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British Science Fiction & Technology / Correlation
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A 10 page research paper which examines the historical connection between science fiction and technology. Specifically discussed are how British authors H.G. Wells, Aldous Huxley and Arthur C. Clarke could have the creative foresight to write about technological innovations before they became accepted realities. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: Scific.wps
Huxley's 'Brave New World' vs. Vonnegut's 'Cat's Cradle' / Two Utopias ?
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A 6 page paper arguing that Huxley and Vonnegut created utopian societies in prose to prove that there is no such thing, and in fact created 'dystopias' in their prose and agreed with that vision. The paper postulates that they believe society is helpless to change its path. Definitions of utopia and dystopia introduces the paper, which ties into a Huxley finale. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Dystopia.wps
Outcasts in a 'Brave New World'
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A 3 page look at the characterization of Bernard and John in Aldous Huxley's futuristic novel. The paper concludes that of the two, only John is a real iconoclast; Bernard is simply reacting to what he perceives as society's rejection of him. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: Outcast.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
Darwinism in Hardy's 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles'
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A twelve page paper looking at the influence of Charles Darwin's 'Origin of Species' on Thomas Hardy's novel. The paper argues that Hardy was a devout disciple of Darwin's theory and used it to explain the forces operating against the novel's protagonist. No additional sources.
Filename: KBdarwin.wps
Gender and Power in Dickens and Hardy
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A 12 page paper looking at these issues as they are presented in Charles Dickens' 'David Copperfield' and Thomas Hardy's 'Jude the Obscure.' The paper concludes that although Hardy's female characters are much more highly-developed than Dickens', both Victorian authors seem to feel that a woman’s proper function is to support a man in his path through life, without really having a path of her own. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KBjude.wps
Thomas Hardy's 'Mayor of Casterbridge' / Character Of Henchard
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A 7 page paper on the use of characterization in Thomas Hardy's novel, especially as it applies to the very disagreeable Mayor himself. The paper argues that Hardy takes a risk in making a pivotal character so nasty, but does so to illustrate that all Henchard's problems are of his own making. Bibliography lists 6 sources including book.
Filename: Mayor.wps
Thomas Hardy's 'Native Son'
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This 5 page paper explores the motivation behind the murders committed by protagonist Bigger Thomas with the assumption that they were fear-induced rather than intentional.
Filename: Nativeson.wps
Thomas Hardy's 'Tess Of The D'Ubervilles'
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A 4 page essay on Hardy's book -- in which the writer focuses upon how the character of Tess is developed. Victorian society, stereotypes, and the role of family are important to this discussion. Tess' relationships with other characters are also examined and specific examples are provided. No other sources cited.
Filename: Tessdube.wps
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