Issues in Cultural Literature
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A 9 page paper which examines several different stories and novels that deal with cultural realities. The novels or stories examined are �The God of Small Things� by Arundhati Roy, �Maru� by Bessie Head, �Jasmine� by Bharati Mukherjee, �Secrets� by Nuruddin Farah, �Moth Smoke� by Mohsin Hamid, �Grain of Wheat� by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, �The Guide� by R.K. Narayan, �Ambigious Adventures� by Cheikh Kane and �Death of a King�s Horseman� by Wole Soyinka.
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James Joyce's "Dubliners": Restriction And Repression
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8 pages in length. James Joyce's "Dubliners" possesses many important components of restriction and repression that, if not taken in their direct context, will be overlooked by the average reader. It is essential to also look beyond the author's obvious intention with regard to the stories' overall meaning so as not to miss the grand but elusive subtleties. To be sure, Joyce's writing incorporated a significant amount of blatancy while also implying considerable obscurity. The writer discusses four stories from Joyce's "Dubliners." Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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James Joyce's "The Dead" And Virginia Woolf's "The Legacy": Relationships
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5 pages in length. Love is often not enough to sustain a relationship between two people, which has been effectively demonstrated in both The Dead and The Legacy. Joyce's Gabriel and Gretta Conroy and Woolf's Gilbert and Angela Clandon represent the epitome of disguise by existing within a relationship under the illusion of love. The writer discusses how the Conroy's and the Clandon's address the issue of marriage in very different ways. No additional sources cited.
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Jane Smiley's "A Thousand Acres": Departure From Shakespeare's "King Lear"
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5 pages in length. Jane Smiley's "A Thousand Acres" has long been compared to Shakespeare's "King Lear"; while there are many similarities to the classic play, one can readily argue that there are just as many departures from "King Lear," as well. One of the most pertinent departures addresses women and their place in society, with the overt implications of fear and control represent the role women play in Smiley's "A Thousand Acres." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Japanese & American Literature of the Early 20th Century
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A 5 page paper that considers a comparison between Japanese and American literature around the turn of the century, and reflects on the political, social and religious determinants that influenced writers of this era. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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John Fowles' "The French Lieutenant's Woman": Alienation
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5 pages in length. Alienation can accurately be described as an inclination of temperament or outlook. Another way to describe it would be to call it a highly personal and unreasoned distortion of judgment. More often than not, alienation is defined as a negative outlook. In the case of John Fowles' "The French Lieutenant's Woman," alienation is what the author's protagonist -- Sarah � comes to loathe. While she is an upstanding and compassionate woman, she is unfairly thrust into the lair of societal judgment when she is falsely accused of being a whore. The writer discuss how this erroneous conclusion not only causes her unmerited emotional distress but it also casts an even larger shadow of doubt as to whether or not her French sailor will ever return for her. No additional sources cited.
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John Grisham's "The Client" and Mario Puzo's "The Godfather Part I"
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10 pages in length. The lure of the good life, as enhanced by drugs, prostitution and easy money, is a prominent Italian Mafia theme between John Grisham's The Client and Mario Puzo's The Godfather Part I. In the typical one-for-all, all-for-none mentality of a world gone bad, both of these literary projects casts a visual image of the Italian Mafia that fosters all the illustrious wrongdoing made possible by a group of streetwise gangsters. There is virtually no prejudice left untapped, no symbolism left untouched and no stereotype left unadulterated when the Italian Mafia is represented The Godfather Part I and The Client. All that one can expect from such a collection of malcontents is just what one receives: the quest for fortune though illegal avenues. The Godfather Part I was a particularly intriguing story by the way it illustrated a complete lack of conscience: Killing, maiming, thieving and lying were touted as being the manner by which to lead one's life in the Italian Mafia, because that is what will get one the finer things in life. Indeed, it became clear early on in Puzo's saga that part and parcel to the Italian Mafia's composition is constantly being on the make, going through the proverbial back door in their obsessive pursuit of the American Dream. No additional sources cited.
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Josephine Tey's "The Daughter Of Time" And Desmond Seward's "Richard Iii: England's Black Legend"
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8 pages in length. Richard III has enjoyed a long, illustrious reincarnation throughout the last several centuries; while some believe he was an unscrupulous power monger who brought nothing but fear and treachery to England, others contend that his legacy has been much maligned by faulty accounts and historical alterations. Josephine Tey is one such author whose treatment of Richard III is more than kind; with the help of her protagonist detective Alan Grant, Tey works literary magic in The Daughter of Time to illustrate her perception of a man whose character she defends. Desmond Seward, on the other hand, takes a more pragmatic approach to uncovering the truth of Richard's legacy in Richard III: England's Black Legend, contending that his murderous ways placed a significantly black mark upon this period of English history. Was Richard III good or evil, or perhaps a bit of both? This is what the reader is left to determine after reading the two completely diverse accounts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Journey's End & Arms And The Man
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A 5 page paper that provides an overview and analysis of Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff and Arms And The Man: An Anti-Romantic Comedy by George Bernard Shaw. Some aspects considered are reality versus appearance and expectation and irony. No Bibliography.
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Journeys in John Cheever's Short Story, "The Swimmer" and Angela Carter's Short Story, "The Company of Wolves"
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A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts the protagonists' journeys, in John Cheever's short story, "The Swimmer" and in Angela Carter's "The Company of Wolves," noting how appearances can sometimes be deceiving.
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