The Roots of Nonconformity in the Works of Willa Cather
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A nine page paper looking at Willa Cather's lesbianism as a reason for her nonconformist views. The paper asserts that due to the threat of being blackballed in the publishing industry, Cather was forced to hide her homosexuality, but her nonconformity shines through in her works. Bibliography lists seven sources.
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Willa Cather's 'Paul's Case' / Conflict and Illusion
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A 5 page paper on Willa Cather's psychological portrait of a troubled teen. The paper concludes that Paul's rebellion pits far more than father against son, or the exquisite against the drab, or illusion against reality. It calls the very nature of reality into question, and strongly suggests that reality is relative to each individual.
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Women and Society in Cather’s “O Pioneers!”
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A 5 page paper analyzing Willa Cather’s novel in terms of its treatment of a strong, independent woman and her influence on the outcasts of society. The paper argues that women such as Alexandra Bergson have drawn from their feminine side the sympathy to care about those less fortunate than themselves, and from their masculine side (which many of them didn’t even know they had) the power to change lives for the better. No additional sources.
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'Womanism' in the Writing and Life of Alice Walker
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A 9 page paper analyzing Walker's emphasis on 'womanism', and the social and historical forces underlying it. The paper defines what Walker means by this term, and shows how she applies it in both her novels and her own life. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Alice Walker / Techniques
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This 6 page paper demonstrates how the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Color Purple, uses fiction and other forms of writing to address her concerns. Examples of this are shown with the use of three of her major novels, The Temple of My Familiar, The Color Purple and Possessing The Secret of Joy. The short story Roselily is also used to show how Walker consistently uses her characters to demonstrate her interest in humanity and concern with issues such as abuse and female genital mutilation. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Alice Walker's 'Am I Blue?'/ Animal Rights & Human Nature
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A 4 page analysis of Alice Walker's essay on the 'human' qualities of animals, specifically a horse of which she was very fond. The paper argues that Walker's essay sentimentally anthropomorphizes the horse, preventing us from seeing its truly animal nature. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Alice Walker's 'Everyday Use'
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7 pages in length. The importance of language in Alice Walker's 'Everyday Use.' Writer also touches upon the symbolic significance of the quilt.
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Alice Walker's 'Everyday Use'/ Dee's Afrocentricism
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A 5 page research paper that examines the way that Walker uses the character of Dee to make some profound statements on what it means to be African-American. The writer argues that this short story contrasts Dee's faddish 'Afrocentricism' against the very real, nurturing values of her mother and sister. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Alice Walker's 'Possessing The Secret Of Joy' / Disturbing Conflict
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A 5 page paper that provides an overview of the major points and characters in Walker's work. Bibliography lists no additional sources.
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Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple' / An Epistolary Novel
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A 5 page paper which looks at the format of The Color Purple as a series of letters, and demonstrate how the main character grows through her own writing and reading the letters of others. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple' / Injustice
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A 6 page paper showing how injustice is depicted in Alice Walker's novel. The paper concludes that the triple forces of alienation, internalization, and liberation are symbolized by the central figures in Celie's life: God, Nettie, and Shug. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple' / Theme Of Oppression
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In 5 pages, the writer analyzes 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker. It is argue that the theme of 'The Color Purple' is oppression and the ability to rise from that oppression as a phoenix from the ashes to soar once again. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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