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Free Will in Literature
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts Stephen Crane's 'The Open Boat' with Jack London's 'To Build a Fire.' The concept of free will is explored in respect to the characters in these works. The short stories are compared and contrasted. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA012fre.rtf

Oedipus And Othello: Protagonists As Tragic Figures
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5 pages in length. As protagonists, both Oedipus and Othello ultimately ended up as tragic figures as a direct result of their inability to alter the course of their lives. Defining this particular concept calls for one's close interpretation of what the protagonist's role truly represents; with that, it becomes quite simple to understand how the lead characters can so easily slip into the tragic state they eventually inhabit. Through their difficult and sometimes life-changing experiences, both Oedipus and Othello come to recognize what it is their own self-knowledge has gained through their struggles. When assessing the integral components that comprised each character, it is important to determine just how much of their actions were motivated by fate or free will; summation of all applicable elements will likely lead one to conclude that determinism played a more significant role. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCoedip.doc

Goodbye Columbus / Book Review
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3 pages of analytical discussion concerning Philip Roth's award-winning 1959 novella, 'Goodbye Columbus,' a bittersweet tale of a summer romance between a sensitive young man and a pampered, wealthy, sexually aware girl. Bibliography lists 4 supporting sources.
Filename: Goodcolo.wps

Philip Roth/Portnoy's Complaint
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A 7 page analysis of the Philip Roth's tale of growing up Jewish and male in the late twentieth century. Portnoy has a rather odd 'complaint' that results in consequences that are both intriguing and hilarious. He expresses all of his considerable Jewish angst at having a domineering mother through obsessive sexual conduct. No additional sources cited.
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Roth's 'American Pastoral'
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A 5 page paper answering two questions on this book by Philip Roth: 1) How good is Swede Levov's marriage? and 2) How do naturalism, metaphysics and the imagination figure in this novel? Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Pastor3.wps

Petronius' 'Satyrica'
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The ancient Roman work is analyzed in historical perspective. This 6 page analysis examines Nero's reign, the Emperor who ruled during the time period in which the piece was written. The paper goes back further to Caesar's era in order to provide a further understanding of early Roman history. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Satyrica.wps

Petronius' 'The Widow of Ephesus'
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A 6 page paper on Petronius' short fable, 'The Widow Of Ephesus.' The writer describes how Petronius satirizes, grief, crucifixion and fidelity and discusses the importance of Roman funeral practices. Bibliography lists 6 sources. Bibligoraphy lists 6 sources.
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Octavio Paz's 'Labyrinth Of Solitude'
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A 6 page essay which analyzes how Paz makes use of the Mexican 'pachuco,' that is, a Mexican youth who is trying to assimilate into the U.S. culture, as a symbol for wider sociological problems facing Mexico.
Filename: Labyrin.wps

Octavio Paz's 'The Labyrinth Of Solitude' # 2
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A 6 page paper that answers the question: Why does Paz start off using the example of the pachuco, yet seems to leave it float thereafter? This paper contends that Paz demonstrates some of his major symbolic representations through his characterization of the pachuco. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Octpaz.wps

Analysis of Indian Camp
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This 3 page paper provides an analysis of Ernest Hemingway's short story entitled Indian Camp. The fact that the themes are vital to the plot is demonstrated and the beginning and ending are stressed as elements which serve to magnify them. The father and son relationship between the main characters is explored. No additional sources cited.
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