"Splendor in the Grass"
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An 8 page paper which discusses the movie "Splendor in the Grass" and further illustrates the works of Elia Kazan, who directed the movie, and William Inge, who wrote the screenplay. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAsplendor.wps

"The Blood Knot": Identity
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A 22 page paper which discusses different aspects of identity as is found in Athol Fugard's play, "The Blood Knot." Homi K. Bhabha's theories, regarding colonial mimicry, are also discussed as they apply to Fugard's play. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
Filename: RAbloodk.wps

"The Crucible" Asks Difficult Questions
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(5 pp) Is it some tragic theme, of humanity, that needs to keep repeating itself--married man has an affair with young girl, destruction follows? Or does literature just reflect the consistent foibles, or "the potholes" in the human road? Arthur Miller makes the bad guys the heroes in his 1953 play the Crucible. We will look at this reversal of morality in the characters of John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse in this discussion.
Filename: BBmilcrc.doc