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'Heart of Darkness' and 'An Image of Africa'
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3 pages in length. Authors Joseph Conrad and Chinua Achebe take us on emotional journeys into their works. The writer describes the talent with which these two authors transport us into their world. We read about the real people of Africa, their emotions and sometimes violent tendencies in their daily survival. These are books about real life; while the characters may be fictional, one infers from the emotions that drive both authors that most of these things have happened or could easily happen and are not simply fantasy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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A Summer Tragedy By Arna W. Bontemps
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A 5 page research paper on the work of America's first and foremost African-American children's writer, Arna W. Bontemps. The writer gives biographical detail on the Bontemps, and also focuses on his greatest piece of adult fiction, 'A Summer Tragedy.' No additional sources cited.
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Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple'/ Character Of Nettie
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A 4 page character analysis of Nettie in Walker's 'The Color Purple.' The writer attempts to prove the thesis that Nettie was one of the story's only characters with a strong sense of values. No Bibliography.
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All is Never Said
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A 5 page sociological look at the book, 'All is Never Said: The Narrative of Odette Harper Hines,' by Judith Rollins. In this book the woman, a black woman, describes her life as an activist. The sociological terms examined, in relevancy to the book, are; role theory, reference group theory, social map, symbolic interactionism, and social stratification. All of these terms are especially relevant to the biography of this woman for she was unique in that she was born in 1914, to an affluent class African American family. this was a rarity and offers the reader a truly different look into the issues and terms being discussed. No additional sources provided.
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Anne Radcliffe's 'The Castles Of Athlin And Dunbayne' And Toni Morrison's'Beloved': Social Class Prejudice
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5 pages in length. Assessing the prejudicial differences that exist between Anne Radcliffe's 'The Castles Of Athlin And Dunbayne' and Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' is to address the issue of social class. The reality of Scottish white privilege as it is bestowed upon Radcliffe's Mary is entirely separate and apart from the ravages of Morrison's enslaved Sethe. The writer discusses that the manner by which each character is influenced by prejudice of social class implores the reader to envision the glaring contrarieties between a white British woman a black African American female. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCpreju.doc

Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man
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This 2 page paper considers some of the central issues presented in James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man. This paper specifically considers factors that influence a view of the author's class biases, including two specific scenarios in which these biases are outlined within the narrator's commentary. No additional sources cited.
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Christopher Durang's 'For Whom The Southern Belle Tolls'
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This 5 page report discusses satirist Christopher Durang's outrageous parody of Tennessee Williams' masterpiece 'The Glass Menagerie.' The issue of how well Durang captures the true intent of Williams' play is covered. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Faith in 'Beloved' and Other Stories
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A 4 page analysis of how faith was necessary in the lives of the main characters in Beloved, The Handmaid's Tale, and The Last of Cheri. No outside sources. Written in present tense. Concludes that without faith it is impossible to get through some desperate situations; breaks down faith into a process, starting with need and ending with dependence.
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Gayl Jones' 'Corregidora'
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5 pages in length. Humanity can be a cruel and detestable entity. No one is more aware of that fact than Ursa, a blues singer whose own family's sordid past consumes her with a hatred so deep, she carries it with her throughout her life. Portrayed as a nineteenth-century slave master who impregnates both Ursa's mother and grandmother, the slave master father holds a particular place of contempt in her heart, for it is because of the brutal way in which black women are treated during that era that sets Ursa on her lifelong journey of repugnance. The writer offers a critical analysis of Gayl Jones' classic novel. No additional sources cited.
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Huckleberry Finn vs. Raisin In The Sun
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A 5 page look at how society's hardships inherently upset the dreams --and even moralities of characters in the novels of Twain and Hansberry. No additional sources cited.
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