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"Jacob the Liar", 2005.
An analysis of the literary style in the Holocaust book of Becker, "Jacob the Liar".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper analyzes the book "Jacob the Liar" written by Becker. The paper describes the way in which Becker employs the use of serenity, irony and humor to describe the Holocaust, in the novel. The paper first analyzes the criticisms directed at Becker for his choice of style and then addresses whether those criticisms are justified or whether the Holocaust experience can to be understood in terms other than what is expected.
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"Criticisms of Jacob the Liar for its Serenity, Irony, and Humor Introduction The tone of Jacob the Liar presents a problem and has been the subject of criticism by readers who have objected to the book's perspective and tone as being inappropriate in a treatment of the Holocaust. The first question that arises is why Becker, a Jew and himself a Holocaust survivor, would choose techniques of humor, irony and serenity."
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"Jacob the Liar", 2002.
A look at the idioms of storytelling found in "Jacob the Liar" by Jurek Becker.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper will discuss the book "Jacob the Liar" by Jurek Becker. By analyzing this text, we can see how the idioms of storytelling are used to give merit to Jacob's lying within the story.
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"All Quiet On The Western Front" ( Em Remarque ), "Hard Times" ( Dickens ) and "Jacob The Liar" ( Jurek Becker ), 1999.
Examines the three novels' treatment of the characters' search for meaning in life in harrowing circumstances of dehumanization and oppression.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 47.95
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"This study will examine three works' treatment of the common theme of searching for meaning in life under harrowing circumstances. The three works are Erich Maria Remarque's anti-war novel All Quiet on the Western Front, Charles Dickens's Hard Times, and Jurek Becker's Jacob the Liar.
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"This study will examine three works' treatment of the common theme of searching for meaning in life under harrowing circumstances. The three works are Erich Maria Remarque's anti-war novel All Quiet on the Western Front, Charles Dickens's Hard Times, and Jurek Becker's Jacob the Liar. The novels deal with various aspects of European history which portray the rise of forces of dehumanization which occurred in the 19th and 20th century (through World War II). Remarque deals with world war and its impact on individual human beings.
Dickens' novel deals with social and economic forces which lead to the dehumanization of workers and children. Becker's novel deals with the dehumanization of victims of a second world war, and specifically with a victim of the Nazi concentration camps which were a central horror in that war. Each of the books also deals with the ..."
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"Harriet Jacobs", 2002.
This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the book " Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs.
2,015 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper focuses on the way that Jacobs combines apologies, instructions and narratives. It discusses how Harriet Jacob's slave narrative is often addressed directly to the reader, appealing to them, apologizing to them and trusting them to read her experiences and share her outrage. Her unique style draws the reader into the narrative, making them feel almost as if they were experiencing the indignation she experienced as a southern slave before the Civil War. The writer explains that today, it is difficult to believe people had to live in these kinds of situations, and yet they did, and it is one of the periods in history that shame and diminish America.
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"Harriet Jacobs, or Linda Brent, was born a slave, and she opens her book with this simple statement, "I was born and reared in Slavery; and I remained in a Slave State twenty-seven years" (Jacobs 459). When she set about to write her experiences as a slave, she used a unique style which spoke to the reader throughout the narrative, as if she was sitting and speaking with whoever was reading her book. Sometimes she apologizes to the reader for what she is about to relate, sometimes she rages at the reader for allowing slavery to continue, and sometimes she simply states what her life was like as a being owned by another. In fact, she opens her narrative with an apology to the reader. "I wish I were more competent to the task I have undertaken. But I trust my readers will excuse deficiencies in consideration of circumstances" (Jacobs 459). Her personal story is sometimes difficult to read because of the cruelties and inhumanity shown to the slaves, however, it cannot help but stir emotion in the reader, and her very personal comments directed at the reader add pathos and drama to her writing."
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Jacobs and Douglass, 2007.
A comparison of the literary works of two former slaves, Harriet Jacobs and Fredrick Douglass.
