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526.21394 Motifs in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck is known for being one of the greatest American novelists of the 20th century. And many literary minds consider The Grapes of Wrath to be his finest piece of long fiction. So what is all the hype about a novel that is nearly 70 years old and covers the topics of the dust bowl and great depression? It would seem as though the major themes of this novel would be a dead subject by now. After all, many of the great works of fiction and non-fiction alike covering topics as monumental and horrific as the Holocaust of World War II have fallen in recognition and they covered material much more intrinsic to an understanding of a time period than does Steinbeck?s novel. Even The Diary of Anne Frank, although a great and important piece of literature seems to have fallen in popularity. So, the question need be asked again- what is all the hype surrounding Steinbeck and his work, particularly The Grapes of Wrath? The answer lies, perhaps, what he says without being terribly overt in saying them. It is the kind of material that makes people think and think hard about their lives (Simmons, p.56). In short, his themes and motifs have worldwide implication outside of the printed page making this an important novel not just to the understanding of a time period in American history or an understanding of underlying American motivation that drove the 20th century onward, but for the understanding of intrinsic human motivations and the needs that burn inside everyone during rough times in which survival (financial and otherwise) may be difficult to obtain.
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527.21396 By the Sweat of Her Brow: Metaphor and Theme in Zora Neal Hurston's ?Sweat?
This 4-page graduate paper examines how theme is developed in Zora Neal Hurston's short story, ?Sweat? by metaphors. The development of the paper includes references to Delia's occupation, Snakes, the bullwhip Sykes uses to threaten Delia, attempted murder, Delia's consent to Sykes? of death, and the departure of the snake. This essay concludes that Hurston?s story draws heavily on metaphor in order to parallel the violence and tensions between men and women with the violence contained in Biblical texts. Much of Hurston?s text suggests Genesis in particular, drawing on the story of Adam and Eve to suggest the levels of violence and tension implicit between Delia and her husband. Drawing on imagery of snakes, murder, sweat, labour, and conflict, Hurston depicts violence - committed by both men and women against one another - as primordial, stemming from the onset of time. Rather than linking the violence to political tensions or cultural practices, Hurston suggests that violence and aggression between men and women stems from humanity?s earliest forebears.
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Filename: 21396
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528.21443 Graham Greene's The Quiet American: A Cautionary Tale
This 3-page undergraduate essay examines Graham Greene's The Quiet American as a cautionary tale. Using only Greene?s work as a source, this paper argues that Greene?s text is both a political and personal cautionary tale, especially through the narrator Fowler, as it suggests the corruption and death which can occur at the personal and political levels when politics and personal lives are allowed to conflate. This paper concludes that the text suggests that political tensions within an environment can make men withdraw into themselves and seek ways to deaden themselves to what is occurring around them. In Greene?s text, this withdrawal makes Fowler into three things. First, withdrawal makes Fowler into a mere reporter, a cynical observer of humanity who critiques rather than helps others. Secondly, withdrawal makes Fowler into an opium addict, as he risks physical disintegration in order to get away from his personal and political terrors. Finally, isolation may be a factor in making Fowler into a killer or at least a conspirator to murder, as Fowler eventually cannot isolate himself any longer. Greene?s text suggests that when political situations threaten men?s personal lives and ideals - as they do with Pyle, Fowler, Trouin, and others in the text - those men may make decisions which result in death and terror.
Pages: 3
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Filename: 21443
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529.21447 O Pioneers, by Willa Cather
From Disney?s unfortunate depiction of John Smith?s relationship with Pocahontas to the recent glorification of the Native American as the noble savage, the views of early American pioneers has changed from that of celebration to condemnation. However, Willa Cather?s novel, ?O Pioneers!?, takes a look at what it means to struggle with the land to tame it into a partnership and to survive the trials that come with settling new territory. Her epic saga, in turn, becomes a novel of celebration instead of condemnation and what it celebrates is America?s manifest destiny.
Pages: 4
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Filename: 21447
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530.21558 A Metaphorical Analysis of ?Daddy? by Sylvia Plath
This paper will present a metaphorical analysis of the poem "Daddy" by Sylvia Plath. By understanding her intense hatred for her Father and her husband, we can show how Plath uses metaphors to describe these diabolical and evil men. By relating to her experiences as a girl and her Father, we can see how Plath liberates herself from the men her life by this expression and determination in the language of poetry.
Pages: 4
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Filename: 21558
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531.21649 Mother to Son
Langston Hughes ? or to give him his full name, James Mercer Langston Hughes ? was one of the shining lights of the Harlem Renaissance, itself one of the shining moments of American 20th century history. His poetry and prose helped give voice to perhaps the first truly empowered generation of blacks in the United States as well as helping to define an historical moment and helped to provide a literary model of self-realization for African-Americans that continue to this day.
Pages: 4
Bibliography: 2 source(s) listed
Filename: 21649
Price: US$35.80
532.21651 "Walking": An Analysis of Romantic Elements
This five page undergraduate paper examines the essay "Walking" by Henry David Thoreau. The author notes that this essay should be included in any literary study of the American Romantic period because its themes of nature, spirituality, individual potential, self-reliance, human nature, and other elements of Romanticism clearly identify it as a Romantic work. Few writers of any period have had such a great, lasting, and positive influence on American perceptions of the relationship between humanity and nature as did Henry David Thoreau, and his fascinatingly expressive essay ?Walking? exemplifies his status as a Romantic era essayist who eloquently expressed the idealistic sentiments of his time.
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