Women as Depicted by Shakespeare vs. Homer
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A thoughtful 3 page comparison between the characters of Desdemona (Shakespeare's 'Othello') and Penelope (Homer's 'Odyssey'). Both women are viewed as brave, determined, and loyal -- exemplifying the age-old concept of love in both stories -- No Bibliography.
Filename: Othkim.wps

Greco-Roman Values
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It has been known for quite some time that literature not only reflects the values of a society, but that it can influence them as well. This 6 page paper looks at a few of the classic literature, such as The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer, Thucydides' interpretation of Pericles's funeral oration and the plague narrative and The Rape of Lucretia, in terms of the values they may have contributed or reflected of the ancient Greek and Roman societies. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: Grecorom.wps

Homer's Odyssey & Virgil's 'Aeneid'
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A 4 page, comparative discussion of heroism in the 'journeys' of Aeneas in 'The Aeneid' and Odysseus in the 'Odyssey.' No bibliography.
Filename: Aensods1.wps

The Ideology of Warfare in Homer’s “Iliad” and Virgil’s “Aeneid”
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An eight page paper contrasting the philosophy behind warfare in these two classical epics. The paper argues that unlike Roman warfare which emphasizes the primacy of the state, Greek warfare cannot get past the cult of the individual; and as useful as it may be in time of peace, individuality is not a workable ideology in time of war. No additional sources.
Filename: KBaenei4.wps

The Maturation of Odysseus
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A two page paper looking at the episodes Odysseus relates in Books 9-12 of Homer’s Odyssey. The paper concludes that Odysseus shows growing maturity during this period, and in fact may have needed this twenty years’ period away from Ithaka to mature into the type of man he was destined to be. No additional sources.
Filename: KBhomer3.wps

Comparing and Contrasting the Status of Women in Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' With Biblical, Hindu and Muslim Women
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An 18 page paper which compares and contrasts the status of women in Margaret Atwood's 1986 novel, 'The Handmaid's Tale' with those of the Christian Bible, Hindu and Muslim women, specifically in terms of identity (or lack of identity) and sexuality. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TGmahand.wps

Characterization and Ethics in Wells’ “Island of Dr. Moreau”
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A 5 page paper on the way the author’s ethical stance is developed through characterization in H.G. Wells’ novel. The paper asserts that the protagonist Prendick is a human being in a way that Dr. Moreau is not, and the Beast People can not be, because he accepts membership in the fellowship of the human community and recognizes that their fate and their pain is his own. No additional sources.
Filename: KBwells.wps

H. G. Wells' 'The Time Machine'
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A 7 page paper that discusses Wells' theme of intellectual and social complacency through comparison between his guests, the Eloi and the Morlocks. This paper demonstrates that the Utopian society represented by the Eloi actually originated in people like the Time Traveler's doubting friends and evolved into the dying society that he saw in his voyage further into the future because of complacency. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Hgwells.wps

Easier to Move: Confrontations in 'Bartleby' and 'Soldier's Home'
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a 5 page paper comparing Harold Krebs in Hemingway's 'Soldier's Home' with the narrator of 'Bartleby the Scrivener' by Herman Melville. The paper concludes that both these characters have a difficult time risking confrontation, and, despite the fact that one character is a soldier returned from the front and the other a successful lawyer, neither is secure enough to risk a confrontation that could be uncomfortable, painful, or guilt-inducing. Bibliography lists the two primary sources.
Filename: Barthome.wps

Herman Melville's 'Bartleby the Scrivener' / Setting
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A 5 page research paper on Melville's story and the importance of the setting in understanding it. The writer details the setting, the terms used to describe it, and how it related to each stage of Bartleby's withdrawal from life. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Bartleby.wps

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