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Racism in Mosley's 'Devil in a Blue Dress'
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A five page paper on this detective novel by contemporary author Walter Mosley. The paper looks at whether it is possible for a Black author to write on his community without exploring the issue of racism, and concludes, in this case at least, it is not. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Racism in The Bluest Eye
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A 6 page paper which examines the theme of racism in Toni Morrison’s novel The Bluest Eye. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Racism, "Huck Finn," and "Pudd'nhead Wilson"
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A 20 page paper looking at the historical identity of American blacks between 1850-1900 as related to the racial theories of the time, and in the context of Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson." The paper points out that Twain was a white man who wrote of racism, but he was not a racist author. Rather, Twain recognized that blacks of the late nineteenth century faced challenges just as great as those they faced under slavery: denigration at the hands of white society, and their own lack of self-esteem. Bibliography lists nine sources.
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Radical Change Represented by Mary Wollstonecraft’s “A Vindication on the Rights of Woman” and Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility”
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A 6 page paper which examines how the feminist movement as an idea of radical change is represented in these works, including the concepts of female education, primogeniture, and equal rights. No additional sources are used.
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Radical Innocence: Rebel Depiction
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This 7 page paper argues that in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, the protagonist's character includes aspects that deny him the status of hero, but allow him the stature associated with martyrdom. In both Ellison's Invisible Man and Faulkner's Light In August, the social limitations (and brutalities) of race form the basis for the protagonist's journey to an acceptance of self over the acceptance of society. These three stories are analyzed in terms of Ihab Hassan's book, Radical Innocence. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Raffel's "Beowulf": The Anglo-Saxon Dramatic Society
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5 pages in length. When examining Burton Raffel's Beowulf and the reflection is has upon the Anglo-Saxon dramatic society, one can readily detect a strong sense of New Historicism to its overall presence. When applying New Historicism to Raffel's Beowulf, it is easy to do so with regard to content and the overall prevailing genre of that time. The multi-faceted concepts of heroes, monsters, blood, victory and death all relate heavily to the one-sided notion that historical accounts have offered throughout the ages. Incorporating New Historicism into the aspects of Beowulf helps the reader to gain a better understanding of why such demonstrative action took place so readily, as well as reinforces the concepts of chivalry and honor. No additional sources cited.
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Rain Symbolism in "A Farewell to Arms"
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This 7 page paper explores Ernest Hemingway's use of rain as a symbol of death in "A Farewell to Arms." Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVRneFar.rtf

Rainer Maria Rilke: The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
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(5 pp) Author Rainer Maria Rile claims that the "degeneration of things leads to the martyrdom of the individual." This statement will be examined, in the context of his prose worth The Notebooks of Malte Laaruids Brigge (1910), and the poem Grodek by Georg Trakl.
Filename: BBrilke.doc

RAISIN IN THE SUN
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This 5 page essay on Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun details Mama's undue influence on Walter and how her influence has stunted his development and maturation as a man. Examples from the play, quotes included. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBraisin.rtf

Raisin in the Sun & Antigone
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A 7 page essay that contrasts and compares these two works. While separated by millennia, the twentieth century play Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and the ancient Greek play Antigone by Sophocles share thematic similarities due to the fact that in each work there are characters who rebel against the standards of society, as well as those who submit to societal pressure and expectation. In both works, the message is conveyed that what society may call rebellion, when it is motivated by firm moral principle, actually is the path to emotional growth, and represents loyalty to a higher calling than the one offered by the state or society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khrisant.rtf