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Dramatization of the Outsider, 2008.
An analysis of the language and symbolism used to dramatize the outsider in "AlterNatives" by Drew Taylor and "Amigo's Blue Guitar" by Joan MacLeod.
3,168 words (approx. 12.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 91.95
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This paper analyzes the definition of the outsider as discussed in two plays - "AlterNatives" by Drew Taylor and "Amigo's Blue Guitar" by Joan MacLeod. It explores how and why the various characters in the plays have constructed the outsider, while simultaneously fortifying their own position as outsider. The paper also analyzes the symbolism and language in both plays and discusses how this adds to the theme discussed.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Dramatization of the Outsider
Outsider Constructing the Outsiders
Consequences of Dramatization by Characters
Symbolism in the Two Plays
Conclusion: The Nature of Experience
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"In both plays, language is the main route to understanding the presumed outsider. At the same time, language is the main avoidance strategy. Elias, for example, serves a practical end for Sander in that Sander "gets to cut out of Spanish and English class and hang out at immigration. Everyone thinks he's some kind of hero" (MacLeod 38). When Martha is speaking quite rapidly to Elias and he requests that she slow down, she does understand but ignores him. Martha even repeatedly mispronounces Elias' name. Elias points out to both Callie and Sander that the most formidable barrier to comprehending his reality is language. "If you want to know my story, then you can learn my language" (MacLeod 42)."
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The Self-Induced Outsider, 2003.
The following essay examines the definition of an "outsider" and focuses on the "self-induced outsider" with specific reference to Michael Jackson.
1,995 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 5 sources, $ 63.95
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This paper gains insight into the general public opinion of Michael Jackson according to the black-based media, and then according to the white-based media; ultimately ending with an analysis of the similarities and differences between the two to show how he has alienated himself from both races.
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" According to The Seattle Times, November 15, 1996, a report is written about Michael Jackson's first public appearance after marrying Lisa Marie Presley and includes the comment; "Jackson, without his trademark face mask". This is obviously an attempt to create a negative image of Michael Jackson. There is no need for this so-called news report to include this snide remark. These types of reports, however, seemed to be the majority throughout the white media. The white population seemed to focus on the negative aspects of Michael Jackson every chance they got. There were very few reports on his achievements in his professional career, but numerous reports focusing on his private life."
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Outsider Art, 2005.
This paper discusses the history and future of the term "outsider art", referring to art, made by self-taught artists, which stands outside the realm of "fine" art.
3,015 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper explains that "outsider art", also called naif, naive or art brut, is collected by the most well-known collectors; therefore, the question arises when something becomes popular or "in" does it continue to be "outside"? Can "outsider art" continue in the years to come? The author points out that, for example, after World War I, the cultured in Europe began developing an interest in self-taught creators called "naives", such as Henri Rousseau, who were creating their artistic works throughout Europe especially France. The paper presents many examples of "outsider art" in the U.S., including Mexican-American, jailhouse and street art, some of which has entered the realm of collectors and museums, while other artist prefer to remain "Outside Art".
Table of Contents
Introduction of Thesis Statement
Introduction of Terms Based on Dubuffet and Cardinal
Move from Europe to United States
Definition of Outsider
Examples: Slaves, Mentally Ill, Spiritual, Folk, Recycled
Response to Thesis Statement
Conclusion
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""Outsider art" continues to evolve along with changes in society. A new form of work, for example, called "recycled folk art," transform pieces of trash into new treasures. In Mexican-American Texas communities, houses are adorned by objects, colors and symbols that reflect a history over the past to present days. Many of the visually rich barrio decorations are made from everyday castoffs such as Styrofoam cups, tires and tile chips. Brightly colored trucks and cars, tree swings, and televisions act as shrines to the Virgin of San Juan. Windmills and whirligigs are made from soda cans, butterflies from scrapped tin and muffler robots from used auto parts."
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The Outsider in America, 2002.
