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Critical Discourse Analysis, 2005.
This paper is a methodological study using critical discourse analysis to interrogate the assumptions underlying critical race theory in educational research.
25,870 words (approx. 103.5 pages), 92 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper discusses critical discourse analysis (CDA) as used to analyze a Critical Race Theory (CRT) case study, which investigated reflective discourses of three co-directors of a Canadian summer institute on multi-culturalism and diversity. The author points out that CDA analysis of the discourses was undertaken using Clegg's six criteria of language-power discourse within groups and organizations as variables for the analysis: (1) Values, (2) rules, (3) power, (4) discretion, (5) organization and (6) paradox. The paper concludes that CDA, when used in its pure form for CRT analysis, represented a very slow and painstaking task; however, using Cleggs criteria was efficient and yielded flaws in the methodology of the case study approach.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Purpose of the Study
Research Question
Hypothesis
Null Hypothesis
Assumptions
Limitations
Delimitations
Literature Review
Introduction
Literature on Educational and Qualitative Research
Differences between Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Definition, Types, and Uses of Qualitative Research
Overview of Critical Race Theory (CRT): Its Purposes, Assumptions, and Limitations
Descriptive CRT Literature
Origins of Critical Race Theory (CRT)
The Power of Storytelling
Descriptive Literature on Race and Multiculturalism
Enter "CRT-Light": Public Education Trends of the 1970's and 1980's
The 1990's and Beyond
Review of Critical Race Theory (CRT) Case Studies
Case Study 1: 'Thinking the Practice': Academic Adult Educators' Reflections on Mediating a Summer Institute as a Multicultural Learning Journey for Graduate Students'
Patti's Reflections: 'Walking on Quicksand'
Shahrzad's Reflections: 'Marginality of the 'Subject'; 'Subjectivity' of the Margin
Andre's Reflections: 'The Personal is Pedagogical'
Case Study 2: 'A Critical Race Analysis of Latino(a) and African American Advanced Placement Enrollment in Public High Schools'
Case Study 2's Methodology
Case Study 2 Results
Discussion, Recommendations and Conclusions
Case Study 3: 'Understanding Cheating in Nepal'
Case Study 4: 'The Acceptance of a Multicultural Education among Appalachian College Students'
Survey Instrument Content and Methods
Survey Distribution Methods
Case Study Survey Results
Other CRT Case Studies, Briefly Described
Conclusion
Research Methods
Introduction
Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as a Method
Origins of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)
Conclusions
Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) Used to Interrogate Two Critical Race Theory Case Studies
The Case Study: 'Thinking the Practice': Academic Adult Educators' Reflections on Mediating a Summer Institute as a Multicultural Learning Journey for Graduate Students'
Values
Power
Rules
Discretion
Organization
Conclusion
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"The researcher for the present study also believed that ethnographic research elements were strongly present within secondary data for the study. This was because various pieces of both descriptive and case study literature, used as data for the present study, consisted of analysis and interpretation of other researchers' observations of day-to-day activities, over time, of particular groups that were observed first-hand (e.g., graduate students attending a summer institute on diversity; middle school students in Nepal; students in university basic writing and college composition courses). In addition, results of previously-conducted (by other researchers) ethnographic research, e.g., participant observation accomplished by the researcher over time were used, within the present study, as secondary data."
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"Hamlet": Critical and Literary Analysis, 2001.
A critical analysis of various interpretations of the play.
1,195 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 2 sources, $ 40.95
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This is a literary but critical analysis of Shakespeare's "Hamlet". The author examines a variety of interpretations of the play and argues that majority of them are too basic and fail.
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"Shakespeare's Hamlet is taken as a versatile text that can be approached in a number of ways and is open to any number of interpretations. These interpretations based on literary theories help the reader develop a constrained idea of the character of the protagonist who is otherwise elusive in personality. Hamlet can be seen as a victim of fate or a victim of his own character. Tragic though his life was the reader is unsure of the underlying dynamics that rule the actions of Shakespeare's hero. This in turn suggests that the story can be a series of dilemmas. Hamlet can be taken into a number of genres but is usually accepted as being tragic as it is analyzed on the basis of Aristotle?s definition of tragedy in the Poetics and the notes from Samuel Johnson?s interpretation of Shakespeare."
