Bell Hooks' 'Ain't I A Woman'
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A 5 page paper that provides an overview of Hooks' book, while also concentrating on her philosophical perspective. This paper contends that Hooks bases her work on the racial aspects that have led to racial and gender oppression, and provides a discourse for change. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Bellhooks.rtf

Postmodern Blackness by Bell Hooks
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A 7 page paper which discusses various aspects of the work on postmodern blackness, written by Bell Hooks. The work of Bell Hooks, especially in relationship to postmodern blackness which involves aesthetics and critical thought as attainable, if not possessed, by the black population, is considered incredibly controversial as well as contradictory. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAhooks.RTF

Harriet Beecher Stowe / The Impact of the Civil War on Her Writing
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This 9 page report discusses the famous author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and dozens of other novels. The life she led, her upbringing, and the role she played in exposing the humanity of the slaves to the rest of the world are also covered. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Hbstowe.wps

Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'
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A general 3 page plot summary of Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin.' The writer covers specific events as they relate to characters. No other sources cited.
Filename: Uncletom.wps

Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' / Analysis Of Historical Fiction
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In this 10 page paper, the writer discusses how fictional works such as Uncle Tom's Cabin demonstrate how fiction can be successfully used to explain a situation on a personal basis to influence others. Issues concerning gender and racial stereotyping are examined as elements of Stowe's theme in an attempt to determine their level of historic realism. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Uncleto2.wps

Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' / Christ Symbolism
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A 6 page essay analyzing the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe's work. It points out that Uncle Tom was never intended to be realistic, because he is a symbol for Christ and therefore for the holiness of the black man. Numerous correspondences between the life of Christ and the Uncle Tom narrative are provided. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: Tomcabin.wps

Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' / Described As Racist
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A 7 page paper that describes the fact that Stowe's novel is influential and derived from an abolitionist perspective, but at the same time is clearly racist. The author attempts to support this belief by demonstrating the racist off shoots of the abolitionist movement, including colonization, that Stowe supports in her work. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Uncleto3.wps

Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' / Stowe's Incendiary Tract
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An 8 page paper arguing that Southern whites were not being overly sensitive in viewing Uncle Tom's Cabin as a personal attack upon not only their way of life but their moral natures, because that was how Stowe intended it. As such, it represented a real spark in the conflagration of the Civil War. Bibliography lists six sources.
Filename: Stowetom.wps

Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' / The Stereotyping of Topsy
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A 10 page essay analyzing the characterization of this little girl in Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic work. The paper concludes that Harriet Beecher Stowe intended to show through her portrayal of Topsy that blacks are not inherently morally bankrupt, but simply unsaved souls who have never been shown the true path to salvation. Thus it was intended to be a symbol, not a realistic characterization. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
Filename: Topsy.wps

Reinterpreting the Past in Morrison, DeLillo, and Mason
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A seven page paper looking at Toni Morrison’s “Beloved,” Don DeLillo’s “Libra,” and Bobbie Ann Mason’s “In Country” in terms of the authors’ reinterpretations of history. The paper shows how unresolved conflicts and traumas of the past do not go away; they simply re-surface in some other form, forcing us to either creatively integrate them into our developing selves or suffer the consequences. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KBbelov2.wps

Zora Neale Hurston's 'Mules and Men' and Bobbie Ann Mason's 'In Country'
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A 5 page comparative between the two stories in terms of the protagonists' journey of self discovery and how that journey is based on a sense of place. The writer contrasts the authors' description of the south, and compares and contrasts the stories of self discovery as it relates to community. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Cnzormas.wps

Atwood & Brunner / The Suppression of Individualism
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A 5 page paper examining the societies depicted in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and John Brunner's The Sheep Look Up. The paper notes that the interests of the individual must always be balanced against the well-being of the group, and arguably weighed more heavily on the side of the individual. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Atwbrun.wps

Margaret Atwood's 'Alias Grace' / Dreams
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A 5 page essay examining the importance of dreams in the solving of the mystery of murder in this Margaret Atwood novel.
Filename: Grace2.wps

The Concept of Freedom in Literature
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4 page paper comparing aspects of freedom in 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood, and 'Beloved' by Toni Morrison. Paper talks about degrees of freedom, it's effect on personality, and a true definition of freedom that includes responsibility. Written in present tense except for 'flashback' sections. No outside sources.
Filename: Handmade.wps

The Handmaid's Tale and The Crucible as Dystopias
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An 11 page paper on these two works by Margaret Atwood and Arthur Miller. In both works, a façade of strict moral and religious ideals covers a corrupt and divided society. This paper examines these works and the issues they raise, and discusses how these issues are reflected in both the world created by the fictional work as well as the era in which the authors wrote. Several sources cited.
Filename: Atwood.wps

Tennessee Williams' 'The Glass Menagerie' (1944) and Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' (1949) / Compared & Contrasted
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A 4 page paper which compares and contrasts the human dreams in Tennessee Williams' 1944 play, The Glass Menagerie and Arthur Miller's 1949 play, Death of a Salesman, to evaluate what comprises ‘good' and ‘bad' dreams. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Glassme2.wps

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