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"The Age of Innocence", 2001.
A look at the novel "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton and how this era differs from the modern era.
1,050 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 25.95
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"The Age of Innocence" depicts the era from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. This paper showcases the difference between current times and the age of innocence through the novel. It looks at the differences in attitudes towards promiscuity and exposure to sex that is prevalent in society today.
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"In Wharton?s The Age of Innocence, society is governed by a set of strict rules. People are encouraged to act properly and abide by these codes of society. The rest of society shuns those who do not abide by the codes. People are expected to behave as if they were pure. For example, men and women are not suppose to be exposed to sex until they are married, although men, such as Newland Archer, occasionally have affairs with older woman before they get married. Society is not yet used to anything illicit. Despite these codes, scandals still occur. Lawrence Lefferts, Mr. Beaufort, and Newland Archer all engage in extramarital affairs, yet these scandals are pushed below the surface. People find out about them, yet they choose to ignore them and pretend that they either do not occur or that they are isolated incidents, such as when Newland is suspected of having an affair with Ellen Olenska. Nobody accuses him of anything, or says anything to his face. Rather, they plan around it and act as if it never occurred "
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The Age of Innocence, 2002.
An analysis of the use of symbolism in Edith Wharton's novel "The Age of Innocence."
1,630 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 36.95
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This paper examines the novel "The Age of Innocence" and the way that Edith Wharton makes use of imagery, symbolism and irony to communicate with the reader the damaging effects that can result from conformity to social pressures.
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"The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton was written at a time when women were seen as second class citizens, the late nineteenth century saw better roles for women than writers, further more with such ideals and notions such as the social realism as Wharton brings forth she was left open to much ridicule, especially as at that time there was many a romantic style still dominating the literary scene."
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"The Age of Innocence", 2004.
An analysis of tradition as identified in Edith Wharton's novel, "The Age of Innocence".
1,673 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 37.95
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This paper provides an analysis of how Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Age of Innocence", presents a traditional setting in which the characters must abide by society's will or face the severe consequences. The paper discusses how these rigid social customs, as described in Wharton's book, were the framework that led the United States into the 20th century.
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"Much took place during the 20th century to fundamentally change the social patterns and family structures in place in the United States. However, during the late 19th century, things were different. Life was slower and was governed in large part by strict traditions and social practices that dictated who should wear what and why, as well as what was required to achieve a degree of respectability and social success. In this environment, anything that conforms to the pattern will likely be viewed with comfort and acceptance, while anything that falls outside of such tradition will be viewed with suspicious and fear. This paper will provide a review of how Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Age of Innocence presents a traditional setting in which the characters must abide by society's will or face the severe consequences. A summary of the research will be provided in the conclusion."
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?The Age of Innocence?, 2002.
Examines the characters of Archer, May and Ellen in Edith Wharton's novel.
2,789 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 57.95
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"The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton is an enchanting Victorian era novel that eloquently illustrates the price of being among New York?s high society during the late nineteenth century. The paper examines the relationship between the three main characters of the book. It shows how Archer and Ellen resemble and differ from one another in their outlook on the customs and values of society and their speculation of life.
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"Archer is the character chosen to reveal the author?s sentiments on the inadequacies of American society. Wharton ?uses frequently the concept of the tribe, with its tribal principles and tabus, the most important of which existed to secure its own survival and purity of race by breeding and its protection against social contamination by exclusion from its environment of alien elements. She sees that in America, against the need and power of money and the lure of sex, tribal instincts and customs, family pride and hereditary principles are bound to go down? the wasting away of an aristocracy.? (Lovett, 47)"
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The Corruption of Innocence in Literature, 2005.
Examines the theme of corruption of innocence in works by Mary Shelley, Charles Dickens and William Yeats.
1,382 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 32.95
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Since the late 1700s, literature has progressively moved from the private to the public domain. As writers became less dependent on patronage and started making a living selling directly to the public, their rhetoric began to reflect the changing attitudes of the public. Recognizing the mass appeal of their work, authors began writing for the purpose of illustrating a problem in the society that needed to be addressed. Although the style of writing differed during the Romantic, Victorian and Modern periods, there remained a static interest in the corruptibility of innocence. Mary Shelley, Charles Dickens, and William Yeats each wrote on the notion of innocence, but the manner in which innocence is corrupted in their works is directly related to the new ideas and problems of the society in which they lived.
