A Comparison of Two Canadian Works
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This 7 page paper compares and contrasts Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai and Swimming Lessons : And Other Stories from Firozsha Baag by Rohinton Mistry. The setting of the former is Sri Lanka and the setting of the latter is Bombay. Each is evaluated as works of fiction, but attention to form is the major focus of the paper. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA111Can.wps

A Consideration of Gender in “Brown Girl in the Ring”
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A 4 page consideration of how gender affects decision in this futuristic novel by Nalo Hopkinson. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPbrownGirl.rtf

Alice Munro's Characters in "Open Secrets"
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A 6 page paper which discusses two of the short stories in Alice Munro's "Open Secrets" and examines their similarities. The stories examined are "Open Secrets" and "Vandals." The characters are examined in terms of development and growth, an examination which serves to illustrate the general condition of Munro's characters. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAopen.rtf

Alice Munro's Meneseteung
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This 3 page paper provides insights into Munro's story that appears in the Friend of My Youth anthology. The paper focuses on how artistic expression is exemplified. The Almeda Roth character is highlighted. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA023Men.rtf

Alice Munro/An Ounce of Cure
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A 5 page essay that discusses and analyzes Alice Munro's short story "An Ounce of Cure." In this story, a young woman recalls the most embarrassing event of her adolescence, an incident which dramatizes the truth that choices have a lasting effect, as they inevitably lead to consequences that affect the course of growth and maturity. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khoucure.rtf

Alice Munro/Lives of Girls and Women
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A 6 page research paper that examines Alice Munro's book Lives of Girls and Women. This discussion not only examines this book, but also offers perspective as to how it represents Munro's overall style, where it fits into her overall career, and how it relates, generally, within the context of Canadian literature. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Alice Munro: Biography
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A 5 page paper which presents a biography of Alice Munro. Bibliography list 3 sources.
Filename: RAmunro2.rtf

Alienation In Atwood And Camus
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Albert Camus and Margaret Atwood inhabit two very different world and write from two very different views, however, in Surfacing by Atwood and The Stranger by Camus they share the same sense of alienation for their protagonist. This 5 page paper asserts that the unnamed narrator in Atwood's second novel and Meursault in The Stranger are both portrayed as individuals who choose to disassociate from the world around them, thus 'causing' their own alienation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTatwcam.wps

An Analysis of the Protagonist Hagar from Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel:
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This 6 page paper discusses the novel The Stone Angel and more specifically, the main character Hagar. This paper examins the way in which Hagar "sees" others and how this is a reflection of her own personality. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: GSStone1.rtf