Depending on the Kindness of Strangers -- Analysis of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
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A 5 page paper which considers why Blanche says 'I have always depended on the kindness of strangers,' after the doctor escorts her from the house in Tennessee Williams’ classic play, 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1947). The play’s situational developments are traced to determine whether Blanche’s departure is a victory or defeat for herself, and/or Stanley and Stella. No additional sources are cited.
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Paper Title: Depending on the Kindness of Strangers -- Analysis of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'

Irony and Characterization in “A Streetcar Named Desire”
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A 6 page paper analyzing Tennessee William’s use of irony in developing his characters in this classic play. Noting that Blanche’s hell is of her own making, the paper also discusses irony in her relationship to her sister Stella, brother-in-law Stanley, and Stanley’s friend Mitch. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: Irony and Characterization in “A Streetcar Named Desire”

Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' / On Emily & Simon...
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A 6 page paper in which the writer demonstrates how Wilder uses these two characters to illustrate the fact that people do not appreciate life as they're living it. Numerous examples are given to support this thesis. Bibliography lists 7 sources including the play itself.
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Paper Title: Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' / On Emily & Simon...

Thoreau’s “Walking” and the Inner Self
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A 5 page paper looking at Henry David Thoreau’s essay “Walking,” plus three of his other works, in terms of the author’s ideas about independence, spiritual fulfillment, and their relationship to Nature. Works discussed are “Walking,” “Walden,” “On Civil Disobedience,” and the journal entry “Minott, the Poetical Farmer.” No additional sources.
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Paper Title: Thoreau’s “Walking” and the Inner Self

Amy Tan's 'The Joy Luck Club'/ Mother-Daughter Identity
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A 5 page paper looking at the way the Americanized daughters in Amy Tan's novel derive their true identity from the legacy of their Chinese-born mothers. The paper concludes that despite the fact that both mothers and daughters experience problems communicating with one another, Tan suggests that it is only through the effort of breaking down these barriers that daughters are able to discover who they really are. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Paper Title: Amy Tan's 'The Joy Luck Club'/ Mother-Daughter Identity

Tan's 'A Pair of Tickets' / Culture, Setting, & Character
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A 5 page paper looking at the interrelationship of culture and characterization in this excerpt from Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club. The paper asserts that the protagonist can only discover who she is by learning who her mother was, deep down inside -- and it took a trip to her mother's native country to see this. Bibliography lists one source.
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Paper Title: Tan's 'A Pair of Tickets' / Culture, Setting, & Character

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