Thomas Pynchon's 'The Crying of Lot 49' / Modernist Or Postmodernist?
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A 9 page paper on Thomas Pynchon's well-known work. The writer notes that while the novel has characteristics of both modernism and postmodernism, its postmodern tendencies predominate in its strongly apocalyptic worldview. Bibliography lists 6 sources including book.
Filename: Pynchon.wps

Refuge -- A Story of Adaptation to Disaster
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A 5 page analysis paper of Terry Williams' story of natural and personal disaster. The writer details her account of the flooding of a wildlife refuge, and compares it to the losses suffered from her mother's death. Bibliography lists the primary source.
Filename: Refuge.wps

Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood'
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A 4 page paper that discusses the literary significance of Truman Capote's non-fictional novel and demonstrates that his utilization of the novel format does not detract from the factual or historical accuracy of the Clutter murder case in Holcomb, Kansas.
Filename: Coldbloo.wps

Qualities of Theater
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This 5 page paper considers the components of setting, plot, character and audience participation which may be included in all typesof theater to varying degrees. One might say that all of these elements build upon each other. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBquthr.doc

Comparing Tolstoy/Miller—'Salesman' & 'Ivan Ilyich'
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A 5 page comparison between Leo Tolstoy's 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich' and Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman.' These two works deal with how individuals face the inevitability of their own mortality and the reflections on life that are inherent in that process. Although the stories are set in different cultures, the men encounter similar experiences in that both of them have to face and evaluate the sum total of their lives—how they have lived and value of the relationships that they have built. No additional sources cited.
Filename: KHtomi.rtf

Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy / Motivations, Relationships & Morality
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There are a number of distinct similarities in the perspectives of Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy presented in 'Notes from the Underground' and 'The Death of Ivan Ilych,' especially similarities that can be derived through understanding motivation, relationships and morality within these texts. This 5 page paper presents a comparison of Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy in respect to motivation, relationships and morality, demonstrating complicity on some levels between these two authors. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Dostolst.wps

Leo Tolstoy / His Life & Works
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A 7 page paper on the famous Russian novelist and thinker. The paper examines his two greatest novels as well as several lesser works, and shows how all Tolstoy's themes reflect the times in which he lived and his concern for the Russian people. Bibliography lists five works.
Filename: Tolstoy.wps

Leo Tolstoy's 'Death of Ivan Ilych'
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A 2 page overview of Ivan Ilych's character with discussion of how he was treated by society and the possible implications this may have had. No Bibliography.
Filename: Ivanilyc.wps

Leo Tolstoy's 'Death of Ivan Ilych' & The Meaning of Life
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8 pages in length. A comprehensive, analytical examination of life's meaning and value as presented by Leo Tolstoy in 'The Death of Ivan Ilych.' The writer delves into Ivan's character and offers insight into his behavior. This is a well-written, thesis-orientated essay. Bibliography lists 3 supporting critical sources.
Filename: Ivanily2.wps

Leo Tolstoy's 'The Death of Ivan Ilych'
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This 5 page report discusses what has sometimes been called the greatest novella ever written in Russian literature. The writer of this paper explores whether or not Ivan Ilych's death is a moral judgement against his life. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Deadivan.wps

Leo Tolstoy's 'War & Peace' / Notes & Diary
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A 25 page essay that records the writer's impressions as this epic novel is read for the first time. The writer while giving a synopsis of the action discusses how the characters and plot are developed by Tolstoy as the novel progresses. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Warpeace.wps

Supporting Actors in “Anna Karenina” and “The House of the Spirits”
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A 6 page paper on the importance of supporting characters in these two novels by Leo Tolstoy and Isabel Allende, respectively. The paper looks particularly at Anna’s husband and lover in Tolstoy’s work, and at Esteban Trueba’s wife and granddaughter in Allende’s, and suggests that these characters serve as a lens through which the main character can be viewed. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: KBallend.wps