"Romeo And Juliet," "Beowulf," "The Epic Of Gilgamesh" And "The Odyssey": Demonstration Of Epic Qualities That Aristotle Imitates
[ send me this essay ]
5 pages in length. Aristotle shares a number of literary characteristics with some of the greatest stories ever told. His epics imitate such classics as "Beowulf," "The Odyssey," "The Epic of Gilgamesh" and "Romeo and Juliet" in his quest to substantiate the quality of his own historic epics. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCepics.wps

"Sir Gawain" And "Beowulf": Religion
[ send me this essay ]
5 pages in length. The religious implications of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "Beowulf" are both vast and far-reaching; while one is riveted with subtle blatancy, the other boldly proclaims how religious beliefs served to separate two cultures. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCGwBeo.rtf

"SWALLOWS OF KABUL" AND "DAWN": A RELIGIOUS COMPARISON
[ send me this essay ]
This 8-page paper compares and contrasts Khadra's "Swallows of Kabul" and Wiesel's "Dawn," discussing the religious and moral considerations in both books. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MTkabudawn.rtf

"The Metamorphosis" and "The Stranger": Significance of Minor Characters
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page paper which discusses and compares the minor characters, and their significance to the story, in Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" and Albert Camus' "The Stranger. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
Filename: RAmetamo.rtf

"The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H."
[ send me this essay ]
A 6 page review of George Steiner's fictional novel featuring Adolf Hitler. In it Hitler finds temporary reprieve from the post World War II world in an Amazon jungle. Ultimately, however, he is hunted down for the purpose of being subjected to the world's wrath. Steiner's works clarifies that there is a diversity of reasons for that wrath and, ultimately, a diversity of reactions regarding Hitler's capture. No additional sources are listed. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPhtlrFc.rtf

"The Shock of Arrival"
[ send me this essay ]
This 3 page paper discusses the book "The Shock of Arrival" by Meena Alexander, a chronicle of the immigrant experience. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVShkArr.rtf

"The Tempest" And "Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone": Magic
[ send me this essay ]
5 pages in length. The element of magic within the literary boundaries of Shakespeare's The Tempest and J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is used to illustrate the manner by which social dictates can either condemn or support one's individualism. Clearly, Prospero was cast out as a nonmember of his community after he honed in upon his special magical abilities, forcing him to employ those very same talents as a means by which to enact revenge against his wrongdoers. As such, the image of magic does not carry with it a positive connotation whatsoever. Harry Potter's adventures, on the other hand, presents magic in an enlightening and intriguing fashion that encourages the reader to enlist imaginative thought in order to further ignite the wondrous magical ingredients that Rowling's tale brings forth. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCmajic.wps

"Their Eyes Were Watching God" And "Absalom, Absalom!": Quest For Life's Purpose
[ send me this essay ]
7 pages in length. The writer discusses how Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and William Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!" both portray a quest, the pursuit of a goal that will give meaning or purpose to life, making it rewarding or satisfying. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCwatch.rtf

'Fiddler on the Roof' (a.k.a. 'Tevye') & 'Tevye the Dairyman' by Sholem Aleichem / Compare and Contrast
[ send me this essay ]
A 4 page paper which examines the collection of Yiddish short stories entitled Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories by Sholem Aleichem and the 1971 musical film, upon which it was based, Fiddler on the Roof (also referred to as Tevye). Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Tevye.wps

'Memoirs of a Female Physician' and 'The Rain Came'
[ send me this essay ]
A five page paper which compares these two works, in terms of the way in which they explore the role of women in a male-dominated culture, and the nature of sacrifice in relation to women's place in society. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLsaadawi.rtf

'The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down' And 'The Great Mortality' - How People React To Catastrophe
[ send me this essay ]
5 pages in length. Reactions to catastrophic events vary to a significant degree depending upon the cultural and social implications. The extent to which the aspects of public and private tragedy serve to further deepen the divide is both grand and far-reaching; that each form of catastrophe brings about responses of anger, perceived betrayal and outright erroneousness speaks to human nature's prerequisite to find answers to questions that do not always exist. This realization is duly illustrated in Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down and Kelly's The Great Mortality whereby each other depicts the aftermath of tragedy that marks a watershed moment in the lives of those who endure the catastrophe. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCCatastr.rtf

A Comparison between Guests of the Sheik by Elizabeth Fernea and Return to Childhood by Leila Abouzeid
[ send me this essay ]
A 6 page paper which compares a study of rural Islamic culture in North Africa by ethnographer Elizabeth Fernea and the autobiographical memoirs of Leila Abouzeid, which deals with her childhood in Morocco under French colonial rule. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLsheik.wps