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Milan Kundera's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", 2008.
Explores Milan Kundera's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" by analyzing the characters.
1,720 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper explains that Mike Kundera's characters in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" are subjected to the two major influences of the historical context of the novel and the existentialist philosophy as expressed especially by Heidegger in his "Being and Time". The author points out that the technique used in the book by the narrator to describe the mental states of his characters follows a precise format. The paper also describes each of the four major characters and to what degree they reflect the lightness of being.
Outline:
Characters Exponents of the Author's Real Life Experience
Historical Context
Communist Czechoslovakia
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Philosophical Theme; Existentialism
Character: Tomas
Free Individual
Character: Tereza
Opposite of Her Husband: Highly Idealistic
Character: Sabina
Highly Individualistic and Independent, Rebellious And Unconventional
Character: Franz
Very Passionate; Believes In Love and Politics
The Four Characters Reconstruct Milan Kundera's Life Experience
The Characters Choose Exile over Communism
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"Sabina is Tomas' lover, an artist who rebels against the ugliness of the surrounding world, and her oppressive father through her paintings and lifestyle choices. She is the extreme instance of the lightness of being. In fact, her love affair with Tomas is based upon this very lightness of being that they share. Their affair has nothing in common with a traditional romance as they are not traditional characters. Nevertheless, she looks for heaviness, which is why she falls in love with Franz, a university professor and at the same time, the extreme instance of heaviness."
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Contemporary Poetry about the Old South, 2008.
Analyzes the poetry of Natasha Trethewey in "Native Guard" and Marilyn Nelson in "A Wreath for Emmett Till" as contemporary American eulogies to the Old South.
2,030 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper explains that both American poets, Natasha Trethewey in "Native Guard" and Marilyn Nelson in "A Wreath for Emmett Till", tackle aspects of the American history of racial intolerance. Their interconnected poems are united by common themes and structures as well as their enclosure within the covers of a single volume. They pay their respect to seismic historical events in American history, which are of personal significance to the poets. The paper then points out that Nelson's book is a text of anger at present and past racism; however, Trethewey's gentler volume is a homage to her family and to anonymous soldiers. The paper reviews the content and structure of both sets of poems.
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"The voice of the lost, nameless (unlike Till) soldier becomes a poetic voice of memory, in short he becomes like Trethewey herself as this modern woman takes on the voice of the memory of fallen men and also the Black woman and a White man who gave her life and raised her even when their marriage was illegal and it was still technically illegal in 1966 Mississippi to have a mixed marriage. Like the South still remembers the Civil War and the Confederacy, Trethewey tries to remember--but with a difference."
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John Keats' "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer", 2008.
Analyzes John Keats' sonnet "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer".
1,275 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 43.95
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This paper describes the meaning and construction of John Keats' sonnet "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" and explains that it was written as an immediate response to the revelation experienced by Keats on first reading George Chapman's classic translation of Homer's epic the "Odyssey". The paper further relates that Keats' poem expresses his excitement about what he has just discovered in reading Chapman's work, which leads him to want to make more discoveries about himself and about the world, especially the world of ancient times.
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"As is the case with the sonnet form, this sonnet is in fourteen lines. The rhyme scheme may vary in different types of sonnet, and Keats her uses a scheme of ABBA ABBA CDCDCD. The Shakespearian sonnet would normally end with a couplet, but Keats does not do that, effectively using two quatrains followed by a six-line conclusion. The meter for the sonnet is iambic pentameter, with variations that emphasize words and thoughts. for instance, line 10 is ... a line that is hard to read in strict iambic pentameter and that begins with a trochee, an accented followed by an unaccented syllable, followed by a spondee, with two accented syllables."
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Polidori's and Byron's Vampirism, 2008.
Compares the theme of vampirism in John Polidori's book "The Vampyre" and Lord Byron's lengthy poem "Giaour".
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper explains that John Polidori acknowledged that, for his book "The Vampyre", he drew on a number of themes and other elements in the formation of his own story of vampirism from Lord Byron's poem "Giaour". The author describes both works, which both involve a sort of outside observer, who becomes a biographer for the main character and gives the story a sense of authenticity. The paper concludes that the pattern set by Polidori for his protagonist Ruthven would become the norm for the vampire in fiction after this time, as witnessed with the future creation of the character Dracula.
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"Giaour is a stranger among people of a different culture, and Ruthven is also depicted as a stranger in the midst of London society. Polidori says that he is "remarkable for his singularities" and that he looks at the proceedings around him "as if he could not participate therein." This sense of being an outsider links the two characters from the first. Ruthven is invited everywhere because of his foreign-ness rather than in spite of it, and he is pursued by women like Lady Mercer because he is so prized and so different."
