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Title: Negative capability and isolation in James Weldon Johnson's "The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man".
Creator: Iannicelli, Regina., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: There is much disagreement and uncertainty among critics over the message in James Weldon Johnson's novel The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man. It has been misconstrued as a "passing novel" or as another novel with the "tragic mulatto" theme. In James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man the double consciousness of the protagonist reveals the central concerns Johnson had about racial identity and individual psychology. The protagonist's choices are between isolation and...
Show moreThere is much disagreement and uncertainty among critics over the message in James Weldon Johnson's novel The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man. It has been misconstrued as a "passing novel" or as another novel with the "tragic mulatto" theme. In James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man the double consciousness of the protagonist reveals the central concerns Johnson had about racial identity and individual psychology. The protagonist's choices are between isolation and integration, the central issue in Johnson's later published pamphlet Negro Americans What Now? He believed that successful integration could occur through the arts and education. By the protagonist's revealing that he is capable of experiencing negative capability in Europe, Johnson describes the atmosphere to be striven for in America through social change.
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Date Issued: 1992
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14852
Subject Headings: Johnson, James Weldon,--1871-1938--Criticism and interpretation, Johnson, James Weldon,--1871-1938--Autobiography of an ex-coloured man, African Americans in literature, Racism
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Odell Shepard: The familiar essay.
Creator: Gibson, Sally McCall., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: The familiar essay provided Odell Shepard the opportunity to be himself. In The Harvest of a Quiet Eye, he wrote of an idyllic two-week hike in rural Connecticut. In The Joys of Forgetting, he wrote of the pleasure of remembering forgotten details. In Thy Rod and Thy Creel, he wrote of the pleasure of fly fishing and of its history. These essays reveal a sensitive man, a man who felt compelled to be a contributing member of society, but also a man who knew his own limitations and needs.
Date Issued: 1990
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14625
Subject Headings: Shepard, Odell,--1884-1967.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A STUDY OF THE CHILD IN FIVE GEORGE ELIOT NOVELS.
Creator: BUBIS, RITA S., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: To appreciate and understand the child's perspective is George Eliot's objective and achievement in many of her novels. Her sympathetic attitude towards children, which was strongly influenced by Wordsworth's idealization of childhood, is expressed in four ways: 1) the child's appearance, actions, speech, and thoughts; 2) anecdotes and comments in which George Eliot speaks directly to the reader; 3) the attitude of adults toward children and their own childhood; and 4) child imagery. In Eliot...
Show moreTo appreciate and understand the child's perspective is George Eliot's objective and achievement in many of her novels. Her sympathetic attitude towards children, which was strongly influenced by Wordsworth's idealization of childhood, is expressed in four ways: 1) the child's appearance, actions, speech, and thoughts; 2) anecdotes and comments in which George Eliot speaks directly to the reader; 3) the attitude of adults toward children and their own childhood; and 4) child imagery. In Eliot's early novels children are frequently the main characters; in her late novels the child is depicted in retrospect, as an adult character recalls childhood.
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Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14161
Subject Headings: Eliot, George,--1819-1880--Characters--Children, Children in literature
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Reviving Upton Sinclair's Dead Hand Series.
Creator: Lombard, Tiina., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: Sinclair's Dead Hand Series contains many wonderful insights and is often very amusing and educational reading. His point of view as a utopian socialist is going increasingly out of vogue as we conclude the twentieth century. Yet this point of view is valid and important if we are to continue to act as reformers, believing social improvement is possible. Because the series covers so many components of society--religion, education, journalism, and literature--it provides many ideas and reminds...
Show moreSinclair's Dead Hand Series contains many wonderful insights and is often very amusing and educational reading. His point of view as a utopian socialist is going increasingly out of vogue as we conclude the twentieth century. Yet this point of view is valid and important if we are to continue to act as reformers, believing social improvement is possible. Because the series covers so many components of society--religion, education, journalism, and literature--it provides many ideas and reminds us of the power which one idealist can wield. As nihilism continues to be the predominant philosophy in the late twentieth century, we may be wise to look back to a time when the muckraker was predominant in journalism. The Dead Hand Series might be useful reading today for young people who believe there is little hope for solutions to modern problems. Sinclair deserves to be remembered for his tireless and selfless efforts to maintain the values of the country he loved.
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Date Issued: 1989
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14536
Subject Headings: Sinclair, Upton,--1878-1968--Criticism and interpretation
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Title: Worth the price: Sarah as hero in John Updike's "S.".
Creator: Hilton, Bonita Clarice., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: Sarah Price Worth is a hero in mythical and psychological terms. Her growth can be traced through her name changes within the novel: Sarah Price Worth/Kundalini/Rare Sarah. She leaves the Judeo-Christian belief system and enters an Eastern system in an ashram where yoga is practiced. Sarah's progress can be seen in terms of the stages of the heroic quest and archetypal imagery--in particular, the snake. The novel's action suggests a parallel between chakra ascension and psychological growth...