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Mythic Critical Analysis of "Time After Time", 2008.
This paper presents a mythic critical analysis of the film "Time After Time" (1979), directed by Nicholas Meyer and written by Karl Alexander and Steve Hayes.
1,059 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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The paper explores some of the ways in which the popular science fiction movie "Time After Time" (1979) expresses and unfolds its narrative in mythic terms. The paper defines the expressions "mythic criticism" and "the archetype" and shows how the film reveals more of a mythic substratum than its makers may even have intended. The paper concludes that the filmmakers of "Time After Time" have followed the lead of much science fiction by their innovative utilization of fact, fiction and fantasy to create a new myth for the scientific age.
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"According to A Handbook to Literature, the critical perspective known as mythic criticism is defined as that "which explores the nature and significance of the archetypes and archetypal patterns in the work" (Harmon and Holman 136). In this context, myth can be defined as that which portrays "a projection of social patterns upward onto a superhuman level that sanctions and stabilizes the secular ideology" (338). The same definition goes on to explain that myths, among their other functions, "attempt to explain creation, divinity, and religion; to probe the meaning of existence and death; to account for natural phenomena; and to chronicle the adventures of cultural heroes" (338). In reference to the archetype, the same handbook defines this term as a "primordial image" which draws upon the "prelogical mentality" (subconscious) of the reader / viewer and is frequently encountered in myth and folklore (41)."
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A Critical Analysis of Racial Bias in Children's Literature, 2002.
Suggests that four famous children's texts are racially biased against African-Americans.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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The four texts to be discussed here - "Ben's Trumpet", "The Slave Dancer", "Sounder", and "Huckleberry Finn" - are all well-known works of children's literature, and all have been challenged on the grounds of racial bias against African-Americans. All focus to a great degree on the lives and experiences of African-Americans in the United States from the slavery era of the 18th and 19th centuries, into the segregationist era of the 20th century. Given the nature of this focus, it is clear that questions of gender must be secondary in this analysis, much as they are secondary in the texts themselves.
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A Critical Analysis of "Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s", 2002.
This paper reviews the content and style of Frederick Lewis Allen's "Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s".
1,853 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper reviews Frederick Lewis Allen's writing style in "Only Yesterday" and the reason for his success at documenting the era of the 1920s. It looks at Allen's composition style and the great variety of issues he touches upon. This paper also discusses the weaknesses in "Only Yesterday" and provides a final analysis of the book.
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"Acknowledged instantaneously among the classics, Only Yesterday is a vibrant and state-of-the-art account of one of the most absorbing decades of the 20th century. A masterpiece by Frederick Lewis Allen, the book narrates a time of bliss as well as blight, an era when incredible elevations were hastily followed by heartrending denigrates."
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Strategic Business Units: An Analysis of Critical Mass Media as an SBU of Clear Channel., 2002.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 89.95
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This is an analysis of one of Clear Channel Communications' strategic business units, Critical Mass Media, a marketing firm specializing in radio broadcast media. The paper looks closely at marketing strategies such as nest marketing, web presence, listener relationship-building, and matching format to listener identity, that radio management cannot afford to neglect. 10pgs, bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Advertisement Analysis, 2003.
A critical analysis of an advertisement for Nissan Altima.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper offers a critical analysis of a 2003 advertisement for Nissan Altima. It depicts a father and infant son intently reading an owner's manual for the car. The paper describes elements of the simple ad that help to convey the message of the advertisement.
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"This paper is a critical analysis of an ad for the Nissan Altima as it appears in the August issue of "Men's Health" magazine using the visual reading text handout as its guide. This apparently simple ad uses a number of effectively chosen elements and meaning ..."
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Analysis of the Entrance into Care, 2007.
This paper provides a critical conceptual analysis of the referral, pre-admission and admission stages of a young person going into care within the framework of a care plan.
