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Papers On American Literature
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Tan's 'A Pair of Tickets' / Culture, Setting, & Character
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A 5 page paper looking at the interrelationship of culture and characterization in this excerpt from Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club. The paper asserts that the protagonist can only discover who she is by learning who her mother was, deep down inside -- and it took a trip to her mother's native country to see this. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: Pairtick.wps
Danielle Steele's 'No Greater Love'
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A 5 page paper reviewing this novel by romance novelist Danielle Steele. Her narrative techniques are explored. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Romnov.wps
Existentialism in “The Red Badge of Courage”
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A twelve page paper analyzing the classification of Stephen Crane’s novel as a precursor of existentialism. The paper defines existentialism and discusses which aspects of the novel would seem to fit this description. Bibliography lists seven sources, which are appended to the paper.
Filename: KBcrane2.wps
Stephen Crane 'The Open Boat'/ Analysis
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A 3 page analysis of the short story by Crane that depicts the struggle of four men to find land after the sinking of their ship. The writer argues that Crane's story is an excellent example of the 'realism' movement in writing that attempted to show life's complexity in an objective manner rather the idealizing life like the romantics. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 90opnbot.rtf
Stephen Crane's 'Maggie - A Girl Of The Streets' / Womens' Rights Issues
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A 5 page look at this novel by Stephen Crane in terms of its analysis of the rights of poor women during the latter years of the nineteenth century. The paper notes that no Constitutional guarantees of fair treatment covered these women, and notes that women are similarly unprotected by the Constitution today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Maggie3.wps
Stephen Crane's 'Maggie -- A Girl of the Streets'
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An analysis of Maggie, the lead character in this Stephen Crane's work, is contained in this 6 page paper. The writer argues that Maggie's story is a tragic one-- with the tragic element being due mostly to the societal era in which Maggie lived. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Maggie.wps
Stephen Crane's 'The Open Boat' / Naturalism & Nature
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An 8 page paper discussing the way Crane's highly imagistic portrayal of nature in this famous short story actually comes closer to the experience of the shipwrecked men than a realistic rendition would have done. Bibliography lists seven sources.
Filename: Openboat.wps
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