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"The Metamorphosis" and "The Stranger": Significance of Minor Characters
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A 5 page paper which discusses and compares the minor characters, and their significance to the story, in Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" and Albert Camus' "The Stranger. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
Filename: RAmetamo.rtf

"The Misfit" and Huck Finn/ O'Connor and Clemmons
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A 4 page research paper that contrasts and compares Huck from Huckleberry Finn and the character of the Misfit from Flannery O'Connor's A Good Man is Hard to Find. The writer argues that both of these characters were abused as children, but it was Huck's "adventure" with Jim, the runaway slave, that gave him the opportunity to mature, while the Misfit was further traumatized into deeper psychosis by prison life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khmishuc.rtf

"The Mystic Masseur" by V.S. Naipaul
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A 4 page analysis of "The Mystic Masseur" by V.S. Naipaul. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAnaipul.rtf

"The Necklace": Guy de Maupassant
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the short story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant. Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
Filename: RAnecklce.wps

"The Odyssey": Theme Of Crime And Punishment, And Its Resolution
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5 pages in length. When one traces the theme of crime and punishment in The Odyssey, the most apparent resolution relates directly to mortal limitations, truth, honesty and the desire to achieve and uphold one's righteousness. Homer's classic tale is instrumental in providing its characters with the knowledge of values and "to express the Greek ideals of thought and action" (The Odyssey). Without exception, Homer's work inspired all Greeks to follow their destinies as they related to their overall life's purpose. The insights offered by his writings enabled the Greeks to establish a substantial value system that aided their progression through the ages. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCOdyCr.rtf

"The Pardoner's Tale"
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A 6 page discussion of Chaucer's "The Pardoner's Tale". This paper addresses the question of whether the Pardoner is a preacher. The author contends that while his motives are definitely condemnable, his oratorical skills and power of manipulation are quite refined; two of the characteristics that qualify him as a preacher. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPpardnr.rtf

"The Plague" by Albert Camus
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A 5 page paper which discusses the role and the importance of the character of Father Paneloux in Albert Camus' "The Plague." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAcamus3.rtf

"The Poorhouse Fair" by John Updike
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A 5 page paper which discusses "The Poorhouse Fair" by John Updike, as it relates to Updike's purpose and intent. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RApoorhse.wps

"The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H."
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A 6 page review of George Steiner's fictional novel featuring Adolf Hitler. In it Hitler finds temporary reprieve from the post World War II world in an Amazon jungle. Ultimately, however, he is hunted down for the purpose of being subjected to the world's wrath. Steiner's works clarifies that there is a diversity of reasons for that wrath and, ultimately, a diversity of reactions regarding Hitler's capture. No additional sources are listed. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPhtlrFc.rtf

"The Presocratic Reader"
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This 3 page paper discusses the presocratic philosophers, and the way their lives and work are discussed in the book, "The Presocratic Reader." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVPreSoc.rtf