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Southern Women in Literature, 2007.
This paper analyzes the image of Southern women in the play "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams and in the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner.
1,665 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that the Southern women in Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" and William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" are depicted as being delicate, sheltered and harboring unrealistic goals about themselves and their relationships with men. The author points out that, because of the culture of the South, marriage is so important that the female protagonists go to tremendous lengths to assure they are married or at least appear married or have a sweetheart. The paper relates that both women live in the past: Amanda is unable to cope with family members who continually abandon her; whereas, Emily is unable to cope with the idea that a man could actually leave her.
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"Both women are also clear martyrs. Emily gives up everything for the man she loves, even her sanity, and will not be forced to relinquish him. She is a true martyr who shuts herself off from the entire world when Homer refuses her. Amanda too is a martyr; she is a martyr to her children, who she gives up "everything" for, including her happiness. She says, "I've had to put up a solitary battle all these years. But you're my right-hand bower! Don't fall down, don't fail!" Both women place their fate in the hands of others. Amanda clings much too tightly to her children, while Emily clings ..."
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The Civil War and Southern Women, 2005.
A look at Drew Gilpin Faust's book, "Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War", about the American Civil War and how it impacted Southern women.
1,404 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes two chapters from the book, "Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War" by Drew Gilpin Faust. Specifically, the paper explains how the instabilities of the Civil War South forced Southern white women to alter their behavior.
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"The South, being at a distinct disadvantage for most of the Civil War, sent as many able-bodied men as they possibly could to the fighting front. Women had to step in and run the farms and plantations in their men's' absence, and this included managing an increasingly volatile slave population. Historian Faust notes, "Women called to manage increasingly restive and even rebellious slaves were in a significant sense garrisoning a second front in the South's war against Yankee domination" (Faust 54). Obviously, this was a new and different role for most of these women, and many of the men left behind in the South did not appreciate or value it. In fact, many of them fought against female management, as Faust notes, "These issues went beyond questions of gender; they represented deep-seated worries about sex" (Faust 55). The key issue facing most of these women forced into unfamiliar roles was fear. They felt incapable of managing a large group of slaves, and some of them even feared for their safety and their lives."
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Southern Women, 2002.
A comparative analysis of the books "Lemon Swamp and Other Places" by Karen Fields and "The Making of a Southerner" by Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin.
729 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses how both Lemon "Lemon Swamp and Other Places" by Karen Fields and "The Making of a Southerner" by Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin are personal histories of Southern women. It examines how both books encapsulate lived, autobiographical accounts of Southern life. It evaluates how both books look on a world from the outside in, in Lumpkin?s case a white Southerner gazing at African-American life, in Karen Field?s case, that of a contemporary African-American looking at African-American life of her grandmother?s past.
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"Lemon Swamp also gives an alternative vision of the South as often depicted in popular fiction. However, Lemon Swamp is not a tale of the white South at all. Lumpkin?s story is a tale of the South of African-Americans in some respects, but from a white perspective. In contrast, Lemon Swamp tells the story from the point of view of an African-American woman born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1888. Lemon Swamp is not in an explicit ideological conversation with a romantic ideology. It is more intent upon simply shedding light on both the everyday aspects of Field?s life and the ways in which her community worked together to counteract segregation and poverty. However, in its own way, the book can be seen as a challenge to Lumpkin?s perspective."
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Southern Women and the American Civil War, 2002.
Discusses women of the South during the Civil War as portrayed in ?Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War" by Drew Gilpin Faust.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses Faust's book "Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War". It focuses on how women can empower themselves even in the face of hardship and the oppressions that society puts on them. The author illustrates how the book portrays women coping with adversity and gives a new perspective on the Civil War.
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"According to Faust, three out of every four white men were sent to war and the black men were left to do the work on the plantations. When the war started and the women were left on their own, they first had to choose if they would stay at their plantations or if they would move in with family. The management of the home and their lives became more of a key issue for them than ever before ? providing food for themselves and the slaves, economic certainty and so forth. Through the story of Lizzie Neblett we see one woman?s frustration with these tasks ? she describes her 11 slaves and all the problems she has with them, her anger at her husband and how she doesn?t want to be pregnant again, how she must ask a neighbor for help to ?manage? her slaves and how her life as a ?lady? really is turned upside down when her husband leaves for the war."
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Southern Literature, 2006.
A review of the impact that Southern literature has had on American culture.
