A comparison between two scenes in Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy and what they reveal about the main character. This is contrast and comparison between Gabriel Oak's first encounter with Bathsheba Everdene and his meeting with Fanny Robin. What these scenes reveal about the character of Gabriel Oak is also analyzed.

Discusses how F. Scott Fitzgerald explores the gaiety and emptiness of life in his short story "Winter Dreams."

Discusses the work of fiction author Gail Godwin. Reviews her work from a feminist perspective. Provides examples of her writing style and technique.

Discusses the role of Gail Hightower in the society of the novel "Light in August" by William Faulkner.

Examines "Daddy", by Sylvia Plath, on the theme of male oppression and struggling to become free from a father's influence. Also uses examples from the poem "Lady Lazarus". Keywords: feminist, feminism

Ovid's poetry collection of Metamorphoses is the story of Acis, Galatea and Polyphemus. It answers why the Cyclops is a cowardly, resentful beast, and not a hero.

Explores Gillian Rubinstein's futuristic text "Glaxa Arena." Considers if it is a message for society, as it notifies people of what our world could come to in the near future.

Galileo Galilei was an Italian genius of the scientific world. Educated as a mathematician, Galileo applied his knowledge to a broad spectrum of scientific theories. He is also responsible for many discoveries and inventions that still influence our lives today. Galileo earned his living as a teacher in various universities including the University of Pisa and the University of Padau. Many recognized Galileo for his perfection of the telescope and his study of the stars that helped to form an opinion on the Earth's position in the solar system. The Roman Catholic Church tried to use the Inquisition to stop Galileo from teaching his theories, but Galileo's rebellious nature proved too much to control.

Reviews Galileo's Daughter, by Dava Sobel, a book about the biography of Galileo Galilei and containing the letters that his daughter Maria sent him. Discusses the life of Galileo and the importance of the scientific revolution.

Explores the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. Compares him to other humanitarians, including Martin Luther King Jr. and even Albert Einstein. References the books Mahatma Gandhi, As I Knew Him and Gandhi, A Pictorial Biography.

This is a mock soliloquy modeled after Hamlet's famous soliloquy in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Examines The Canterbury Tales, by Chaucer. Describes how by describing and discussing the pilgrim's clothing, the reader can base their portraits of the pilgrims on objective facts as well as the narrator's own opinions.

Gary Soto, currently one of the most prominent Latino writers in America, has had a major impact on the literature of today. An examination of Soto's career and life in depth reveals his pride in his Mexican-American heritage and his strong love of writing.

Explores the character of Kira in Gathering Blue, a novel by Lois Lowry. Describes how Lois Lowry shows us in her books The Giver and Gathering Blue what it would be like not to have freedom and how important it is that we have it.

Gathering of Days

The main characters in both F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and William Shakespeare's Macbeth appear stable and successful on the outside, but inside they are engaged in a constant struggle with their dreams. Gatsby tries to win back the girl of his dreams by becoming something he's not, a member of high society; while Macbeth believes the prediction of the witches that he will be king and spends his life trying to make it come true. Both characters are willing to risk everything in pursuit of their respective dreams, including committing crimes. Both are motivated to take these risks by a woman. And both inevitably suffer premature demises.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby portrays the American dream as a hoax. Protagonist Jay Gatsby's beliefs that money can buy happiness and that he can relive the past inevitably to his downfall.

The essay argues that the central theme of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is that the American dream has been destroyed by crass materialism. Plot points and scenes from the book are cited as examples. Gatsby is explored as a tragic figure.

Essay explains why "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays American romanticism.

Essay compares Gatsby of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Pechorin of "Hero of Our Time" by Mikail Lemantov.

Explores themes from the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic novel, "The Great Gatsby." This critical essay examines how Jay Gatsby's naive and unwavering dream - to recreate his past with Daisy - shapes the plot and final outcome of the story.

A paragraph on each of the following items, his parties, his guest list, his car, and his mansion.

Essay discusses the film "Gattaca" directed by Andrew Niccol and how the characters of Eugene and Vincent each suffered from the pressure to be different, but each character handled the pressure in different ways.

The essay tells about the heroic traits the the character of Gawain from the novel "Gawain and the Green Knight" displays throughout the story.

Analyzes the epic poem, Beowulf. Describes how Beowulf fulfills the requirements of an epic hero. Provides a character study of Beowulf.

Essay concerns the relationship between gender and power in "1001 Arabian Nights" by Geraldine McCaughrean, and asks readers to consider their classical notions of this relationship. The essay attempts to refute classic notions of the gender-power relationship.

