Papers On American Literature
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"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow": Short Story and Film
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A 5 page paper which
compares the short story, by Washington Irving, and the film version, directed by Tim
Burton, of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAdepp.rtf
"The Misfit" and Huck Finn/ O'Connor and Clemmons
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A 4 page research paper that contrasts and compares Huck from Huckleberry Finn and the character of the Misfit from Flannery O'Connor's A Good Man is Hard to Find. The writer argues that both of these characters were abused as children, but it was Huck's "adventure" with Jim, the runaway slave, that gave him the opportunity to mature, while the Misfit was further traumatized into deeper psychosis by prison life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khmishuc.rtf
"The Poorhouse Fair" by John Updike
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A 5 page paper which discusses "The
Poorhouse Fair" by John Updike, as it relates to Updike's purpose and intent. No
additional sources cited.
Filename: RApoorhse.wps
"The Scarlet Letter": The Classic Theme of Adultery
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"The Scarlet Letter" was first published in 1850, in a time of much more rigid societal standards which exist today. It is a classic, however, because it touches on a number of impropriety which are just as unacceptable today as it was over one hundred and fifty years ago. The most central of these improprieties is the universal theme of adultery. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPscrlt.wps
"The Snows of Kilimanjaro” and “The Yellow Wallpaper"
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A comparison between the two short stories, with particular reference to the way in which they deal with mental illness and the psychological relationships between men and women. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLsnows.rtf
"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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A 5 page paper which discusses and
analyzes "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
Filename: RAchhour.rtf
"The Sun Also Rises": Character Analysis
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A 10 page paper which provides a
character analysis of Jake and Brett. The paper compares Jake and Brett, Jake and the
other men, and Brett and the other men. The paper presents the thesis that all of these
relationships support one another in regards to the characters' need to find value and
meaning in life following WWI. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: RAhemsun.wps
"The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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A 5 page paper which illustrates how
O'Brien, in "The Things They Carried," uses structure to illustrate the evolution of the
protagonist Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, as well as to develop two major themes, reality vs.
fantasy and leadership. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAobrien.wps
"The Underground Man" and Discrimination of the Mentally Impaired
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A 5 page
paper which discusses the book "Underground Man" by Mick Jackson, and illustrates how
the Duke in the book was discriminated against, and generally misunderstood, just as
mentally impaired people are today. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAundergr.wps
"The Water is Wide" : A Review of the Novel by Pat Conroy
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A 5 page review of "The Water is Wide", a novel chronicling the experiences of writer and educator Pat Conroy in 1969 on the near deserted island of Yamacraw off the South Carolina coast. Relates Conroy's trials, tribulations, and successes when charged with educating a largely illiterate group of student consisting of black fifth graders and older students. Recounts his innovative methods and perseverance which serve as an example to educators of the fact that one man can make a difference. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPwatrWd.wps
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