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"Wakefield, 7E", 2007.
An analysis of the short story "Wakefield, 7E" by Gabriel Brownstein.
1,303 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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The paper examines "Wakefield, 7E", the mysterious story about a man who suddenly and without an apparently good reason, leaves his family to live in an apartment across the street from them. The paper explores the events in the story and the symbolism behind the events.
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"Firstly, the very first sentence of the story is startling. The language of the sentence is simple, straightforward and free from emotion. Zauberman simply lies to his family one day and leaves without apparent motivation. When reading further through the story, clues emerge that might enlighten the reader regarding this startling action. Zauberman, who becomes Wakefield, is personified as a very nervous, socially inept type of man. In addition, he suspects his wife, Ada, of indiscretions and deceptions, but never seems to confront her about it very openly. It is as if he is not only afraid of social situations, but also of his own home situation. This is evident much later, towards the end of the story, where the narrator states: "It's Shoshana who really scares him, her straight back, her gorgeous hair.""
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"Wakefield", 2004.
An analysis of the theme of social convention in Nathaniel Hawthorne's tale "Wakefield."
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper discusses how Wakefield's decision to abandon social convention in Nathaniel Hawthorne's tale "Wakefield" dooms him to a loss of humanity that he can never regain.
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"One literary critic says of Hawthorne's tale "Wakefield" that it has a brooding emotionally upsetting Kafkaesque quality. By this the critic is discussing the isolation and existential fate suffered by the husband known only ..."
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"The Vicar of Wakefield", 2005.
This paper discusses Oliver Goldsmiths' "The Vicar of Wakefield'", especially the importance of the village prison.
1,190 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 40.95
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This paper explains that, in Oliver Goldsmiths' "The Vicar of Wakefield'", several encounters with bad judgment, terrible luck and calamity result in the character Primrose finding himself under arrest and imprisoned. The author points out that, although this actual prison experience seems inaccurate along the lines of living conditions and morale of the time the novel is set, the prison sequence is included to show the inherent good in people and for justice to be served. The paper concludes that the prison itself is represented in a preposterous, unrealistic manner but is used to wrap up all the loose ends of the novel and create a fairytale ending.
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"The man behind this appalling act is Primrose's landlord, is none other than Thornhill, the same man who has marred the elder Primrose daughter's reputation. Primrose does owe Thornhill money for taxes owed, but it is the resentment towards Primrose's decision to disapprove Thornhill's marriage to another woman that causes Thornhill to abuse his power and send Primrose to jail. Primrose simply will not condone the marriage because in doing that he would be "giving sanction to adultery"(Goldsmith 165) and setting up another innocent girl to be the victim of Thornhill's debauchery."
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The Value of Ordinary, 2004.
A comparison of three of Nathaniel Hawthorne's literary works, "Wakefield", "The Birthmark" and "The Minister's Black Veil".
2,775 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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This paper discusses the literary works of author, Nathaniel Hawthorne. The paper focuses on three of his writings, "Wakefield", "The Birthmark" and "The Minister's Black Veil". The paper explains how Hawthorne's most favored characters are those that are happy with their lot. The paper claims that if the protagonists in each of these stories had left their happy lives alone, the negative experiences that they endure certainly may have been avoided. The paper contends that the theme of Hawthorne's works may hence be that people must love and cherish what goodness they have and never expect to transform that goodness to greatness.
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"It is evident in almost all works of literature that the author of the work favors certain characters. It is not a coincidence that the characters whom Nathaniel Hawthorne favors practically always fair well (as much as Hawthorne will allow of his characters-- Hawthorne's ironic style leaves his stories appropriately devoid of heroes and victories.) Although there are no fairytale endings, the protagonist who makes decisions that Hawthorne does not respect virtually never triumphs. (When he does succeed, it is not a victory worth celebration.) Rather, he punishes those who are compelled by greed to improve their already happy lives. This trend is especially apparent in three of Hawthorne's works: "Wakefield," "The Birthmark," and "The Minister's Black Veil." It is this curiosity about a better life that Hawthorne discourages in his stories."
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"The Killing of Abel" and "The Second Shepherd's Play", 2002.
This paper examines the Wakefield Master?s comic dramas "The Killing of Abel" and "The Second Shepherd's Play".
774 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 27.95
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The paper analyzes two types of characters that the writer posits are present in these two works: man in a state of nature, and man in a state of grace. Man in a state of nature, both human nature and the natural world, lives in a constant state of discord. In contrast, at the end of "The Second Shepherd's Play" comes the figure of Jesus, then, according to the paper, comes a state of grace.
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"Obviously in a state of grace, Abel possess the generous spirit of a man at one with God, a man who can commune with the Iand because he acknowledges and accepts its originator and progenitor. Cain, however, views God as a hostile landlord to whom he does not want to pay rent. Enviously talking about God as if He is a more successful farmer, Cain says that God has deprived him of a good crop "When alI mens corn was faire in feld" (279). Moreover, he refuses to tithe because he would receive nothing monetary in return. Clearly, Cain's jealousy further alienates him from God's graces; economics is more important to him than salvation. When Abel finally does convince him to offer a sacrifice to God, Cain chooses a scanty
sheave that "stank Iike the dwiII in hell" (283) as it burns, perhaps an indication of the rottenness within Cain himself. So angry is Cain at Abel's offering burning more brightly than his that he strikes Abel with a jawbone and kiIls him, the culmination of his evil cruelty and bestiality. As a result of this blasphemous killing of kindred, Cain must live in exile, alone with his miserable, hateful, inhumane nature."
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Conceptions of Emotional and Spiritual Sensibility, 2000.
Sensual sensibility as found in the works of Sterne (A Sentimental Journey) and Oliver Goldsmith (The Vicar of Wakefield).
1,402 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 46.95
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"The dichotomy between the real images of the objects of pleasure bringing out an inappropriate reaction is an episode of moral sensibility. The instance is taken deeper as the contrary emotion also brings about a reversal. The melancholy is seen to soothe the heart instead of decaying it. The spiritual sensibility seen in this passage then becomes a force that heals the afflicted. It is just not plot devices that bring about the acts of sensibility. Goldsmith insists on using the thoughts and actions of a man whose attitude is not popular during the period. Often the Vicar expects a moral reaction in an immoral world. The following passage is a perfect example:?This gentleman [the squire] he described as one who desired to know little more of the world than its pleasures?there was scarcely a farmer?s daughter within ten miles around, but what had found him successful and faithless. Though this account gave me some pain, it had a very different affect on my daughters, whose features seemed to brighten with the expectation of an approaching triumph; nor was my wife less pleased and confident of their allurements and virtue.? (p. 34) "
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Eighteenth Century Literature, 2000.
This paper explores the themes of religious hypocrisy rife in the literature of eighteenth century England.
2,114 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 66.95
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This article explores the themes of religious hypocrisy rife in the literature of eighteenth century England. It utilizes the texts of "The Vicar of Wakefield", "Joseph Andrews", and "The Way of the World" to reveal the convergence of both early novel and constant drama as exposers of the Church of England and its contradictions.
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