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The Dark Side of Joyce Carol Oates
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A 6 page paper that provides an overview of the darker elements in the writings of Joyce Carol Oates. A number of her stories are used as examples to illustrate points being made. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Oates.rtf
Marsha Norman’s “Getting Out”
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A five page paper looking at this 1983 play by American playwright Marsha Norman. The paper suggests that the two identities of the protagonist in this play are a metaphor for the dual realities women experienced in the 1960s and 1970s. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KBout.wps
The Power of Truth in Norman’s “Night, Mother”
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A 5 page paper looking at this Pulitzer prize-winning play by Marsha Norman. The paper contends that although the ostensible subject of the play is suicide, it actually deals with the search for truth and the necessity of dismantling the illusions that prevent us from reaching our potential. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: KBmother.wps
Christianity Has Some Competition
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This five-page-paper presents a discussion on
Aldous Huxley (Brave New World), Friedrich Nietzsche (Twilight Of The Idols), and
Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Notes From The Underground), and whether they present a serious
challenge to the Christian Faith. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: CWchristi.wps
Hillerman's Sacred Clowns And Talking God
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Tony Hillerman is a well
known author of southwestern mysteries. He is unique in that he sets
many of his works in the four corners area of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico
and Arizona; on or near the largest Navajo Reservation in the United
States. This 5 page paper provides a review of the books Sacred Clowns
and Talking God. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KThilman.wps
Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown' / Witchcraft and Puritanism
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A 5 page essay on Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story. The writer provides some historical background into Puritanism and the Puritan view of witchcraft against the backdrop of Hawthorne's fiction. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: Brownwit.wps
Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown' / Meeting Of The Witches
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In this 2 page essay, the writer argues that even though the meeting of the witches in 'Young Goodman Brown' seemed like a very realistic occurrence, Hawthorne meant for it to be interpreted as a dream or an illusion of the devil based only upon bits and pieces of reality. This idea is explained in light of themes presented throughout the rest of the story. No other sources cited.
Filename: Ynggdbrn.rtf
Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter' / Character Analysis Of Hester
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An 8 page paper that evaluates the role of Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story. This paper considers the role of Prynne in respect to the Puritan institutions and society in which she lived and the conflict that was inherent between her personal morality and that of the society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Hester.wps
Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter' / Hester's Example
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A 3 page essay which explores how Hester's alienation as a mother, wife and woman show the true expectations and moral values of Puritan society. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Hesterex.wps
Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter' / Historical Significance Of Adultery
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5 pages in length. Intolerance towards acts of adultery was alive and well, historically, during the period of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. The sexual repression and hypocrisy that reigned during the seventeenth century -- as compared with the more relaxed attitudes of today -- was evident within the Puritan culture. The writer addresses such sexual imprisonment as it relates to the mentality of that time. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Scarl4.wps
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