3,785 words (approx. 15.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 104.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the referral, pre-admission and admission stages of a young person coming into care must be taken into account when writing a care plan for the young person. The writer points out that within the framework of a care plan all of the above stages must be taken into account in order to provide a care plan that is individual for every young person entering a residential home. This essay provides a critical conceptual analysis of the above stages within the framework of a care plan by critically analysing a range of theories, processes and practices.
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"Young people entering residential care do not only have to struggle with fitting into society as they know it, but they also have to deal with moving into a new and possibly unfamiliar environment. Young people moving into residential care may also struggle to find a role for themselves within the unit. Therefore, the psychosocial approach would have to take this into consideration when writing the care plan and look at the ways in which group care can be utilised to make this stage slightly easier for the young person to deal with. It would be important if this approach was used when writing a care plan within a group care setting to consider how the environment of the residential unit, the structure and culture, would have an affect on the individual as well as on the group as a whole. The psychosocial however approach does not take into consideration poverty, oppression, racism or gender stereotyping. This is important for workers to be aware of when writing a care plan following the psychosocial approach as young people may originate from different cultures than the workers."
"Another approach that can be used when constructing a care plan is the behaviourist approach. The Behaviourist approach focuses on the understanding that everything an individual does is the result of varying behaviours."
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Symphonic Dreams, 1999.
A critical analysis of Beethoven's and Tchaikovsky's compositions. A critical analysis is taken of Beethoven's and Tchaikovsky's compositions, and how the people during the Romantic period viewed them.
1,320 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 12 sources, $ 44.95
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A critical analysis is taken of Beethoven's and Tchaikovsky's compositions, and how the people during the Romantic period viewed them. The author aims at a greater understanding of music, how it affects us, and why some musical pieces can stand the test of time.
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"Today we have MTV, music videos, and many other ways in which music is interpreted for us. Once upon a time, however, during the Romantic period, people would listen to musical pieces such as Beethoven's Fifth Symphony or view and hear Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker and come up with their own interpretations for music. These musical compositions could stand-alone and each person could awaken to their own dreams and realizations of the music when they heard it. An in depth look is to be taken of the above compositions, their composers, and how the people during the Romantic period viewed them. By doing this it is hoped that a greater understanding of music, how it affects us, and why some musical pieces can stand the test of time."
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University of Massachusetts: Budget Analysis, 2004.
A critical analysis of the budget of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper makes recommendations in the University of Massachusetts's resource allocations in order to improve spending tendencies and, therefore, improve the quality of services provided to the students and the immediate community. The analysis includes several considerations such as the budget and a comparison of the school's other institutions and the services they provide to the community. The paper also defines the concept of quality in order to evaluate whether the University of Massachusetts at Amherst is providing quality service.
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"The University provides research for external governmental and private organizations of which the University forecasts an increase of five percent annually with a hope that the state can provide fund matching. In addition, the school competes on a national basis for research grants. ?Consequently, because the projections presented here show no growth in state support for research to the Amherst campus, the growth of external funding will also be restrained to no more than 5% a year.? (University of Massachusetts)"
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Speech Analysis, 2005.
A discussion on cluster criticism and speech analysis.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper provides rhetorical and cluster criticism of Colin Powell's keynote speech at the 1996 Republican convention. It discusses the central concept and themes of the speech. It explores how cluster criticism assists in understanding the speech and world view of the speaker. The author mentions key strategies in the process of cluster criticism.
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Nike Strategic Fit Analysis, 2008.
An analysis evaluating three critical issues relative to Nike today.
4,665 words (approx. 18.7 pages), 20 sources, APA, $ 120.95
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The paper discusses an analysis to evaluate three critical issues relative to Nike today. The paper defines "strategic fit" and the concept is used throughout the analysis to indicate the level of alignment between Nike's strategic plans and current strategies. The paper, illustrated with tables, includes a critical evaluation of the extent to which Nike has achieved a strategic fit between its existing strategies and longer-term strategic plans.
