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Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children", 2002.
This paper explores to what extent Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children" can be defined as a magic realist novel.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper demonstrates that the novel "Midnight's Children" by author Salman Rushdie is an example of magical realism rather than the fantasy genre. The author uses examples through the use of politics, the post- colonial state of India, and the role of the character Saleem Sinai to prove this statement.
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Hybridity in "Midnight?s Children", 2006.
A comprehensive book review of Salman Rushdie's "Midnight Children".
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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In this comprehensive book review of Salman Rushdie's "Midnight Children" the author looks at mixture and fragmentation as major themes that persist throughout the novel. This, the author believes, leads to clues to the meaning of hybridity. The author looks at the classic example of hybridity as shown in mixing spices and, takes this theme further in reviewing Rushdie's book. He points out one of the areas where hybridity can be seen in the book, is through the character of Aadam Aziz. Aziz is a doctor who has spent five years in Germany studying medicine and returns to his homeland only to find that he is different, forever changed. The author elaborates on this and other instances in the book and, concludes that hybridization is a fact of colonization, there is no longer the pure one or the other.
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"Even in the act of leaving and giving Indians their freedom, the British have exerted their influence. Methwold's metaphor shows the power of the colonizing force in defining the agenda for the newly freed nation. Yet this force is not completely oppressive. As Methwold asserts his supremacy through his constant retelling of his ancestors who helped to build Bombay, Sinai learns the discourse and uses it to empower himself. "Actually, old chap, ours is a pretty distinguished family, too," Sinai says to Methwold (122). The word "actually" indicates the slippage, the difference, and the correction of Methwold's original conception of Sinai. The mimic "old chap" softens the challenge as Ahmed Sinai identifies himself with the Englishman through this very English term of endearment. Through imitation, Sinai attempts to seize the power for himself. Though the lineage that Ahmed Sinai attributes to himself is purely fictional, it nevertheless shows the mimic effect of colonization."
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"One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and " Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie, 1994.
A comparison of the magical realist novels of life in Latin America and India. Includes structure, narration, characters, cultures and politics.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 2 sources, $ 71.95
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" Magic realism is a literary genre originally developed in Latin America, and still associated particularly with Latin American literature. The genre has, however, spread beyond its region of origin; one of its leading contemporary practitioners, Salman Rushdie, has his roots half a world away from Latin America. Rushdie, however, has one important characteristic in common with Latin American writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez; he is a product of the modern Third World.
Magic realism, indeed, is a genre distinctly associated with the Third World. It has not, so far, taken root to any substantial degree among writers in the United States or other Western countries. The reason, we may suggest, is that magic realism is at least in part a fictional response to the political conditions of disruption and alienation that prevail in the Third..."
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"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", 2005.
Discusses dichotomy in John Berendt's "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil".
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses how the characters and the city of Savannah in John Berendt's "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" exhibit dichotomy. The paper maintains the dichotomies that pervade the novel are used to reinforce the mystery that remains behind in the wake of James Williams' shooting of Danny Hansford.
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"In John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil we are pulled into a murder mystery in Savannah. The title of the book is important as is the statue in the garden that graces its cover ..."
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"The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere", 2006.
An overview of the design principles used in Grant Wood's painting "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere."
1,830 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 58.95
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This paper reviews and provides a personal critique of the design principles used by Grant Wood in his piece "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." The author writes the paper in four chapters, each of which focus on a different principle and observation, as follows:
Design Description
Elements and Principles Used
Interpreting the Design and its Meaning
Evaluating the Design - What Works and What could be Improved?
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"Upon first glance, most viewers would see the church that lies in the main focal area of the painting. A linear stark-white steeple, shooting out against the bulbous earthy greens and shadowy brown-grays is striking in this well thought-out and designed paining of Paul Revere's famous ride. From the tiny tip of white jutting out amidst the deep black of night, the viewer's eye is drawn by the use of light and line from the top of the steeple down - down to the simple rectangular shapes of the steeple base; down to the rectangular shape of the building; down to the rectangular door; and then, by surprise, down to the true focus of this paining, Paul Revere himself. He is represented by a wild splat of black on a horse possessed."
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?Midnight?s Children?, 2002.
Analyzes Salman Rushdie's 1981 novel, "Midnight's Children".
