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Jane Austen and Marriage, 2008.
An analysis of Jane Austen's treatment of marriage in "Pride and Prejudice", "Emma" and "Persuasion".
1,507 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses "Pride and Prejudice", "Emma" and "Persuasion", which all relate the stories of unmarried young women who are in search of a good husband. The paper analyzes the issue of marriage in the three novels and how it is portrayed as a type of social contract that interferes with normal relationships. The paper attributes this to the social stratification and the respect for class and money that were the main values of Victorian society.
From the Paper
"Marriage is arguably one of the most poignant themes at the core of Jane Austen's novels. The plots of her most famous books generally revolve around the subject of marriage and lay emphasis especially on its tremendous importance in the lives of the nineteen century women. In Jane Austen's time, marriage often took the form of a social contract between two parties, the fate of both men and women being affected to the greatest extent by the marriages they contracted. Of the two genders, the women were obviously the ones who suffered most from the consequences of a very inflexible social system, that did not allow them to be anything else than wives to men and, afterwards, mothers."
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"Two Kinds", 2008.
A discussion of Amy Tan's short story, "Two Kinds".
930 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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The paper examines Amy Tan's short story, "Two Kinds" that paints a picture of how belief in the American dream can significantly affect mother-daughter relationships. The paper discusses how the hopes of the older generation are often unrealistic and cause the child to blame himself for failures.
From the Paper
"The "American dream," despite being a reasonably abstract idea, tends to act upon individual people in very direct ways--it can actually influence the way people behave and the choices they make in their lives. This makes the American dream a reasonably potent force within the confines of American society. As Amy Tan's short story, "Two Kinds," indicates, belief in the American dream can significantly affect cross-generational relationships."
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Oedipus the King, 2008.
A discussion on "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles, where the central character is high-born, a king, and a man of power, but by the end of the play he has been destroyed.
1,299 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" and looks at how the story is about the damage caused by pride, which was seen as a particularly egregious sin in the Greek view. The paper relates that Oedipus fails to take proper precautions even though he knows his fate from what the Oracle has foretold, but he does not exercise sufficient care to avoid that fate. The failure is because of his pride, because he sets himself above the gods and believes himself to be invulnerable.
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"He then rules for years unaware of his crime. He has not forgotten his crime, for he does not realize he has committed it. From the point of view of the gods, though, he should have known this would happen and should not have killed anyone or married at all. At the same time, it is always clear that he had no choice because the prophecy was a statement of fate and could not be avoided, which really suggests that human memory of the prophecy is in some ways irrelevant."
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"Invisible Man", 2008.
This paper analyzes the main themes in "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison.
2,215 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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The paper discusses the American novel, "Invisible Man" about a nameless black man whose existence is a complete contradiction. The paper explains that the nameless black man in the story is fighting for rights he does not intend to actually use, a similar struggle to that of his grandfather, the former slave. The paper analyzes the themes of blindness and invisibility and discusses how the black man must understand himself but be wise to the world and live invisible to keep himself safe. The paper highlights how the problem for the narrator is a message of the universal problem of any black man.
From the Paper
"The classic American novel, Invisible Man is a demonstrative example of the power of black American literature to transform the ideas of the separation of the outward expression with the inward thought. Ralph Ellison creates a nameless black man that constantly confronts his existence as an "other" in the world. Invisibility is a constant theme in the work, as it is clear that the narrators realization of invisibility is essential to both his objectification and his eventual realization of freedom."
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Romantic Poetry, 2008.
This paper argues that some of the best examples of Romantic poetry are from unlikely individuals that are rarely included in the canon of "Romantic literature".
1,660 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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The paper relates that Romantic poetry was a clear demand for social justice, expressing that the past social structure was too rigid and the new social order must allow for individual growth. The paper posits that some of the best examples of Romantic poetry were produced by working class individuals. The paper uses the example of the working class, self-educated poet, Mary Collier, and analyzes two specific examples of Collier's poems. The paper explains that this working class woman was not only not an exception but probably even more committed to the ideals of the period than many of the classic Romantic poets.
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"The term romanticism related to a period of European history associated with the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century. Romantic poetry is an expression of the period, the emphasis of such poetry was frequently nature as well as individual expression of emotions and imagination as a rejection of earlier classicism and strict social rules and conventions that defined life, prior to the time. In a sense romantic poetry, as well as other literary and artistic expressions during the period were a clear demand for social justice, expressing that the past social structure was to rigid and the new social order must allow for individual growth. "
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Intolerance and Racism in "A Time to Kill", 2008.
An analysis of John Grisham's novel "A Time to Kill," focusing on various kinds of intolerance.
1,062 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper explores "A Time to Kill," by John Grisham, a story about the human intolerance our society still has to face at several different levels. The writer focuses on the themes of racial conflict between black and white and the conflict between citizens and the law. The writer defines racism and explains that the story shows racism as a distortion of values in the minds of those who are affected by it. The moral conflict between right and wrong, the moral conflict within the people who have to judge the accused, and the intolerance shown by the supporting groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, are also issues in the story. The writer concludes that the book's message is that intolerance is inevitable, and people must work hard to fight and defeat it.
From the Paper
"The story happens in the south. This is not a coincidence: the author was trying to deliver a message to the receptive reader, by placing this particular story in a world where racial intolerance evolved into a culture. The southern states had a long history of black and white confrontations, going back to the slave era when each color of skin had a very specific role in society. By (violently) ending this clear separation, the conflict grew stronger, as they were being forced to live together, even against their own will."
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Victorian Women and Marriage, 2008.
A look at Victorian era stories and novels that provide an intimate look into the role and treatment of women in that era.