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Executive Summary
A critical evaluation of Nike's ability to achieve Strategic Fit
A Critical Analysis of the Extent to Which the Level of Strategic Fit Achieved by Nike Supports its Competitive Strategies
A Critical Assessment
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Conclusion and Recommendations
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"Nike's current series of strategies are aimed at increasing the companies' global logics' strengths while at the same time refining its strategic vision to capitalize on emerging market opportunities. To be more precise, Nikes' strategies today are focused on making their entire global organization demand-driven, where customers' requirements are accurately communicated to the 50 manufacturing centers globally in addition to the company's vast supply chain. AMR Research (2006) terms this strategy the creation of the Demand Driven Supply Network (DDSN) (O'Marah, Kevin [online].(2004). Aligning strategies to this vision of a synchronized demand chain is the greatest challenge for Nike in attaining strategic fit globally today. Critical aspects of the companies' existing strategy and their relative level of alignment to this strategic vision of having a synchronized demand chain are evaluated in this section of the paper.
The first and most urgent strategy within Nike that needs better alignment to the vision of a synchronized demand chain is a re-vamping of their distribution channels. Globally Nike has exceptionally high quality products, yet their distribution partners are exceptionally weak at managing gross margins. As a result, Nikes' profitability is being directly impacted by the over-distribution in several countries of their shoes, the rise of black-market counterfeit products, and a distribution strategy in the U.S. and Europe that concentrated in market breadth and in-channel market share dominance over margin retention and profitability. To better attain strategic fit from a distribution strategies perspective, the company will need to quit selling through mass merchandisers including Costco, Wal-Mart and comparable discount-centered retailers like these who generate higher gross margins on Nike shoes and associated products than Nike themselves earn on them. In addition to margin deterioration occurring due to choosing distribution partners for breadth of selling versus margin retention, Nike also has now to contend with Wal-Mart attempting to define their product strategies for them. The development of the high-end NikeID.com site, where Nike consumers can build their own customized shoes online, was used by Nike to launch their high-end shoes to avert margin erosion and price pressure from Wal-Mart. While Nike was successful with this Web-only product introduction, this is not a scalable distribution strategy across all product categories, across all geographies the company competes in."
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Analysis of Thomas Hardy's Women Characters, 2008.
A thesis paper analyzing the female characters in Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" and "Jude the Obscure" in the light of feminist criticism.
19,400 words (approx. 77.6 pages), 33 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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The novels of Thomas Hardy have created intense critical debate and discussion in recent years, especially in terms of post-structuralist and feminist readings and interpretations of the texts. A central focus of this critical and theoretical literary discourse is the apparent ambivalence and ambiguity that many scholars perceive in the works with regard to his attitude towards women and their place in society. This apparent ambiguity in Hardy's presentation of women forms the underlying and central trajectory of thought in this paper and an attempt is made to relate these critical views to the two main texts under discussion; as well as presenting an overall view of the feminist stance as it pertains to the interpretation of the selected texts. A further and equally important dimension of this study is the exploration of the view that Hardy's perception towards women was influenced by the conservative society and times in which he lived. This paper also explores to what extent the writer questioned and opposed the patriarchal views that were dominant in Victorian society at the time. The central core of the present analysis of Hardy's novels is therefore focused on feminist interpretations and critiques of the works in question. More specifically, the feminist critique is involved with the post structuralist and postmodern deconstruction of western society and the interrogation of the constructs and master narratives that inform or create various social attitudes and perceptions of gender. This is an aspect that is developed in the theory section of the present study and is expanded on further in the analysis of the novels. A central fulcrum around which the discussion in this paper revolves is the apparent ambiguities and contradictions in Hardy's works, when seen from a feminist perspective. This paper also attempts to reconcile these two seemingly opposing views of the works to some extent. Another central element in this analysis of Hardy's novels is the focus on the politics of sex and the cultural and social norms and values that played an important part in the view of women and gender discrimination in Victorian society. There is little doubt that Victorian society had a very narrow view of the potential and individuality of women. There are many feminist views, concepts and theoretical constructs that are also incorporated into the analysis of the texts. For example, the importance of the theory that society "politicizes" the female body and the way that the female body is objectified and becomes an "object of desire" rather then a living person. However, throughout this analysis a balance is maintained between the theoretical views and analytical tools that are used by feminist critics and an analysis of the text itself. In other words, the theoretical views are measured against the actual text.
