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R.K. Narayan’s “The Man-Eater of Malgudi”
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A 5 page paper which considers the significance of the contrast between society and the wilderness. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGmalgud.rtf

R.K. Narayan’s “Trail of the Green Blazer”
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A 5 page paper analyzing this short story originally published in Narayan’s collection Malgudi Days. It points out the many levels of irony at work in the story, and characterizes it as an affectionate portrait of small-town Indian life. Bibliography lists six sources.
Filename: KBblazer.wps

R.K. Narayana's Rendition of "The Ramayana"
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A 4 page discussion of this abbreviated version of classic tale from Indian culture. This paper presents the thesis that while R.K. Narayana's rendition of "The Ramayana" is too abbreviated to offer much scholarly use, it occupies a critical place in world literature in that it introduces the world (particularly the West) to one of the most important tales of Indian literature, a tale that would be too long and too complex to capture the attention of most western readers without the type of abridgment that Narayana has elicited. Narayana was in fact writing for a specific audience within a specific societal framework. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPindLit.rtf

Raban's Soft City
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This 20 page paper provides an overview of Jonathan Raban's Soft City, which can be described as a social commentary and philosophical assessment of the changes in the urban world. The conceptual views created by Raban in the early 1970s marked a significant shift and the adoption of a modernist perspective on urbanization that created a category of modernist or early postmodernist urban authorship. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHSoftCi.rtf

Race and DeLillo's Mao II
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This 3 page paper examines this novel as it respects race. Some additional information is provided and race is viewed as just one of many ways that the author sees the world. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA517II.rtf

Race and Gender in "The Salt Eaters" and "White Teeth"
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A 5 page paper which examines issues of race and gender in Toni Cade Bambara's "The Salt Eaters" and Zadie Smith's "White Teeth." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAwhtth.rtf

RACE AND GENDER IN LITERATURE
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This 6 page paper analyzes and compares Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Achebe's Things Fall Apart, Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, and Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, to the elements found in Marquez's work, One Hundred Years of Solitude for ways each author addresses race and gender. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MBracegen.rtf

Race and Gender Issues in Gloria Naylor's Mama Day
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This 10 page paper considers how the issues of race and gender are dealt with in this black feminist book in a manner that is not confrontational nor is it openly critical. The paper considers the subtleties of the narrative and the contrasts drawn the give the message of the importance of race and gender in the makeup of an individual as well as within society. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEmamday.wps

Race And Power In Literature
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This 5 page paper explores the issue of power in three short stories: James Baldwin's Sonny's Blues, Battle Royal by Ralph Ellison and Desiree's baby by Kate Chopin. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTracpwr.wps

Race and Racial Characteristics in Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn”
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This 10 page report discusses the racial characteristics and race issue that are repeatedly presented in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” The controversy regarding use of the novel in the classroom is that it most certainly does present racist viewpoints in terms of language and attitude but to suggest that this lessens its impact as American literature veers into the realm of censorship. Twain portrays a very realistic speech pattern and conversational style that suits the American South during that time period (Huckleberry Finn was published in 1885.) To assume that Twain is a racist because of his desire for accuracy is simplistic to the point of absurdity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWhuckrc.wps