This essay seeks to examine whether Julian of Norwich's gender construction of the divine is subversive and radical in light of the reduced power of women in medieval Christianity.

What are the differences between male and female speech?

. In the Odyssey, myriad examples of such temptation reflect the importance of gender and the role of women. Odysseus' numerous interactions with women make this influence clear.

Examines the role of gender in Shakespeare's Macbeth, asserting that Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's weak character are responsible for Macbeth's undoing.

Examines gender roles in society as depicted in two short stories, H.E. Bates short story, `The Good Corn' and Under the Cat's Paw by Mary Dilworth. Examines how each story affirms or challenges traditional female roles in society.

Gender plays a very significant role in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Although the main characters of the story, Gilgamesh and Enkidu, are male, and while men were considered to be the most powerful and wisest humans and gods, women had the power to significantly influence these men.

"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott is a story about four sisters growing up in New England during the Civil War. The book explores themes of unjust gender roles for women and the struggles between duties to family and self.

"The Tragedy of Mariam" by Elizabeth Cary is an example of early poetry by modern women in which the desire is to build a voice for women to speak as individuals in a society filled with heavy-handed patriarchy. Poems like this were important for building acceptable platforms for female self-expression.

Examines the William Shakespeare tragedy, Macbeth. Describes how the motif and theme of gender is handled by Shakespeare.

An analysis of the effects of war on Gene Forrester in John Knowles' novel A Separate Peace. Gene in 1942 is a sixteen-year-old student at Devon School, enjoying his final "golden year" of carefree innocence before he is drafted and is completely transformed by the prolonging effects of World War II.

Examines the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles. Describes the battles that Gene, the main character, deals with throughout the book. Some are within himself, and some are against friends. These problems are explained through textual evidence from the book.

Analyzes Gene Forrester as a dynamic character from "A Separate Peace" By John Knowles.

In John Knowles' novel A Separate Peace, the main character Gene is constantly fighting his own private war, in9 both his mind and his social life. However, Gene's biggest enemy is not his best friend Finny, the other students, the war or society; rather, it is himself.

In A Separate Peace by John Knowles, a grown man named Gene Forrester reflects on his past experiences at Devon School in New Hampshire. He narrates his high school memories and describes the interesting relationship between himself and his former best friend Phineas.

Questions how a selection of the portraits from the General Prologue to `The Canterbury Tales' provide us with an understanding of Chaucer's society.

This essay is about the great Army General Schwarzkopf's life and his accomplishments.

A character study of the antagonist General Zaroff in Richard Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game." Zaroff represents traits that are simultaneously exquisite, intelligent, and savage.

Duke Orsino of Illyria, Viola, Orsino's servant, and Feste the Fool all demonstrate kindness and graciousness that lead to successes in their bonds with other characters. Shakespeare shows that when people exhibit both generosity and the ability to accept graciously, the result is flourishing relationships with others.

Examines biblical allusions in John Steinbeck's novel, "East of Eden." Provides a plot summary. Describes how the biblical allusions provide the story's foundation.

The atom was once thought to be indivisible, but its fissionability may be the thing that brings the earth to an end along with all beings. Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' resists repetition of the myth of the Fall and of Adam, while affirming it. Pre-Oedipal desire can be seen in the disaster. 'Beloved' tries also to deal with infanticidal violence of the father. The novel is about learning to see that the world denies its infanticidal appetite and does not see abjection imposed on a slave. 'Beloved' dramatizes the abject need that feeds the relation of master to slave.

Manipulation of human genetics is a key element of the utopian society in Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World."

A book review for a book report on Genome by Matt Ridley. This essay discusses what I learned and enjoyed while reading the book.

Speculative fiction is an umbrella term that describes the blending of literary genres and subgenres such as science fiction and fantasy. Authors of speculative fiction create in their writing imaginative, alternate worlds to challenge and provoke controversy and debate about possibilities in the human experience. Negative connotations attached to speculative fiction, due to 1950s pulp fiction, have contributed to its lack of recognition as a legitimate classification of literature.

Defines and describes the literary genre of crime fiction. Analyzes four representative texts, `The Big Sleep,' directed by Howard Hawks, `The Real Inspector Hound,' a play by Tom Stoppard, `The Hollow' a traditional cosy style novel by Agatha Christie, and `The Lovely Bones,' a novel that approaches the genre of crime fiction in a contemporary manner, written by Alice Sebold.