Erich M. Remarque/All Quiet on the Western Front
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A 5 page essay that examines the perspective on reality taken by Remarque in discussing the horrors of war during WWI. The reader follows the perspective of the protagonist, Paul Baumer, as he goes from being an idealistic youth to a hardened, war-experienced realist, to finally arriving a naturalistic philosophy that offers some hope for the future in the ability of the earth to sustain and renew itself. No additional sources cited.
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Fathers and Sons – The Relationship Explored in Three Literary Works
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This 5 page paper discusses the troubled relationship between fathers and sons in “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner; “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke; and “The Killings” by Andre Dubus. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Franz Kafka's 'The Hunger Artist'
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A 4 page paper discussing the short story, The Hunger Artist. The writer analyzes Kafka's tongue in cheek style and humorous look at the life of a starving artist. No additional sources cited.
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Franz Kafka's Psyche & His Father
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A 12 page essay that examines three works by Kafka. "The Judgment" (1912), "Metamorphosis" (1915), and "The Hunger Artist" (1924) demonstrate how psychologically Kafka never overcame his feelings of inferiority in relation to his father. By first looking at Erikson's theory of personality development and then at Kafka's work, the tremendous psychological significance of Kafka's relationship to his father and its impact on his writing becomes clear. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Franz Kafka/Gregor Samsa in Metamorphosis
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A 5 pages essay that looks at several sources on how to analyze the character of Gregor Samsa in Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, a narrative in which the protagonist is turned into a large bug. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Franz Kafka/The Judgement
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A 3 page essay that summarizes and analyzes Franz Kafka's short story "The Judgement." The writer argues that this story reflects Kafka's relationship with his own father on a deeply psychological level. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Gabriele the Fragile: Thomas Mann
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(5 pp.) Our challenge in this discussion is to examine the nature of "Gabriele" in Thomas Mann's novelle Tristan, We will look at the relationship of this woman to her art and her death. Are they related. Or was her death a mere coincidence? Or is there another possibility? Bibliography lists 1 sources.
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Generations in All Quiet on the Western Front
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This 4 page paper discusses the in which the older and younger generations react to the "Great War." Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Goethe/Faust, Part I
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A 3 page essay that examines Goethe's Faust, Part I and argues that while it is Faust who is the presumed genius, the man of letters and learning and Margaret, his love, is but a simple peasant girl, it is Margaret who has learned from her experiences at the end of Goethe's Faust, Part I, not the learned doctor. This is evidenced by Faust's continued association with the devil, Mephistopheles, while Margaret rejects them both, repents, and is, therefore, taken to heaven. No additional sources cited.
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