"The Princess of Cleves"
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An eight-page paper looking at this seventeenth century novel by Marie de La Fayette. The paper shows how the events of this unabashedly "women's novel" nonetheless contain social criticism and a clear insight into French history in the sixteenth century. Bibliography lists seven sources.
Filename: KBcleves.wps

A Biography of Honoré de Balzac
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This 7 page paper provides basic biographical information as well as to highlight this novelist's social and political views. His personal life is discussed as well as his novels. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA144HdB.rtf

A Brief Summary of Victor Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (Notre Dame de Paris, Vol. XII)
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This is a 3 page paper summarizing Victor Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”. Victor Marie Hugo (1802-1885) was considered one of France’s greatest writers of the 19th century. His work “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” or “Notre Dame de Paris, Volume XII” was written in 1831 and in Hugo’s preface to that volume he writes how he was influenced by the dark Gothic writing he had once seen on the walls during a visit of his to Notre Dame. For Hugo it was that fact that the words had been inscribed on the wall many centuries previously that impacted him as he tried to visualize the cathedral during the Middle Ages; an image which resulted in the novel. The novel depicts a darker time in Paris during the 15th century when the city had criminal and influential elements which led to the eventual demise of the central characters of the loyal hunchback Quasimodo, the gypsy Esmeralda and Dom Frollo who deceived and used them for his own selfish desires. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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A Comparative Literary Analysis of the Protagonists in Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace” and Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”
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A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts the protagonists Mathilde Loisel and Louise Mallard in terms of each story’s theme, climax and conclusion. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TGneckhr.rtf

A Letter to Simone De Beauvoir on the 50th Anniversary of 'The Second Sex'
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A 5 page letter to French philosopher and feminist Simone De Beauvoir on the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of her controversial book, 'The Second Sex,' specifically addressing its continued relevance along with ideas which are no longer applicable in a world of birth control, legalized abortion and the relaxing of social taboos. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGsecsex.rtf

A Voice of Reason in Moliere's Tartuffe
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This 5 page paper supports the assumption that Orgon's brother Cleante uses common sense. The concept of reason and how it is depicted in the work is also explored. The play is discussed in general and the characters are evaluated. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA143Cle.rtf

Aeschylus' Oresteia & Sartre The Flies
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A 7 page essay that examines the stagecraft employed in these two works. While the art of playwriting has evolved and changed over the course of Western civilization, playwrights whether ancient or modern had to accomplish similar tasks in the storytelling and dramatization. The audience, in both cases, has to be informed about the background to the story, that is, the context in which the play takes place. The audience should also understand the nuances of characterization and the motivation that propels the characters to specific actions. Looking at the stagecraft of the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus, in his trilogy Oresteia, and the modern adaptation of this myth in Jean-Paul Sartre's The Flies, it can be seen how each author uses different theatrical devices to accomplish their storytelling goals. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khaessar.rtf

AFFAIRS AS LITERARY METAPHOR
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This 5 page paper discusses the use of the indiscreet affair as a metaphor for social commentary. Use and comparison of the novels Madame Bovary and The Seducer's Diary. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBvehaff.rtf

Albert Camus "The Stranger" / Character Of Mersault
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In this 8 page essay, the writer evaluates Mersault's character and essentially describes him as a good man destroyed by a civilization which cannot bear the truths that he shows them and the absurdity of the games he will not play with them. Specific quotes and examples are used to better-illustrate points made. No other sources used.
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