1,948 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper takes a look at the literature that has emanated from the Southern states of the USA. According to the paper, the genre of Southern literature is divided into Old South and New South. The paper goes on to discuss the differences between the two.
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"The South would develop as it did because of the nature of the land, the climate, the sorts of agricultural products that could be grown, and the need for a certain level of labor that was answered by the slave system. Much of America was shaped by its sense of the frontier, and in the South the frontier played an important role. More properly, it was the idea of the frontier that shaped American society. American history involves a mixture of histories, cultures, and national backgrounds brought together in what was truly the New World when it was discovered by European settlers. At the time, there were several Indian tribes in North America and the larger civilization of the Aztecs in South America. The settlers from Europe brought their culture with them, and they only broke away from that culture slowly over a period of time as they created something new. With the advent of slavery in the plantation economy of the South, blacks from Africa were brought to the Americas and introduced elements of their culture. These different forces mixed and interacted over time to become the underpinnings of American history and what would become a distinctive American culture."
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Women in Southern Contemporary Literature, 2002.
A paper discussing images of women in southern literature.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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An essay which discusses images of women in modern and contemporary southern literature. The author of the paper uses several stories as examples, including "Fried Green Tomatoes" by Fanny Flag, Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path" and "Good Country People" by Flannery O'Connor.
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"Most of the male Southern writers; characters are dark and filled with psychological turmoil. Just think of Faulkner and Tennessee Williams. Their characters are complex and often maudlin. Women Southern writers on the other hand seem to squeeze in humor and irony even among the most sentimental tale. Flannery O";Connor is one example of female Southern writers who seemed to always have a twist of irony in her plots and characters. "
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Southern Literature, 2004.
Analyzes the roots of Southern literature and how the authors view moral freedom in their works.
1,295 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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The pervasive and massiveness of the diversified American culture at the time of the settlement of the colonies posed a mixture of excitement and danger as settlers struggled to strongly cling to their heritage. One observes these traces in the culture of the Southern population, especially during the 19th and 20th centuries, through the writings of authors like Mark Twain, Cormac McCarthy, and William Faulkner. The paper shows that, in their works, the authors recounted the initial settlements and how they have changed over time in their attempt to adapt to their new habitat, but perhaps the most prominent feature of their writings was the portrayal of the struggle for moral freedom and the emotional dilemma the settlers experienced in achieving their ideology. This paper, therefore, shows that Southern authors demonstrate the divergence of moral freedom as a common theme in the works of Twain, McCarthy, and Faulkner.
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"Twain's famous work Huckleberry Finn demonstrates the cultural diversification of the people of the American continent. His unconventional approach in showing that religion that once had a high distinction among colonialists was no longer valued. Stan Poole's essay "Pretty Ornery Preaching", for example, outlines how Twain attempted to enlighten the way the anti-slavery movement operated in the South. And as a result of this social paranoia and social pressure, Twain felt the need to portray a rebel at heart in the form of the character of Finn. Finn abandoned conventions because he realized that in order to survive he must set new codes of conduct that has more to do with survival rather than religious apathy."
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Revolutionizing Literature and Southern Society, 2007.
This paper discusses the book 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain and looks at Huckleberry Finn's transformation of America.
1,038 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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In this article, the writer explains that Mark Twain's ground-breaking novel, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," has a strong emphasis on southern society and its relationship to slavery. The writer maintains that it is the novel that has moved American literature and American society forward, past the destitution and injustice brought by slavery.
The writer points out that through the choices that Mark Twain makes by choosing Jim as a protagonist and the outcome of the plot, he emphasizes that slavery is an evil force in southern society. The writer concludes that Mark Twain wrote the novel, 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', as a way to not only entertain millions of Americans for years to come, but to revolutionize the ways southern society views slavery.
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"The characters of Jim and Huck emphasize two typical characters that would be outcast by southern society. Huck is a down-and-out ruffian with a lack of any social polish, and Jim is supposedly just another slave. With these two unlikely protagonists, their moral choices are able to show both an unrefined version of morality, impervious to society as well highlight choices that show nothing but the consequences of southern society. After running away from Pap to Jackson Island, Huck finds Miss Watson's slave, Jim. Huck could have easily turned Jim into Miss Watson, but he made the choice to help him hide, and eventually run away with him. Right from the beginning of the novel, this shows that Huck has some interest in the person Jim is, instead of the slave that Jim is. Huck represents innocence of a boy who society hasn't changed. His decisions were based on what ethically should happen as opposed to what society things should happen."
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Southern Life in Literature, 2002.
