Zola's 'Germinal' / Conditions of Women in Nineteenth-Century French Mines
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A 6 page paper looking at some of the underlying social causes for the miners' strike described in Emile Zola's book. The paper, which takes the form of the report of a contemporary observer, concludes that change will have to be imposed on the system from without, as it is unlikely to come from within. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Zolagerm.rtf

Existentialism and Sartre’s “The Wall”
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A 4 page paper looking at the presence of existentialist thought in this short story by Jean Paul Sartre. The paper argues that for Sartre, the lack of causality in human life, together with the lack of a beneficent force in the universe, forces every human being to forge his own meaning -- something the protagonist has not done. No sources.
Filename: KBsartre.wps

Jean Paul Sartre's 'The Wall'
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A 1 page summary of Sartre's short story. It reflects Sartre's interest in the ultimate lack of causality in life through the depiction of the 'last night' of a group of prisoners condemned to die in the morning. The narrator in fact does not die, but he might as well have, because he has psychologically been absorbed into the wall separating life from death, and there is no going back. No sources.
Filename: Sartrwll.wps

Jean Paul Sartre's 'La Nausee'/ Motif of Nausea
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A 9 page paper examining the significance of the protagonist's sensation of nausea throughout this book. The paper concludes that for Sartre, the nausea symbolizes his protagonist's ultimate recognition of life's futility. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Sartnaus.wps

Jean Paul Sartre's 'No Exit'
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(work is also known called 'Hois Clos') In this 8 page paper, the writer argues that the concept 'Hell Is Other People' is the primary theme of this classic existentialist drama ('No Exit' is a one-act play by Sartre) and it is just as resonant today as it was more than fifty years ago. Sartre's existentialist philosophy is examined in great analytical detail and the paper remains most concerned with explaining precisely what Sartre meant by 'No Exit' and how it applies to everyone's life. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Noexitsr.wps

No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre
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It is commonly believed that the theme presented by Jean Paul Sartre in his 1944 play, No Exit was 'Hell is other people'. By exploring the other writings of Sartre one can begin to understand that the concept he was elucidating in the play was the exact opposite of the externalization of negative emotions. Rather, the play was another forum he chose in which to answer to the critics of the philosophy of existentialism. This 5 page paper asserts that the theme espoused by Sartre is actually the quest for freedom as defined by the individual's acceptance of oneself and the choices made throughout one's lifetime. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KTsartexit.wps

Beaumarchais' 'Figaro'
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A 4 page discussion of characters (Figaro and the Count) in Beaumarchais' 'Figaro.' Writer examines elements that made the classic work so markedly reminiscent of the Enlightenment period. Bibliography lists 4+ sources used to validate points made in paper.
Filename: Figaro.wps

Montesquieu's 'The Persian Letters'
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A 5 page analysis of this classic novel of the seventeenth-century in which the writer demonstrates that Montesquieu's masterpiece reflects both the ideas and beliefs of the Enlightenment and the beginnings of the scientific revolution. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Perslet.wps

Guy de Maupassant / The Shadow Of Parents In His Fiction
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A 5 page paper on French writer Guy de Maupassant's adoration of his mother and contempt for his father, and how these are reflected in two of his short stories, 'Boule de Suif' and 'Mademoiselle Fifi.' Six sources including stories.
Filename: Maupfict.wps

Guy de Maupassant's 'The Necklace'
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A 4 page paper on this short story by nineteenth-century French author Guy de Maupassant. The writer looks at the different types of discoveries made by both the story's protagonist and the reader, showing why these discoveries are not necessarily the same. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: Maup.wps