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- 1961: Oedipus Rex Vs. Hamlet
- ... of the plays. If the truth were known earlier, it would have changed the entire aspect of each play. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. Hamlet: Prince of Denmark. The Essential theatre 7th edition Oscar G. Brocket, Robert J. Ball. Harcourt Brace College Publishers Pg. 114 Sophocles. Oedipus the King Pg. 71
- 1962: Frankenstein 4
- ... of his own self-interest. By characterising Prometheanism, Mary Shelley s Frankenstein is a critique of male egoism. Shelley represents male egoism through the assertiveness of her glory seeking characters. The attitude of her narrator, Robert Walton, is typified by his belief in his God given right to have ultimate success in Arctic explorations. He writes to his sister Margaret asking, do I not deserve to accomplish some great purpose? (Shelley ...
- 1963: Frankenstein 3
- 1. List the title and author of the work you read. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 2. Briefly describe the plot (action) of the work. What happens? Robert Walton (the first narrator) finds Victor Frankenstein adrift in the Arctic. After a week s recovery Frankenstein tells his story. As Victor was growing up he had always been interested in alchemy and pseudo-sciences ...
- 1964: To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... sister, Alice, practiced law together in Monroeville. When one considers the theme of honor that runs throughout Miss Lee's novel, it is perhaps significant to note that her family is related to Confederate General Robert E. Lee, a man especially noted for his devotion to that virtue. Miss Lee received her early education in the Monroeville public schools. Following this, she entered the University of Alabama to study law. She ...
- 1965: Freedom Bound
- In his book, Freedom Bound, Robert Weisbrot argues that the civil rights movement is interwoven with American political reform of the time, and furthermore, that "the black quest for justice and the national crusade for a 'Great Society' are best understood ...
- 1966: Darkness, Be My Friend - Revie
- Darkness, Be My Friend is the fourth book in John Marsden's series consisting of Tomorrow, When the War Began, In the Dead of the Night and The Third Day, The Frost, in which seven young people are thrown into the middle of a violent war zone. Ellie, Fi, Kevin, Lee, Homer, Robyn and Corrie set out on a camping trip to a remote part of their ...
- 1967: Catcher In The Rye Book Review
- ... only thing he would have liked to be was a "catcher in the rye." He invented an illusion for himself of a strange fantasy. He stated that he would like to follow a poem by Robert Burns: "If a body catch a body comin' through the rye." He kept "picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody ...
- 1968: Character Change, Illustrated
- ... said situation as Bledsoe, "loosing caste" (Ellison 265). I.M. comes to a painful realization while eating his last yam. In biting the last part of it the bitter taste reminds him that it is frost bitten and he is not back at home where this behavior is acceptable. Slowly, through the next few events, I.M. reverts back to being a pawn once again. He falls into believe in some ...
- 1969: Personal Response To Getting R
- Personal Response to Getting Rid of George Robert Arthurs story, Getting Rid of George is a good gothic story because of its various examples of required gothic elements. These requirements include atmosphere, psychological state of mind, mystery, romance, and melodrama. All ...
- 1970: A Review Of To Kill A Mockingb
- ... t grant interviews, although her literary agent says she divides her time between her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama and New York. She also enjoys reading, and her favorite authors are Jane Austen, Charles Lamb, and Robert Louis Stevenson. She has said that her novel about a white southern lawyer defending an innocent black man is not autobiographical. But her father was a lawyer, and the inspiration for the character Atticus Finch ...
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