1,801 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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Salman Rushdie's novel "Midnight's Children", which developed a fictional world that played off the political, social and cultural history of India, received many awards when it was published in 1981. The paper shows how Rushdie, in the 30 chapters of the book, creates in the character Saleem a story-teller who makes use of legends, symbols, fantasies to express the life of India.
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"Saleem is one of the children born at the moment of India's liberation, so his life fits precisely with the history of modern India. His family situation also reflects the complexities of Indian history, especially the religious conflicts of the time. The family patriarch was Dr. Aziz, who earlier in the century came from Muslim Kashmir, a disputed territory between Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan. Dr. Aziz moved to India, and his granddaughter married a well-to-do Muslim businessman named Ahmed Sinai. Saleem is born in Bombay, and his birth is given added importance by being preceded by a prophecy which everyone finds impossible to understand, but which comes true in every particular. One reason for this adds to the complexities of Saleem's family life, for Saleem is not the child everyone believes but is instead an infant switched in the maternity home so that he is actually not from the rich Muslim family but is instead the child of a Hindu street entertainer--here, again, he is a mixture of religious backgrounds as well as socioeconomic contrasts."
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"Good Morning, Midnight", 2007.
This paper analyzes the character of Sasha Jensen in Jean Rhys' novel, "Good Morning, Midnight".
1,199 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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The paper describes how Jean Rhys uses flashbacks to set both the tone and the pace of "Good Morning Midnight". The paper portrays how the character of Sasha Jensen was more than simply depressed; she was nearly pathologically self-destructive, a woman trapped by the cruel vagaries of society, at a loss for how to escape the demons of the past.
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"Jean Rhys uses flashbacks to set both the tone and the pace of the story. Rhys, in fact, opens with a flashback to the previous night, when Sasha finds herself crying over a memory brought to the surface by a woman humming to the score of a song: "Gloomy Sunday." From this memory, Sasha blinks briefly into the present only to revisit the past again. Through these memories we learn that she envisions herself as being better than the circumstances in which she currently lives and that her life has changed despite her friend assigning her to that "atmosphere" of existence. Even her name, Sasha, does not belong to her (Rhys 12). Sasha has molded herself into her current image and finds herself trapped there, by society and by her friends."
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"Midnight News", 2003.
An analysis of Lisa Goldstein's novel, "Midnight News", analyzed through Joseph Campbell's theory of the quest for self.
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This paper discusses how the story, ?Midnight News?, by the science fiction author, Lisa Goldstein, may not, upon its surface, seem to exemplify the structure of the quest narrative as outlined by the noted scholar of myth and religion, Joseph Campbell. However, upon closer examination of the tale, the writer shows how it becomes clear that the female protagonist, Helena Johnson, does embark upon the traditional heroic quest narrative as outlined by Campbell.
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"Science fiction, because of the trappings the genre often contains, such as spaceships and alien life, is often is contrasted with the genres of fantasy and myth. The former genre is seen as scientific and technical. The latter genre is seen as emotional, imaginative, and psychological in its nature. However, science fiction often articulates in our contemporary society the sorts of myths that are near and dear to our current cultural narratives and constructions of the self and human identity. Although Campbell narratives the story of the traditional hero as a masculine one of conquest, the careful (and non-sexist) reader must not be diverted from his or her own ability to see Helena Johnson?s personal journey as exemplifying this traditional Western mythic structure of identity and the self."
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"Frost at Midnight", 2002.
An examination of the relationship between the urban and the natural in "Frost at Midnight" by Coleridge.
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This paper is an exploration of the Coleridge poem "Frost at Midnight". It takes a close look at the structure of the poem, the use of opposites, and the balance of man between nature and the urban life. It concludes that Coleridge was trying to describe our own sense of precarious balance between the urban and the natural.
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"Good Morning Midnight", 2004.
An analysis of the theme of trust in Jean Rhys' novel,"Good Morning Midnight".
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper discusses reasons why the heroine Sasha does not trust Rene in Jean Rhys' novel, "Good Morning Midnight". It also examines Sasha's attitude toward life and issues of trust.
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"Jean Rhys' heroine in "Good Morning Midnight" is a woman who calls herself Sasha. She is a woman who believes that one mustn't put everything on the same plane. In other words this aging alcoholic world-weary and.."