Explains the common basis of Southern life in two works by American authors - "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "A Rose for Emily".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the Tennessee Williams play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" and the William Faulkner short story "A Rose for Emily". Themes, characters, settings and styles are discussed, as are the special elements of Southern life which provide the basis for both stories.
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Southern Society in Literature, 2004.
Examines works by Percy A. Shaw and Theodore Rosengarten to show the class structure in the Southern states of America.
2,100 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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The two works, "Lanterns on the Levee: the Recollections of a Planter?s Son", by William A. Percy, and "All God?s Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw", by Theodore Rosengarten, are very representative of the mind of the South during the era in which they were written. This paper shows that, although these are simply the stories of two men, the works have often been used as a reasonable comparison between the lives of the social elite whites in the rural South and the lives of the financially and socially oppressed blacks.
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"Percy was able to rise above the economic reality of his region partly through the prominence of his ancestry, the luck of being born into a family with money, partly through the value of education and especially through his valiant war record. The full gambit of the work is representative of his complexity. As he is lays down his own personal memories of one of the most horrific experiences any man can live through, war, the reader is drawn into his human and admirable side and yet his privilege leads us to other conclusions about his character as a whole."
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?Literature; Ancient Greek Literature?, 2002.
A discussion of the relationship between ancient Greek burial and death rites and ancient Greek literature.
1,409 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper focuses upon illustrating the relevance of the obvious emphasis and taboo regarding Greek burial or death rites as it is portrayed in a significant amount of ancient Greek literature. It examines how literature has long been a relevant source that historians as well as other scholars can turn to so as to glean at least a marginal understanding regarding the societal norms of the era or culture in particular.
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Introduction
Generalities Regarding Ancient Greek Burial Rites
Relevance of Literary Illustrations Regarding Ancient Greek Perspectives on Death
Burial Rites Within Ancient Greek literature
Conclusion
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"One of the first things that essentially needs to be taken into consideration is that, as a result of their significantly un-advanced and superstitiously primitive preconceptions and beliefs, that nearly all kinds of ancient literature is tinged, to some degree or another, with elements of the super natural or paranormal. The occult, witches, curses and ghosts, all are things that are mentioned, with varying degree of figurativeness and realism, within ancient British as well as Greek literature. Moreover, there appears to be a particular degree of emphasis upon the relevance and effectuality of such things as oaths and curses, especially in regard to the likes of such being implemented in concern to a particular person?s death or burial. This something that is quite strongly portrayed when Euripides? Hippolytus, the protagonist within the play, reasserts his confidence to his father in so much as taking an oath that in death may neither sea nor earth receive my flesh, if I have proved false (Lawson, 1964)."
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Ancient Roman Literature, 2008.
A discussion of the worth of Roman literature and a comparison of the meter and themes of Roman literature to Greek literature.
851 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses the value of the works of the great Roman poets and prose authors. The paper specifically discusses how Roman literature and poetry is criticized because it lacks originality, being greatly indebted to the Greek texts. It describes the meter and themes of Roman literature and discusses how these, and even the mere details, are most of the times only imitations of the Greek writings.
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"Thus, Roman art can be characterized by the lack of spontaneity and speculative power. The Romans were a logical and practical people, usually engaged in political affairs or warfare. The greatest conquerors of the antiquity, the Romans were also the greatest civilizing power. Their systematic and disciplined spirit laid the foundations of the Western civilization. As it is obvious from the lyric, dramatic and epical works of the Roman writers, they Roman people was certainly not inclined to philosophy as the Greeks had been. Indeed, the only writer who can be said to have contributed meaningfully to the realm of antique philosophy is the multidimensional Cicero, who is the only Roman methodological philosopher: "Philosophy was not a natural growth at Rome: indeed, it was regarded by the average Roman with definite mistrust, and we hear that philosophers were banished from the city in 161 B. C....The Roman, essentially a man of action engaged in the practical business of war or politics, was not given to pausing on his way to reflect deeply on the nature of the world or the ultimate meaning of human life."(Bailey, 183) The Romans were thus less preoccupied with the ultimate meaning of the universe and of life, as the Greeks were, but rather with the world of action and human behavior. Usually associated with imitation rather than creation, Roman art had nevertheless its own force precisely through its absolute conformity to classicism."
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Classical Marxist Theory and Literature, 2005.
This paper discusses the classical Marxist approach to literature, which views literature as essentially a social and cultural production.
