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Morality In The Works Of Mark Twain
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A 7 page paper examining Twain's evocation of morals in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. The paper concludes that Twain wrote books not only for entertainment, but to express his particular views on morality as well. Bibliography lists nine sources.
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Multiculturalism's Roots in American Literature
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A 5 page paper examining the way our multicultural heritage has been portrayed through the literature of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Works mentioned are Cather's O Pioneers, Dixon's The Clansmen, Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Twain's The Tragedy of Puddn'head Wilson, Ridge's The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta, Zangwill's The Melting Pot, and Du Bois' 'The Souls of Black Folk.' Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Realism & Naturalism In Nineteenth Century Thought
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A 20 page paper discussing four works: A Modern Instance by William Dean Howells, The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett; Roughing It by Mark Twain; and The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton. The paper discusses whether these works are realistic or naturalistic, backing each contention up with solid evidence from the novels as well as critical sources. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
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Realism and Language in Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn”
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A five page paper analyzing Mark Twain’s classification as a realist writer on the basis of his accurate use of dialect in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The paper defines realism and briefly describes the realist movement of the late nineteenth-century, then discusses how Twain fits into this tradition. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Should 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' Be Taught?
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A 5 page paper which advocates the addition of Mark Twain's controversial post-Civil War novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) to the American high-school curriculum. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Social Conflict in “Huckleberry Finn” and Other Stories
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A 5 page paper looking at Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, plus five other short stories and novellas, in terms of their treatment of the conflict between the demands of society and individual expression. Stories covered include Sarah Orne Jewett’s “A White Heron;” Ambrose Bierce’s “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge;” Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat,” Henry James’ “The Real Thing;” and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper.” No additional sources.
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The Battle Against Society in Twain and Salinger
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A seven page paper looking at the way the two adolescent protagonists of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and J.D. Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye” battle against their respective societies because they instinctively feel that their culture is wrong. Although the issues are very different -- slavery in “Huck Finn”, the emptiness of upper-class values in “Catcher” -- both boys undergo maturational experiences which suggest that they will make a difference in society as they grow up. Bibliography lists three sources.
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The Infrastructure of Chapter 10 of Twain’s “Tom Sawyer”
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A 5 page look at this pivotal chapter immediately following the murder of Injun Joe. The paper illustrates the tension between imagery of fear and death and the boyhood world Tom normally inhabits. No additional sources.
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The Maturing of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
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A fifteen page paper comparing these two protagonists in Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” The paper shows that Tom remains childlike because he is essentially conventional, and has never been forced to make adult decisions; Huck, on the other hand, has forged his own code of ethics at an early age. No additional sources.
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The Plausibility of Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn”
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A five page paper which looks at the historical background of Mark Twain’s classic novel. The paper looks at, among other things, the separation of slave families in the antebellum South and the lack of children’s rights in the nineteenth century. Bibliography lists four sources.
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