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The Talent of Faulkner's Barn Burning
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This five-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion about the settings, and characterization of William Faulkner's "Barn Burning." Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: CWbarnbu.wps

The Tales of Sleeping Beauty
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An 8 page paper analyzing the fairy tale 'Sleeping Beauty' through four versions -- Basile's, Perrault's, Grimm's, and Disney's. (It also mentions two others, though not in depth). The paper argues that such analysis tells us not only about our changing civilizations, but about ourselves. Bibliography lists seven sources.
Filename: Sleepinb.wps

The Tall Woman (1966) Wilma Dykeman
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(5 pp) Lydia McQueen, the major character of Wilma Dykeman's 1966 novel, The Tall Woman is the embodiment of a paradox: of harder times in history and simpler times of living in the rural south, when people had the time to cultivate and clean even the windblown leaves out of their own mountain spring, and "the gumption" to fight to have a school built for their children.
Filename: BBtallwo.doc

The Temptation of Evil and its Effects on Characters in Maryse Conde’s “I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem,” Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” (Film Version), and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown”
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A 5 page paper which compares how evil temptation affects the characters of Rev. Samuel Parris and the slave Tituba; John Proctor and Abigail Williams; and ‘Goodman’ Brown and his wife, Faith. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGwitlit.rtf

The Theater of the Absurd
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the perspectives on the theater of the absurd, with a focus on Beckett and Pinter. This paper defines the concept of the theater of the absurd and demonstrates how both authors utilized this in their plays. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHabsur_.wps

The Theme of “Doubling” in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”
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This is a 6 page paper discussing the theme of “doubling” within Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”. Edgar Allan Poe’s 1839 story “The Fall of the House of Usher” tells the tale of a lonely narrator arriving at the House of Usher where lives a friend of his, Roderick, who is undergoing a great deal of mental distress over the illness and eventual “death” of his twin sister. Poe’s use of imagery describes a setting filled with dread, misery and gloom throughout the terrifying story which is eventually revealed. To highlight the dramatic effect of the events within the story, Poe uses elements of “doubling”, parallels and mirroring in order for the reader to further understand the extent to which the events at the House of Usher affect the mental instability of the narrator. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TJPUshr1.rtf

THE THEME OF ‘FREEDOM’ IN JULES VERN’S 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
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This 5 page paper discusses the theme of freedom in the novle, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Vern. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBnemo.rtf

The Theme of Alienation in Kafka's The Metamorphosis
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This 9 page paper looks at Franz Kafka's work, focusing on Gregor, the protagonist. Alienation is discussed as a major thematic element. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA149Kaf.rtf

The Theme of Being a “Free” Woman in Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” and Shaw’s “Saint Joan"
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This 15 page report discusses two of the greatest playwrights of the “modern” Western world, Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) and George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) and how they created dramatic works that titillated, fascinated, and shocked audiences. In Ibsen’s A Doll’s House and Shaw’s Saint Joan, the reader or the audience member sees each author’s point of view regarding what it meant to be a truly “free” woman. Both plays also make note of the price exacted for such freedom. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWfreewo.rtf

The Theme of Competition in Homer’s “The Odyssey”
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A 6 page paper which examines the ways in which competition manifests itself among mortals, gods/goddesses and genders. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGodycomp.rtf