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O'Connor & Updike / Clash of Worldviews
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A 10 page paper comparing the way Flannery O'Connor and John Updike develop a clash of worldviews in their short fiction. Stories analyzed are O'Connor's 'Revelation', and Updike's 'A & P'. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Sammy’s Two Worlds in Updike’s “A & P”
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A five page look at this short story by John Updike. The paper shows how Updike places his main character in a struggle between two worlds -- one in which life is predictable, steady, stable, and reliable, and one defined by unconventionality and surprise. Sammy’s decision to choose the more unconventional lifestyle will ultimately affect his entire life. Bibliography lists three sources.
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Self-Discovery in Updike’s “A & P”
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A five page paper looking at this short story by John Updike in terms of the author’s development of the story’s theme, a young man’s moment of self-discovery. The paper traces Updike’s use of contrast and detail to paint a picture of an oppressively narrow-minded small town and its people. No additional sources.
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Death, Politics, and Memory in Joyce’s “The Dead”
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A five page paper looking at the importance of these three themes in James Joyce’s classic short story. The paper maintains that Joyce views Ireland as a nation essentially dead, whose greatest power lays in its memories and imagination. Bibliography lists two sources.
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John Steinbeck’s “Travels with Charley: In Search of America”
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This is a 3 page paper discussing and summarizing John Steinbeck’s “Travels with Charley: In Search of America”. John Steinbeck (1902-1968) wrote “Travels with Charley: In Search of America” in 1961 after he had completed a 10,000 road trip across America with his pet poodle, Charley. The work is considered one of his most popular and the following year Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for literature. The book chronicles Steinbeck and Charley’s trip in his truck from Maine to California in addition to touching the northern borders of the country and witnessing the southern racial protests in New Orleans. Sticking mainly to rural roads and towns, Steinbeck comments on the American culture, people and the beauty of the country. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Comparing “Apocalypse Now” and “Heart of Darkness”
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A six page paper looking at Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 film in the light of its relationship to Joseph Conrad’s 1902 novel. The paper argues that although Coppola’s film was billed as a remake of “Heart of Darkness,” it actually makes Conrad’s novel much easier to understand. No additional sources.
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The Failure of Western Civilization in Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”
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A five page paper analyzing how Kurtz, the enigmatic central figure in Joseph Conrad’s novel, represents the failure of Western civilization. The paper asserts that society has a light side and a dark side, and by constantly harping on the optimism of rationalism and progress and denying the existence of any dark side at all, society unwittingly becomes the dark side’s prey. No additional sources.
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Political Obligation In Writing During The 17th & 18th Centuries
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A 7 page examination of political obligation as it related to writers of the 17th and 18th centuries. Concentrates on John Locke and the leaders of the fledgling United States. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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