An analysis of how it is to be an outsider living in America using Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Cages Bird Sing" and Krakauer's "Into the Wild".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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A paper analyzing survival as an outsider in two prose selections. The selections are Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Cages Bird Sing" and Krakauer's Into the Wild. In Maya's example, she learns to cope and survive as a black woman in the 40s. In Krakauer's example, Chris doesn't survive most likely to his lack of knowledge.
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Meursault: "The Outsider", 2001.
This is a critique of the Albert Camus novel, "The Outsider".
969 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, $ 34.95
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This paper critiques the Albert Camus novel, "The Outsider". Drawing from extensive quotes from the book, the author explains how Camus paints the portrait of a man who stands apart from his society and from himself. Meursault is incapable of acquiescing to the norms of society; this is why society puts him to death.
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"In Albert Camus' novel, The Outsider, Meursault is outside of both his internal self and his society. He lives for the simple, sensual pleasures of life, but has no understanding of the inherent value of his life. In that sense, then, Meursault begins the novel outside, or a stranger to the most basic part of his existence. It is only at the end of the book that Meursault transcends the simple sensuality of his experience. Camus uses Meursault's honesty as a foil to illustrate the empty social conventions and morality of society. It is Meursault's total sincerity and inability to concede to society's norms that makes him an outsider to society."
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Absurdity in 'The Outsider', 2003.
A discussion of how the theme of an absurd universe relates to characters in Albert Camus' classic novel 'The Outsider'.
2,015 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 63.95
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Description of the concept of aburdity and its history as a literary idea. Broad analysis of how character of Meursault embraces this view of an absurd life. Specific analysis of key incidents which highlight this in the text.
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"Absurdism is a literary idea that began to grow in the 1920s and prospered as people sought to explain the wars and hardships that plagued the world at that time. Its basic principle is that life doesn't matter. People are powerless to really change their lives or the lives of others, and so humanity is basically useless. No matter how brilliantly or terribly we live our lives, whether we are a doctor or a murderer, we will eventually die and be left with nothing. The world is therefore meaningless, but humanity is constantly trying to explain its own existence. People are searching for something they can never possibly find. It is an absurd search."
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Albert Camus "The Outsider", 1991.
This paper analyzes the tragic life of the protagonist in Albert Camus "The Outsider" and contrasts it to happy endings of fairy tales.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 47.95
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"Joseph Campbell has noted that modern literature generally deals with the tragedy of life. Since the early twentieth century, writers have emphasized the idea that there is no God or future bliss to counteract the despair of existence. By contrast, the happy endings in fairy tales and myths provide "a transcendence of the universal tragedy of man." Although Campbell is correct that modern literature generally refuses to have happy endings, it nonetheless also tends to amplify the possibilities of a happy ending. In this way, it fulfills a deep psychic need in modern culture: to balance the "universal tragedy of man" with the "happy ending of the fairy tale, the myth and the divine comedy of the soul." Albert Camus' The Outsider is an excellent example of this.
The character Meursault in The Outsider refuses to accept ... "
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Notion of the Outsider in Dubliners", 2005.
An analysis of James Joyce's treatment of psychological and social outsiders in the stories "Clay", "Eveline", "A Painful Case" and "The Dead".
2,823 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper discusses the notion of the outsider in Joyce's "Dubliners" in relation to the individual's plight in society. Through the historical context of late 19th century Dublin, the paper goes on to discuss the paradoxical concept of the outsider being trapped firmly within their psychological and social boundaries.
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"Brunsdale unites Joyce's identities as writer and as foreigner thus: 'like many of his literary compatriots, Joyce wrote in English but felt in Irish, though it took a long time for him to admit it' . Joyce's own sense of alienation, in combination with an Ireland striving to maintain an individual identity against Imperial Britain, motivated his sequence of short stories, Dubliners . Through this work, Joyce interlaces states of external and internal being, both in society and in the individual's consciousness."
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Mercenaries as an Outsider Group in the Middle Ages, 2001.
A look at the reasons mercenaries were considered outsiders in the Middle Ages.
