Comedy as Social Criticism/Moliere & Voltaire
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A 7 page essay that discusses how Moliere in Tartuffe and Voltaire in Candide utilized comedy in order to criticize social and political conventions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khmolvol.rtf

Comparative Analysis of Alfred de Musset’s “Confession d’Enfant du Siecle (Confession of a Child of the Century)” and Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov’s “A Hero of Our Time”
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An 11 page paper which compares the autobiographical elements of these novels represented by the protagonists and considers how society’s ills contributed to a youthful loss of innocence in nineteenth-century French and Russian societies. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGherocon.rtf

Comparative Analysis of Sei Shonagon’s “Pillow Book” and Christine de Pizan’s “The Book of the City of Ladies”
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A 9 page paper which discusses that while there are similarities between these two works by female authors there are also significant differences. Specifically considered are how much of these differences can be attributed to the cultural differences between eleventh century Japan and fifteenth century western Europe and how much they can be attributed to the different personalities of the respective authors. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGpilcit.rtf

Comparative Analysis of the Female Protagonists in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" and Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary"
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A 5 page paper which examines how each character questions what happiness is about, but while Jane ultimately finds it in marriage to Edward Rochester, Emma is ultimately dissatisfied because she is never able to realize her concept of what happiness should be. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGeyrbov.wps

Comparative Analysis of Thomas Mann’s “Death in Venice” and Jean-Paul Sartre’s “No Exit”
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A 5 page paper which discusses the theme of choices in both novels. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGmansar.rtf

Comparative Analysis of Voltaire’s “Candide” and Charles Dickens’ “Hard Times”
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A 4 page paper which compares and contrasts each novel’s social criticism, considering particular objects of criticism and what they tell about the society of each place and time, the limitations imposed by the respective political environments and an evaluation of their appeal and effectiveness. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGcanht.rtf

Comparative Literary Analysis of Jane Austen’s Novel, “Pride and Prejudice,” Victor Hugo’s Novel, “Les Miserables,” and Wallace McRae’s Poem, “Reincarnation”
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A 5 page paper which analyzes how point-of-view shapes the exposition, prose, style, tone, plot, theme, and character of these works. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGjavhwm.rtf

Concepts in Short Stories
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This 3 page paper discusses Kafka's short story "In a Penal Colony" and whether or not it represents procedural justice and argues that it does not. Then it discusses Willa Cather's work "Paul's Case," "The Country Doctor" by Balzac and "The Swimmer" by Cheever, and argues that only Neddy in the swimmer would be considered to have a life that Sisyphus would applaud. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVConSho.rtf

Concepts of Honor and Dishonor in Medieval Women, As Explored by Christine de Pizan and Geoffrey Chaucer
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A 7 page paper which examines how honor and dishonor was determined in Medieval women, as considered in de Pizan's "The Book of the City of Ladies," "The Writings of Christine de Pizan," and Chaucer's "The Franklin's Tale" and "The Nun's Priest's Tale." Specifically considered are marriage; widowhood; effects of education, offspring, politics and religion; convents and widow's havens; well-known women of honor or dishonor,; and the impact of nobility or peasantry in shaping these concepts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGhonor.rtf

Connections between Images and Characters
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This 3 page paper discusses images, symbols, language and other literary techniques, and their connections to characters in "The Other One," "Shiloh," and "The Verb to Kill." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HvImgCha.rtf

CONTRAST AND COMPARISON OF KAFTKA’S, THE TRIAL AND CAMUS L’ETRANGER
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This 15 page paper compares and contrasts Kafka's The Trial with Albert Camus' The Stranger (L'etranger). Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBkafka.rtf

Critical Analysis of Voltaire’s “Candide”
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A 5 page paper which examines the novel’s major themes, considers the context in which these themes and ideas were developed, and offers a personal reaction presented to the challenges presented within the text by Voltaire. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGvolcan.rtf

Cultivate Our Garden: Voltaire
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A 4 page paper which examines the meaning of “cultivate our garden” as seen in the work of Voltaire. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAvgar.rtf

Daru's Decision in Albert Camus' Short Story, "The Guest" As an Example of Existentialism
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A 5 page paper which considers how the Existentialist philosophy is depicted in Daru's decision to allow Balducci's Arab prisoner choose his own destiny. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGacguest.wps

De Stael/On Germany
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A 20 page research paper/analysis of early nineteenth century writer Madame Germaine de Stael's 1813 text De l'Allemagne (On Germany), which is a comprehensive overview of Germany history, climate and natural character. Not only does Stael discuss these factors, in and of themselves, but she also illustrates how these factors affect German literature, philosophy, religious and moral attitudes. This examination of this text demonstrates that it constitutes a vast compendium of not only cultural observations, but also philosophical maxims, literary precepts, as well as political admonitions. The writer also discusses a political subtext that runs through the work in which Stael criticize Napoleonic expansion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khstael.rtf

De Tocqueville: "Democracy in America"
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This 10 page paper answers questions about Alexis de Tocqueville's classic book, "Democracy in America." Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVDeTocq.rtf

Deciphering Gertrude Stein
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This 10 page paper discusses two works by Gertrude Stein: "The Making of Americans" and "Tender Buttons" Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVGSTein.rtf