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Papers On French Literature
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Jules Verne and His Ability to Write Accurately About the Future
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A 4 page thesis paper on the 19th century author Jules Verne. Discussed is Verne's uncanny ability to write futuristic stories that actually turned out to be accurate predictions of what was to come. It is argued that Jules Verne's talent was actually to forecast the effects that his predicted technologies would have upon society itself. 'Five Weeks in a Balloon,' 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth, '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,' & 'Paris in the 21st Century' are among the novels cited. A supporting bibliography also lists 5 critical sources as well.
Filename: Julesver.wps

Jules Verne's 'Journey to the Center of the Earth'
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A 6 page report on Jules Verne's 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' in which the writer analytically examines the story's reliance upon general scientific knowledge. Key characters and subplots are explored in great detail and a supporting bibliography lists 4 critical sources.
Filename: Jny2cntr.wps

Victor Hugo's 'Les Miserables' / Society Redeemed
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A 17 page paper on the socioeconomic issues put forth by Victor Hugo in his novel. The paper discusses what role Hugo felt religion, politics, and social planning played in the reformation of society. It also deals substantially with Hugo's role as a romantic writer, and the implications of this in his novel. No additional sources cited.
Filename: LesMis

Victor Hugo’s Influence on Nineteenth Century France
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A 10 page paper examining the role of the Romantic writer Victor Hugo in the French people’s re-evaluation of their national character during the post-revolutionary period. The paper looks particularly at his novels Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KBhugo.wps

Albert Camus' 'The Guest' / Daru's Dilemma # 1
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This 3 page paper explores the dilemma of Daru in the Albert Camus short story, 'The Guest,' and questions Daru's decision to allow the Arab prisoner to choose his own destiny. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Camguest.wps

Albert Camus' 'The Guest' / Daru's Dilemma # 2
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This 3 page paper explores the dilemma of Daru in the Albert Camus short story, 'The Guest,' and concludes that the only resolution is to allow the Arab prisoner to choose his own destiny. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Camgues2.wps

Albert Camus' 'The Plague' / Death vs. Mankind
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A 5 page analytical review of Albert Camus' 'The Plague'-- a book detailing the universal condition of man. As described by the writer, the plague itself was meant to be an analogy for that which is hostile towards man... it represents death incarnate. An examination of its presence in Oran follows as it relates to this thesis. 1 additional source is cited.
Filename: Plague.wps

Albert Camus' 'The Guest' # 3
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A 6 page paper on the short story by Albert Camus. The paper examines the story's plot, point of view, theme, protagonist, irony, and major symbols, as well as the influence of existentialism in this work. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Cguest.rtf

Albert Camus' 'The Stranger' / The Importance Of Original Language
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3 pages in length. Assessing the importance of original language and style of Albert Camus' The Stranger is an integral component to comprehending the subtle nuances associated with the French novel. The relationship between the translation and the original text could not help but lose something in the adaptation, inasmuch as considerable ambiguity exists between the two distinct versions. The writer discusses that while the French tale holds true to Camus' literary accuracy, the English rendition counts on a significant amount of literal and implied interpretation in order for it to portray the same passionate associations that exist in the original. No additional sources cited.
Filename: AlbCamus.wps

Albert Camus' 'The Stranger' and Existentialism
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An 8 page research paper on Albert Camus's novel The Stranger. The writer details the existential themes of the novel, and relates them to the story and the text. The primary source is cited.
Filename: Strange2.doc

Count Alexis deTocqueville & 'Democracy In America'
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A 9 page paper on Tocqueville's conclusions as written in Democracy in America. The writer examines Tocqueville's views and analyzes the relevance of his observations in modern America. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Tocque.doc

Appearance Versus Reality In Thoreau, Coetzee, and Shakespeare
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A 5 page paper discussing the fact that it is the lens of society that distorts reality, thus making the perception of truth more difficult. The paper concludes that the individual is most himself when he is apart from the roles into which society has bound him. Bibliography lists three sources used to argue these points : Thoreau's Walden, Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians, and Shakespeare's Measure for Measure.
Filename: Thoreau.wps