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"A & P", 2008.
An analysis of generational conflict and adult decision-making in John Updike's short story "A & P".
988 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses how the short story "A & P", by John Updike, first published in 1962, focuses on a moral/social dilemma suddenly, unexpectedly experienced one summer afternoon by a teenage boy, Sammy, who works as a check-out clerk at the neighborhood grocery store, the A & P. In particular, the paper looks at how "A & P" focuses on the tension Sammy feels between allegiance to A & P; his boss, and by association, his parents, and the rights of three teenage girls to dress as they please inside the store.
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" Sammy's tone as narrator is intended by the author to sound (and it does) more rebellious; irreverent and sarcastic than Sammy himself actually is, deep down. True, he is just a teen, and is probably just starting to even think for himself; in giving him voice, John Updike therefore, obviously and effectively, employs teenage idioms and cadences of the time. Still, though he does not speak like one, Sammy is a person of reflectivity and conscience, e.g., he recognizes to himself his real concern, at story's-end, about how the decision he has made will impact his family in this small, obviously judgmental community, and only after that about how it may impact himself now and later. "
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Victorian Science and Religious Beliefs, 2008.
Examines the science and religious beliefs of Victorian society as exemplified in the period's literature by Robert Browning and Gerard Manley Hopkins.
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper explains that, even in the early 19th century, there were few ideas about a confrontation between science and religion; generally, religion and scientific study were seen to be in accordance with each other. The author points out that Darwin's evolution theory is the turning point in this relation between religion and science. Many theologians saw Darwin's theory as an open threat to Christianity; whereas, scientists began to see religion as a threat to scientific thinking and approach. The paper highlights this dilemma through the writings of Robert Browning, whose shifting religious views personified the challenges to thinkers of the era, and Gerard Manley Hopkins, who was a significant icon upholding the tenets of Christian faith and morality.
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"Everett (2006) opines that Browning's shifting religious views personified the challenges that thinkers of the era were subject to. Although Browning approached this issue, there have been differing interpretations of his words and views. The manner of his dramatic monologue also serves to make a clear-cut verdict difficult. Such was the strength of Browning's characters and their monologues that it would often be unclear whether the beliefs presented in the monologue were his own or not."
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"The Bluest Eyes" - "Disgrace", 2008.
An analysis of how both Toni Morrison's novel,"The Bluest Eye", and J. M. Coetzee's novel, "Disgrace", subtly comment on the race and gender within their respective societies.
2,599 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 78.95
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This paper analyzes, compares and contrasts Toni Morrison's novel, "The Bluest Eye" and J.M. Coetzee's novel, "Disgrace". The paper describes the approach to gender and race in each book and notes that, although they have fundamental differences, both Morrison and Coetzee contend that, despite political actions to create a "colorless, raceless, genderless" society, social stigmas are hard to eliminate.
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"Coetzee's novel "Disgraced" focuses on the life of David Lurie in post-apartheid South Africa. In the wake of political reforms that has changed the policies of the entire government, Coetzee attempts to show through his novel that racism and sexism are still as prevalent as ever. Lurie is castigated from society for his love of Byron Romanticism, and demonized as a sexual offender because of his illicit relationship with a much younger student. Ultimately, the plot surrounds the brutal rape of David's daughter Lucy, which results from the neglect of the rural community outside of Cape Town. The purpose of Coetzee's novel is to reveal the truth behind South African social lore, instead of the equality that is suppose to pertain to the post apartheid era, it is evident that without much structural support there is little political changes can make on social opinion and stigma. Ultimately the same sentiments that existed preceding the apartheid are still evident through this narrative. It is a story of dehumanization and indignity, with the focus on the fall of David Lurie's self-respect and a deeper understanding of social stigma."
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Violence in Literature, 2008.
This paper analyzes the theme of violence in William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" and Joyce Carol Oates' "Where are you Going, Where have you Been?".
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 32.95
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The paper compares the two short stories, "A Rose for Emily" and "Where are you Going, Where have you Been?". The paper looks at how both stories use violence as a symbol, or allegory, for an actual event in history and s a method to subversively make a statement on the author's point of view as to that event. The paper explains that the result is two stories that, on their face, are rather gruesome and disturbing tales that serve as a symbolic critic of modern society.
