Voltaire's Candide & Shelley's Frankenstein / Representative of their Times
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A 5 page research paper that examines how each of these classic works represents the age in which they were produced--The Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, respectively. The writer demonstrates that each author had as a motif the treatment of women by society and that the promise of improvement implied by Candide failed to materialize by the time of Mary Shelley. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Candfran.wps

Cyrano De Bergerac
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A 3 page discussion of what made this protagonist a hero and why. Writer is both personal and persuasive. No Bibliography.
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Comparing Fanon & Foucault
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A 5 page research paper which examines the similarities between two great French philosophers: Frantz Fanon and Michel Foucault. The writer demonstrates, through an examination of Fanon's 'Black Skin, White Masks,' and Foucault's Madness in Civilization, that the two philosophers agreed on quite a few fundamental points concerning power and the marginalization of minority groups. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Fanonfoc.wps

The Necklace": Guy de Maupassant
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the short story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant. Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
Filename: RAnecklce.rtf

Rationalism vs. Romanticism in Moliere and Rousseau
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An 8 page paper contrasting these two literary movements through an examination of Moliere’s “Tartuffe” and Rousseau’s “Confessions.” The paper argues that while Moliere is trying to put forth a socio-political position, appealing only to our intellect, Rousseau wants to elicit sympathy through evoking our emotions. No additional sources.
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Ex-President Bush as Tartuffe
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A 5 page paper which discusses how ex-President Bush could easily be seen as a modern day Tartuffe. 'Tartuffe' by Moliere, is a play about a powerful man who essentially maintained little integrity in terms of his character as a hypocrite. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAbushtar.wps

Man's Ability to Reason
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This 5 page paper questions man's ability to reason. The concept of reason is defined and looked at through two literary works, Moliere's Tartuffe and Pope's Essay on Man. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA28Reas.wps

Moliere's 'Tartuffe' / The Role of Hypocrisy
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A 7 page paper looking at the characterization, construction, and most importantly, the theme of Moliere's famous play, noting how the theme of hypocrisy is supported by the characterization and the play's construction. Bibliography lists four sources including the play itself.
Filename: Tartf.wps

Moliere's 'Tartuffe' And Voltaire's 'Candide' / The Role Of Women
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A 10 page paper on the difference in the amount of autonomy afforded women in these two classic works of French literature. The paper observes that while we would expect sex roles in seventeenth-century Moliere to be more restrictive than in eighteenth-century Voltaire, precisely the reverse is true; a penetrating analysis postulates the reason for this. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Molivolt.rtf

The Life and Times of Moliere
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This 10 page paper explores the life of this famous actor and playwright who lived in seventeenth century France. The focus is on his acting career. General biographical information provided as well as historical insights. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: SA23.Mol.wps

Gilgamesh and Candide as ‘Quest' Novels
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A 4 page paper discussing the genre of the quest novel in general, and how Gilgamesh and Voltaire's Candide fit into it. The novel concludes that while it does feature a journey, Candide ultimately fails to pass the test of being a quest novel because Candide does not learn anything from his quest; he remains as stupid as ever. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Novels.wps

Gustave Flaubert's 'Bovary,' Ibsen's 'Gabler,' and Chopin's 'Awakening' / Study in Neuroses
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A 10 page research paper on the how each of these authors treated the reasons behind the neuroses of their protagonists. The writer argues that Flaubert wanted to represent a danger to the individual (Emma) fighting social norms, Ibsen a danger to society by an aberrant individual (Hedda), and Chopin a loss to society for defining unnatural roles for women (Edna). Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Cndepwmn.wps