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This paper explains that in its classical sense, Marxist theory does not deal explicitly with literature and art and does not develop an aesthetic of culture or literature. However, the theoretical trajectory of Marxist thought has impacted radically on art and literature as aspects of societal and cultural discourse. The author points out that the concept of dialectic refers specifically to the methodology or method of analysis, which is peculiar to Marxist theory;. In this sense, literature and art, as cultural products, are analyzed in relation to their social and historical context. The paper analyzes specifically " Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad, "A Passage to India" by E. M. Forster's and the writings of Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare.
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Introduction
Overview
Foundation of Marxist Theory and Literary Criticism
Marxism - Extrinsic and Intrinsic Approaches to Literature
The Premises of Marxist Criticism
Base and Superstructure
The Dialectic
Ideology and Alienation
Semiology and Psychoanalytic Theory.
Reader - Response Theories
A Marxist Critique of Literature
Analysis of the Echo in "A Passage to India": A dialectical reading
" Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad
Dickens
Shakespeare
Conclusion
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"From this perspective, literary works are essential structures of ideological formations. In other words, literature expresses and represents the ideals and aims of class formation that persist and maintain the society. "Literature is for Marxism a particular kind of signifying practice which tends to make up what can be termed an ideological formation". Therefore, Marxist critical perspectives will attempt to explain literature from within its social context and in relation to that particular historical time period. This in turn relates to basic strategies, such as the identification of class structures and class struggle within the literature of a certain historical period."
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Theory of Literature, 2002.
Discusses the role of literature to the reader and the reader to literature.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 70.95
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What kind of work does literature do in the world? What does a text do that a song does not? What difference does it make that we can read? And, indeed, why should we read at all? Does the written text have any redeeming value in our own age, or are we in a post-textual (as well as a postmodern and post-structuralist) age? What can the purpose of literature be when anything that is actually produced through the technology of the printing press (which once changed the world) now seems rather horribly quaint? What kind of work does literature do in the world, and what kind of work is it that we do as readers? These last two questions lie at the heart of this paper. They are not in fact the same question merely differently phrased. The paper argues that literature ? the text qua text ? and reading (the subject as agent consuming the text) can be quite different from each other. Before the writer sets forth his own ideas on the function and purpose of literature, he explores the ideas of others on the subject who have tried to define for their own times and places (and for their own writers and readers) what it is that literature does in the world.
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"But, while the impassioned literary warriors on either side might not want to admit to this fact, it might well be that there is no single correct way to analyze a text. Or rather there may well be no single correct way to analyze every text. There may be one best way for each text, requiring us to consider local definitions of analysis rather than universal ones. However, this moderate position is one rarely admitted to by either those who support or those who oppose reader-response models and it is in fact easy to understand why this should be the case: The two embody fundamentally opposing world views. Is the purpose of literature one that is determined by the creator or by the consumer?"
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Teaching Children Literature, 2002.
Conceptual analysis of the literature on storytelling and child development in relation to reader response and and structural models of instruction in literature appreciation. Includes the development of an integrated model.
4,467 words (approx. 17.9 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 116.95
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This paper develops a perspective on the structural and reader response approaches to literature appreciation that is based upon empirical findings observed in research into the influence of storytelling on child development. To this end, this report first reviews the literature on how storytelling can influence the social, cognitive, and psycho-emotional development of children as well as its basic influence on learning. This examination of the effects of storytelling on child development is followed by an explication of both the structural and the reader response approaches to teaching literature appreciation. Based on the review of all of this material, the report discusses each theory in terms of the support or lack of support offered for it by the storytelling-child development literature. Where relevant, this discussion is used to modify, hone and refine theory into a new model of instruction (The Integrated Model) in literature appreciation, a model that focuses on storytelling as a mode of instruction and that incorporates elements and postulates of both the reader response model and the structural model.
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"Effects of Storytelling on Social Development. There is a good bit of literature that supports the notion that storytelling can strongly contribute to both very young and older children's social and psychosocial development. For example, Pellowski (1990) reports that research has shown that stories inform children about the lives, the dreams, the hopes, the problems, the tensions and the conflicts of diverse social and ethnic groups. In this way, storytelling helps familiarize children with how groups of people, some of them which may be very different than the group children were raised in, perceive life and its events.
Simultaneously, while informing of group differences, storytelling serves the function of maintaining a sense of the human community by telling the story using universal themes common to all. In other words, storytelling operates to broaden children's view of the world and the diverse societies it while also emphasizing the social ties that bind communities and groups of people together."
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