Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' & The Communist State
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A 5 page paper analyzing the ways in which Thomas More's idealized society, described in his book Utopia, could be said to be Communist. The paper concludes that the actual aims of Karl Marx and More were different; Marx was calling for a social revolution, and More was calling for a moral one. Bibliography lists three sources including book.
Filename: Utopiacomm.rtf

Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' / An Analytical Criticism
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A 3 page essay in which the writer critiques More's 'Utopia'-- pointing out several atrocities including the treatment of lawyers and animals in his fictitious society. The writer does also find, however, that the book was intended to be satirical and therefore to only criticize it would be to overlook its 'chariacture-like' value. No other sources cited.
Filename: Utopia.wps

Sir Thomas More's 'Utopia' / An Analytical Overview
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A 10 page research paper concerning the first of many literary 'utopias' which describe perfect imaginary societies. The writer explores the framework of the society imaged by Sir Thomas More in the early sixteenth-century discussing such topics as the rights of the individual, the laws, and customs of More's ideal human society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Moreutop.wps

“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” vs. “Mary Reilly”
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A six page paper comparing these two variants of the “Jekyll and Hyde” story -- the original by Robert Louis Stevenson, and the more recent update by Valerie Martin, “Mary Reilly.” The paper picks out three compelling scenes from each book and gives a little background on each author. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: KBjekyll.wps

Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde' / A Study In Ambiguity
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A 7 page essay briefly examining the life of the author of 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' and how his life and times affected how he recast the ancient struggle between good and evil that thrives in the heart of every man. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Hyde3.rtf

Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde' / Dual Psychology
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A 9 page paper examining Robert Louis Stevenson's depiction of the relationship between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in this famous nineteenth-century novel. It concludes that Dr. Jekyll represents the mask we present to society and Mr. Hyde the inner self we all fear. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: Jekdual.wps

Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde' /Theme of The Double
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A 7 page paper looking at both the motif of the double personality in this novel, and the double genres -- allegory and Gothic -- in which it was written. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: Jekylh.rtf

Muriel Spark's 'The Prime Of Miss Brodie' / Fascism
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A 5 page paper on the presence of humanism and fascism in Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. The paper defines both humanism and fascism, and answers the question of whether the charge against Miss Brodie -- that she taught Fascism -- was justified by the evidence in the book. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Power and Love in “Miss Jean Brodie”
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A five page paper looking at the relationship between Miss Jean Brodie and her students in Muriel Spark’s “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.” Particular attention is given to the question of whether Miss Brodie’s betrayal by one of her students was deserved.
Filename: KBbrodie.wps