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1. Introduction
1.2. Thomas hardy and Victorian society: a brief background.
2. Feminist theory and Hardy
2.1. Modern theoretical trajectories and feminism
2.1. 1. A note on post - structuralism and postmodernism
2.2. Feminist theory and literary criticism
2.3. The Social and cultural context
2. 4. The Male Gaze
3. Tess of the d'Urbervilles
3.1. The problem of Hardy as a feminist novel
3.2. Overview
3.3. Tess and traditional feminist interpretations
3.4. Tess of the D'Urbervilles and sexual politics
3.5. Sexual construction
3.6. The development of Tess and the fight against the 'male gaze'
4. Jude the Obscure
4.1. Introduction and overview
4.2. Brief summary of the novel
4.3. The male world divided from nature
4.4. Arabella
4.5. Sue
5. Conclusion and Assessment
6. Bibliography
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"The most imperative aspect that Mitchell notes is that feminist interpretations are extremely important in an understanding of these works due to the fact that female characters and issues surrounding sexuality and gender form such an important part of almost all of Hardy's novels and cannot be ignored in terms of modern analysis. This may seem like a rather obvious point but in many of Hardy's works the focus is on the female characters as a reflection of and comment on society and the cultural milieu of the novels.
"Sexuality and its ramifications in terms of characters like Tess in Tess of the D'Urbervilles is also an important aspect of contemporary feminist critique that applies to the novels. This is an aspect that is especially important in an analysis of the novels.
"One of the most important early feminist critics of the work of Thomas Hardy is Mary Jacobus (1975). Her work has been focused on the psychological dimensions and representations of Sue Bridehead and the nature of her emancipation, in Jude the Obscure. (Harvey 183)."
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"Casablanca", 2005.
An overview of the production history and critical analysis of the movie "Casablanca".
3,158 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 91.95
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This paper discusses the production history of the famous movie "Casablanca", considered one of the greatest love stories of all time. The paper touches upon the origins of the film, the intentions behind its creation, its significant contributions, problems, and resolutions, and includes an overall discussion of production. The paper also provides a critical analysis of the film, including character analyses of Rick, Victor, and Ilsa, a discussion on character development, an analysis of critical scenes, and a look at the topic of love as it relates to the love triangle present in the film. In addition, the paper discusses the underlying theme of the fight against fascism.
Outline:
A Production History of "Casablanca"
A Critical Analysis of "Casablanca"
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"In the 1940s, the time of production, the Warner Bros. studio that made the film leaned toward cost-efficient, profitable production. They achieved such production by having clearly defined roles for the different people involved in the production of the film. There were different directors with specific responsibilities: the music director created the music, writers wrote the script, and so on. However, the producer of the film, Hal Wallis, played much more than his role in the creation of the film. He, along with Michael Curtiz, the director, guided the creation and filming of Casablanca. "
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Mansfield Park: Stasis Validation or Social Critique?, 2001.
A critical analysis of 'Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen. The author gives a brief outline of the main themes of the book and provides an analysis of the criticisms by various writers.
4,070 words (approx. 16.3 pages), 5 sources, $ 109.95
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An examination of the criticisms of Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park". The author gives a brief outline of the main themes of the book and provides an analysis of the criticisms by various writers.
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"Most critics seem to agree that the novel Mansfield Park is somehow alien to both Jane Austen?s personality and the tone of her other works. Lionel Trilling remarks that it is not possible for him to observe how different Mansfield Park is from Austen?s works both before and after, particularly from Pride and Prejudice, without supposing that she had undergone a spiritual crisis in the intervening period between the two novels. He postulates that ?fatigue? must have played a part in that crisis, apparently suggesting that Austen wrote the novel during a profoundly depressed state of mind (Trilling 433). Trilling further asserts that Austen?s other works are essentially ?modern novels,? but that Mansfield Park ?scandalizes modern assumptions about social relations, about virtue, about religion, sex and art? (Trilling 426). Trilling?s presumption is that Austen wrote Mansfield Park as a sort of atonement for the levity she had exercised earlier and that the book is to be read as a primer of behavioral attributes, without irony."
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