Voltaire's Candide & Shelley's Frankenstein / Representative of their Times
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A 5 page research paper that examines how each of these classic works represents the age in which they were produced--The Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, respectively. The writer demonstrates that each author had as a motif the treatment of women by society and that the promise of improvement implied by Candide failed to materialize by the time of Mary Shelley. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Candfran.wps

Cyrano De Bergerac
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A 3 page discussion of what made this protagonist a hero and why. Writer is both personal and persuasive. No Bibliography.
Filename: Cryano.wps

Comparing Fanon & Foucault
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A 5 page research paper which examines the similarities between two great French philosophers: Frantz Fanon and Michel Foucault. The writer demonstrates, through an examination of Fanon's 'Black Skin, White Masks,' and Foucault's Madness in Civilization, that the two philosophers agreed on quite a few fundamental points concerning power and the marginalization of minority groups. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Fanonfoc.wps

The Necklace": Guy de Maupassant
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the short story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant. Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
Filename: RAnecklce.rtf

Rationalism vs. Romanticism in Moliere and Rousseau
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An 8 page paper contrasting these two literary movements through an examination of Moliere’s “Tartuffe” and Rousseau’s “Confessions.” The paper argues that while Moliere is trying to put forth a socio-political position, appealing only to our intellect, Rousseau wants to elicit sympathy through evoking our emotions. No additional sources.
Filename: KBmolier.wps

Ex-President Bush as Tartuffe
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A 5 page paper which discusses how ex-President Bush could easily be seen as a modern day Tartuffe. 'Tartuffe' by Moliere, is a play about a powerful man who essentially maintained little integrity in terms of his character as a hypocrite. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAbushtar.wps

Man's Ability to Reason
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This 5 page paper questions man's ability to reason. The concept of reason is defined and looked at through two literary works, Moliere's Tartuffe and Pope's Essay on Man. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA28Reas.wps

Moliere's 'Tartuffe' / The Role of Hypocrisy
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A 7 page paper looking at the characterization, construction, and most importantly, the theme of Moliere's famous play, noting how the theme of hypocrisy is supported by the characterization and the play's construction. Bibliography lists four sources including the play itself.
Filename: Tartf.wps

Moliere's 'Tartuffe' And Voltaire's 'Candide' / The Role Of Women
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A 10 page paper on the difference in the amount of autonomy afforded women in these two classic works of French literature. The paper observes that while we would expect sex roles in seventeenth-century Moliere to be more restrictive than in eighteenth-century Voltaire, precisely the reverse is true; a penetrating analysis postulates the reason for this. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Molivolt.rtf

The Life and Times of Moliere
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This 10 page paper explores the life of this famous actor and playwright who lived in seventeenth century France. The focus is on his acting career. General biographical information provided as well as historical insights. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: SA23.Mol.wps

Gilgamesh and Candide as ‘Quest' Novels
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A 4 page paper discussing the genre of the quest novel in general, and how Gilgamesh and Voltaire's Candide fit into it. The novel concludes that while it does feature a journey, Candide ultimately fails to pass the test of being a quest novel because Candide does not learn anything from his quest; he remains as stupid as ever. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Novels.wps

Gustave Flaubert's 'Bovary,' Ibsen's 'Gabler,' and Chopin's 'Awakening' / Study in Neuroses
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A 10 page research paper on the how each of these authors treated the reasons behind the neuroses of their protagonists. The writer argues that Flaubert wanted to represent a danger to the individual (Emma) fighting social norms, Ibsen a danger to society by an aberrant individual (Hedda), and Chopin a loss to society for defining unnatural roles for women (Edna). Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Cndepwmn.wps

Rousseau's 'La Nouvelle Heloise' (‘Julie')
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An 8 page paper that discusses Rousseau's sentimental look at the roles dictated by society for men and women according to Enlightenment views with a Rousseau twist. His focus is on the 'nature' of the human male and how those needs are to be filled through the 'nature' of women for the good of society as a whole. The writers argues that the antiquated views postulated by Rousseau through his novel are still being debated today. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Rousjuli.wps

