitola Black, in "The Hidden Hand" by E.D.E.N. Southworth, and Eliza Wharton, in "The Coquette" by Hannah Foster, portray, in diverse ways,the progression of women in American society. The author points out that these literary works depict the struggles and victories of women as they fought their way towards progress and eventual liberation in the society. The paper states that, in Southworth's and Foster?s novels, the role of women progressed by adopting masculine characteristics while maintaining their femininity.
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"Capitola Black, or Cap, in the novel The Hidden Hand is an example of a 19th century-woman who adopts a masculine personality in order to initiate progress in the society. This is a practical decision to make on her part, since she has been aware that opportunities, especially job offers, are limited for women and abundant for men. The development of Cap?s character in the novel is best embodies by a comparative analyses of the characters of Cap, Clara Day, and Mrs. Le Noir, which all embody the kinds of women existing during Southworth?s time. Cap, as mentioned earlier, is illustrated as a feisty woman, working her way up in the economic ladder by disguising herself as a young man: ?? And so because I was a girl there seemed to be nothing but starvation or beggary before me!... I felt bitter against Fate for not making me a boy? Yes, sir, and the only thing that made me feel sorry was to see what a fool I had been not to turn to a boy before, when it was so easy! And from that day forth I was happy and prosperous!? "
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Comparison of Gatsby and Archer, 1999.
This paper compares and contrasts two characters from "The Great Gatsby" (Gatsby) by F. Scott Fitzgerald?s and "The Age of Innocence" (Newland Archer) by Edith Wharton.
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This essay takes a look at two characters from two classic American novels, Edith Wharton?s "The Age of Innocence" and F. Scott Fitzgerald?s "The Great Gatsby". This paper has basically four parts: Introduction, analysis of Newland Archer, analysis of Gatsby, conclusion. The two middle sections include passages from the texts to enunciate points made in the paper. The conclusion focuses more on these characters comparisons rather than their contrasting traits.
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"Newland Archer and Gatsby are similar because they are both American males from New York. There are different types of New Yorkers, which is constrained by the time period in which they respectively live. This chronological boundary does effect what type of men they are, in the way that they relate to women, but doesn?t alter the American essence that these two men possess. Gatsby and Newland Archer are comparable Americans, but contrasting New Yorkers."
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Edith Wharton, 2000.
This paper is a biography of author Edith Wharton and a review of her novels.
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This paper examines the life and literary works of celebrated novelist Edith Wharton. The author discusses Wharton's early biographical influences, which led to her main themes in "Ethan Frome", "Age of Innocence", and "The Old Maid". The paper also addresses how Wharton wrote brilliantly on the issue of the rigid confinements of her own aristocratic society, impossible love, and characters who stoically accepted their fates.
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"Edith Wharton was born January 24th, 1862 to wealthy parents in traditional old New York . Governesses and tutors privately educated Wharton at her home and abroad. At a young age, she displayed interest in writing but was discouraged away from the arts by her family. In the late 1800s, women were still considered only worthy of becoming beautiful objects and getting married. Women were supposed to act like na?ve, innocent children. Her mother felt that Wharton should not pursue writing. Nevertheless, Wharton completed her first novella at age fourteen and published a collection of verses two years later."
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Edith Wharton, 2005.
Analysis of the characters and the sentiment they reflect in Edith Wharton's stories, specifically in "Roman Fever" and "The Other Two".
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This paper briefly summarizes the plots of two of Edith Wharton's stories and then examines the social statement Wharton was making about the times in which she lived. The paper looks at Wharton's treatment of the gender roles, class roles, and relationships in Victorian society and how her stories depict people of the Victorian era as having a dualism of behavior ? the outer personification of conformity, and the inner, private life that allows for deviancy and experimentation.
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"It's a natural part of life to question the past as one looks into the future, however, there are certain regrets that mark the passing of particular lives that most people would rather not have as a part of their own lives. The stories of Edith Wharton, specifically Roman Fever and The Other Two, embrace the past in a manner that brings to light the changing social configuration of the present. The stories are imbued with aspects of Romanticism and grounded in the Victorian ethic but wander into the changing social world of the modern era. The intricacies of time, place, love and relationships have a strong influence on the best of people; however, it seems as though they are a tidal wave of authority to the weak and the superior. Wharton?s characters reflect this sentiment, that strength of character is not always a matter of beauty, intelligence or social standing but, rather, a belief in oneself as the vehicle for happiness."
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Plutarch's "Comparison of Pompey with Agesilaus", 2007.
This paper critiques the historical significance of Plutarch's "Comparison of Pompey with Agesilaus".
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This paper introduces, discussees, and analyzes Plutarch's "Comparison of Pompey with Agesilaus". Specifically, the paper considers the historical significance of the document about the time, place, and environment in which it was created. The paper explains that the comparison of Pompey and Agesilaus is valuable for the insight it gives into both men, including their motivation, personalities, strengths, and weaknesses.
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"A quick reading of the document offers several historical points, including information on the culture, religious beliefs, and social customs of the times. First, the author refers to a "false gloss on the oracle" in relation to Agesilaus and his reign. This indicates the importance of oracles and sooth-sayers during the time. In fact, civilizations relied on oracles for much of their decision-making, including laws and military actions. Indeed, Plutarch himself served Apollo at the Oracle at Delphi. Thus, oracles were extremely important in the environment of the time."
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Comparison of Poetry by Robert Frost and William Wordsworth, 2002.
An analysis of several of the poems written by Robert Frost and William Wordsworth and a comparison of their styles.
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By examining specific poems by Frost and Wordsworth the author of this paper is able to draw comparisons between their two styles and note on differences and similarities. The author notes, for example, that both Frost and Wordsworth maintain the idea that poetry should be written in the natural language, rather than elaborating to make the poems perplexing. Poems analyzed are "The World is too Much with Us" and "The Road not Taken".
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"It is known that Frost will second-guess himself somewhere down the line. Frost imagines himself in the future, discussing his life with others. When "sigh" is written, he admits that he will not say that he took the road less traveled by and that has made all the difference. Instead he will say that there is no right path, just the chosen path. Their differences with their imagination consists of Frost looking to the future wondering what he would say about the path he took, Wordsworth wants to go back in the past."
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