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Hawthorne's "Birthmark"/Lee's Mockingbird
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A 6 page essay that summarizes, contrasts and compares Nathaniel Hawthorne's nineteenth century short story "The Birthmark" with Harper Lee's twentieth century novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Both works offer unique characters, who each deal with issues relevant to their social and historical era. Comparison of these two works indicates that, while different, they share the common feature of dealing with the problem of social expectations and how the societal mainstream treats the people it marginalizes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter" and "The Birth-Mark"
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A six page paper analyzing these two short stories in terms of their treatment of scientific experimentation. The paper shows that Hawthorne strongly felt that there were areas in which human intervention had no place, and which should be left in the hands of God. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Hawthorne's "Roger Malvin's Burial" and "Young Goodman Brown"
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A 5 page paper which compares different aspects of "Roger Malvin's Burial" and "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathanial Hawthorne. The aspects of the stories discussed are theme, development, character analysis, and resolution. No additional sources cited.
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Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" And O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" - Evil
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4 pages in length. Evil - a self-perpetuating entity of myriad literary tales - presents itself as a force that challenges the very foundation of human existence in two classic stories: O'Connor's A Good Man is Hard to Find and Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown. The paradox that exists within the literary boundaries of each tale illustrates no matter how hard one might toil to evade the influence of such a tremendously manipulative power, sometimes it is a futile attempt. No additional sources cited.
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Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" And O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" - Evil
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4 pages in length. Evil - a self-perpetuating entity of myriad literary tales - presents itself as a force that challenges the very foundation of human existence in two classic stories: O'Connor's A Good Man is Hard to Find and Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown. The paradox that exists within the literary boundaries of each tale illustrates no matter how hard one might toil to evade the influence of such a tremendously manipulative power, sometimes it is a futile attempt. No additional sources cited.
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Hawthorne's Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the story. Several themes are discussed and quotes from the nineteenth century classic work are provided. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Hawthorne's Perspective on Science: Tales and Sketches
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A 5 page paper which examines Nathaniel Hawthorne's tales and sketches and analyzes what his perspective was in relationship to science. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
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Hawthorne's Portrayal of Women:
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This 5 page paper discusses Hawthorne's "The Birthmark" and "Rappaccini's Daughter". This paper explores how both of these stories treat women as mere objects and how the men in these stories control and coerce these women. Bibliography lists 0 sources.
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Hawthorne's, "The Scarlet Letter":
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This 3 page paper provides an analysis of what Hester thinks about her sin. Furthermore, this paper examines whether or not Hawthorne himself approved of her attitude toward her sin. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Hawthorne’s “Rappaccini’s Daughter”, Twain’s “The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg”, Faulkner’s “Barn Burning”, Cather’s “Paul’s Case”, O’Connor’s “The Disp
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This is a 6 page paper discussing elements with the short stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne (Rappaccini’s Daughter), Mark Twain (The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg), William Faulkner (Barn Burning), Willa Cather (Paul’s Case), Flannery O’Connor (The Displaced Person), and John Updike (The Music School). The sections each deal with two elements within the stories: for “Rappaccini’s Daughter” the issues discussed are when Rappaccini’s plans for Giovanni become apparent, and why Giovanni expresses such hatred for Beatrice at the end of the story; for “The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg” the issues discussed are what weaknesses the stranger wishes to exploit in the town, and what kind of family quarrels ensue; in “Barn Burning”, the relationship between the boy and his father are discussed in addition to the conflicting feelings the boy has for his father; in “Paul’s Case”, Paul’s judgment of art is discussed along with the events which lead him to leave; “Displaced Persons” deals with why Mrs. McIntyre changes her mind about Mr. Guizac and whether or not Guizac’s death was an accident; finally, in “The Music School”, the character of Albert Schweigen is discussed and why he lives the music school. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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