Speed and Transportation in Kerouac’s “On The Road”
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A five page paper looking at the symbolism of these motifs in Jack Kerouac’s 1955 novel. The paper asserts that this obsession with speed and escape actually symbolizes Kerouac’s rejection of the slow, steady society of the 1950s. No additional sources.
Filename: KBonroad.wps

The Beat Generation and Their Influence Today
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A ten page paper analyzing the characteristics and influence of the Beat generation of poets and writers in the 1950s. Although many poets and writers are mentioned, particular attention is paid to the work of Jack Kerouac; Allen Ginsberg; and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: KBbeat.wps

Tony Hillerman's 'The First Eagle'
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This is a 5 page paper that gives a basic summary of Tony Hillerman's book, The First Eagle. In the book it is the Black plague that has returned, or rather, has survived, for centuries. In the long interim it has developed a resistance to modern antibiotics, making it more virulent and much more dangerous. It is attacking prairie dogs and an occasional human. One of the main points to the story involves the efforts of a scientist to determine why some animals have developed an immunity and others succumb quickly. On the other hand is the murder of a Navajo Tribal officer. Lieutenant Jim Chee believes he has the murderer in custody, Robert Jano, a young Hopi man with a history of poaching eagles. The intertwining of the two story lines and the two cultural perspectives forms the basis for this novel. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Firste.wps

Free Will in Literature
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts Stephen Crane's 'The Open Boat' with Jack London's 'To Build a Fire.' The concept of free will is explored in respect to the characters in these works. The short stories are compared and contrasted. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA012fre.rtf

Goodbye Columbus / Book Review
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3 pages of analytical discussion concerning Philip Roth's award-winning 1959 novella, 'Goodbye Columbus,' a bittersweet tale of a summer romance between a sensitive young man and a pampered, wealthy, sexually aware girl. Bibliography lists 4 supporting sources.
Filename: Goodcolo.wps

Philip Roth/Portnoy's Complaint
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A 7 page analysis of the Philip Roth's tale of growing up Jewish and male in the late twentieth century. Portnoy has a rather odd 'complaint' that results in consequences that are both intriguing and hilarious. He expresses all of his considerable Jewish angst at having a domineering mother through obsessive sexual conduct. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 99roth.wps

Roth's 'American Pastoral'
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A 5 page paper answering two questions on this book by Philip Roth: 1) How good is Swede Levov's marriage? and 2) How do naturalism, metaphysics and the imagination figure in this novel? Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Pastor3.wps