Thomas Mann/ "Death in Venice"
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A 5 page analysis of Thomas Mann's short novel. The writer examines the relationship between Aschenbach and the boy , Tadzio, who is the object of his obsession. No additional sources cited.
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Versions of “Cinderella”
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This 6 page paper compares the Charles Perrault version of the fairy tale “Cinderella” with that of the Brothers Grimm, and what the differences might tell us about the two cultures. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Versions of Cinderella
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This 6 page paper compares the 1950 Disney cartoon with other versions of the Cinderella story, and argues that the Disney Studios “sanitized” it to make it suitable for children. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Views of World War I
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A 3 page essay that examines 2 views of WWI. History texts, such as Matthew Perry's Western Civilization: A Brief History, look at wars and major events from the broad perspective. Perry's analysis of the First World War, for example, focuses primarily upon the major decisions of the war and those who made them. This contrasts with Erich M. Remarque's perspective and focus in his novel All Quiet on the Western Front, in which the focus is primarily that of the common man. Both perspectives are needed to fully understand the cataclysmic conflict that history calls World War I. No additional sources cited.
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Why Gregor Samsa Must Become the Beetle
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Gregor Samsa, a traveler, awakes to find that his body is hard and armour plated with a “vaulted brown belly divided” into stiff arched segments (Kafka 3). At first, he desires to go back to sleep and forget about “all this foolishness” (4), but he cannot. He realizes he has become the “mindless and spineless” (5) creature his boss and father want him to be, which is “a scoundrel” (10) to be treated with suspicion despite unfailing devotion and company loyalty. Gregor refuses to become like the head clerk, so he embraces his transformation from an agitated beetle into the person he is to become. This interim step is necessary to prove to Gregor that he must make the change. jvKafMet.rtf
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