Messages for Today in Goethe’s “Faust”
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A 5 page paper examining the issues Goethe raises in Faust and determining the extent to which they are relevant to our own time. The paper concludes that Faust is redeemed through not only an acknowledgment of his mistakes but an understanding of them; he is also redeemed through an increased knowledge of the importance of giving of oneself. No additional sources.
Filename: KBfaust.wps

Modernism and the Novel
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This 5 page report discusses the transformation of modernism in terms of Kafka's 'The Trial' and F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.' The inherent differences of writers in the same modernist period but in Europe compared to America is also discussed. Bibliography lists only the two works themselves as sources.
Filename: Modno.wps

"Faust" and "Madame Bovary"
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This 9 page paper compares two classic literary works, "Faust" and "Madame Bovary" with regard to their philosophical undercurrents and the times in which they were written. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVFauBov.rtf

"Man of Straw" by Heinrich Mann
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A 7 page paper which discusses how "Man of Straw," by Heinrich Mann demonstrates more about how society really works than does traditional historiography. Various examples from real life are presented as examples which illustrate how we are often in the dark about reality, save through the expressions found in first hand knowledge and fictional portrayals of real life events. These examples provide further proof that Mann's book is more informative than history books. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmnstraw.wps

"The Assault" by Harry Mulisch
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This is a five page paper which argues the thesis that this excellent story is more than a tale of intrigue or mystery set amidst the violence of Nazi Germany, but more of an autobiographical sketch penned by the author in order to release some of the demons experienced by himself and his family during these same times. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: JGAmlsch.wps

"The Trial": K a Reflection of Kafka
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A 5 page paper which argues that the character of K, in Franz Kafka's "The Trial," is a reflection of the author. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
Filename: RAtrialK.wps

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