Autobiography in Shelley's Frankenstein and Rousseau's Confessions
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Barbara Johnson has posited the idea that autobiography is always in the process of symbolically killing the mother off by narrating the fiction as though it were the child one has given birth to and that represents the author. In Jean Jacques Rousseau's Confessions the premise of an autobiography is not in question. The book does not end with his death, but rather with his life alone. In Shelley's Frankenstein, the creator (Victor) and the creation (the Monster) are both seen as extensions of aspects of the author, mirrored in behavior and psychological representations of the self, which are ultimately ended either by death or a return to solitude. This 7 page paper argues that Johnson's theory, at least in the abstract, is seen as valid and worthy of discussion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTfrnbio.wps

Peter Abelard / Faith & Reason
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This 12 page paper examines the conflict between faith and reason in religion. Peter Abelard's works are examined in an analysis which concludes that both may and do coexist. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Faitreas.wps

Peter Abelard / The Story Behind '[The] Letters of Abelard and Heloise'
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An 8 page paper discussing 'Abelard and Heloise,' the medieval French love story translated from Latin by Jean de Meun. Bibliography lists three additional sources.
Filename: Abelard.doc

The Story Of Abelard's Adversities
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This 5 page essay explores several aspects of an excerpt from Abelard's autobiography, focusing on the character of the author with quotations to substantiate the writer's opinions. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Abelard2.wps

Gustave Flaubert's 'Madame Bovary'
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A 7 page paper describing Madame Bovary. The writer puts forth the thesis that Madame Bovary is a 'Female Quixote' due to her living in romantic illusion versus reality using analysis and passages from the novel to illustrate this. The primary source is cited.
Filename: Madame.wps

Gustave Flaubert's 'Madame Bovary' / Illusion vs Reality
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In 6 pages the author discusses the concepts of illusion and reality in 'Madame Bovary.' Emma Bovary, convent-educated and given to flights of fancy and a very bourgeois love of romantic novels, seeks the fulfillment of her fantasies, believing that such fulfillment is not only possible but right around the corner. Flaubert uses his entire bag of fiction-writing tricks to construct a masterful portrayal of an ultimately tragic and foolish woman too much in love with her illusions. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Illvsrea.wps

Gustave Flaubert's 'Madame Bovary' / Significance Of The Opera
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A 5 page paper on the significance of the opera 'Lucie de Lammermoor' in Flaubert's classic novel. The paper observes how 'Lucie de Lammermoor' summarizes all that has gone before and foreshadows Emma's fate. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Lucemm.wps

Gustave Flaubert's 'Madame Bovary' / Social Class
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A 6 page paper that provides an overview of the elements that define social class and underscore the prevalent themes of Flaubert's work. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Mambov.rtf

Gustave Flaubert's 'Madame Bovary' / Social Classes
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5 pages in length. Flaubert's story is set in 19th Century France, a time of great class distinction. The story provides us a glimpse of characters representing each of the social classes with four individual who are striving to be come part of the bourgeoisie. The title character, Emma Bovary is obsessed with changing her social status and engages in activities she believes will lead her to happiness, instead, they leads to her destruction. Bibliography lists approximately 8 sources.
Filename: Bovary19.wps

Gustave Flaubert's 'Madame Bovary'/ Illusion vs. Reality
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A 4 page paper discussing the main character's flights of fancy. It concludes that in this novel Flaubert contrasts romance with Romanticism, and shows how romance comes up short. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Bovary.wps

Gustave Flaubert's 'Madame Bovary'/ Tragedy
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A 4 page paper describing Madame Bovary. The writer argues the thesis that the novel is really about the tragedy of dreaming or living in a fantasy. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Madbov2.wps

Sense and Sensuality in “Madame Bovary”
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A 4 page paper looking at Flaubert’s classic book in terms of the protagonist’s struggle for meaning in her life. The paper argues that Emma Bovary is the result of what happens when a society gives women nothing to do but dream, nothing to care about but themselves, and nothing to look forward to except more of the same. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: KBbovar2.wps

Sex and Money in 'Madame Bovary' By Gustave Flaubert
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A 3.5 page critical analysis on the validity of the statement describing Gustave Flaubert’s 1857 novel, 'Madame Bovary,' as, 'Sex lies at the base of what happens: Along with money it is the key to the conflicts of the novel, an sexual and economic life are so intimately interwoven that one cannot understand the one unless one understands the other.' Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TGbovary.rtf

