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Is Chaucer Outdated?
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A five page paper looking at Chaucer's "Miller's Tale" from the "Canterbury Tales" in terms of its relevance to today's world. The paper argues that a joke that requires too much explanation is no longer funny, and because six hundred years has passed between Chaucer's day and our own, this has happened to him. Bibliography lists six sources.
Filename: KBchau16.doc

Is Dickens a Feminist?
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A five page paper looking for evidence of Dickens' feminism in "Oliver Twist," "David Copperfield," "Bleak House," "Great Expectations," and "Martin Chuzzlewit." The paper concludes that although Dickens was conscious that his society frequently thrust women into situations which were unfair or even cruel, he does not really seem capable at looking at the world from a woman's point of view. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Is Lord of the Flies a Classic Book?
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A 5 page research paper that answers the question in the title. The writer argues that this novel by William Golding is a classic, first defining this term, and then examining scholarship that points out the complexity and excellence of this book. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Is Nora a Hero?: Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”
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A 4 page paper which examines aspects of Nora’s character in “A Doll’s House” by Ibsen. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAnora.rtf

Is Shakespeare's "Othello" Outdated?
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A five page paper looking at this play by William Shakespeare in terms of two factors which cause modern readers some difficulties: feminism and religion. Specifically, Shakespeare's presentation of female submissiveness versus female autonomy, and traditional Christianity versus humanism, reflect a society which is much different than ours. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Is the Avant-Garde Over?
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This 3 page paper describes the avant-garde and argues that it is still with us. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Is the Wife of Bath a Feminist?
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A 6 page exploration of the question of whether Chaucer’s “Wife of Bath” is a feminist. The contention is presented in this paper that she is. The author asserts that even the Wife of Bath’s use of sex occurs in a feminist context. Feminist theory is used to back up this contention. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPwmBath.rtf

Isabel Allende
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The 'voice' of Isabel Allende has been classified as being of the Latin cultural genre of magical realism and has been deemed a voice that speaks for women in a feminist tone. This 25 page paper argues that the 'voice' that is most often heard, however, is her own as she weaves the tapestry of her life into the stories that have captured the hearts of readers and critics alike. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Isabel Allende’s “Of Love and Shadows” -- Reflections of the Author’s Anger
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This 5 page report discusses one of Isabel Allende’s novels, “Of Love and Shadows.” Allende is a Chilean author who fills her work with spiritual strength and humor which transcends personal and societal tragedy. Allende’s “Of Love and Shadows” demonstrates her awareness of the fleeting nature of life and love. Having experienced the terror of having been so close to a bloody uprising, receiving death threats, finding out she was listed on the military’s blacklist, being forced to run from her homeland, and having survived seems to have allowed her to add an extra measure of both sweetness and melancholy in her novels. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Isabel Allende/Esteban in House of the Spirits
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A 5 page research that examines the characterization of Esteban, the male protagonist in Isabel Allende's House of the Spirits. The writer argues that while the narrative is told primarily through the voices of two of the female protagonists, in many ways, an occasional narrator of the tale, Esteban Trueba, is the true focus of the novel. Arrogant and manipulative, Estaban has an overpowering desire to dominate, subjugate and control his environment and every person who happens to share it with him. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khesttru.doc