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“The Butcher Boy” and “Zigger Zagger”
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A 5 page paper which compares the stories of “The Butcher Boy” by Patrick McCabe and “Zigger Zagger” by Peter Terson. The paper focuses on childhood, religion, and rebellion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAzigzag.rtf

“The Butcher Boy”: Abuses in Irish History
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A 6 page paper which examines the film and novel, written by Patrick McCabe, “The Butcher Boy” as it uses the abused child as a metaphor for the abuse of the Irish in history. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAbutchb.rtf

“The Canon’s Yeoman’s Prologue and Tale” in Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales”
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A 5 page paper which examines the theme of deception (through the science of alchemy) and its conflict with religion through contemporary criticism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGyeoman.rtf

“The Cask of Amontillado” and “Young Goodman Brown”: Dark Suspense
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A 5 page paper which examines Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” as they present the reader with the element of dark suspense. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAcsk..rtf

“The Castle of Otranto”
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A 3 page analysis of “The Castle of Otranto” by Horace Walpole. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAotr.rtf

“The Castle of Otranto” and “Northanger Abbey”
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A 9 page paper which examines Jane Austen’s “Northanger Abbey” as it relates to the famous gothic novel “The Castle of Otranto” by Horace Walpole. The paper discusses whether Austen’s novel is a parody or whether it is true to Walpole’s tradition. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAwalpol.rtf

“The central tradition and the periphery in British literature”
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A ten page paper which looks at the mainstream tradition in British literature and the way in which peripheral culture and literature is gradually being redefined, particularly with reference to the works of such writers as Chinua Achebe and Derek Walcott. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLperiphery.rtf

“The Child in Time”: Political Satire
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A 5 page paper which examines the development of political satire in the first three chapters of Ian McEwan’s novel “The Child in Time.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmcewan.rtf

“The Children’s Story” by James Clavell and “The Giver” by Lois Lowry
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A 5 page paper which compares “The Children’s Story” by James Clavell and “The Giver” by Lois Lowry. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAlowry.rtf

“The Chocolate War,” “The Giver,” and “Stand By Me”: A Comparison
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A 4 page paper which compares the stories “The Chocolate War” and “The Giver” and the film “Stand By Me.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAchocwr.rtf