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"The story is about Emily Grierson, an eccentric spinster who has a generally odd life that stems from her odd relationship with her controlling and manipulating father and with her lover, Homer Barron. Emily's eccentricities are the talk of the town and rumors of her family's mental health problems run rampant. As the stories grow and her lover presumably returns North for work, Emily isolates herself from society. Not until her death do the townspeople realize that in fact Emily has been holed upstairs in her bedroom with the corpse of homer Barron, which thus explains the permeating stench that comes from their home."
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Cultural Identity and Multiculturalism, 2008.
A comparison of Amy Tan's "A Pair of Tickets" and Bharati Mukherjee's "The Management of Grief".
921 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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The paper analyzes how Amy Tan's "A Pair of Tickets" and Bharati Mukherjee's "The Management of Grief" both explore the problems of cultural identity in the context of multiculturalism. The paper conveys the confusion and identity loss of people who come from mixed cultural backgrounds.
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"Both Amy Tan's A Pair of Tickets and Bharati Mukherjee's The Management of Grief revolve around questions of identity in the context of multiculturalism. The main characters in both of the stories are middle-aged women who come from culturally mixed backgrounds and are thus utterly confused about their own identity. Not accidentally, the two women, a Chinese-American and an Indian- Canadian, are surprised by their authors in crucial, turning points in their lives: Jing-Mei flies for the first time to her parent's country, China where she meets, also for the first time her twin half-sisters and Shaila Bhave flies to India after having lost her husband and her young sons in a terrible plane crash."
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Christina Georgina Rossetti's Poem "Goblin Market", 2008.
A close reading of a poem by Christina Georgina Rossetti "Goblin Market".
1,185 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains that a close reading is a subtle and complex process, which entails reading and understanding the meaning of the literary piece and looking at its linguistic nuances and connotations. A close reading of the poem "Goblin Market" by Christina Georgina Rossetti shows how the author was emotionally torn between a sacred and pious life or a sensual and carnal one--or, in terms of the poem, whether to live a fruitful or fruitless existence. The author looks at Rossetti's life to shed light on the underlying meaning of this poem. The paper illustrates the many different poetic devices, which Rossetti used to convey her extremely corporeal poem that includes all the human senses.
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"Symbolically, the poem is a remembrance of what took place at the Garden of Eden. Here was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that God had warned Adam and Eve not to touch. They disregard his heed, eat from the forbidden fruit and, as a result, lose their innocence. In "Goblin Market," Laura has tasted this succulent morsel and Lizzie wishes to know the flavor, but refrains. She is caught in an approach/avoidance situation.
"Thus, going deeper into this poem based on Rossetti's background is her own similar approach/avoidance with the opposite sex."
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"A Man Named Dave", 2008.
A personal reaction to the book, "A Man Named Dave," written by Dave Pelzer.
1,426 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper discusses the two main reactions that the writer of the paper had after working through "A Man Named Dave," written by Dave Pelzer. The paper describes events that happened in the writer's life that he was reminded of when reading "A Man Named Dave." The paper also briefly touches on the possible relationship between special education needs and abused children.
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"One day we were playing a game of "horse" on a playground about two blocks from Billy's house. I didn't know that his dad had told him he could not leave the yard, but in this case he had tagged along with his big brother and was watching all of us shoot baskets, and it seemed real innocent. Billy wanted to be like us; he loved sports, and though he wasn't very good, he tried real hard. He had physical and emotional limitations, I could tell. We were having fun - until Billy's dad pulled up in his black SUV on the street next to the playground. We knew that car. And we all new how violent the dad was. His dad left the car running, got out, and opened the back door. We stopped shooting baskets and watched his dad pull a very wide belt out of the back seat. It looked like one of those old fashioned belts that barber shops used to sharpen their razors. If you've ever been in an old-fashioned barbershop you know the kind."
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"Nosferatu" and "Dracula", 2008.
A comparison of the films of "Dracula," based on Bram Stoker's novel and the 1992 film "Nosferatu," produced by German filmmaker F. W. Murnau.
2,983 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper discusses Bram Stoker's horror novel, "Dracula." It describes the plot of the novel and its characters. The paper then looks at the play of "Dracula" that was produced on stage by Hamilton Dean and John Balderston and discusses its plot. It then discusses the 1931 film version of the novel. The paper finally analyzes the 1922 silent production entitled "Nosferatu," produced by German filmmaker F. W. Murnau and compares it to the films of "Dracula."