The Development of Class Consciousness in Germinal by Emile Zola
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A 6 page analysis of Emile Zola's masterpiece Germinal. The writer argues that it is the sociological aspects of this novel that make it so fascinating as Zola examines the beginnings of labor movement at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Quotations from the source. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Germzola.wps

Zola's 'Germinal' / A Reaction
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A 3 page essay on the Emile Zola novel 'Germinal.' The writer details the main characters and the ideologies they represent, as well as some of the key incidents in the book. No bibliography.
Filename: Zola.rtf

Zola's 'Germinal' / Conditions of Women in Nineteenth-Century French Mines
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A 6 page paper looking at some of the underlying social causes for the miners' strike described in Emile Zola's book. The paper, which takes the form of the report of a contemporary observer, concludes that change will have to be imposed on the system from without, as it is unlikely to come from within. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Zolagerm.rtf

Existentialism and Sartre’s “The Wall”
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A 4 page paper looking at the presence of existentialist thought in this short story by Jean Paul Sartre. The paper argues that for Sartre, the lack of causality in human life, together with the lack of a beneficent force in the universe, forces every human being to forge his own meaning -- something the protagonist has not done. No sources.
Filename: KBsartre.wps

Jean Paul Sartre's 'The Wall'
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A 1 page summary of Sartre's short story. It reflects Sartre's interest in the ultimate lack of causality in life through the depiction of the 'last night' of a group of prisoners condemned to die in the morning. The narrator in fact does not die, but he might as well have, because he has psychologically been absorbed into the wall separating life from death, and there is no going back. No sources.
Filename: Sartrwll.wps

Jean Paul Sartre's 'La Nausee'/ Motif of Nausea
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A 9 page paper examining the significance of the protagonist's sensation of nausea throughout this book. The paper concludes that for Sartre, the nausea symbolizes his protagonist's ultimate recognition of life's futility. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Sartnaus.wps

Jean Paul Sartre's 'No Exit'
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(work is also known called 'Hois Clos') In this 8 page paper, the writer argues that the concept 'Hell Is Other People' is the primary theme of this classic existentialist drama ('No Exit' is a one-act play by Sartre) and it is just as resonant today as it was more than fifty years ago. Sartre's existentialist philosophy is examined in great analytical detail and the paper remains most concerned with explaining precisely what Sartre meant by 'No Exit' and how it applies to everyone's life. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Noexitsr.wps

No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre
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It is commonly believed that the theme presented by Jean Paul Sartre in his 1944 play, No Exit was 'Hell is other people'. By exploring the other writings of Sartre one can begin to understand that the concept he was elucidating in the play was the exact opposite of the externalization of negative emotions. Rather, the play was another forum he chose in which to answer to the critics of the philosophy of existentialism. This 5 page paper asserts that the theme espoused by Sartre is actually the quest for freedom as defined by the individual's acceptance of oneself and the choices made throughout one's lifetime. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KTsartexit.wps

Beaumarchais' 'Figaro'
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A 4 page discussion of characters (Figaro and the Count) in Beaumarchais' 'Figaro.' Writer examines elements that made the classic work so markedly reminiscent of the Enlightenment period. Bibliography lists 4+ sources used to validate points made in paper.
Filename: Figaro.wps

Montesquieu's 'The Persian Letters'
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A 5 page analysis of this classic novel of the seventeenth-century in which the writer demonstrates that Montesquieu's masterpiece reflects both the ideas and beliefs of the Enlightenment and the beginnings of the scientific revolution. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Perslet.wps

Guy de Maupassant / The Shadow Of Parents In His Fiction
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A 5 page paper on French writer Guy de Maupassant's adoration of his mother and contempt for his father, and how these are reflected in two of his short stories, 'Boule de Suif' and 'Mademoiselle Fifi.' Six sources including stories.
Filename: Maupfict.wps

Guy de Maupassant's 'The Necklace'
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A 4 page paper on this short story by nineteenth-century French author Guy de Maupassant. The writer looks at the different types of discoveries made by both the story's protagonist and the reader, showing why these discoveries are not necessarily the same. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: Maup.wps

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