Hawthorne
and Poe: The Mind Under the Influence
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(5 pp.) Both of these American writers wanted to do more than entertain
people; they wanted to influence how people thought, or how they
perceived the world. My premise is that Hawthorne wanted to influence
the conscious mind through parable or fable. Poe was more of a mental
subterranean, and wanted to reach the unconscious mind, through the
doorway of fear. The writer will examine Poe's stories, "The
Tell-tale Heart" and "The Oval Portrait," and Hawthorne's
short story, "Rappaccinni's Daughter", to determine if they
fit the proposed premise. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Bbpoehwt.doc
Madness
and Fear: King and Poe
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A 5 page paper which compares the portrayal of madness and fear in
"Hearts in Atlantis" by Stephen King and "The Pit and the
Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe. Bibliography lists 4 additional
sources.
Filename: RAmadfear.wps
The
Undead Dead in 'Usher' and 'Gracchus'
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A 6 page paper analyzing the way Edgar allan poe and Franz Kafka deal
with the subject of the dead who will not die. The stories compared are
Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and Kafka's 'The Hunter Gracchus.'
No additional sources are listed.
Filename: Usher2.wps
Edgar
Allan Poe and His Short Story, "The Pit and the Pendulum"
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A 5 page paper which examines how Poe is well-represented in the short
story, with a consideration of the author's life and an analysis of the
story's setting, plot, characters, point of view, style, theme and
conclusion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGpitpen.wps
Edgar
Allan Poe and the Gothic Genre
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A 10 page analysis of 'Fall Of The House of Usher' and 'The Cask of
Amontillado' in relationship to the establishment of the gothic genre.
The analysis is based on Chris Bladick's assessment of the gothic as a
combination an interrelationship of a sense of fear or dread combined
with an inherited sense of time and claustrophoric space to create a
sense of ineveitable disintegration. The paper argues that the genre is
popular today and serves the purpose of defeatism. Bibliography lists 9
sources.
Filename: Edpoe.wps
Edgar
Allan Poe/Satire in The Spectacles
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A 10 page research paper that focuses on Edgar Allan Poe's use of satire
in his short story "The Spectacles." However, the writer also
includes biographical information on Poe, as well as the evaluation of
Poe by various critics. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Discussion
of Poe's Cask of Amontillado
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12 pages in length. Edgar Allan Poe's irony filled tale The Cask of
Amontillado is an entertaining if not also somewhat horrific tale. This
is, however the author's normal genre and he is indeed the master at
what he does. This paper will look at the ironies and subtle nuances
that lend this story its twists and turns from beginning right up to the
end. It is this very feature of Poe that his fans so greatly enjoy; the
fact that the underlying irony and in some cases the hints of sarcasm
are as entertaining as the main plot itself. Bibliography lists 10
sources.
Filename: JGAacask.wps
Edgar
Allan Poe's 'Cask of Amontillado' vs. 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
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A 5 page comparison of these two tales in regards the techniques used to
create an atmosphere of fear and hopelessness. The writer concentrates
on the use of these senses to ascribe the soul of insanity. Bibliography
lists 5 sources.
Filename: Casktale.wps
Edgar
Allan Poe: Interpretation Of Works
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11 pages in length. Edgar Allan Poe's writing is often seen as quiet and
pastoral; there is, however, another side of his work: dealing with
conflict between human beings and the overwhelming sadness that
accompanies significant loss. Some examples in this regard include The
Cask of Amontillado, Annabel Lee and The Fall of the House of Usher. The
exact manner in which Poe reveals this conflict and sorrow is an
integral component to the writer's overall mystique, utilizing such
literary techniques as imagery, figurative language, rhythm/rhyme,
symbolism and interpretation. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCedgar.wps
Edgar
Allan Poe's "Fall Of The House Of Usher" And Charlotte Perkins
Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-Paper"
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses gender issues as they relate to
both stories. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCusher.wps
Poe's
"The Cask of Amontillado"
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of the story with sections on
themes, characterization, symbolism and setting. Analysis is provided on
a number of elements as various points of view are explored.
