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Poetry of the Holocaust
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A 5 page overview of Holocaust poetry. This paper emphasizes how poetry like that of Don Pagis, Paul Celan, and others have added significantly to our understanding of the horrors of this time in history, not through rote historical fact, but through the moving words of their poems. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Psychological Trauma in All Quiet on the Western Front
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A 7 page paper which examines how psychologically traumatic WWI was on the characters in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front"
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A five page paper looking at Remarque's novel in terms of the degree to which it functions as either a confession or an accusation. The paper concludes that -- despite the author's statement to the contrary -- it does function in both those ways; what saves it from being propaganda is the blunt realism of its depiction of war. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Remarque/All Quiet on the Western Front
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A 5 page essay that profiles Remarque's classic manifesto against war. The writer argues that Remarque contrasts the reality and horror of war against the nationalistic fervor of the public. His naturalistic writing style is emphasized. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Role of Son in The Judgment and The Stoker
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Kafka is attributed with saying that psychology does not matter and that the world takes on the form it is supposed to eventually, despite analysis. Yet, all of Kafka’s work delivers undertones of psychology in Freudian analyses of the human spirit within life’s circumstances. Freed (1996) attributes Kafka’s neurotic and psychotic characters to the fact that Kafka had an unwavering respect for the dream state and that the rich reservoir of the subconscious is why Kafka’s stories reflect both Freudian and existentialist elements. At the same time, Freed does not dismiss the truth that Kafka viewed his father as tyrannical.... 8 references. jvKafPsy.rtf
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Setting in Hansel and Gretel
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A 4 page essay that discusses the significance of the forest setting in the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, specifically Hansel and Gretel. The writer argues that the forest setting had particular significance for the Grimm brothers and that it works allegorically within the tale. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Siddhartha and Govinda
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This 5 page paper discusses the relationship between Siddhartha and Govinda and argues that it is more than a traditional friendship; it is also a "calendar" of sorts, in which the presence of Govinda marks the stages in Siddhartha's development. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Similarities: Gregor Samsa and Franz Kafka
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This 4 page paper traces the similarities between Franz Kafka and his literary creation, Gregor Samsa, the poor man who woke one morning to find that he had been transformed into a gigantic insect. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Symbolism in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” and Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”
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A 5 page paper which examines the use of symbolism in each work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Artificial Silk Girl (Book Review)
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This 6 page paper examines this once banned German book about the life of an 18 year old girl. The novel is evaluated for characterization, setting, writing style and more. No additional sources cited.
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