Tim O'Brien/ Going After Cacciato & The Things They Carried
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A 15 page comparison between the above mentioned novels by Tim O'Brien. In these novels, O'Brien examines feelings and uncertainties that speak to the heart of being human and leave the reader thinking, rather then feeling that all their questions have been answered. O'Brien's artistry encompasses all of the nuances and pathos of the human condition, but set within a framework that coincides with the period that formed the crux of his own experience‹the Vietnam War. The writer specifically examines the novels relative to O'Brien's use of structure. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: 90obrien.rtf

Cervantes' 'Don Quixote' vs. Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' / Planes of Existence
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An 8 page paper contrasting Cervantes' Don Quixote with Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. The writer shows how one functions at the level of the spirit and the other at the level of the body, but both are necessary for every human being. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Sinclair.wps

The Plight of the Factory Worker in Sinclair's 'The Jungle'
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A five page paper looking at the types of problems Upton Sinclair's protagonist Jurgis encountered on the job, and how these have eventually been resolved in business today. The paper concludes that the single biggest reason working conditions have improved in the past hundred years is that the plight of the workers has been brought to the attention of an outraged public. No additional sources.
Filename: KBjungle.wps

Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' / Meat Packing & Economics Of The Early 1900s
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A 15 page paper that provides an overview of the economics leading up to the turn of the century and the defining characteristics of the Chicago meatpacking industry as presented in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. The writer examines historical accuracy as it may or may not have been presented by Sinclair. Bibliography lists 8 additional sources.
Filename: Junglech.wps

Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' / Paradox
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A 5 page paper on Upton Sinclair's landmark work. The paper argues that while Sinclair intended to write a polemic for socialism through the chronicle of a poor immigrant in Chicago's Packingtown, readers focused instead on the abuses of the meat-packing industry. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Paradoxj.wps

Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' / Social Conditions as Backdrop
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A 4 page paper discussing the relationship of the text to the actual conditions in the Chicago industrial plants it describes.
Filename: Jungle.wps

John Updike's 'A & P' / Condemned to the Ordinary
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A 5 page paper looking at the character of the store manager in John Updike's well-known story. The paper asserts that Updike's manager represents the entire narrow-minded attitude of this small New England town, and thus is metaphorically present through the entire story, even though he only appears in person at the end. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Updikeap.wps

Post Modernism in Pynchon and Kingston
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Surrealism and integrity are two ingredients that one generally doesn't expect at the same time and in the same place. Yet, both Thomas Pynchon and Maxine Hong Kingston have been able to meld the two into a coherent whole. This 5 page paper examines the postmodern stories: Pynchon's short story on Entropy, and Kingston's novel of the Tripmaster Monkey and His Fake Book, in an effort to verify their ability to embody the principles of postmodernism with their temporal and cultural settings, as well as the reliance on the visual image to convey the essence of their respective morals. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTenttrp.wps

Thomas Pynchon's 'The Crying of Lot 49' / Importance Of Names
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A 5 page paper on the symbolism of the proper names used in Pynchon's novel. The paper concludes that most of the names function as metaphor, and add multiple layers of richness to the text and to the reader's understanding of Pynchon's vision. No additional sources cited.
Filename: crylot49.wps