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Da Vinci Code, A Character Analysis of Sophie Neveu
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,172 words, approx. 4 pages)
Discusses the novel, The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown. Provides a character analysis of Sophie Neveu. Describes her relationship with main character Robert Langdon. Summarizes the novel's plot.
Daisy as Symbolic of the "American Dream" in "The Great Gatsby"
Essay Grade: 96%   (695 words, approx. 2 pages)
In "The Great Gatsby," F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts the "American Dream" as a myth that people use to escape their status quo realities. For Jay Gatsby, the obsessive pursuit of Daisy Buchanan was his "American Dream."
Daisy Miller, A Character Profile
Essay Grade: 86%   (333 words, approx. 1 pages)
Examines the character of Daisy Miller, from Henry James' novel of the same title. Explores her struggle for acceptance between the vastly different cultures of America and Europe. Describes how the inability to adapt destroys her.
Daisy's Rejection of Gatsby
Essay Grade: 78%   (1,035 words, approx. 4 pages)
In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the title character blindly follows his desire for Daisy Buchanan, never realizing that he will never attain the transcendental love he seeks. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald uses foreshadowing to prepare the reader for Daisy's complete rejection of Gatsby, which culminates with her failure to attend his funeral.
Damsels in Distress in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Essay Grade: 92%   (535 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay discusses the Gothic motif element in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
Daniel's Quinn's Use of Allusions in Ishmael
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,360 words, approx. 5 pages)
Describes and analyzes Daniel Quinn's usage of allusions to support his book Ishmael. The essay points out the flaws and problems of these litrary devices (allusions) and their failure to offer support.
Darkness before Dawn
Essay Grade: 81%   (709 words, approx. 2 pages)
Reviews the novel Darkness Before Dawn, by Sharon Draper. Provides a plot summary and synopsis of major themes.
Darwinism in Science Fiction
Essay Grade: 81%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
The illustration of complimentary science fiction and Darwinism writing can be found in Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card, War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells, and various short stories, including Greg Bear's Blood Music.
Dawn Hanna's Guilty Pleasure
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,616 words, approx. 5 pages)
The following is a response to Dawn Hanna's book titled "Hooked on Trek."
Day and Night in the Catcher in the Rye
Essay Grade: 86%   (2,684 words, approx. 9 pages)
Analyzes the J.D.Salinger novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Describes imbalance between the parts of the novel set during the day and at night.
Day and Night through a Mother's Eyes
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,349 words, approx. 5 pages)
This is a detailed comparison of Dee and Maggie in Alice Walker's Everyday Use.
Dead Man Walking
Essay Grade: 92%   (885 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay shows how people go to prison not for their crime but for their status in society in the novel "Dead Man Walking" by Sister Helen Prejean.
Dealing with Grief in "the Little Friend"
Essay Grade: 88%   (841 words, approx. 3 pages)
Discusses the novel, Little Friend by Donna Tartt. Explores the major theme of violence. Provides an analysis of the way the three main characters (Charlotte, Allison, and Harriet) deal with their grief over the loss of Robin.
Dealing with Holden's Ghosts in "The Catcher in the Rye"
Essay Grade: 92%   (479 words, approx. 2 pages)
Discusses the theme of coping with death in J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye".
Dear Scrooge
Essay Grade: 83%   (204 words, approx. 1 pages)
The following is a fictitious letter from Marley talking to Scrooge about Christmas from the book "Christmas Carol."
Death and Destruction in the Great Gatsby
Essay Grade: 88%   (778 words, approx. 3 pages)
Discusses The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Examines the theme death and destrustion. Describes how much of the conflict in the novel is caused by Gatsby himself.
Death Be Not Proud
Essay Grade: 87%   (2,469 words, approx. 8 pages)
The essay basically covers everything from the characters to quotes to the philosophy of the book "Death Be Not Proud" by John Gunther.
Death by Suicide in Poems by Robert Frost
Essay Grade: 98%   (942 words, approx. 3 pages)
A look into death in some of Robert Frost's poems.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,026 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay on Willa Cather's "Death Comes for the Archbishop." Discusses Father Latours inner character conflicts and his relationship with the land.
Death in Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones
Essay Grade: 88%   (702 words, approx. 2 pages)
A look at the different ways in which Susie Salmon's father, mother, and sister handled their grief over Susie's rape and murder in Alice Sebold's novel The Lovely Bones.
Death in Dickinson
Essay Grade: 96%   (834 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay describes death in three of Emily Dickinson's poems.
Death of a Saleman
Essay Grade: 86%   (803 words, approx. 3 pages)
Explores the play Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller. Examines the major theme of dishonesty. Describes the effect of dishonesty on the character's lives.
Death of a Salesman
Essay Grade: 88%   (696 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay compares the characters of Willy and Charley from "Death of a Salesman."
Death of a Salesman
Essay Grade: 88%   (820 words, approx. 3 pages)
Examines the play Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller. Summarizes the plot of the story. Discusses Willy Loman's merits as a tragic hero.
