Changes in the Roles of Women in Africa
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This 5 page report discusses the various changes in the status of women and women's roles in Africa through pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial times. The entire issue of gender and gender roles serves as just one more example of the depth of complexity of any issue related to Africa, whether in terms of history or the modern Africa. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BWgenAF.rtf

Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” and William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning”
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A five page paper looking at the process by which adolescents separate themselves emotionally from their parents’ values and goals. The paper argues that in both stories, the young protagonists come to the difficult realization that the person their parents want them to be is simply not who they are. No additional sources.
Filename: KB2kinds.wps

Black Identity in Faulkner’s “Light in August” and Wright’s “Black Boy”
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A six page paper comparing the protagonists of these two works (by William Faulkner and Richard Wright respectively) in terms of their racial identities, and their reactions to them. The paper asserts that it is very difficult to establish a positive racial identity when one’s race is constantly disparaged by society as a whole, and this has made both protagonists extremely hostile. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: KBwright.wps

Building Rounded Characters In The Short Story
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A 6 page look at the way Susan Glaspell, John Updike, William Faulkner, and Guy de Maupassant build realistic and believable characters in their short fiction. Particular stories discussed are Glaspell's 'A Jury of Her Peers,' Updike's 'A & P', Faulkner's 'Barn Burning,' and de Maupassant's 'The Necklace.' Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Runded.wps

Characterization Through Conflict In James, Joyce, & Faulkner
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A 5 page paper using Henry James' short story 'A Mirror of Consciousness' as a springing-off point to show how a character's participation in an event which creates a conflict for him, and his response to that event, teaches us not only about the character but about ourselves. The writer primarily discusses 'Araby' by James Joyce and 'Barn Burning' by William Faulkner as examples of this. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Hjames.wps

Characters in Death of a Salesman and Barn Burning Compared
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the characters of Willy Loman, in Death of a Salesman, with Abner Snopes in William Faulkner's Barn Burning. The theme of death in both works is duly noted. The nature of the characters is the focus of this paper. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA007dth.rtf

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