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William Shakespeare's "Midnight Summer's Dream", 2005.
This paper is a creative original presentation of Lysander and Demetrius offering arguments to Egeus, for the purpose of marrying Hermia as based on "Midnight Summer's Dream".
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This paper is a creative writing presented as a court proceeding, in which Egeus is Judge, Hermia and Theseus are attorneys. The author plays Lysander and Demetrius as being prosecuted by the opposite side. The paper utilizes various other members of the cast of characters of William Shakespeare's "Midnight Summer's Dream" as the jury."
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"A movement is seen from beyond the partially open door in the front of the courtroom. A bailiff steps out. Bailiff: All rise for the Hon. Judge Egeus, presiding. The jury stands, including Puck, Oberon, Tatiania, and Hippolyta. Puck does a little jig. Oberon smacks him on the back of the head. Puck pulls a face and stops dancing, but continues to shift from foot to foot. Egeus steps up behind the bench and takes his seat. Bailiff: You may be seated. Egeus (addressing Lysander and Demetrius): You have been called before this court to give testimony in the case of "Lysander v. Demetrius," for the purpose of wooing Hermia. How do you plead? Demetrius (glares at Lysander): Guilty of love, your honor. Lysander (shoots Demetrius a look): Guilty of adoration your honor. "
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"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", 2005.
This comparison and contrast paper on this movie.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This comparison and contrast paper discusses Clint Eastwood's film version of John Berendt's novel "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." It argues that the film is enhanced by the elements of photography and sound compared to the book, but ultimately the concessions made for the screen make Berendt's rich characterizations fall flat.
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"The transformation of any novel into cinema typically requires the filmmaker to omit people, events or other aspects of the novel to fit the format and time constraints of film. The same is true with respect ..."
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"Midnight In The Garden Of Good & Evil" by John Berendt, 1999.
Critical review of a story of murder in Georgia. Discusses style, narrative, role of author and his accuracy and the depiction of South.
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Critical review of a story of murder in Georgia.
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"John Berendt's story of intrigue and murder in the South, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, is an excellent work for three reasons. First, it gives the reader the almost tangible experience of what the "Old South" is like as it remains today, in the pocket about which he writes. Second, it is an engrossing true-crime drama full of suspense and peopled by characters who are unique and lively. Third, the author is both a fine writer and a masterful storyteller. The unique success of the book, then, is the author's ability to weave together a true-crime story and a lyrical and witty travelogue focusing on the special nature of the Old South.
Like many works, especially those with a special style or perspective, what is most appealing about the book to one reader might be singularly unappealing to another reader. In that sense,"
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"Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie, 2000.
An analysis of the novel's depiction of India at a time of independence.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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An analysis of the novel's depiction of India at a time of independence, in cultural, historical and literary (story-telling) contexts.
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"Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children received awards when it was published in 1981 and developed a fictional world that played off the political, social, and cultural history of India. The novel is structured around a religious procession through the subcontinent of India. The novel celebrates a key moment in Indian history, the moment of independence and the 1,001 children who were born just after midnight on the day of independence, August 15, 1947. These are the "midnight's children" of the title, and they are the hope of the new nation, the young people who will control the future and decide the destiny of the millions of people living in India. Rushdie's style mixes illusion and reality, myth and legend with everyday life, Indian history with a fictional tale, and does so through the eyes of the narrator, Saleem, who Scheherezade-like tells his..."
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"One Hundred Years of Solitude" ( Gabriel Garcia Marquez ) & "Midnight's Children" ( Salman Rushdie ), 1999.
Compares novels' pessimistic portrayals of protagonists & their poor & oppressed communities.
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"This study will examine Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude and Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, focusing on how the main characters' communities evolve, and how the impact of the outside world influences them. Neither author is optimistic with respect to the happiness, peace or prosperity of the communities they portray or the people in those communities. Rushdie's Saleem Sinai was born in Bombay but his community is in fact all of India. The community of Saleem in this national context is portrayed by Rushdie as having been a disastrous failure in its efforts to find freedom and justice in independence. As a part of a poverty-stricken country led by politicians portrayed by Rushdie as thoroughly corrupt, if not insane, Bombay or any other community is condemned to the same miserable fate as the nation as a whole. Similarly, Macondo in.."
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