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"The Kite Runner" - Significance And Importance Of Metaphor
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3 pages in length. To read Kipen (2003) express Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner as lurking a metaphor "so apt and evocative that even the author never fully exploits its power" is to understand the magnitude of the story's symbolism. The very nature of a kite runner is to spot fallen kites after they have been severed by an opponents less-than-ethical tactics of coating the kite string with glue and ground glass. As opposing kites collide, one is bound to fall victim to the slicing effect of the string and be sent catapulting to the ground. Kipen (2003) explains that while the fighter's kite is "swooping and feinting in an effort to rule the skies, his kite-running partner is racing to own the streets, chasing down all their opponents' unmoored, sinking trophies," an illustration of how Hosseini employs it as a metaphor of power and betrayal. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCKiteRnrMeta.rtf

"The Lady Of Shalott" - Allegory For The Life Of Tennyson Or The Place Of The Victorian Woman?
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3 pages in length. The decidedly Victorian flavor of Tennyson's The Lady of Shalott eclipses any sort of indication that the poem might be allegory for the author's life. Rather, he set his poetic sites upon describing unrequited love and the ultimate sacrifice made for the broken heart inherent to such circumstances. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCShalot.rtf

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow": Short Story and Film
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A 5 page paper which compares the short story, by Washington Irving, and the film version, directed by Tim Burton, of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAdepp.rtf

"The Life Of An Amorous Woman" - Dirty Profession, Pure Heart
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3 pages in length. Sometimes life is nothing more than a means to an end, and everything that happens in between the start and finish of a given life does not define the person who has endured its imperfect reflection. This is the case in Saikaku's "The Life of an Amorous Woman" and its concluding statement whereby the protagonist states "I've certainly worked in some dirty professions, but is my heart not pure?" (Saikaku, 1963). From such socially unsavory professions as Geisha, Madame and bathhouse servant, the protagonist's acknowledgement of what might otherwise be construed as an inappropriate or unfulfilling road is indicative of her realization that while she may not have made the best choices throughout her life, they did not serve to taint her pure heart. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCLifeAmor.rtf

"The Little Prince" of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in the Fable and in the Reality
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This 15 page paper discusses the classic book by Antoine Saint-Exupéry as both a fable and as a protest against French colonialism in North Africa. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVLtlPrn.rtf

"The Love Suicides At Sonezaki"
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A 4 page discussion of the early eighteenth century play by Japanese dramatist Chikamatsu Monzaemon. This paper discusses the sexual and religious intonations of the play and discusses it from Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Roman Catholic, and modern American perspectives. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPjpLove.rtf

"The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold
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A 3 page analysis of the narrator, the character of Susie, in Alice Sebold's novel "The Lovely Bones." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAbones2.rtf

"The Man of Feeling" and "The London Merchant": Depictions of the Poor
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An 8 page paper which examines how "The London Merchant" by George Lillo and "The Man of Feeling" by Henry Mackenzie depict the poor and common individual of the 18th century. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAmanfel.rtf

"The Man of Mode" by Sir George Etherege
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A 5 page paper which describes differences between specific characters in "The Man of Mode" by Sir George Etherege. The characters discussed are Lady Loveit, Bellinda, and Lady Harriet, and Dorimant, Sir Fopling and Medley. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAetherg.wps

"The Man Who Would Be King" and "The Heart of Darkness"
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A 3 page paper which compares the film "The Man Who Would Be King" with the novel "The Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAkngdrk.rtf