Toni Morrison/Beloved
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A 15 page analysis of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize winning book, Beloved, by Toni Morrison. Unlike traditional narrative techniques, there is no attempt in Beloved to deliver a chronological retelling of the protagonist's life as a slave. Rather Morrison uses the raw material of Sethe's life as the clay from which she sculpts the imagery that allows the reader to enter into Sethe's psychological landscape. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: 90bloved.rtf

Toni Morrison/The Bluest Eye
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A 3.5 page analysis of Toni Morrison's novel, The Bluest Eye. In this novel, a little black girl, Pecola Breedlove, longs to have blue eyes because everyone she has ever met, and everything in her environment, either consciously or unconsciously, has consistently upheld an ideal of beauty in front of her, and that ideal is white‹white skin, long blond hair and blue eyes‹the cultural epitome of beauty, which is culturally equated with being good. Morrison dramatically reveals what happens to a person's sense of self-worth when their individuality and personal appearance are totally negated by the society in which they live. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 90blue.rtf

Tennessee Williams / Analysis Of Four Major Works
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A 6 page paper describing 4 of Williams' plays. The writer describes the similar themes and plots of 'Night of the Iguana,' 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,' 'Streetcar Named Desire,' and 'Glass Menagerie.' Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Tennwi.wps

Tennessee Williams / The Theme Of Communication In 3 Of His Plays
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A 6 page research paper which examines how a failure to communicate impacts the characters in three of Williams' most famous plays, The Glass Menagerie , Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and A Streetcar named Desire. The writer demonstrates how Williams illustrates his view that an inability to communicate meaningfully with other human beings is one of the most tragic situations in modern life. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: 3plays.rtf

Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire' / Blanche DeBois
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A 2 page essay discussing the diminishing plausibility of Blanche DeBois's potential demise, as alluded to in the first scene of the play.
Filename: Streetc.wps

Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire'/ Significance Of Title
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A 2 page essay on the import of the name to the play, including its formal and informal aspects, and how the name leads into charactericzation and plot.
Filename: Streetc2.wps

Tennessee Williams' 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof'
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This 5 page research paper examines Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer-prize winning play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955). Specifically discussed are the lies (mendacity) ever-present throughout the play, the theme which contributes to the dramatic structure as a whole, and explains the underlying motives of the characters. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Hotcat.wps

Tennessee Williams' 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' / Brick As Protagonist
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A 5 page paper on Tennessee Williams' riveting play of Southern dissolution. The paper shows the reasons why Brick, rather than Big Daddy or Maggie, would be the prime choice for the play's protagonist; it concludes that Big Daddy creates the backdrop against which the action is played out, and Maggie creates the immediate cause of the conflict; but it is Brick who embodies both the background and that conflict within his own tortured personality. Five sources.
Filename: Brickas.wps

Tennessee Williams' 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' / Drama
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A 7 page paper highlighting the three main characters of Tennessee William's play, 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' and how their personalities are very dramatic in nature. The three characters examined are Big Daddy, Maggie, and Brick. They all have pain and sorrow which creates their individual make up. The leading players are what makes the play a dramatic one. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Tinroof.wps

Tennessee Williams' 'Glass Menagerie'
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A 6 page essay detailing the importance of stage direction, setting, lights, props etc; in conveying the thematic message of author Tennessee Williams. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Glassmen.wps

Tennessee Williams' 'Glass Menagerie' / Silent Crisis
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A 4 page essay examining the themes of Tennessee Williams' play, The Glass Menagerie. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Glasscri.wps

Tennessee Williams' 'Streetcar Named Desire' / Decadence & Blanche Dubois
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A 6 page paper showing how the character of Blanche Dubois in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire -- and the persona of the Southern Belle in general -- epitomizes the theme of decadence. It argues that in periods of decadence, appearances matter more than reality, and we see this clearly in Williams' play. Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: Bdubois.wps