Papers On Literature
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Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' / Theme Of Art For Art's Sake
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A 10 page paper discussing Oscar Wilde's only novel. The paper argues that Wilde's choice of subject matter and treatment creates an artistic experience unencumbered by the need to moralize over it -- in short, �art for art's sake.' Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Dorian.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
Tim O'Brien's 'Lake of the Woods'
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A 5 page paper which analyzes Tim O'Brien's 1994 novel, Lake of the Woods, to determine how events from John Wade's past made his future inevitable, whether his outcome was just or unjust as well as O'Brien's interpretation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Tobrien.wps
Tim O'Brien's 'In the Lake in the Woods'
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A 5 page paper that discusses sorcery and politics in Tim O'Brien's novel �In the Lake in the Woods.' This paper demonstrates the way John Wade utilized sorcery as a means to create the illusion of political credibility and also presents the way that sorcery is used as a part of the political process in general. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Lakewood.wps
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
Plato and the Role of Soul in �Phaedo� and �Republic�
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A 10 page research paper on Plato�s philosophy on the soul as it relates to individual and state harmony. The author explores the idea of soul as prisoner, and the progress beyond that state. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Cnsoulpl.wps
The Jeweler's Shop; The Symbolism of the Ring
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This 3 page paper considers this play by Karol Wojtyla, otherwise Known as Pope John Paul II. The play is full of symbolism, and through the three acts and the three couples we can see the symbolism of the ring as a representation of love. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEwedrin.wps
Hesiod's Fable and Other Ancient Political Portrayals
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A 5 page paper which
discusses four separate political portrayals of ancient times. The portrayals are Hesiod's
fable of the Hawk and the Nightingale, particular dealings in the Iliad, Athens in the 6th
century B.C., and Prometheus and democracy. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAfable.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
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