Table of Contents:
The Novel and the Play
The Plot
Dracula 1931
Nosferatu
Nosferatu and German Expressionism
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"Expressionism focused and emphasized the subjective over the objective (Haney 2005). Its goal was to elicit the strongest possible emotional response. Nosferatu is not only the story of a vampire. It is also the story of plague and pestilence, of evil and greed, and of inequality and sexless marriage. It delved into sexual repression and revealed the vampires out of people in the state of the German soul after World War I in Germany. Bram Stoker's novel was a peek into the subconscious. Murnau brought it out and expressed it in the form of a film. He firmly drew from that awareness that everything present contains meaning and significance. The time of its production and other elements combined to make it an Expressionist film. Though not a completely traditional representation of Expressionism, Murnau made the film unique as compared with other films of its time. The most significant element is location filming, which gave it a strong realistic character. His talent puts his horrific dream teetering at the edge of reality. He meticulously chose the elements of his film and blended them carefully into a whole and single expression of a message (Haney)."
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Chekhov's View of "Sightseeing", 2008.
A review on the comparative writing styles of Rattawut Lapcharoensap and Anton Chekhov with particular reference to "Sightseeing" written by Lapcharoensap.
1,033 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 36.95
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The paper discusses Rattawut Lapcharoensap's "Sightseeing", is a first person narrative that describes a short vacation the protagonist and his mother took. The paper states that the story resembles the works of Anton Chekhov because of its symbolism, depression, and unpredictability. The paper then comments that every writer, has his own technique for writing a short story. However for reasons stated, different writers may seem to have identical ideas and style. The paper continues and discusses the comparative writing styles of Chekhov and Lapcharoensap and concludes that both writers' works are unique and exceptional, and both include symbolism, unpredictability, and endless conclusions.
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"Reading about something out of the realm of normal experience---such as having a mother who is going blind--keeps the audience interested. Chekhov's stories differ in this respect. He connects with the reader because the events in his stories are universal in scope. Chekhov's stories focus on what it is like to be a human being. His themes are commonly found in the human condition and can be analyzed and seen through many different reader perspectives. Many interpretations can be made. Lapcharoensap's style and story is told through the first person with views that are only seen through his eyes. It's like he is telling the reader what to think. Chekhov never does that.His stories also do not have as much dialect as Lapcharoensap's do."
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Mrs Dalloway's Simplicity, 2008.
A review of the book "Mrs Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf, and how the protagonist, Mrs. Dalloway, is portrayed as a "simple" woman, who has little education or deep understanding of the world around her.
1,606 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 52.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf. Specifically the paper discusses the passage "Half the time she did things not simply, not for themselves; but to make people think this or that; perfect idiocy she knew (and now the policeman held up his hand) for no one was ever for a second taken in." The paper states that this passage indicates how much importance Clarissa Dalloway places on the opinions of others, and how insecure she really is. The paper describes who Mrs. Dalloway is, her character and her inability to concentrate.
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"Woolf does show some deep emotions and perceptions in Mrs. Dalloway, but they are infrequent, as this passage notes. Woolf writes, "Then, for that moment, she had seen an illumination; a match burning in a crocus; an inner meaning almost expressed. But the close withdrew; the hard softened. It was over--the moment" (Woolf 32). However, through much of the novel, Mrs. Dalloway is much more concerned with the opinions of others, rather than her own thoughts and opinions. The illustrative passage notes this, and gives a strong clue to Mrs. Dalloway's character that will continue throughout the novel. She is insecure and yet self-centered, extremely simply yet capable of complexity, and completely captivated with how others see her, rather than how she sees herself. She lives for approval from others, and in doing so, receives little approval from herself. This is especially apparent in her relationship with Peter. Woolf writes, "Always when she thought of him she thought of their quarrels for some reason-- because she wanted his good opinion so much, perhaps". She is so desperate for the approval of others that she never stops to think of what that means to her own self-esteem and opinion of herself."
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The Color Purple, 2008.
A review of the book "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker, which follows the life of Celie Johnson as she struggles through life in the early 1900s.
772 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 27.95
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The paper presents a short literary analysis of the book "The Color Purple", written by Alice Walker. The paper explores the story, the meaning and the themes that run through the book and argues that the book presents an argument about the cyclic nature of racism and sexism.
From the Paper
" Throughout history many authors have used their works to convey a message or idea to the reader. Sometimes this is a purposeful act of writing and other times it simply conveys such things as a by product of telling the story. Such is the case with Alice Walker's The Color Purple. As she tells the story of several Black women in one family setting as the story unfolds the reader can easily trace the themes of sexism and racism and the cyclic nature of them both in society."
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Big Black Good Man, 2008.
A review of the story "Big Black Good Man" by Richard Wright.
