"Devil In The Shape Of A Woman" By Carol Karlsen And "Salem Possessed" By Paul Boyer And Steven Nissenbaum: Comparison
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5 pages in length. There were a number of reasons why Salem became the historical foundation of witch hunts, but none were so powerful as the threat of female independence had at that time. Without out a doubt, the fear of women's emancipation was the foremost reason for the colonial New England witch hunts. When comparing Carol Karlsen's "Devil In The Shape Of A Woman" with Paul Boyer And Steven Nissenbaum's "Salem Possessed," one immediately notes the incongruity of the two works, primarily due to the fact that Karlsen's perspective as a woman herself is significantly different from either of her male counterparts. No additional sources cited.
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"Lost in the Funhouse": A Discussion of the Book by John Barth
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A 5 page review of the work of John Barth, one of the most notable fiction writers of the twentieth century. Discusses the societal need to classify and categorize such works. "Lost in the Funhouse" is a collection of short stories, essays, meditations, and jokes which stands in contrast to most contemporary approaches to the short story. Fervently resisting the century's move toward realism, Barth instead prefers to combine the past with the present into an "eclectic montage", an intertextual experience which provides something for everyone. The result is a work in which the old story is retold with a postmodern twist. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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"Madame Bovary" and "Catcher in the Rye": Dissatisfaction with the World
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A 5 page paper which discusses the books "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert and "Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger and illustrates how the main characters are dissatisfied with the world around them to the point where their lives become somewhat meaningless. No additional sources cited.
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"Oedipus The King" And "Death Of A Salesman" -- Similarities
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3 pages in length. After examining Oedipus the King and Death of a Salesman as tragedies, it is quite easy to establish a common denominator of similarity. Considering there is a 2,400 year span between the two plays, these similarities reflect how mankind still deals with much the same struggles of guilt that have plagued him for centuries. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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"Phaedra" and "Hedda Gabler"
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A 5 page paper which discusses the heroines in "Phaedra" and "Hedda Gabler." The paper compares how the two present the crises and the dilemmas and how they offer us an examination of the role of women in the 17th and the 19th century. No additional sources cited.
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"Rabbit-Proof Fence" And "Storyteller" – Revealing And Overcoming Cultural Struggles
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7 pages in length. Cultural oppression is a human ill that has run rampant since the first time man realized he could divide himself into separate groups and overrun those deemed different from the rest. The expansive boundaries of literature successfully incorporate the damning nature of cultural oppression as it strives to educate the masses to its complete and utter futility; "Rabbit-Proof Fence" and "Storyteller" are two examples where outer strength and inner fortitude serve to successfully overcome such stringent limitations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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"Romeo And Juliet," "Beowulf," "The Epic Of Gilgamesh" And "The Odyssey": Demonstration Of Epic Qualities That Aristotle Imitates
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5 pages in length. Aristotle shares a number of literary characteristics with some of the greatest stories ever told. His epics imitate such classics as "Beowulf," "The Odyssey," "The Epic of Gilgamesh" and "Romeo and Juliet" in his quest to substantiate the quality of his own historic epics. No additional sources cited.
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"Sir Gawain" And "Beowulf": Religion
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5 pages in length. The religious implications of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "Beowulf" are both vast and far-reaching; while one is riveted with subtle blatancy, the other boldly proclaims how religious beliefs served to separate two cultures. No additional sources cited.
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"SWALLOWS OF KABUL" AND "DAWN": A RELIGIOUS COMPARISON
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This 8-page paper compares and contrasts Khadra's "Swallows of Kabul" and Wiesel's "Dawn," discussing the religious and moral considerations in both books. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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"The Metamorphosis" and "The Stranger": Significance of Minor Characters
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A 5 page paper which discusses and compares the minor characters, and their significance to the story, in Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" and Albert Camus' "The Stranger. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
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"The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H."
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A 6 page review of George Steiner's fictional novel featuring Adolf Hitler. In it Hitler finds temporary reprieve from the post World War II world in an Amazon jungle. Ultimately, however, he is hunted down for the purpose of being subjected to the world's wrath. Steiner's works clarifies that there is a diversity of reasons for that wrath and, ultimately, a diversity of reactions regarding Hitler's capture. No additional sources are listed. No additional sources are listed.
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"The Shock of Arrival"
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This 3 page paper discusses the book "The Shock of Arrival" by Meena Alexander, a chronicle of the immigrant experience. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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"The Tempest" And "Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone": Magic
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5 pages in length. The element of magic within the literary boundaries of Shakespeare's The Tempest and J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is used to illustrate the manner by which social dictates can either condemn or support one's individualism. Clearly, Prospero was cast out as a nonmember of his community after he honed in upon his special magical abilities, forcing him to employ those very same talents as a means by which to enact revenge against his wrongdoers. As such, the image of magic does not carry with it a positive connotation whatsoever. Harry Potter's adventures, on the other hand, presents magic in an enlightening and intriguing fashion that encourages the reader to enlist imaginative thought in order to further ignite the wondrous magical ingredients that Rowling's tale brings forth. No additional sources cited.
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"Their Eyes Were Watching God" And "Absalom, Absalom!": Quest For Life's Purpose
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7 pages in length. The writer discusses how Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and William Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!" both portray a quest, the pursuit of a goal that will give meaning or purpose to life, making it rewarding or satisfying. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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'Fiddler on the Roof' (a.k.a. 'Tevye') & 'Tevye the Dairyman' by Sholem Aleichem / Compare and Contrast
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A 4 page paper which examines the collection of Yiddish short stories entitled Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories by Sholem Aleichem and the 1971 musical film, upon which it was based, Fiddler on the Roof (also referred to as Tevye). Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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'Memoirs of a Female Physician' and 'The Rain Came'
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A five page paper which compares these two works, in terms of the way in which they explore the role of women in a male-dominated culture, and the nature of sacrifice in relation to women's place in society. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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'The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down' And 'The Great Mortality' - How People React To Catastrophe
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5 pages in length. Reactions to catastrophic events vary to a significant degree depending upon the cultural and social implications. The extent to which the aspects of public and private tragedy serve to further deepen the divide is both grand and far-reaching; that each form of catastrophe brings about responses of anger, perceived betrayal and outright erroneousness speaks to human nature's prerequisite to find answers to questions that do not always exist. This realization is duly illustrated in Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down and Kelly's The Great Mortality whereby each other depicts the aftermath of tragedy that marks a watershed moment in the lives of those who endure the catastrophe. No additional sources cited.
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