2,460 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 3 sources, $ 74.95
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This paper looks at a combination of factors which show how the mercenary represented a distinct and separate group of outsiders in the Middle Ages.
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"The mercenaries of the Middle Ages were an interesting group, one with a bit more power than the traditional outsiders we have studied. The soldiers of fortune, or Condottieri, of Italy, were by far the most powerful and close knit of these mercenaries. The way in which Italian city-states were divided, without a single large standing army, meant that these mercenaries, many of whom were veterans of the recently finished Hundred Years War, not only could find ready employment, but also could also basically come and go as they pleased. These masses of armed veterans were feared by the local people, and treated as foreigners, as many of them were, and outcasts by the civilian and authority populations. This led to the brothers in arms developing a sense of camaraderie and unifying force that is seen in the many groups that we have studied. The leaders of the city-states, even when employing the mercenaries for their own needs, took special care to separate these warriors from the city, even so far as sending out prostitutes to take care of the mercenaries needs, adding to the otherness of these warriors in the eyes of the local populations. These factors combine to truly make the mercenary a distinct and separate group of outsiders in the Middle Ages."
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The Outsider as Political Philosopher, 2008.
An analysis of the character of Billy in C.J. Koch's "The Year of Living Dangerously".
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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In C.J. Koch's, "The Year of Living Dangerously", Billy Kwan is an achondroplastic dwarf who seems to be at war with himself and ill-fitted for membership in any one group or ideology. This paper explores Billy's tormented existence and argues that his crisis of identity and his crisis of political philosophy are deeply entwined.
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"To start with, it must be noted that Billy Kwan resembles, at least in his physiognomy, the Indonesian locals who view all of the pale-faced foreigners in Jakarta with such disdain (Koch, 22). Beyond that, Billy seems to be uncomfortably straddling two worlds - his father was Chinese, his mother Australian - and this leads to a crisis of sorts at the center of his being. As Wally notes at one point when discussing his diminutive sometimes drinking partner, "He's not sure whether he is (Chinese) or not" (Koch, 4). This is a remarkably telling passage inasmuch as 1965 - the year wherein the story is held - is right around the time when the People's Revolution is inflaming China and turning that nation's ancient society upside down; not to be passed over lightly, it is also a time wherein Mao has turned the structure of the state towards Marxism. "
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The Perception of the Jew as an Outsider, 2000.
A look at the medieval view of the Jew.
2,125 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 7 sources, $ 66.95
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This paper looks at the anti-Semitism of the Medieval period. The way the Jewish people were treated is discussed, as well as reasons why people were so against them.
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"The Anti-Semitism of the medieval period is a powerful force, and found in almost every Christian country of Europe. The Jew was seen as a very different outsider to the medieval person. While the other outsiders, like Muslims and Lepers, were kept away from the medieval person, the Jews actually lived side by side with the Christians. As the only group distinctly different living in a persecuting society, the Jews were very often the victims of the community's aggression. One thing that is difficult to understand, however, is exactly why these Anti-Semitic feelings were so widespread in the medieval period. The answer is that the society, those people in control and those people working in the fields perpetuated the tradition of viewing the Jew as an outsider and therefore a target of aggression from the xenophobic society of Western Christendom."
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Outsiders in "Othello", 2006.
An exploration of the significance of being an outsider in William Shakespeare's "Othello".
1,644 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses how from the the outset of the play, "Othello", Shakespeare makes it explicitly clear who the outsiders are. The paper examines how Othello is the strongest candidate and as the main character of the play, he fits in the least. It also looks at how, in addition, Shakespeare also portrays Iago as an outsider, not in race and background like Othello, but in nature and motive. The paper further shows how both of these characters are different from any other in Venetian society and how both, although in completely dissimilar ways, are subject to falling into the category of an outsider.
