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Thomas Mann's 'The Magic Mountain' # 2 / Setting & Environment
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A 5 page essay on the use of the mountain and sanitarium setting as a device to portray the environment in which Hans Castorp develops an understanding of the horrors of the war. The paper proves Hans' progress in terms of the setting—from his introduction to reality at the sanitarium to a rejection of that reality to the real answer on the slopes of the magic mountain. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Magmount.wps
Junichiro Tanizaki's 'The Makioka Sisters'
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A 5 page essay discussing the issue of sociocultural values in this acclaimed book. The writer examines various changes occurring in Japanese society as it became 'Westernized' and how such changes affect the characters in Tanizaki's novel.
Filename: Makioka.wps
Junichiro Tanizaki's 'The Makioka Sisters'/ Conflict of Values
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A 5 page paper on the way the characters of the four sisters in Tanizaki's classic novel epitomize a conflict of values, and values in transition in pre-war Japan. One source (the book itself) listed.
Filename: Makioka2.wps
Amy Tan's 'The Joy Luck Club'/ Mother-Daughter Identity
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A 5 page paper looking at the way the Americanized daughters in Amy Tan's novel derive their true identity from the legacy of their Chinese-born mothers. The paper concludes that despite the fact that both mothers and daughters experience problems communicating with one another, Tan suggests that it is only through the effort of breaking down these barriers that daughters are able to discover who they really are. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: Joyluck2.wps
Tan's 'A Pair of Tickets' / Culture, Setting, & Character
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A 5 page paper looking at the interrelationship of culture and characterization in this excerpt from Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club. The paper asserts that the protagonist can only discover who she is by learning who her mother was, deep down inside -- and it took a trip to her mother's native country to see this. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: Pairtick.wps
Doestoevsky's 'Crime & Punishment'
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A 2 page comprehensive essay analyzing the character of Raskolnikov and the importance of the murder scene in Doestovsky's 'Crime & Punishment.' No Bibliography.
Filename: Dostovky.wps
Doestoevsky's 'Notes From The Underground' / Individuality
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A 6 page paper analyzing the issue of universality versus conformity in Dostoevsky's famous novella. It also examines the author's reaction to the literary movements of rationalism and realism, and looks at some of Dostoevsky's most notable symbolism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Dostoev.doc
Doestoevsky's 'The Brothers Karamazov' / Individualization
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A 6 page paper which discusses the way the personalities of the three brothers in the novel form one complete functional personality. Each of them borrows traits from the others as the novel progresses, so that by the end, each brother is a more complete person than he was at the start. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Brothers.wps
Doestoevsky's 'The Possessed'
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A 6 page essay that studies the characterization of six characters in the novel in relationship to Dostoevsky's battle against socialism/atheism in Russia. One source cited.
Filename: Possess.wps
Is More’s “Utopia” a Perfect Society?
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A five page paper looking at this 1516 work by Thomas More in terms of how well it reflects our impressions of the perfect society today. The paper concludes that because More’s society subjugated women and held slaves, we would not consider it perfect; but he reflects the society in which he was raised. No additional sources.
Filename: KButopia.wps
Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' # 2 / Imperfection Is Better...
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A 3 page look at the geopolitical beliefs expounded in Utopia and how such societies have traditionally failed throughout the course of history. The writer argues that rather than strive for the unattainable, we should learn to appreciate the value of imperfection. No other sources cited.
Filename: Utopia2.wps
Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' # 3 / Not A 'Perfect' Society
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A 3 page essay criticizing More's Utopia in an historical context. The writer feels that a 'perfect' society is not possible when it has war, prisoners or war, and slavery. Examples from other Utopian ideologies are presented to illustrate points made. No other sources cited.
Filename: Utopia3.wps
Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' # 4 / Communism Doesn't Work !
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In this insightful 3 page essay, the writer argues that in Utopian societies, the creator is always theoretically 'playing God,' and establishing whatever social order (s)he sees fit for the achievement of societal perfection. It is argued that there exists no viable connection between the Utopia presented in Thomas More's book and true democracy. Rather, More's Utopia more closely resembles Communism -- a failed idea ! No other sources cited.
Filename: Utopia4.wps
Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' & The Communist State
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A 5 page paper analyzing the ways in which Thomas More's idealized society, described in his book Utopia, could be said to be Communist. The paper concludes that the actual aims of Karl Marx and More were different; Marx was calling for a social revolution, and More was calling for a moral one. Bibliography lists three sources including book.
Filename: Utopiacomm.rtf
Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' / An Analytical Criticism
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A 3 page essay in which the writer critiques More's 'Utopia'-- pointing out several atrocities including the treatment of lawyers and animals in his fictitious society. The writer does also find, however, that the book was intended to be satirical and therefore to only criticize it would be to overlook its 'chariacture-like' value. No other sources cited.
Filename: Utopia.wps
Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' / An Analytical Overview
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A 10 page research paper concerning the first of many literary 'utopias' which describe perfect imaginary societies. The writer explores the framework of the society imaged by Sir Thomas More in the early sixteenth-century discussing such topics as the rights of the individual, the laws, and customs of More's ideal human society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Moreutop.wps
“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” vs. “Mary Reilly”
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A six page paper comparing these two variants of the “Jekyll and Hyde” story -- the original by Robert Louis Stevenson, and the more recent update by Valerie Martin, “Mary Reilly.” The paper picks out three compelling scenes from each book and gives a little background on each author. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: KBjekyll.wps
Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde' / A Study In Ambiguity
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A 7 page essay briefly examining the life of the author of 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' and how his life and times affected how he recast the ancient struggle between good and evil that thrives in the heart of every man. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Hyde3.rtf
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