1,414 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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The paper compares and contrasts the experiences of Harriet Jacobs and Fredrick Douglass. The writer explores the differences between the treatment of male and female slaves using the texts written by the two former slaves as a guide. The paper discusses how, while Jacobs and Douglass started out as slaves, they worked hard to escape and then used their abilities to help others who had been enslaved. The paper shows how, instead of turning bitter and inward, they both penned their experiences to help the world understand the true ramifications of slavery.
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Introduction
Harriet
Frederick Douglass
The Differences and Similarities
Conclusion
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"The days of slavery in America left a permanent black mark on the nation's character that can never be fully erased, however, by working to understand what African Americans were forced to endure at the hands of their masters and society during that era Americans be sure to never let the desire for slavery enter the picture again. Two well known former slaves have placed their experiences in writing so that readers can understand with a first hand account what the humans called slaves had to face every day during their childhood and adult years at the hands of those who "owned" them. If the two experiences are placed side by side it becomes evident that there are many similarities that apply to all slave treatment but there are also differences that must be attributed to the gender differences."
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"A Room with a View" and "Jacob's Room", 2005.
A character analysis of "A Room with a View" by E.M. Foster and "Jacob's Room" by Virginia Woolf.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the characters within "A Room with a View" by E.M. Foster and "Jacob's Room" by Virginia Woolf. The characters Lucy and Jacob both represent two different classes of people in their contrast, but invariably present similar instances of independent lifestyles that stray from societal norms.
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"In this literary study a character analysis in the novels A Room with A View by E.M. Foster and Jacob's Room by Virginian Woolf will be examined. The two characters Jacob and Lucy will be brought forth to reveal comparing and contrasting elements of class differentiation and their perceptions of life. While Jacob and Lucy both represent drastically different classes of people; they invariably reflect similar characteristics in how they achieve independence in their lives. In the novel Jacob's Room the main character Jacob represents a middle class individual who has a yearning desire to experience life. However, his middle class upbringing reveals the hardships of his life that he will ultimately face, especially due to his inexperience as a youth."
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Harriet Jacob's "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl", 2004.
Summary and review of Harriet Jacob's autobiographical narrative, "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl".
945 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper describes the life story of a slave girl, as told in Harriet Jacob's autobiographical narrative. The paper looks at how Jacob's book touches upon the female experience of slavery, an aspect often missing from other slave narratives, and the way blacks had to contend with the scourge of racial inequality, even in the free states and after the Emancipation Proclamation.
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"Harriet Jacob?s autobiographical narrative, published as Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, is a poignant account of one woman?s experiences living in bondage. Linda Brent (Jacob?s pseudonym) was born as a household slave to a relatively kind mistress who taught her how to read and write by the time she was twelve. When her mistress died, however, she did not grant Linda her freedom: As a result, Linda was sent to Dr. Flint?s home, where she suffered the immeasurable brutality described in the bulk of the book. Written to alert a mostly Northern audience to the plight of slaves, the narrative effectively illustrates the horrors not only of slavery as an evil institution but also of the traumas endured on a daily basis by enslaved men and women. Moreover, what makes Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl so unique and historically significant is that it offers special insight into the experiences of female slaves, who encounter such gender-based traumas as sexual assault and the pain of being separated from their children. Jacobs peppers her account with details but changes person and place names to protect them and herself, for she eventually escaped and fled to the North."
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Harriet Jacob's "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl", 2004.
A discussion of Harriet Jacobs slave narrative, "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl", why she wrote it and who her audience was.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper explores the reasons why Harriet Jacobs, a slave who escaped to the North, wrote her slave narrative and discusses who her audience was. The paper looks at what may have motivated Jacobs to write her narrative and how she attempted to appeal to the audience of her narrative.
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"According to Gates Jr between and one hundred book-length slave narratives had been written by slaves or former slaves while six thousand and six ex-slaves had related their tales to others through interviews essays and books In fact as Gates Jr further points out this is the only time in history where those who were held in bondage as slaves were able to write about their experiences and so create new genre of literature the slave narrative He also contends that scholars have shown the link
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Harriet Ann Jacobs and Genji, 2002.
A comparison of the characters Harriet Ann Jacobs in the autobiography "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl", and Genji in "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu.