975 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 34.95
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The paper discusses how "Big Black Good Man," one of a series of short stories in the book "Eight Men", by Richard Wright in which he clearly shows how black males were wrongly perceived by society in the mid-1900s. The paper further shows that, Olaf, the protagonist, may deceive himself that he is not a racist, yet the readers quickly recognize him for "showing his true colors." The paper discusses that, even at the end ,one is unsure whether or not Olaf recognizes the truth about himself.
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"The tranquil scene in the hotel totally changes when Jim, a huge "ebony giant," (96) comes looking for a room. Olaf is immediately overwhelmed by disdain and fear as his shallow, insolated world is disturbed. It is not just Jim's race, but the totality of his size, color and attitude that Olaf cannot handle. The way that he reacts to Jim demonstrates how Olaf sees others not by who they are as a person, but rather by their outward appearance."
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"A Light Woman", 2008.
An analysis of the style and depictions in the poem, "A Light Woman," written by Robert Browning.
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This paper discusses the poem, "A Light Woman," written by Robert Browning. It focuses on Browning's depiction of two friends and a woman and the relationships between them. The paper discusses the characters, the use of metaphor and the choice of title. The paper finally discusses the use of irony and how it is a binding element throughout the poem.
From the Paper
"A binding element throughout the poem appears to be irony in terms of the above-mentioned claim to truth. The claim to sincerity and truth throughout the poem is the very thing that reveals the speaker to be false and insincere. His initial claims to these qualities soon break down in the face of his friend's reaction and the final lines of the poem. For Robert Browning, broken friendships and hearts are much more interesting artistic material than truth and sincerity. Both the poet and the speaker then appear to use the friend's tragedy for their own gain."
"Once again, to return to the question in the first stanza: the friend is to be pitied most, as both the speaker and the woman are "light" enough in their lack of loyalty to hurt him for the sake of a frivolous fling."
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"Puddinhead Wilson" and "Tom Sawyer", 2008.
A comparison and look at the contrasting treatment of mixed race themes in Mark Twain's books, "Puddinhead Wilson" and "Tom Sawyer."
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The paper discusses the theme of racial discrimination in the two books "Puddinhead Wilson" and "Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain. The paper compares and concentrates on specific incidences of the mixed race individuals' place in and treatment by society.
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"Perhaps Mark Twain, in depicting the difficulty for Injun Joe of assimilating; but then also depicting Roxy's relative ease of doing so, reflects his own observations about eease or difficulty of assimilation among such ethnic minorities in actual life.
The motif of mixed race individuals' place in and treatment by society begins with Injun Joe in the graveyard scene in Tom Sawyer. We do not know many details surrounding Injun Joe's arrest and public beating. We do know Injun Joe came to the doctor's house and asked for food five years ago and was rebuked. The rest Injun Joe explains thus: "And when I swore I'd get even with you even if it took a hundred years, your father had me [sic] jailed for vagrancy." We may perhaps glean from this that the doctor perceived this as a threat and feared for his safety. This outburst from Injun Joe over his being refused food in a rude manner reflects his understanding of how the town's citizens viewed him. If Injun Joe had understood and accepted that he was seen, due to his ethnicity, as being inferior to white property owners like the doctor, he would have been able to understand the rebuke in a less personal context. Twain's use of a minor incident of Injun Joe's unsuccessfully begging for food as a catalyst for threats of violence and revenge shows the perceived wild nature of Injun Joe. And his own reaction to the doctor's refusal of food only reinforces the existing stereotypes that he is of a temperament and mind-set viewed as being both unfamiliar and dangerous by white society. "
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Private Confessions, 2008.
This paper studies the book 'The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner' by James Hogg.
963 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 34.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that the foundations of 'The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner' written by James Hogg is clearly a series of contests of character, of which the narrator appallingly fails through his allowance of piety and the doctrine of predestination to guide his decisions and justify his sins. The writer notes that from the beginning the youth allows himself to lie, cheat and possibly steal to get his way, overcome the truth telling servant and overtake the student who is above him in knowledge and ability. Even though he agonizes over his deeds, he still naively believes that all is forgiven because he has been preordained to be among the good rather than the evil, secondary even to his dubious birth. The writer maintains that his character is duplicitous, as on the one hand he wishes to do good and on the other, believes that if he gets ahead it is justified, as he is a chosen soul.
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"The narrator is answered with his recently acquired friend, a mirror of sorts who justifies the thoughts and actions of the other through knowing and agreeing with everything he says. There are clear indications that this clone of the narrator is actually the devil, attempting to bar him from prayer and logical thought and feed the violence he has unwittingly conjured up as the answer to all ills in the world.
"The narrator is led to horrific acts including murder, for which he has no memory, but is the most likely culprit, having been led down the garden path by the devil to act upon the idea of predestination."
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