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"The Beast in the Jungle" by Henry James
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An 8 page paper which examines the significance of fire in Henry James' "The Beast in the Jungle." Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAbeast.wps

"The Best Essays Of The Century" - Distinctly American
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5 pages in length. The choosing of stories in The Best Essays of the Century illustrates how Oates understands how basic elements of American perspective are exhibited in many fashions, however, none are more vivid and palpable than those put forth through stories. That a writer can envelope his or her reading audience by way of the written word speaks to the power of authored communication and the manner by which it can easily portray the struggle of an entire people. Even though each story is quite different from the next, they all still possess a significant sense of longing, coupled with an unmistakable appeal for change. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCJCOates.rtf

"The Blood Knot": Identity
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A 22 page paper which discusses different aspects of identity as is found in Athol Fugard's play, "The Blood Knot." Homi K. Bhabha's theories, regarding colonial mimicry, are also discussed as they apply to Fugard's play. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
Filename: RAbloodk.wps

"The Catcher In The Rye" - Themes
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10 pages in length. Classic literature serves a much greater purpose than merely filling blank pages or recounting interesting tales; rather, the classics have earned such a title because of the life lessons they bestow upon readers. These lessons are learned from the events that take place throughout the story, with many of them focusing upon the way people interact. The Catcher in the Rye is no different in this sense, being that all of its themes have something to do with the protagonist's perspective of society around him and how he interrelates with it, not the least of which includes adult phoniness, fear/isolation and the inherent struggle with relationships/intimacy. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCCatchrRye.rtf

"The Clerk's Tale" as a "Traffic in Women"
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A 10 page essay that analyzes the thesis proposed by anthropologist Gayle Rubin in her landmark 1975 article "The Traffic in Women: Notes on the Political Economy of Sex" that women in primitive cultures are viewed as objects for exchange between men and compares this thesis to the narrative related in "The Clerk's Tale," from Chaucer's medieval masterpiece, "The Canterbury Tales." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: 99tiw&ct.wps

"The Color Purple" and "The Doctor's Wife"
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A 7 page paper which presents six similarities and six differences in "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker and "The Doctor's Wife" by Sawako Ariyoshi. In this context the paper is primarily examining the similarities and differences found in two cultural works, one dealing with the struggle of the African American and the other dealing with the struggle of the Asian. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAcolorwife.wps

"The Crucible" and "Young Goodman Brown"
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A 5 page paper which analyzes two characters from each of the stories, "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, and "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The character discussed are Elizabeth and John in "the Crucible," and Goodman Brown and Faith in "Young Goodman Brown." Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
Filename: RAgodmncruc.wps

"The Dead" and "The Country Girls"
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An eight page paper which looks at the way in which James Joyce and Edna O'Brien treat the concept of death in The Dead and The Country Girls, and the importance of snow as a metaphor for death in both narratives. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLDead.rtf

"The End of Oil"
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This 6 page paper reviews Paul Roberts's book "The End of Oil." Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVEndOil.rtf

"The Family of Pascual Duarte" by Jose Cela
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A 5 page paper which looks at "The Family of Pascual Duarte" by Jose Cela and examines how Pascual was eventually destroyed by his own masculinity, or machismo. Bibliography lists 8 additional sources.
Filename: RAduarte.wps