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Papers On American Literature
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War Reporting in 'The Things They Carried' and 'The Iliad'
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A 6 page paper looking at these two works of war literature by, respectively, Tim O'Brien and Homer. The paper concludes that the way war is reported impacts the way readers come to regard not only the experience of war but their society as a whole. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: KBobrien.wps
Maturity in 'Sonny's Blues' and 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?'
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A 3 page paper examining the theme of maturity in Baldwin's 'Sonny's Blues' and Joyce Carol Oates' 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?' Baldwin's Sonny surpasses all the other characters, including Connie and her mother. In spite of his dangerous dance with heroin, he is the only one of the group who seeks further meaning either in life or his own actions, or even acknowledges that such further meaning even exists.
Filename: Sonwhere.wps
Oates’ “Where Are You Going. . .” vs. Chopra’s “Small Talk”
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A 6 page paper comparing Joyce Chopra’s film “Smooth Talk”, with Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”, the short story on which the film was based. The paper argues that in allowing the protagonist to live at the end instead of being murdered as Oates implies in her story, Chopra has changed the tale’s moral. No additional sources.
Filename: KBoates.wps
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
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