Kafka as Modernist
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A 5 page paper looking at two of Franz Kafka's posthumously-published novels, The Trial and The Castle, showing how they reflect the concerns of European modernism. The paper also notes that while their tone was a little too bleak and existentialist for most Americans of the Modernist period, Americans today are rediscovering Kafka because he perfectly reflects the sense of meaninglessness so pervasive today. No additional sources cited.
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Kafka's Stories Compared
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This 9 page paper describes and compares the Franz Kafka stories, 'The Judgement' (1913) and 'The Metamorphosis' (1915).
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J.M. Synge (1871-1909)
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This 15 page report gives an overview of the life and work of Irish dramatist J.M. Synge. The report also discusses the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland and the powerful impact they had on Synge. Synge is best-known for The Playboy of the Western World produced in 1906. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: Synge.doc

Alvarez� �How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent�
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An eight page paper looking at this multicultural novel in terms of its treatment of the issues of cultural identity and assimilation. The paper asserts that when immigrants try too hard to melt into one homogenous nation, they lose those distinctive characteristics which allow them to maintain their emotional and spiritual health. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Culture & Illness/'Garcia Girls'
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A 7 page research paper that addresses the problems that can be encountered for a health care practitioner in dealing with Hispanic clients. The writer draws on Julia Alvarez's novel How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent in applying social psychology concepts pertaining to culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: 99cill.rtf

Julia Alvarez's 'In the Time of the Butterflies'
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A 6 page paper discussing the changes the four Mirabal sisters moved through on their journey from the children of a middle-class landowner in the 1930s Dominican Republic to full-blown political activists. One sister never did participate, though she was sympathetic to the rebel cause, but the other three gave their lives and became more powerful as martyrs than they were in life. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Alvarez.doc

Love and Language in Alvarez' 'Garcia Girls'
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A five page paper on Julia Alvarez' 'How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent.' The paper discusses how the dual themes of love and language run through the novel, helping the immigrants come to a fuller appreciation of who they are. No additional sources.
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The Immigrant Experience: Alvarez and Others
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A five page paper looking at Julia Alvarez� �How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent�, and comparing the immigrant experience portrayed there to that of an Italian-American personally interviewed. The paper concludes that the secret lies in creating a totally new hybrid culture which combines Old World and New, past and present. Bibliography lists three sources.
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James Thurber's 'The Catbird Seat' / Brains vs. Brawn
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An 8 page paper on the contrast of images of both athleticism and sexuality with intellectualism and strategy in James Thurber's Thurber's short story. The writer concludes that for Thurber it is the sport of the mind that triumphs. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: Catbird.wps

James Thurber's Comic Methods
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A 10 page critical essay describing how Thurber constructed his comedy to so accurately reflect the experience of twentieth century Americans. His diction and subject matter are both examined, along with the text of one short story and abundant references to others. Bibliography lists ten sources.
Filename: Thurber.wps

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