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Papers On British Literature
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Samuel Richardson's 'Clarissa' / Self-Esteem, Violation And Ethics
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An 8 page look at this eighteenth-century novel in terms of the motivation of its protagonist, who, after being raped, wills herself to die. The paper asserts that despite the fact that Clarissa's historical period and social background mitigates against her ability to turn her life around, the novel's ending is disappointing because she simply gives up. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Clarich.wps
Ann Radcliffe's 'The Italian' / A Response to Lewis
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A 3 page paper that supports the perspective that Ann Radcliffe's work 'The Italian' was a response to Lewis' 'The Monk' and that comparing themes and character development supports this premise. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Radcliff.wps
The Family Life of Ralph Josselin, a Seventeenth-Century Clergyman
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A 5 page overview of the diaries of Ralph Josselin, a moderate Puritan clergyman who, over a forty year period spanning between 1641 and 1683, provides a detailed record of his political responsibilities. Emphasizes the historic significance of this work and its value to historians and practically anyone else interested in this period of time.
Filename: PPjossel.wps
The Unattainable Literary Geography of Swift's Gulliver
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In Gulliver's
Travels, there is a myriad of meaning buried in an entertaining and
macabre representation of period writing. This 6 page paper argues that
Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels must have seemed inaccessible to the
early modern reader with it's underlying theme of mocking the Puritan
ethic, it's satirical form and the romantic style which incorporated
absurdism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KTswifts.wps
Relationships In Plath’s Bell Jar
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In Sylvia Plath’s only novel, The
Bell Jar, written shortly before her own suicide, Esther Greenwood takes
on the burden of being the representation of Plath in an
autobiographical foray into the world of the mentally ill. This 5 page
paper argues that her relationships - especially those with men, are
seen to be an outcry against the confines of a post war society bent on
building walls around women in order to control and manipulate them,
without regard to personal space or integrity. Bibliography lists 2
sources.
Filename: KTbeljar.wps
The Effects of Homosexuality in the Works of Oscar Wilde
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A ten page paper looking at the way Wilde's works reflect his homosexuality, but also the way his homosexuality determined the dominant themes of his writing. Particular works considered are 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' and 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime.' Bibliography lists seven sources.
Filename: KBwilde.wps
Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House' / Characterization, Plot And Irony
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5 pages in length. Without the inclusion of characterization, plot and irony, there would be little point in constructing any works of literature whatsoever, for these literary terms describe the very heart of a story's content. The people within a tale must have a sense of existence, which is what characterization gives to them. It is a means by which the author develops the story's characters, giving them depth, artistic representation and motives for their actions. Plot is why the whole story comes alive in the first place; without plot, a tale would merely drone on and on without purpose or direction. A story's irony is what makes it that much more intriguing, particularly in relation to the fact that irony represents an expression opposite of what the literal meaning provides. Irony can be described as an unwitting occurrence that takes the characters -- and the reader -- by complete surprise. The writer discusses characterization, plot and irony in relation to Ibsen' 'A Doll's House.' Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCdoll.wps
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