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James Joyce's 'Dubliners' & More
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Approximately 5 pages in total length. A collection of three short essays on various topics pertaining to James Joyces' 'The Dubliners' and works by Graham Greene and No Bibliography.
Filename: Dubliner.wps

"The Dead" and "The Country Girls"
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An eight page paper which looks at the way in which James Joyce and Edna O'Brien treat the concept of death in The Dead and The Country Girls, and the importance of snow as a metaphor for death in both narratives. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLDead.rtf

"Trumpet"
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A 6 page review of the novel by Jackie Kay. The novel features many of the elements of the life of a real American jazz musician, Billy Tipton. Like Tipton the main character of this book, Joss, led his life as a man yet upon his death it was discovered that he was in fact anatomically female. The author of this paper analyzes the reasons that might have prompted Joss to change his gender. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPtrumpt.rtf

'Eveline' by James Joyce
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A 6 page paper which presents a general overview of James Joyce's short story 'Eveline.' Eveline, despite the fact that her family life was somewhat dysfunctional, was afraid to take the final step and move on with the life which was offered her. She was typical of individuals who feel they are not prepared to live a life away from those who possess the control and power. Eveline also presents us with a picture of one who may never be ready or prepared to be independent. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAevelin.rtf

A COMPARISON CONTRAST OF IAN CRICHTON SMITH’S CONSIDER THE LILLIES AND LEWIS GIBBON’S SMEDDUM
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This 3 page paper compares and contrasts two Scotish works: Smith's Consider the Lilies, and Gibbon's Smeedum. Examples given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBsmibbon.rtf

A Comparison of John Updike's "A & P" with James Joyce's "Araby"
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A 5 page comparison of these two exceptionally captivating works of fiction. Contends that John Updike excels in being able to take the works of classic literature and molding it into a more contemporary format and that this is what has occurred with "A & P". Indeed, "A & P" is just a retelling of James Joyce's "Araby". As would be expected, there are many common literary traits shared between John Updike's "A & P" and James Joyce's "Araby". Each focuses on the initiation of a young man to the trials and tribulations of life as well as the distinctions which exist between reality and fantasy. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPlitJyc.wps

A Short Biography of James Joyce
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A two page biography of the author, together with several very short reviews of stories in his anthology "Dubliners." Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: KBjoyce4.wps

Alcoholism and Fantasy in the Plays of Sean O'Casey
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An eight page paper looking at three of O'Casey's major works -- Juno and the Paycock, The Shadow of a Gunman, and The Plough and the Stars -- in terms of the way the playwright intertwines alcoholism and imagination throughout the texts. The paper concludes that in all three of these plays, life is most comfortably lived in an anesthetizing haze of liquor and fantasy because naked reality is too horrible to contemplate. Bibliography lists nine sources.
Filename: KBocasey.wps

Algernon: “The Importance of Being Earnest”
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the character of Algernon in “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde. The paper analyzes him from the perspective of dandyism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAime.rtf

Alienation/Portrait of the Artist/Joyce
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A 7 page research essay that examines the role that alienation plays in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. In his novel, Joyce presents a coming-of-age narrative in which the evolution and alienation of his protagonist, Stephen Dedalus, a young man very much like Joyce himself, demonstrates various aspects of Victorian Irish society, but particularly, it shows Stephen's increasing alienation towards organized religion. The thrust of the novel is concerned with how Stephen's alienation comes about and evolves and relates his alienation from organized religion to his artistic nature. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khaljym.rtf