"Time of the Doves" by Merce Rodoreda
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A 5 page paper which discusses various elements of the story "Time of the Doves" by Merce Rodoreda. The elements discussed are the main topics of the novel, mother-daughter relationships, the evolution of Natalia (the main character), and how the novel stands to represent feminist literature. This paper is also available in Spanish version. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RArodoreda.wps
Paper Title: "Time of the Doves" by Merce Rodoreda

'So Far From God' In God's Country
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A 5 page paper on Ana Castillo's 1993 novel. Using as a secondary source Zweig and Abrams' book Meeting the Shadow, it analyzes the way in which the environment and culture in the novel's setting helps to defines the characters. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: Farfgod.wps
Paper Title: 'So Far From God' In God's Country

A Caribbean Childhood: A Child's Way Of Seeing The World Versus The Adult Viewpoint
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5 pages in length. Deciphering Caribbean attributes within the literary world as they relate to the diverse perspectives of children and adults is not always a simple observation; rather, such depiction requires an inherent knowledge that can only be found in those who place both their hearts and souls into the work. Five authors in particular stand out in this field as successfully portraying the aspect of Caribbeanness and its relationship to a child's way of seeing the world within their writings: Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea; Maryse Conde's I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem; Caryl Phillips' Cambridge; Simone Schwarz-Bart's The Bridge of Beyond; and Aime Cesaire's Notebook of a Return to the Native Land. The authors clearly exemplify the fundamental aspects of childhood attitudes as compared to their adult counterparts, clearly illustrating how the world looks rosier to a child; as that child grows into adulthood, there develops an expectation for a greater fall. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCCarCh.rtf
Paper Title: A Caribbean Childhood: A Child's Way Of Seeing The World Versus The Adult Viewpoint

A Comparative Analysis of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Octavio Paz
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A 4 page paper which compares and contrasts the lives, works, and literary styles of two of Latin America’s most respected and influential authors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGmarpaz.rtf
Paper Title: A Comparative Analysis of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Octavio Paz

A Comparison Between Walcott’s “A Far Cry from Africa” and Brand’s “Blues Spiritual for Mammy Prater” and the Impact of Colonization
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This is a 5 page paper comparing the poems and the effect of colonization in the works “A Far Cry from Africa” by Derek Walcott and “Blues Spiritual for Mammy Prater” by Dionne Brand. Both are writers who feel displaced by their mixed West Indian and European backgrounds combined with their present dual nationalities in North America and Trinidad. While Walcott’s “Far Cry” depicts a man with divided loyalties and displays the brutality of colonization, Brand’s “Mammy” gives more a sense of Mammy’s strength over her oppressors. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TJBrand1.rtf
Paper Title: A Comparison Between Walcott’s “A Far Cry from Africa” and Brand’s “Blues Spiritual for Mammy Prater” and the Impact of Colonization

A Comparison of the Works of Maria Luisa Bombal
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Many of the writings of Maria Luisa Bombal relate themes common to her upbringing in Chile and the authors own feelings about the conflicts for women raised in a paternalistic society. This 5 page paper outlines a comparison between some of her works, including The House of Mist and The Shrouded Woman. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHBombal.rtf
Paper Title: A Comparison of the Works of Maria Luisa Bombal

A THEORETICAL STUDY OF WALCOTT’S OMEROS
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This 15 page paper analyzes Derek Walcott's book, Omeros. Analyzed for theme, symbolism, irony, characterization, post colonial impact, and epic comparison to Homer's Illiad and Odyssey. Quots cited from texts. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MBwalcott.rtf
Paper Title: A THEORETICAL STUDY OF WALCOTT’S OMEROS

A Woman's Struggle for Identity / Two Novels of Awakening
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A 3 page paper discussing 'Wide Sargasso Sea' by Jean Rys and 'Heremakhonon - a Novel' by Maryse Conde. No additional sources are cited.
Filename: Idenawa.wps
Paper Title: A Woman's Struggle for Identity / Two Novels of Awakening

Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom Of This World"
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3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses magic realism and racial intolerance with regard to Carpentier's book. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCAlejoCar.rtf
Paper Title: Alejo Carpentier's "The Kingdom Of This World"

Alexander Von Humboldt/ 'Personal Narrative' of So. America
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A 5 page analysis of Alexander Von Humboldt's personal accounts of South America in the early eighteenth century. A gifted naturalist, his accounts are interesting and informative of nineteenth century bias, as well as So. American reality. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 99avh.rtf
Paper Title: Alexander Von Humboldt/ 'Personal Narrative' of So. America