Bibliography lists 10 sources
Filename: SA27Poe.wps
How
the Death of Edgar Allan Poe's Wife Influenced His Obsession About the
Deaths of Beautiful Young Women
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A 6 page paper which examines how the Poe fictional short stories "Berenice,"
"Fall of the House of Usher," "Ligeia," and
"The Oval Portrait" (also referred to as "Life After
Death") paralleled his real-life emotional trauma over the illness
and death of his wife, Virginia. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TGpoedie.wps
The
Symbolic Cask: Symbolism in the Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
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(6 pp) Few writers today have the ability to engender the classic horror
tale in the same way that has been attributed to Edgar Allan Poe. Movies
can illicit Jason in a hockey mask until it is time for him to apply for
social security, but they will seldom have the class that our own
imagination fills in at the verbal and symbolic instructions of Poe.
Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BBpoecsk
Poe's
Use of Satire
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A 5 page essay/research paper that examines how Edgar Allan Poe used
satire in his short story "The Spectacles." The writer argues
that Poe possessed considerable skill as a satirist, as this story mocks
the romantic conventions of his era making the romantic emphasis on
appearance a laughable farce. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khpoesat.wps
Edgar
Allan Poe/ Comparison with Ancient Greek Lit.
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An 8 page essay that compares Poe's "The Purloined Letter" and
"Ms. Found in a Bottle" to Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex"
and Homer's "Odyssey, respectively. The writer argues that there is
a common saying that "we stand on the shoulders of giants" and
it is certainly true that any work, no matter how original, is at least
partially influenced by the body of literature that has come before it.
No additional sources cited.
Filename: khpoegrk.wps
Satirical
Humor in Edgar Allen Poe's "Murder in the Rue Morgue"
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A 5 page paper which discusses Edgar Allen Poe's "Murder in the Rue
Morgue." The paper discusses how the work exemplifies his attitudes
towards art and science and how he takes artistic license in presenting
us with a perspective that does not always incorporate the reality we
expect, thus satirically addressing our preconceived notions of science
and art. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RApoerogue.wps
The
Lottery; the Casks and the Evil Within
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This five-page-paper compares and contrasts the stories ; 'THE CASK OF
AMONTILLADO' BY EDGAR ALLAN POE , and The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson.
The appearance and proof of evil in each story are compared while the
different vehicles for evil are contrasted. It opens with a brief
description of what happens in the stories and moves into a discussion
about the stark contrast in their presentation. Bibliography lists two
sources.
Filename: CWlotery.wps
Reader
Response Theory and Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of
Usher”
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This 5 page report discusses the literary criticism known as “reader
response theory.” . Any work of literature can be viewed through a
psychological, political, feminist, or even structural perspective and
interpreted within that specific framework. As a result, various aspects
of meaning present themselves and cause the reader to reconsider the
context and intent of what he or she has just read. For example, reader
response theory allows the for a greater degree of synthesis between
reader and text. It also encourages the individual reader to relate on a
personal level to the text and understand their responses to the
literature. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWreader.wps
Overview
of American Literature
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A 5 page research paper that offers a brief overview of American
literature, beginning with the late eighteenth century through the
twentieth. Writers highlighted are Franklin, Poe, Twain, and Hughes.
Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khamlit.wps
Jane
Austen's "Northanger Abbey" / ... As A Gothic Romance
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A 5 page paper examining Jane Austen's parody of the Gothic genre in
this, her first novel. Through a comparison with a short passage from a
story by Edgar allan poe, the paper shows how very accurate Austen's
parody is. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: Abbey4.wps
Four
Literature Questions
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5 pages in length. This very interesting paper considers questions
regarding several literary greats including Edgar Allan Poe, Emily
Dickinson, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Frederick Douglas. Bibliography lists
4 sources.
Filename: JGAengqs.wps
