Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' / Social Conditions as Backdrop
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A 4 page paper discussing the relationship of the text to the actual conditions in the Chicago industrial plants it describes.
Filename: Jungle.wps
Essay Title: Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' / Social Conditions as Backdrop

John Updike's 'A & P' / Condemned to the Ordinary
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A 5 page paper looking at the character of the store manager in John Updike's well-known story. The paper asserts that Updike's manager represents the entire narrow-minded attitude of this small New England town, and thus is metaphorically present through the entire story, even though he only appears in person at the end. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Updikeap.wps
Essay Title: John Updike's 'A & P' / Condemned to the Ordinary

Post Modernism in Pynchon and Kingston
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Surrealism and integrity are two ingredients that one generally doesn't expect at the same time and in the same place. Yet, both Thomas Pynchon and Maxine Hong Kingston have been able to meld the two into a coherent whole. This 5 page paper examines the postmodern stories: Pynchon's short story on Entropy, and Kingston's novel of the Tripmaster Monkey and His Fake Book, in an effort to verify their ability to embody the principles of postmodernism with their temporal and cultural settings, as well as the reliance on the visual image to convey the essence of their respective morals. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTenttrp.wps
Essay Title: Post Modernism in Pynchon and Kingston

Thomas Pynchon's 'The Crying of Lot 49' / Importance Of Names
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A 5 page paper on the symbolism of the proper names used in Pynchon's novel. The paper concludes that most of the names function as metaphor, and add multiple layers of richness to the text and to the reader's understanding of Pynchon's vision. No additional sources cited.
Filename: crylot49.wps
Essay Title: Thomas Pynchon's 'The Crying of Lot 49' / Importance Of Names

Thomas Pynchon's 'The Crying of Lot 49' / Modernist Or Postmodernist?
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A 9 page paper on Thomas Pynchon's well-known work. The writer notes that while the novel has characteristics of both modernism and postmodernism, its postmodern tendencies predominate in its strongly apocalyptic worldview. Bibliography lists 6 sources including book.
Filename: Pynchon.wps
Essay Title: Thomas Pynchon's 'The Crying of Lot 49' / Modernist Or Postmodernist?

Refuge -- A Story of Adaptation to Disaster
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A 5 page analysis paper of Terry Williams' story of natural and personal disaster. The writer details her account of the flooding of a wildlife refuge, and compares it to the losses suffered from her mother's death. Bibliography lists the primary source.
Filename: Refuge.wps
Essay Title: Refuge -- A Story of Adaptation to Disaster

Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood'
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A 4 page paper that discusses the literary significance of Truman Capote's non-fictional novel and demonstrates that his utilization of the novel format does not detract from the factual or historical accuracy of the Clutter murder case in Holcomb, Kansas.
Filename: Coldbloo.wps
Essay Title: Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood'