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A Comparison of Timothy Findlay's "The Wars" and Robert Altman's film "M.A.S.H.".
... that the travesty of war was one of the most prominent recurring themes of the 20th century. No matter how many wars were fought, ... death of thousands. Although many might view these lewd acts as simple pranks, in reality it is the result of helplessness ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
A creative essay dealing with the many faces of tragedy throughout wars, illness and natural disaster.
... of heroism by someone and a happy ending to wrap up. In reality, this does not happen. Instead, many lives are taken every day as a war ... of everyday life and we must learn to move on; it takes its toll in the shape of wars, illness and natural disaster. War. ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays
A Book Critique of Candide by Voltaire
... , and its grounding in the physical and political reality of Voltaire's time is part of its power and influence."� It is clearly ... Germanic states in 1756. This horrific war and all it entailed revealed the many facets of humanity to Voltaire, who could not ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors
The Dynamics of Wartime Relationships
... reality that allows her to evade the daily struggles that the war forces her to face. One of the most powerful things that Pepita says is "this war ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Beautiful vs Ugly
... men continuously falling to the ground, and the sounds of gunshots reveal the reality of war. The world is a diverse place, but we ... and philosopher, stated "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Last of the Mohicans
... war, and more specifically, on General Munroe. I think another sub plot that comes out of the film is the idea of change. Or at least reality ... of the movie, I think it is accurate in the sense of the fighting style of the English. The 'proper' way of war ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
War Poems: Compare and contrast a Pre-1900 war poem with a Post 1900 War Poem. (The two used here are "Come Up From The Fields Father" by Walt Whitman and "War Photographer" by Carol Anne Duffy
... s only when he's developing them, that he realises the grim reality of what he is doing. "He has a job to do" His ... and they do not care." Both of these poems deal with the emotional impact of war on the families of its victims. Although these poems are ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Fahrenheit 451. protagonists serve as catalysts in setting characters free by pulling them out of hiding and leading them to their own recognition
... of happiness, forcing him to confront the deeper reality of his situation, and his discomfort manifests itself in his involuntary bursts of ... However, he also has memories of the war and the fog, the machinery, the sounds, remind him of when he was under ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Slaughterhouse Five: An Analysis of the Literature
... of being characters." War is one of the enormous forces that lead to that. Vonnegut reaches out to an alternate world, a different reality ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
An intersting perspective on character analysis, as seen by consideration being given to decisions that characters make. ("The Scarlet Letter", "Hunger of Memory" and "Catch-22")
... of heaven were beaming from it?-and then look inward, and discern the black reality of what they idolize? I have laughed, in bitterness and agony of ... if desertion is really the right path out of the war. Similarly, the Reverend from The Scarlet Letter ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
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