1,376 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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In comparing Harriet Ann Jacobs in "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl", and Genji in "The Tale of Genji" (Murasaki Shikibu), the paper shows the two could not have led more different lives when looked at on the surface, but when they are examined more closely there are similarities. The paper describes how Jacobs grew up as a slave girl and Genji in a royal court and their lives were different on a day to day basi, but both characters shared two important similarities - the love of family and friends and the the tragic loss of their mothers at a young and vulnerable age.
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"As for Genji, growing up in the Emperor's royal court in Japan, he was also much loved by family and friends. He did not have the hardships that Jacobs had with her bondage to the white man, but Genji did have his own problems. He had many interests in different women, but was rejected. Through it all he kept a light heart and did not fall into despair, much like Jacobs did not despair over her troubles, either. Genji has his mother to show him what love of family was all about, but when she died, he was fortunate to have his father there to continue her tradition. Many would think that the Emperor would be a gruff man who was busy with business affairs and didn't have time for his children, but that couldn?t be farther from the truth. He loved Genji very much, and he spent enough time with him for that to be truly realized in Genji's heart instead of just being some vague notion inside his head."
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Jacobs, Rowson and the Sexual Exploitation of Women, 2002.
Discusses the sexual exploitation of women in Harriet Jacobs' "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" and Susanna Rowson's "Charlotte Temple".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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Harriet Jacobs' narrative in "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" and Susanna Rowson's "Charlotte Temple" both reveal, in very different ways, how patriarchy sets the foundation for the sexual exploitation of women. In essence, both works reveal how the social construction of sexual values is perpetrated by men to the disadvantage of women.
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Jurek Becker?s ?Jakob the Liar?, 2002.
This paper discusses the role of the radio in Jurek Becker?s ?Jakob the Liar?, a Holocaust novel.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, $ 24.95
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This paper describes Becker?s novel ?Jakob the Liar?: Jakob, a Polish Jew in the Ghetto, finds himself a neighborhood hero by fabricating reports from his imaginary radio. The paper illustrate that the radio may not be real, but the impact Jakob?s radio reports have on the community is real: The inhabitants of this ghetto community now have a sense of hope as they are told of "reports" that the armies are coming to save them. The paper author feels that Becker?s use of the imaginary radio brings the reader into the reality of living in Jakob?s ghetto.
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"In the case of Jakob and Lina, the radio brings these two people closer together. When Jakob ?plays? the radio for Lina, it is a moment that draws them closer and one of sincere comedy. These were bleak times, and the radio essentially brings hope and happiness to a neighborhood that faces the inevitable. These moments happen often within the first half of the novel, as the radio reports are a ray of light. "
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The overthrow of Jacob Arbenz of Guatemala, 2002.
Examines some of the major players responsible for the overthrow of Jacob Arbenz of Guatemala.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 71.95
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The overthrow of Jacob Arbenz of Guatemala was unquestionably a major event in the history of Central America. The event took place in the middle of the Cold War with the Russians battling the United States for the supremacy of the Third World. The following paper will attempt to show that there were several villains involved in the overthrow of Arbenz and these villains were more subtle than the United Fruit Company which posed the biggest threat to Arbenz's regime.
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Douglass, Jacobs and Christian Ideas, 2002.
An analysis of Douglass and Jacobs' views on religion.
1,775 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 2 sources, $ 66.95
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This paper discusses the narratives of Douglass and Jacobs mention God in an intense spirituality. They both follow the tradition of the slave narrative by emphasizing traditional Christian ideas. As well, by allying themselves with segments of white society, both writers end up sharing some of the dominant white society's ideals.
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Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass, 2002.
A comparative analysis of the lives of the famous slaves Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the experiences during and after slavery of Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass. It examines their personal accounts, how each confronted their position in society in relation to their ability, and how each was and is perceived by others.
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Jacob August Riis, 2002.
This paper discusses the work and life of Jacob August Riis.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the work and life of Jacob August Riis. Riis devoted some time to pointing out ethnic divisions by way of color maps that referred to African-Americans in black, Jews in gray, red for areas of high Italian concentration, yellow for the Chinese Americans and so forth.
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