Tennessee Williams' 'Glass Menagerie' / Silent Crisis
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A 4 page essay examining the themes of Tennessee Williams' play, The Glass Menagerie. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Glasscri.wps

Tennessee Williams' 'Streetcar Named Desire' / Decadence & Blanche Dubois
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A 6 page paper showing how the character of Blanche Dubois in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire -- and the persona of the Southern Belle in general -- epitomizes the theme of decadence. It argues that in periods of decadence, appearances matter more than reality, and we see this clearly in Williams' play. Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: Bdubois.wps

Tennessee Williams' 'Streetcar Named Desire' / Hypocrisy
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An 8 page paper in which the writer discusses the presence of hypocrisy, particularly in the character of Blanche Dubois, in Tennessee Williams' 1947 play. The paper asks whether Blanche is consciously presenting a facade -- in short, whether she is deliberately lying -- as well as analyzing the effect Blanche's ambiguous nature has upon the other characters in the play. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Street.wps

Tennessee Williams' 'Suddenly Last Summer' / Cannibalism
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3 pages in length. The writer discusses how the representation of cannibalism in Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer is a compelling combination of metaphoric and fantastic implications. Suggested as a means of physical torture, Williams successfully illustrates the destruction that can occur when one denies the truth. As well, it demonstrates the very essence of life, which is cannibalistic. There is no question that mankind is an egocentric being with nothing more than his own best interests at heart. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Sudsum.wps

Tennessee Williams' Life in 'The Glass Menagerie'
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A 7 page paper looking at the relationship between the facts of Tennessee Williams' own life and its reflection in his classic play. The paper concludes that although we do not see the precise details of Tennessee Williams' early life replicated in The Glass Menagerie, we see enough to understand the playwright's deep sense of loss, regret, and pain over his schizophrenic sister, whom he was powerless to help. Bibliography lists nine sources.
Filename: KBmenage.wps

Toni Cade Bambara's 'Gorilla My Love' / Living With Trust
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A 5 page examination of the problem of trust and identity in Toni Cade Bambara's short story Gorilla, My Love. No additional sourcrs cited.
Filename: Gorilla.wps

Toni Cade Bambara's 'The Lesson'
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A 5 page essay exploring themes in The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara. The writer suggests the lesson intended by Bambara is that we all have choices in learning the lessons presented to us or ignoring them. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Lesson.wps

Toni Cade Bambara's 'The Lesson' # 2
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A 5 page paper on this story by Toni Cade Bambara. The central theme is explored and analyzed. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Less.wps

Toni Cade Bambara's 'The Lesson' # 3
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In this story we look at life's lessons. We can choose to learn them or we can choose to ignore them and go on in our ignorance, not growing, not developing as persons. These are the themes of Toni Cade Bambara's 'The Lesson' discussed in this 6 page essay.
Filename: Thelesso.wps

Toni Cade Bambara's 'The Lesson'/ Economic Inequality
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A 3 page paper on this short story by Toni Cade Bambara. The story analyzes the reactions of a group of poor children to a visit to an expensive toy store, and examines the lesson that was learned from this shocking confrontation with inequality. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Bambara.wps