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"The main outsider in the play is quite clearly Othello, who cannot help but be seen as different from the others because of his colour and background. Unlike Iago, he is not a born Venetian but a black slave, who through hard work and determination, has risen to the ranks of General of the Venetian army. However, in spite of his prestigious military position he is still viewed by many as an outcast in contemporary society. This is particularly prevalent in Elizabethan times as Queen Elizabeth herself denounced the blacks and banished them from England. "...banishing the great number of niggers and black moors which are crept into this realm..." Othello has the majority of society against him in this respect, a stereotypical way of thinking being to persecute the black race. "
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Beckett's Dramatic Technique, 2005.
This paper explores the extent to which meaning is linked to dramatic innovation in Samuel Beckett's plays.
3,401 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 96.95
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The paper provides a thorough investigation of the presentation of Beckett's philosophical themes within the dramatic genre in order to determine whether meaning is indissolubly connected to innovation in dramatic technique. The paper shows how meaning is not indissolubly linked; Beckett allows his plays meaning outside of the dramatic arena. The paper does note, however, that Beckett's unconventional dramatisation of his philosophy contributes greatly to the plays.
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"In his essay, 'Beckett Out of His Mind: The Theatre of the Absurd', William Haney asserts that '[b]y dispensing with narrative sequence, character development, and psychology in the conventional sense, Beckett portrays the process by which awareness moves from the qualia of a historically mediated experience to a state beyond linguistic and cultural boundaries'. This statement has two key implications: firstly that that Beckett's plays do have an intrinsic meaning, and secondly that this meaning lies beyond linguistic boundaries and is thus inseparably linked to Beckett's unconventional dramatic technique. This perspective on meaning itself, however, is problematised when placed into Beckett's cultural context. Indeed, that 'Beckett actually encouraged critics to adopt a philosophical perspective on his work' seems to indicate that this is a useful approach."
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Outsiders, 2002.
An analysis of outsiders in society through 'Invisible Man' by Ralph Ellison and the 'Underground Man' by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
617 words (approx. 2.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 22.95
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This paper discusses how literary works have described outsiders in a society through various settings and tried to provide the majority with the sense of discrimination these minority groups feel in an effort to overcome the differences and allow assimilation. Two such works are the 'Invisible Man' by Ralph Ellison and the 'Underground Man' by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Each written in different parts of the world and about different social groups, they have in common a protagonist whose misery is palatable as he searches for his identity in a world where he is an outsider. It discusses how in both stories, the conflict within the character of the individual and the society in which they live arises that is hard to overcome and causes misery and dissent. It shows how Ellison's protagonist is ostracized by the society on the basis of his skin color, which leads him to feel dissatisfaction and causes him to search for his identity as perceived by himself and the others around him while Dostoevsky's main character is isolated through his own thoughts in a society where he feels deprived due to the pressures he perceives.
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"Dostoevsky's Underground Man is set in Russia at a time when the peasant class was being exploited to such a degree that they had no rights of their own. The peasants perceived the upper class as their enemy and as such there was in the society a conflict that was so bitter that the sense of the individual had been lost and people were identified in terms of their social class. Thus, Dostoevsky's underground man is a radical youth who epitomizes the total dissatisfaction of the masses with the government of the time. Dostoevsky has related how the individual is so frustrated with his own helplessness that he has become an outsider in a place where he shares his culture, religion and norms with the majority. Yet, the personal dissatisfaction, his spiritual inconsequence in his own mind creates a boundary between the self and the society isolating him from others."
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Dramatic Dialogue Between Edison and Einstein, 2006.
A three part review of a dramatic dialogue between Edison and Einstein.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 8 sources, $ 53.95
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This natural science paper is comprised of three parts. The first part of the paper sets up the basic premise of a dramatic dialogue between Edison and Einstein. The second part is a dramatic dialogue between Edison and Einstein. The final part of the paper is an annotated bibliography.
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"Thomas Edison (1847-1931) was one of the most prolific and important inventors in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th Century. As a scientist Edison was more interested in designing products that would be useful for the average person. This means that Edison is a believer in technology and does not put a lot of stock in theory. As an inventor Edison is also a business man. "
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