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William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies' / A Study In Power
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A 5 page paper that examines the similarities between Jack Merridew, a character in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, and Adolf Hitler, the Austrian-born Nazi dictator. The writer pays particular attention to role of power in the lives of both Jack and Hitler, and how power determines the character, actions, and ultimate fate of each. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Flylord.wps

William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'
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A 10 page analysis of William Golding's Lord of the Flies. First published in 1955, it didn't gain popularity until the early and mid 1960's. Set on an idyllic unnamed island, undisciplined boys are stranded there after there plane crashes on the island. The major theme of the work is that mankind is inherently evil, and when confronted with a lack of societal norms, will revert to savagery. Correlations are drawn between the boys' behavior and the course of some of Hitler's more heinous acts. A secondary theme is of the destruction of the environment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Lordfly.wps

Plot in Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” and Glaspell’s “Trifles”
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A five page paper analyzing the way the plots of these two works support a feminist argument, with and without explicit rhetoric. The paper asserts that the conclusions reached in each play are inevitable, given the way the plot was structured to produce them. No additional sources.
Filename: KBglasp.wps

Susan Glaspell's 'A Jury of Her Peers'
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A short 2 page comparison of the play 'Trifles' to the very similar short story 'A Jury of Her Peers'- -both by Glaspell. It is argued that Glaspell wrote a second version to provide readers with a more empathetic view of characters and the thematic message of the story. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Juryofpe.wps

Susan Glaspell's 'A Jury of Her Peers' / Concealment # 2
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This 2 page argumentative essay sympathetically explores the actions of Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters to conceal incriminating evidence certain to convict Minnie Wright of strangling her husband John in Susan Glaspell's 'A Jury of Her Peers.' No additional sources cited.
Filename: Juryp2.wps

Susan Glaspell's 'A Jury of Her Peers' / Women's Rights
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A 5 page paper analyzing this very feminist story by Susan Glaspell. The paper also discusses the status of women's civil and legal rights at the time Glaspell published it, and concludes that one can definitely see the seeds of change in the story. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: Jurypeer.wps

Susan Glaspell's 'A Jury of Her Peers'/ Concealment
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This 3 page argumentative essay explores how Mrs. Hale's and Mrs. Peters' concealment of evidence at the Wright crime scene in Susan Glaspell's 'A Jury of Her Peers' was wrong, despite their good intentions.No additional sources cited.
Filename: Juryp1.wps

Susan Glaspell's 'Trifles' / Feminist Symbolism
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An 8 page paper that argues that Glaspell uses name, bird/birdcage and quilt symbolism to delineate opposing identities between men and women, and freedom of the bird based on what men perceive as 'trifles' and women consider a part of their identity. The paper posits that Glaspell's overall goal was a call to arms for the suffrage movement of her times, but also a wake-up call for men to the plight of women. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Trifles.doc

Susan Glaspell's 'Trifles' / Marriage & Sensitivity
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A 4 page paper looking at the marital relationships of the three couples featured in Susan Glaspell's play. The paper analyzes Glaspell's argument that women's first loyalty is to each other, and shows how this is manifested in the play. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Glasends.wps

Book VI of Virgil's Aeneid: Symbology of the Tragedy of Life
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A 5 page overview of Book VI of Virgil's Aeneid. Discusses the symbolic significance of the book and its relation to mankind's salvation and redemption. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPaeneid.wps