Salman Rushdie's "Shame"
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A 4 page paper which examines how Rushdie, in the novel "Shame," works to ultimately create a vision of failure regarding Pakistan. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAshame2.rtf

Salman Rushdie/ The Satanic Verses
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A 7 page research paper that Rushdie's novel and the controversy that surrounded its publication. The writer outlines why the Islamic world found the book so offensive that it resulted in threats against Rushdie's life and also discusses its literary reception. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khsatver.wps

Salman Rushdie: Thematic Parallels Between Ayesha And Gibreel
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15 pages in length. The manner by which the themes of Salman Rushdie's Ayesha the Butterfly Girl parallel with the story of the archangelic career of Gibreel Farishta speaks to the notion of religious fundamentalism, defiance against conventionalism and the search for self-identity. Clearly, the marriage between politics and religion represents the fundamental basis upon which Rushdie crafts his novel; it is with a significant amount of social courage and literary prowess that he so eloquently weaves the thematic parallels between Ayesha and Gibreel. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TLCSalmn.rtf

Saving Sourdi” by May-Lee Chai
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“A 3 page paper which examines the theme in May-Lee Chai’s story “Saving Sourdi.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAsourdi.rtf

Scholarship Boy By Richard Hoggart
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A 10 page paper. Throughout history, youngsters who show greater intellectual ability have been awarded scholarships to the more rigorous academic schools. The question Hoggart addresses is how individuals from working class families integrate their origins with the experiences they have in a school with higher standards. This is also the question that is addressed in this essay using several other pieces of literature as support. These texts include Walkerdine and Lucey's A Question of Meaning; Leigh and Loach's Class, Politics, and Gender. High Hopes and Riff-Raff; Lawler's Escape and Escapism: Representing Working-Class Women; and Cook's Culture, Class and Taste. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGhoggrt.rtf

Secondary Characters in “Ferdydurke” and “The Stranger”
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This 5 page paper discusses the effect secondary characters have on the protagonists of the novels “Ferdydurke” and “The Stranger.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVCamFer.rtf

SEMBENE AND THE LIFE OF THE PEASANT
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This 5-page paper answers certain questions about imperialism and the life of a worker/peasant, using Ousmane Sembene's book "God's Bits of Wood," which details the story of railway workers striking against French authorities in the late 1940s.
Filename: MToausam.rtf

Sergio Troncoso
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The Chicano author Sergio Troncoso is gaining a great deal of recognition. This 5 page paper considers how his work has themes of the relative nature of truth and how this is linked with core personality and identity values. The paper focuses on the book “The Nature of Truth” to look at how truth is portrayed in this book, and how it reflects in the actions of the different characters, then compares this to real life, such as the life and work of Paul de Man. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEtronco.rtf

SHADOWS OF THE POMEGRANATE TREE: HISTORICAL VALIDITY
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This 6 page paper discusses the historical validity of Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree by Tariq Ali. The text of Stuart Schwartz (Victors and Vanquished) to corroborate points. Examples given from texts. Brief synopsis given. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBpom.rtf

Shammas: "Arabesques"
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This 6 page paper discusses the novel "Arabesques" by Anton Shammas and argues that one of the most important techniques he uses is to make his narrator unreliable, thus mirroring both his own situation as a Christian Arab Israeli, who feels out of place; and the turmoil that characterizes the Middle East. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVShamas.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

Similarities: Gregor Samsa and Franz Kafka
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This 4 page paper traces the similarities between Franz Kafka and his literary creation, Gregor Samsa, the poor man who woke one morning to find that he had been transformed into a gigantic insect. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVKafSam.rtf

Social Justice/Ihara Saikaku & Nawal El Saadawi
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A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares two short stories, Ihara Saikaku's "Barrelmaker Brimful of Love" and Nawal El Saadawi's "In Camera." Saikaku's story is set in seventeenth century Japan and El Saadawi's narrative is set in twentieth century Egypt, yet both authors relate their particular society's perspective on social justice, in regards to women's place in society. In so doing, these stories demonstrate that the position of women in each of these societies is similar despite the differences in time and locale. In each story, women are pictured as secondary to the main thrust of societal interest. In both stories, one sees an emphasis of the power of male authority and the importance to these cultures that women remain subjugated and controlled. No bibliography is offered.
Filename: khisnes.rtf

Social Secession in Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”
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A 5 page paper which examines how the Norwegian playwright handles the theme of social secession in his characterization of female heroine Nora Helmer. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGdhsocsec.rtf

STORY OF ZAHRA: A BOOK REVIEW
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This is a book report that reviews the content, symbolism and importance of Hana al-Shaykh's The Story of Zahra. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTzahras.rtf

STRINDBERG’S A DREAM PLAY: OPENING SECTION
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This 5 page paper discusses the playwright's notes and the likely audience reaction to the play. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBsberg.rtf

Subplot: Christine and Krogstad in Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”
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A 6 page paper which examines the presence and significance of the subplot involving Christine and Krogstad in Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAdoll.rtf