Death of a Salesman
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,312 words, approx. 4 pages)
Analyzes the Arthur Miller play, Death of a Salesman. Discusses major themes, including that of dreams, specifically the pursuit of the American Dream.
Death of a Salesman - Betrayal
Essay Grade: 81%   (815 words, approx. 3 pages)
A litery analysis of the themes of betrayal and abandonment in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.
Death of a Salesman - Capitalist Society
Essay Grade: 92%   (980 words, approx. 3 pages)
"Death of a Salesman", by Arthur Miller is the story of an American traveling salesman in the forties.
Death of a Salesman - Tragic Hero
Essay Grade: 87%   (999 words, approx. 3 pages)
It covers the common debate over whether or not Willy Loman is a tragic hero
Death of a Salesman - Willy Loman as a Tragic Hero
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,227 words, approx. 4 pages)
Essay examines to what extend can we consider Willy Loman as a tragic hero.
Death of A Salesman Quote Analysis
Essay Grade: 76%   (211 words, approx. 1 pages)
This short essay is about two quotes from a character from "Death of A Salesman, by Arthur Miller."
Death of a Salesman, A Close Examination
Essay Grade: 86%   (724 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay focuses on just one line of the play Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller. The quote by Biff, is then analyzed in depth for motivation and its effect on the play.
Death of a Salesman, a Film Review
Essay Grade: 86%   (681 words, approx. 2 pages)
Reviews the film version of the Arthur Miller play, Death of a Salesman. Provides a plot synopsis. Discusses the diferences between the original text and the film.
Death of a Salesman, a Review
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,285 words, approx. 4 pages)
Reviews and summarizes the Arthur Miller play, Death of a Salesman. Provides a synopsis of major themes and a short analysis of the Willy Loman character.
Death of a Salesman, an Exploration of Major Themes
Essay Grade: 86%   (549 words, approx. 2 pages)
Explores major themes in the Arthur Miller play, Death of a Salesman. Describes how the relationships in the play are riddled with jealousy, hope, love, dreams, hate, disappointment, and many other very human emotions.
Death of a Salesman: Character Analysis
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,175 words, approx. 4 pages)
Analyzes the characters Biff and Happy from Arthur Miller's play, Death of a Salesman. Considers how despite the fact that they are siblings, in many ways they are total opposites of each other. Explores each characters place in the Loman family dynamics.
Death of a Salesman: Perception and Reality
Essay Grade: 81%   (464 words, approx. 2 pages)
Perception and reality in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.
Death of a Salesman; Birth Order Effect in the Loman Family
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,369 words, approx. 5 pages)
Referring to Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller this essay looks at how the Birth Order Effect plagued the characters of the Loman family in this play.
Death of Love in Hemingway's the Sun Also Rises
Essay Grade: 88%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
In his book The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway portrays the death of love through the Hemingway style of simple but hidden structure, profound symbolism and descriptive sensations.
Death on Board
Essay Grade: 98%   (987 words, approx. 3 pages)
It follows imagery pertaining to death throughout Benito Cereno by Herman Melville
Decadence in Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily"
Essay Grade: 86%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
The setting of William Faulkner's story "A Rose for Emily" is characterized by decadence, which defined the South before the Civil War. Such decadence was characterized by obscene wealth, slavery, and the aristocracy, of which Emily and her father were a part. Following the end of the Civil War and the forced change upon the antebellum South, Emily ends up not only in deep denial, making her able to disregard the reality of her life, but she also causes the townspeople to participate in her denial.
Deception in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Essay Grade: 92%   (925 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay discusses the aspect of deception in Ambrose Bierce's short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."
Deception in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
Essay Grade: 92%   (991 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay discusses the aspect of deception in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.
Decline of the American Dream in "The Great Gatsby"
Essay Grade: 92%   (466 words, approx. 2 pages)
F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" focuses on the 1920's and the decline of the American dream in "The Great Gatsby."
Deconstruction of Ideals in "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
Essay Grade: 88%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
In "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde, the theme appears to be how the power of art affects both the artist and the audience, but this theme proves to be a deception that masks the corruption of Dorian's soul.
Defend, Challenge, & Qualify Essay on James Baldwin Quote
Essay Grade: 89%   (638 words, approx. 2 pages)
Defend, challenge, qualify essay from James Baldwin quote about giving and keeping.
Defining Public Spaces in "Shooting an Elephant"
Essay Grade: 89%   (971 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay defines public spaces in "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell.
Definition of Courage in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Essay Grade: 96%   (975 words, approx. 3 pages)
Discusses how the definition of courage changes and develops in the course of the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
Defying Our Common Identity: Emerson and Thoreau's Views on Nature
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,275 words, approx. 4 pages)
Discusses Emerson and Thoreau's views on nature and how they relate to each other.
Denver's Metamorphosis in "Beloved"
Essay Grade: 92%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
In Toni Morrison's "Beloved" several characters undergo physical and emotional changes, but the most-dramatic changes come from Denver. She evolved from a solitary and naive girl to an independent and sociable woman.
Depicting the Times in The Jungle
Essay Grade: 88%   (519 words, approx. 2 pages)
How does this novel depict the times? What is the most important point? The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.
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