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John Fowles' 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' / Mysterious Sarah
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A 5 page paper analyzing Sarah Woodruff's presence as the central figure in John Fowles' novel. The paper argues that the reader sees Sarah as doubly distanced through the eyes of both the protagonist, Charles, and the author himself. No additional sources cited.
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John Fowles' 'The Magus' / The Re-education of Nicholas
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A 6 page paper examining the way the self-centered protagonist of this novel is re-educated to be more responsive to life as it is lived, and less dependent on the traditional European macho themes of conquest and success. The paper points out that this deeply symbolic novel uses motifs such as the labyrinth to emphasize life as a state of being rather than a straight path to a goal. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Relationship between Economic and Political Power
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A 6 page research paper that examines some of the most influential and famous works of the Enlightenment. During the eighteenth century, inspired by new and revolutionary discoveries in science, Western political philosophers such as Locke, Rousseau, Smith, Paine and Jefferson reevaluated the nature of political authority and how it related to what they regarded as the natural rights of mankind. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Rousseau's 'La Nouvelle Heloise' (‘Julie')
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An 8 page paper that discusses Rousseau's sentimental look at the roles dictated by society for men and women according to Enlightenment views with a Rousseau twist. His focus is on the 'nature' of the human male and how those needs are to be filled through the 'nature' of women for the good of society as a whole. The writers argues that the antiquated views postulated by Rousseau through his novel are still being debated today. No additional sources cited.
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Autobiography in Shelley's Frankenstein and Rousseau's Confessions
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Barbara Johnson has posited the idea that autobiography is always in the process of symbolically killing the mother off by narrating the fiction as though it were the child one has given birth to and that represents the author. In Jean Jacques Rousseau's Confessions the premise of an autobiography is not in question. The book does not end with his death, but rather with his life alone. In Shelley's Frankenstein, the creator (Victor) and the creation (the Monster) are both seen as extensions of aspects of the author, mirrored in behavior and psychological representations of the self, which are ultimately ended either by death or a return to solitude. This 7 page paper argues that Johnson's theory, at least in the abstract, is seen as valid and worthy of discussion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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John Steinbeck’s “Travels with Charley: In Search of America”
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This is a 3 page paper discussing and summarizing John Steinbeck’s “Travels with Charley: In Search of America”. John Steinbeck (1902-1968) wrote “Travels with Charley: In Search of America” in 1961 after he had completed a 10,000 road trip across America with his pet poodle, Charley. The work is considered one of his most popular and the following year Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for literature. The book chronicles Steinbeck and Charley’s trip in his truck from Maine to California in addition to touching the northern borders of the country and witnessing the southern racial protests in New Orleans. Sticking mainly to rural roads and towns, Steinbeck comments on the American culture, people and the beauty of the country. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TJStein1.rtf

'Beowulf' & Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' / Heroism
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A 5 page paper comparing these two works in terms of their conceptions of heroism. The paper concludes that both authors share a sense that true heroism has a spiritual component that goes beyond fame and power. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Comparing “Apocalypse Now” and “Heart of Darkness”
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A six page paper looking at Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 film in the light of its relationship to Joseph Conrad’s 1902 novel. The paper argues that although Coppola’s film was billed as a remake of “Heart of Darkness,” it actually makes Conrad’s novel much easier to understand. No additional sources.
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Heart of Darkness & Apocalypse Now / Comparison and Contrast
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In 7 pages, the author discusses compares and contrasts 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad, and 'Apocalypse Now,' a movie loosely based on the novel. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PChdan.doc

Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'
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5 pages in length. A thorough explication of plot, theme, and character development in Conrad's classic (1899) novel. Bibliography lists 4 supporting sources.
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