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Short Story Reviews
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5 pages worth of brief discussions of 8-10 African short stories; from every region of the continent. Stories reviewed appear in a collective book entitled 'African Short Stories.' Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Afrociv.wps

Showalter, Culture and Literature
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A 3 page essay that analyzes Elaine Showalter's A Literature of Their Own, which offers a challenge to the narrowness of the traditional canon of what is considered to be valuable contributions by women to English literature. In so doing she directly addresses the way in which culture has had an influence on women's literature. Showalter's theoretical perspective presents women's writing in terms of being a subculture, which evolved in direct reaction to the elements in mainstream patriarchal culture that tended to trivialize women's experience and role in society. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khsholit.rtf

Shute's On the Beach
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the book and reviews it in the context of nuclear war theories as well as in terms of its 1950s setting. Several themes are noted and examined. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA231bch.rtf

Siddhartha and Govinda
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This 5 page paper discusses the relationship between Siddhartha and Govinda and argues that it is more than a traditional friendship; it is also a "calendar" of sorts, in which the presence of Govinda marks the stages in Siddhartha's development. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVSidGov.rtf

Sidney & Greene/Comparing Elizabethan Arcadia
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A 5 page essay that examines the way that Elizabeth poets Sir Philip Sidney and Robert Greene used the imagery of Arcadia to provide the setting for the pastoral romances, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia and Menaphon. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khsid&gr.wps

Siebert: The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom
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This 4 page paper discusses the book “The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom” and its author Wilbur H. Seibert. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVUndrRR.rtf

SIGNIFICANCE OF HENRY MELVILLE’S SHORT STORIES: THE PARADISE OF BACHELORS AND THE TARTARUS OF MAIDS
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This 4 page paper discusses the question of literature and life through the analysis of Melville's short story The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids. Quotes cited. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBmville.rtf

Significance of Jesus Christ’s Death and Resurrection as Decay and Renewal in William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury
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In nine pages this paper analyzes how the author symbolically represents the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ in the novel and the importance of this religious symbolism to the story of the dysfunctional Compson family and the decline of the Southern aristocracy. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.
Filename: TGwffury.rtf

Significance of Strangers: Carver and Oates
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A 4 page paper which examines the significance of strangers in Raymond Carver’s Cathedral and Joyce Carol Oates Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been? Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAsscco.rtf

Significance of the Snake in Zora Neale Hurston’s Short Story, ‘Sweat’
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In seven pages (6 pp. + 1 pg. abstract), an explication of this short story focusing on the overall importance of the snake is presented. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGsweat.rtf