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The Quest in Works by D.H. Lawrence and Mary Shelley
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A 5 page analysis of The Virgin and the Gipsy by D. H. Lawrence and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The writer argues that it is novels that form the 'myths' of our age and that each of these works reflect the characteristic 'quest' that is an inherent part of any mythology. No additional sources cited.
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Ghosts of the Earth in the Poetry of Seamus Heaney
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A fifteen page paper looking at this Irish poet's views of the thin veil between life and death, as depicted in his works. The paper asserts that Heaney views the dead and the living, the past and the present, as occupying the same space. Bibliography lists fifteen sources, including seven poems of Heaney's.
Filename: KBheany1.doc

Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / The Monster's Story
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the themes and impact of the Monster's story in the larger novel Frankenstein. In the center of Mary Shelley's novel, the Monster provides an insightful narrative that tells of his experiences after being created by Victor Frankenstein, a narrative that relates his process of learning about his surroundings, language and human emotion. This narrative provides a significant view of the psychology of human development, underscores the problems of creating life using technology, and substantiates the view of the internal conflicts and misperceptions of the Monster pertinent to the defense of his actions. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Frank1.rtf

Modernism in Marx, Freud, Nietzsche -- and Eliot
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A seven page paper analyzing the way the writings of Marx, Freud, and Nietzsche influenced the development of modernism in general and the works of T.S. Eliot in particular. Works mentioned are Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” “The Waste Land,” and “Tradition and the Individual Talent”; Marx’ letters; Freud’s “Civilization and its Discontents”; and Nietzsche’s “On the Genealogy of Morals.” Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: KBmodern.wps

George Eliot's Conclusion in 'The Mill on the Floss'
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A 5 page analysis of the conclusion of George Eliot's nineteenth century novel 'The Mill on the Floss.' The writer argues that the conclusion was inevitable based on the importance that Eliot placed throughout the novel on the relationship of Maggie and Tom and due to consideration for contemporary moral standards. No additional sources cited.
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Martyrdom in Shaw, Bolt, and Eliot
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A 7 page paper looking at the issue of martyrdom as it is presented in George Bernard Shaw's 'Saint Joan;' Robert Bolt's 'A Man for All Seasons;' and T.S. Eliot's 'Murder in the Cathedral.' The paper asserts that there are times in life when we must make difficult ethical choices, and sometimes compromise just isn't an option. In those cases, martyrdom becomes the only ethical choice to make. No additional sources.
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Modernism in Eliot and Woolf
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A five page paper showing how T.S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf consciously defined modernism in their critical essays and employed it in their works. Specific works discussed are Woolf’s “The Metaphysical Poet and Modern Fiction” and “The Mark on the Wall,” as well as Eliot’s “Tradition and the Individual Talent” and “The Waste Land.” No additional sources.
Filename: KBeliot.wps

Samuel Beckett's 'Happy Days'
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A 5 page character analysis of Winnie in Samuel Beckett's infamous play entitled 'Happy Days.' The writer feels that she represented the self-transgression of loneliness and the mundane emptiness that life can have. Several quotes from the play are used to support this thesis.
Filename: Happyday.doc

Samuel Beckett's Views on Women
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A 5 page paper contrasting Beckett's view of women in his novel Murphy, written in 1938, with that presented in his play Endgame, written in 1955. The paper concludes that after his prolonged stay in France, Beckett became detached from his particularly Irish way of looking at women, but was unable to gain the perspective to see them as anything more than symbols reflecting his own alienation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Aeschylus' 'Prometheus Bound' / A Godly Love vs. Human Love
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In this 5 page essay, comparisons are made between the role of love in 'Prometheus Bound' and 'Hippolytus.' The writer argues that just as Phaedra was made to suffer as the result of her own love, Prometheus was similarly made to struggle as the result of his love for mankind-- which motivated him to give us the gift of fire. Additional examples of love's predicament are provided from Prometheus Bound as well -- to further support this thesis (i.e., the case of Iago, etc;). Bibliography lists one additional source.
Filename: Prometh5.wps