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"Clearly, Frankenstein allowed his emotions to take control of his actions. A logical person would not leave a helpless creation to fend for itself. Also, Frankenstein was so overjoyed when he discovered that the monster had fled his house during his absence that he completely abandons the logical notion: "if the monster's not here, it's out there." The creature, as a result of being left alone, exemplifies the importance Shelley places on the environment's ability to shape one's personality and to corrupt one's innocence."
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Childhood Innocence in Literature, 2005.
This paper discusses the subject of childhood innocence in 'Treasure Island' and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, £ 49.95
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In this essay, the writer explains that to understand childhood innocence in Treasure Island and Huckleberry Finn it is helpful to have an understanding of what constitutes childhood in these novels. This paper attempts to explain that concept, followed by an explanation of why childhood innocence is difficult to have in literature at the time that Mark Twain and Robert Louis Stevenson were writing. It then examines the concept of childhood innocence in both Treasure Island and Huckleberry Finn, comparing and contrasting the texts' themes in its depiction.
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"One frequently explored theme in the nineteenth century was that of childhood innocence. At that time, it was not unusual for children to be thought of as "little adults." Although they were given shelter and education by their parents, children were often pulled out of school to help with work on the farm or in family businesses. Children, therefore, were allowed to be children as long as the harvest or other work didn't interfere."
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Children's Innocence and Perceptions, 2005.
A discussion on innocence and perceptions of the child from the later 18th century as depicted in literature.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, £ 30.95
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British romanticism bestowed upon the child an almost holy status as indicated in "The Lamb" by William Blake (1757-1857), and as this view of innocence would come and go through much of the following centuries, in response to other social influences, including the profound cultural influence of Christianity in Europe. This paper examines the sentiment identified in "The Lamb" in relation to understandings of Blake's day involving the child as innocent, and also, later attention in educated culture, although different, to the child also identified as a symbol of innocence whose development should be taken most seriously by adults.
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"Songs of Innocence and of Experience", 2006.
An analysis of the function and importance of illustrations in William Blake's poem, "Songs of Innocence and of Experience."
2,068 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 0 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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This paper discusses and analyzes William Blake's poem, "Songs of Innocence and of Experience." The paper focuses on the extent to which the nature of illustration affords greater subversive power than text in Blake's poem. The paper describes the content of the poem and suggests that in "Songs of Innocence and of Experience," the text illuminates the illustrations.
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"Readers today tend to feel that Blake's words could stand alone and still have complete meaning. Indeed, many publishers today include few or none of the prints in their editions of the Songs. However, illustrated books always rely on illustration to varying degrees to add something important to their meaning. Images can also be subversive in more striking and emotive ways than most text, while simultaneously being subtler. Moreover, Blake wrote at a time when the illustrated book was widely respected as a serious genre of literature, unlike today. Blake's readers would have been much more accustomed to interpreting images in complex ways, and familiar with the use of religious allegory and political imagery at the time. Therefore, in Blake's own time, although the words crystallised the meanings of the illustrations, the images would have had subversive meaning for the reader without the need for text. Blake plays with the relation between word and image in his work. Indeed, although he refers to his own work as an 'illuminated manuscript', Blake even subverts the idea of the medieval illuminated manuscript itself, by challenging the idea that the illustrations 'illuminate' the text. The idea implies that the text has meanings that the illustrations simply reflect and clarify. In Songs of Innocence and of Experience, the text illuminates the illustrations."
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William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and Experience", 2001.
A look at different ways to interpret ?The Songs of Innocence and Experience?.
3,220 words (approx. 12.9 pages), 1 source, £ 63.95
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This paper takes a look at how "Songs of Innocence and Experience" is a portrayal of the continual conflict between innocence and experience.
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The poems of William Blake?s "Songs of Innocence and Experience" are portrayals of the continual conflict between innocence and experience. Each poem tells different links of interweaved stories. For instance, the two "Holy Thursday" poems are being told simultaneously by different narrators and with different viewpoints. The Bard in the "Introduction to Songs of Experience" appears again in "The Sick Rose" and is again calling to an individual; perhaps this individual is the same character as the narrator at the end of "The Echoing Green". By weaving through these stories and characters, Blake portrays views of innocence and experience as they appear in several characters. While these characters may not be the actual characters in previous poems, there is sufficient evidence to support the theory that the characters that are introduced are meant to represent the characters that have similar experiences to those which have been introduced earlier. Therefore, Blake defines a few different ??type?? of characters, whose types are defined by the amount of experience, wisdom, and maturity."
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?Songs of Innocence?, 2004.
An analysis of the language used in William Blake's ?Songs of Innocence?.
