“The Butcher Boy”: Abuses in Irish History
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A 6 page paper which examines the film and novel, written by Patrick McCabe, “The Butcher Boy” as it uses the abused child as a metaphor for the abuse of the Irish in history. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAbutchb.rtf

“The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” and “Finnegan’s Wake”
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts D.H. Lawrence’s “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” and James Joyce’s “Finnegan’s Wake.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAhrse.rtf

“The Thirty-Nine Steps” by John Buchan
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A 3 page report on “The Thirty-Nine Steps” by John Buchan. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RA39.rtf

‘Femme Fatales’ (Fatal Women) in Sir Arthur Wing Pinero’s Drama, “The Second Mrs. Tanqueray” (1893) and Oscar Wilde’s Comedy, “An Ideal Husband” (1895)
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A 10 page paper which examines how rebellious femme fatales were treated in these so-called nineteenth-century society plays. Specifically discussed are what it is about these women that made them what society deemed as ‘rebellious,’ how each playwright depicted their respective femme fatales, and what the differences in these portrayals reveal about Victorian society as the century was drawing to a close. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TGtanqid.rtf

"The Dead" and "The Country Girls"
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An eight page paper which looks at the way in which James Joyce and Edna O'Brien treat the concept of death in The Dead and The Country Girls, and the importance of snow as a metaphor for death in both narratives. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLDead.rtf

"Trumpet"
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A 6 page review of the novel by Jackie Kay. The novel features many of the elements of the life of a real American jazz musician, Billy Tipton. Like Tipton the main character of this book, Joss, led his life as a man yet upon his death it was discovered that he was in fact anatomically female. The author of this paper analyzes the reasons that might have prompted Joss to change his gender. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPtrumpt.rtf

A COMPARISON CONTRAST OF IAN CRICHTON SMITH’S CONSIDER THE LILLIES AND LEWIS GIBBON’S SMEDDUM
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This 3 page paper compares and contrasts two Scotish works: Smith's Consider the Lilies, and Gibbon's Smeedum. Examples given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBsmibbon.rtf

A Comparison of John Updike's "A & P" with James Joyce's "Araby"
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A 5 page comparison of these two exceptionally captivating works of fiction. Contends that John Updike excels in being able to take the works of classic literature and molding it into a more contemporary format and that this is what has occurred with "A & P". Indeed, "A & P" is just a retelling of James Joyce's "Araby". As would be expected, there are many common literary traits shared between John Updike's "A & P" and James Joyce's "Araby". Each focuses on the initiation of a young man to the trials and tribulations of life as well as the distinctions which exist between reality and fantasy. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPlitJyc.wps

A Short Biography of James Joyce
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A two page biography of the author, together with several very short reviews of stories in his anthology "Dubliners." Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: KBjoyce4.wps