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Dashiell Hammett's 'The Maltese Falcon' # 3
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6 pages in length. Sprouting from a most unexpected source, The Maltese Falcon represented great change within the genre of detective novels. Writings prior to the groundbreaking book were boring at best, with the same Sherlock Holmes-esque characterizations over and over again. The writer describes how The Maltese Falcon breathed new life into an era of rather unexciting sleuthing mysteries with the introduction of author Dashiell Hammett. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Homosexuality in Modern Detective Fiction
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In this 3 page paper, the writer traces the theme of homosexuality as it appears in Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon, Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, and Margaret Maron's The Bootlegger's Daughter. The paper concludes that during this century our society as a whole has matured toward a more compassionate and realistic view of homosexuality, growing from the perception of gays as perverts to a recognition of homosexuals as productive members of society, and popular fiction reflects this change. No sources except books.
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Harriet Jacob's 'Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl' / The Attic
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A 5 page paper looking at the antebellum slave narrative Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs. The paper shows how, despite the fact that Jacobs hid in a crawl space for seven years to escape an abusive master, she preferred this to actually living with the constant threat of abuse. Bibliography lists one source.
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Harriet Jacobs' Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl / Historic Value
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When Harriet Jacobs' 'Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl' was published, it was probably one of the few slave narratives that dared to speak of a woman in captivity not only as a mother but also as a fiercely individual self. In this 3 page essay, the writer analyzes the book's historic value as a realistic look at the conditions endured by slaves-- particularly the reality of mental enslavement. No other sources cited.
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Virtue in the Slave Narratives of Wilson and Jacobs
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A ten page paper looking intensively at Harriet Wilson’s “Our Nig” and Harriet Ann Jacobs’ “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”. The paper shows that while both books emphasize some nineteenth-century female virtues -- particularly in regard to the protagonists’ maternal instincts -- and elicit considerable sympathy for their protagonists, they also express a greater longing for independence than was typical of women in that era. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Billy Pilgrim / Meet Scarlet O'Hara
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If Billy Pilgrim could come unstuck in time enough to travel outside of his lifespan and somehow travel to Atlanta to meet Scarlet O'Hara - what could they talk about? This is a 4 page paper that compares Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five and Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind in terms of the authors' representation of ideas on love and war. No additional sources cited.
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Billy Pilgrim On Trafamadore
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A 3 page fantastical autobiographical essay on Billy's approach to his zoo experience—in Vonnegut circularity. The points raised are some of the chronological events, the science of Montana, the theme of time, and war. Written as fiction based on fact from Billy's perspective.
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Bokononism in Vonnegut’s “Cat’s Cradle”
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A five page exploration of this fictional religion developed by Kurt Vonnegut for the purpose of this novel. The paper argues that Bokononism, which is patently founded on platitudes and lies, is beloved by the people because it diverts their attention from their real problems. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Kurt Vonnegut's 'Cat's Cradle'
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15 pages in length. It can be argued that Kurt Vonnegut's 'Cat's Cradle' is one of the most obscurely interpreted and unusually developed of all the author's works. About the effects of government, science, religion and the off-beat connection between life and death, Vonnegut's book created quite a stir within his throng of devoted fans. Not only was this particular piece of literary fantasy symbolic of the author's unique grasp of reality, but it also served to expound upon previously tapped concepts of sociology. The writer discusses several aspects of sociology as they apply to 'Cat's Cradle.' Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Kurt Vonnegut's 'Cat's Cradle' / Social Responsibility
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A 15 page paper providing a sociological examination of this novel by twentieth-century novelist Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. The paper shows that scientists must assume an ethical stance in regard to technological development, or the survival of society on the planet is at risk. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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