841 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 0 sources, £ 20.95
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This paper examines how throughout the "Songs of Innocence" collection William Blake presents a variety of images that reflect the innocence and naivety, of both child and adult, in regard to religious and spiritual understanding. It looks at how the deliberate ambiguity of the recurrent images serves as an extension of his beliefs and how, influenced profoundly by the French Revolution and the Romantic period, he presents images of the unity of the human race.
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"Blake?s deliberate ambiguity presents the image of the lamb as a submissive creature and an unsuspecting victim of the corruption of Christianity. This is reflected in the monotonous rhythm and the lambs na?ve and innocent acceptance of the institutionalised teachings. He questions the exploitation of a child imposed by figures of authority in the way the lamb is told of his creator according to the Christian view of God, ?He is meek and he is mild.? However, the fact that the lamb does not query what has just been said, Blake suggests that one can only accept God if they exist in a childlike state of innocence and if they are in tune to the harmony of nature."
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Innocence and Redemption in "The Crucible", 2005.
Examines the themes of redemption and innocence in the play, "The Crucible," by Arthur Miller.
1,520 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 34.95
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The paper presents an analysis of the themes of innocence and redemption in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible". The paper argues that, even though Reverend Parris and Reverend Hale appear to have redeemed themselves through their final objection to the court proceedings, their realization that the witch hunt and trial have been used by some for the purpose of revenge on others, as well as their recognition of Proctor's innocence, proves that they do not deserve redemption. The paper shows that this is because their guilt is greater than that of the ordinary community members who do not claim to speak with the authority of God or act with the authority of the law.
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"The famous twentieth century American literary author, Arthur Miller, offers a very pessimistic view of human nature and the condition of humanity in his play, The Crucible. The plot is a dramatic one in which a community of Puritans in Salem, Massachusetts, is caught up in a witch hunt. Many suffer the consequences of this witch hysteria but all, except John Proctor, participate in its development and try to manipulate it to serve their own ends. The religious leaders of the Salem community, its children, and its judges are guilty of causing the suffering of others, of lying, and of giving and believing false evidence. None of the main characters in the play are innocent, except John Proctor, and none deserve redemption."
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The Role of the Poet in William Blake's "Songs of Innocence" and "Experience", 2001.
This essay discusses the role of the poet as a prophet in William Blake's famous set of 54 poems, Songs of Innocence and Experience.
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 4 sources, £ 19.95
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The following paper discusses the role of the poet in reference to William Blake?s famous set of 54 poems. The author feels that the function of the poet is the feelings he is able to invoke, the tensions between forces/themes that he is able to create and the message that he is able to portray.
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?By the time we tumble into the second cycle of songs, those of experience, we are almost eager to do so. The poet no longer hears the voice of the child ?piping?; he announces: ?Hear the voice of the Bard!/Who Present, Past & Future sees.? This poet sees ?in evey face I meet/Marks of weaknes, marks of woe.? (London). Many of the poems are paired with poems of the first cycle. For Blake, man is torn between the forces of experience and innocence, two states of the soul. Now, in experience, we see ?In a rich and fruitful land,/Babes reduced to misery? (Holy Thursday)?.
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"Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience", 2003.
A discussion on how William Blake's "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience" can be considered both complex and simple.
1,698 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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Through the analysis of various poems such as "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" and "London", this paper contends that both the 'Songs of Innocence', and the 'Songs of Experience' are simple and complex. It looks at how they exist on a number of levels, having at once simple meaning, and complex analogy symbolism to further give expression to the poetry. The paper also examines how the conflicting simple and complex natures of the poetry gives rise to more thought on behalf of the reader.
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"The innocent child who speaks in 'The Lamb' does so freely, however, seemingly the child's innocence prevents it from grasping correctly the allusion it has made. Although obviously in Christianity God has a connection with all living things, the child makes the connection with the lamb, and then compares it with "He" who became a little child. This is a reference to 'The Lamb of God', or Jesus Christ. The aforementioned innocence of the child blinds it from understanding that 'The Lamb of God' was a sacrifice, and so in making such a comparison he is stating both the lamb and himself are akin to a sacrifice. This meaning, taken from the further, more complex reading, may make the question of the first line, "Little Lamb, who made thee?" more poignant, in the face of whether or not the Christian God is so benevolent."
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Childhood Innocence, 2002.
A review of the Medved's book on childhood innocence.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper discusses the groundbreaking concepts presented in the book by Michael and Diane Medved concerning the effects of American culture over the innocence of childhood.
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