Lion Feuchtwanger/The Oppermanns
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A 10 page essay that examines and offers an overview of Lion Feuchtwanger's 1934 novel, which successfully described and predicted the horrors of Nazi Germany and the threat that the Hitler regime represented. As Ruth Gruber explains in her introduction to the English translation, when Feuchtwanger wrote this book, the world was still in denial about the threat that Hitler posed to the international peace and, specifically, the threat that the Nazi Party posed toward European Jewry. The writer discusses the themes of Nationalism, anti-Semitism and political trends. No additional sources cited.
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Love and Lovers as Found in “A Farewell to Arms” and “The Sorrows of Young Werther”
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This is a 6 page paper comparing the lovers theme in “A Farewell to Arms” and “The Sorrows of Young Werther”. Ernest Hemingway and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe both developed stories which defied conventional thought for the sake of the lovers, love and passion within their time. Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms” tells of a pair of lovers during World War I who decide to live and love unconventionally without marriage. Goethe’s main character in “The Sorrows of Young Werther” shows a man who shows unconventional passion and obsession and who thinks of himself as the lover in an unrequited relationship with a woman he can never have and kills himself because of the agony he feels. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Madame Bovary
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4 pages. An analysis of Emma Bovary. Examines to what extent she is a victim of early 19th century social constraints on women. Also considers whether she is personally responsible for her downfall, and what type of character she is. Conclusion states whether she could be a happy, successful person in today's America or whether she would have the same problems. This paper demonstrates thorough knowledge of Emma Bovary's character. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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MAJOR BARBARA AND MOTHER COURAGE: STUDIES IN SOCIETAL VALUES
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This 4-page paper compares the plays "Major Barbara" and "Mother Courage," and discusses their negative commentary on society and its values. Bibliography lists 3 sources.`
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Mallarme, Baudelaire and Goethe
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This 4 page paper discusses the poem “Afternoon of a Faun” by Mallarme; and the poem “Correspondences” by Baudelaire; and how these two symbolic works compare to Goethe’s works. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Man and Technology: Three Views of Our Future
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A 4 page discussion of the blending that is occurring between man and machine. This paper reviews the work of Director David Cronenberg, author Donna Harraway, and philosopher Martin Heidegger. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Modernism in Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway,” Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis,” Andre Gide’s “The Counterfeiters,” Thomas Mann’s “The Joker” and “Death in Venice”
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A 5 page paper which examines the texts as a way of illustrating and defining literary modernism. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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NARCISSUS AND GOLDMUND BY HERMANN HESSE
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This 4 page paper discusses the psychological aspect of Hermann Hesse's book, Narcissus and Goldmund. Brief synopsis, character analysis, quotes, included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Nature in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “The Sorrows of Young Werther”
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A 2.5 page paper which examines Werther’s relationship to nature. No additional sources are used.
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