3,113 words (approx. 12.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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The paper discusses Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall Paper" and Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour" which demonstrated the psychological burdens women had due to their stifling marriages. The paper also looks at Margaret Oliphant's views on the injustices women faced and examines Anthony Trollope's "The Way We Live" where he decries the way marriages revolved around money, power and prestige. The paper then refers to Jane Austin's "Pride and Prejudice" where she presented five different marriages, with varying levels of happiness. The paper concludes that although this literature made some people look more seriously at the way women were treated, it would take several decades more before stereotypes about females were overcome and marriage became more egalitarian.
From the Paper
"Women during the Victorian age had little choice over their fate once they became marrying age. In most cases, men married these women because of the property they owned and to have and raise children. Once wed, the women lost all ownership of their goods as well as any legal rights. On the other hand, if a woman did not get married, she had few choices other than becoming a governess, domestic helper or, in the worst case, a prostitute. Even when men kept mistresses, they still expected their wives to be faithful."
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"The Awakening", 2008.
An analysis of the female characters and their similarities to their creator, in "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin.
4,532 words (approx. 18.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 118.95
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This paper discusses the female characters in "The Awakening," written by Kate Chopin. It shows how the characters share certain experiences and attitudes with their creator, both for good and ill. The paper begins by providing a background to the life and writing career of Kate Chopin. It then focuses on the two characters of Edna Pontellier and Adele Ratignolle in the book.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Kate Chopin
The Awakening
Conclusion
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"Edna is the central character and also the woman who mirrors certain aspects of Chopin's life. She is a woman who feels enslaved by her domestic role and who chafes so at this role that she finally prefers to commit suicide rather than continue, even after she has freed herself from her reticence to express herself and to do so through her artistic endeavors. She is first a frustrated artist, but more deeply she is a frustrated human being who cannot abide in a world that treats her as less important because she is a woman. Her relationship with her husband has long been damaging to he, and whie her relationships with Robert and Arobin free her from certain ideas and help awaken her to a different vision of herself, those affairs are also destructive in the end. Edna is a woman who cannot live in the sort of society in which she finds herself, and she makes the choice to leave life rather than do so. This extreme reaction is not why the novel was treated so badly when first published, and the reason it was can be found in a society that did not want to recognize the singular needs and abilities of women outside the narrow role given them in the home."
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Ben Johnson's "Volpone", 2008.
This paper provides a deconstructive perspective on Ben Jonson's "Volpone".
2,637 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper presents a literary analysis of the character of "Volpone" in Ben Jonson's comedy "Volpone". It reviews Ben Jonson's message by discussing Volpone's marital relationship, acquisition of wealth and the corruption of society as reflected in this literary work.
From the Paper
"Volpone's unique form of writing throughout his own comedy sees him donning many different disguises as a means of othering himself. He takes great pleasure in fooling his fellow citizens with this gag, this disruptionary tactic that manages to deceive so many. In the notorious Mountebank episodes, Volpone poses as an outsider - affecting the disguise of a traveling peddler of a miracle drug - in order to gain the attention of Corvino's attractive wife Celia. When Corvino witnesses the scene, he castigates his wife, feeling that she has participated in the "death of mine honor" (39). There is no doubt that Corvino's reaction is absurd, an overreaction to what was effectively a non-event; Celia heard a ruckus below her window, so she merely responded as any person would - through turning her gaze towards the disruptionary presence that interfered with her day to day life."
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79589.doc, 2008.
A comparative analysis of the theme of duality of power and oppression in Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Right of Women".
1,513 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses how Jonathan Swift and Mary Wollstonecraft were both consummate social commentators on the duality of power and oppression. Through the analysis of two of their works, namely, Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Right of Women", the paper looks at how one can see an easy assimilation of the challenges that such minds made to the disproportionate balance between the powerful and the oppressed. It also examines how each offers a differing view of the powerful as the greatest evil in the world. Swift does so through the use of sarcasm, indicting the wealthy and powerful as heartless and capable of almost anything to retain control, and Wollstonecraft by directly annihilating the wealthy and powerful for openly subjugating fifty percent of the human population (women).
From the Paper
"Swift's work has been analyzed from countless angles with some even assassinating him, in the assumption that he really meant for the rich to eat the poor's children, even though such a stand is completely divergent from all his other progress building proposals. (Swift 377) Swift really just meant to garner attention, for the social conditions that plagues Ireland at the time. He was also making fun of the fact that so many proposals that are secondary to the humanitarian are put forward by those in power and even implemented without thought of the consequences that they will have upon the people. The people in Ireland at the time of his writing were still very much subjects of English colonization, with little real power and even less freedom to change the situation they were in, even though those in power assumed that the famine and poverty was their own fault and needed to be dealt with by their own sacrifices. "
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"Story of an Hour", 2008.
A psychological analysis of Kate Chopin's story "Story of an Hour".
1,155 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper provides a psychological analysis of "Story of an Hour" in conjunction with Freud's psychological theories and his categorization of human self. The paper discusses Freud's view that the self is composed of three parts and just looking at the tip of the iceberg can never reveal a person's whole personality. The paper shows how these ideas can be applied to the character of Mrs. Mallard.
From the Paper
"When applied to Kate Chopin's story 'Story of an hour', we notice that this happens to be very true in the case of Mrs. Mallard. Louise is a nineteenth century married woman who has just learned of her husband's possible demise in an accident. Instead of crying, she asks to be left alone and goes to her room to reflect. Everyone around her feels that this news has disturbed her a lot and thus she has retreated to her to mourn in solitude. This was the projection of her ego. This was the part of the self that she had become accustomed to showing to the world."
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