Show moreSarah Price Worth is a hero in mythical and psychological terms. Her growth can be traced through her name changes within the novel: Sarah Price Worth/Kundalini/Rare Sarah. She leaves the Judeo-Christian belief system and enters an Eastern system in an ashram where yoga is practiced. Sarah's progress can be seen in terms of the stages of the heroic quest and archetypal imagery--in particular, the snake. The novel's action suggests a parallel between chakra ascension and psychological growth in Jungian terms. Updike's "yes, but" tendency is at work in this novel: Yes, Sarah Price Worth is a bitch. But she is, nonetheless, a hero. As Sarah Price Worth and Kundalini, she has allowed men to be her gods, but Rare Sarah finds her own way. Through her earnest seeking, she succeeds in her quest.
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Date Issued: 1991
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14766
Subject Headings: Updike, John--Criticism and interpretation, Updike, John--S
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Title: The artist manque in the novels of John Hawkes.
Creator: Steinmetz, Robin., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: The making and the unmaking of the artist manque is the central theme of five successive novels of John Hawkes from The Blood Oranges (1972) to Virginie: Her Two Lives (1981). The main characters in each of these five works are "artists" in one form or another. Each of them is a fragment of Hawkes himself, a detached figment of his imagination; they and their aesthetic-erotic obsessions had to be imagined by their creator. In a special sense, these characters are innocent because they are...
Show moreThe making and the unmaking of the artist manque is the central theme of five successive novels of John Hawkes from The Blood Oranges (1972) to Virginie: Her Two Lives (1981). The main characters in each of these five works are "artists" in one form or another. Each of them is a fragment of Hawkes himself, a detached figment of his imagination; they and their aesthetic-erotic obsessions had to be imagined by their creator. In a special sense, these characters are innocent because they are unaware of the extent and reasons their inspirations are tainted at the source, their psyches; and they, unlike Hawkes, cannot detach themselves from their own fantasies and their desires to realize them, whatever the risk. No wonder then the suffering and destruction they inflict on themselves and others.
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Date Issued: 1988
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14478
Subject Headings: Hawkes, John,--1925---Criticism and interpretation
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Title: YOUNG WOMEN IN THE NOVELS OF WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS (1880-1890).
Creator: HENDRICKSON, BARBARA D., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: Analysis of the characterization of young women in Howells' eleven novels published in the 1880s reveals that although his political, economic, and social views grew more liberal during the decade, his attitude toward women remained conventional and conservative, He portrayed the young American girl in a variety of activities: courtship, marriage, foreign travel, social events, and professional employment; but he always assumed that her most suitable and proper role was that of a submissive...
Show moreAnalysis of the characterization of young women in Howells' eleven novels published in the 1880s reveals that although his political, economic, and social views grew more liberal during the decade, his attitude toward women remained conventional and conservative, He portrayed the young American girl in a variety of activities: courtship, marriage, foreign travel, social events, and professional employment; but he always assumed that her most suitable and proper role was that of a submissive wife.
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Date Issued: 1971
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13442
Subject Headings: Howells, William Dean,--1837-1920--Characters--Women, Women in literature
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Title: Vietnam and the legacy of Conrad.
Creator: Gabel, Jill Stacy., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: A mixed-media study of Vietnam War literature begins in Africa with Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and travels into Vietnam with Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now and Michael Herr's Dispatches. Marlow, Willard, and Herr are first person narrators on voyages of self-discovery. Their journeys into Africa, Cambodia, and Vietnam lead the audience into an examination of themes pertinent to not only the works, but the twentieth century and, therefore, history. Through an examination of...
Show moreA mixed-media study of Vietnam War literature begins in Africa with Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and travels into Vietnam with Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now and Michael Herr's Dispatches. Marlow, Willard, and Herr are first person narrators on voyages of self-discovery. Their journeys into Africa, Cambodia, and Vietnam lead the audience into an examination of themes pertinent to not only the works, but the twentieth century and, therefore, history. Through an examination of imperialism, the conflict of Western and non-Western values, the interplay of fantasy and reality, and the nature of moral confession, Heart of Darkness, Apocalypse Now, and Dispatches aim to force their audiences to confront the responsibility of all mankind for the horrors of war.
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Date Issued: 1992
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14881
Subject Headings: Conrad, Joseph,--1857-1924--Criticism and interpretation., Conrad, Joseph,--1857-1924.--Heart of darkness., Coppola, Francis Ford,--1939---Apocalypse now., Herr, Michael.--Dispatches., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Literature and the conflict., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Motion pictures and the conflict.
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Title: Voices of change: The early heroines of Hamlin Garland (1888-1901).
Creator: Macartney, Robert Stephen., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: The early heroines of Hamlin Garland are the voices of his discontent. Their actions underscore Garland's advocacy of change, both sociological and artistic. Jane Ripley ("Mrs. Ripley's Trip") and Agnes Dingman ("A Branch Road") highlight his involvement with the plight of Border farm wives. The core of his doctrines emphasizes their need to establish an identity in a dehumanizing world. In A Spoil of Office, Ida Wilber is Garland's proponent of individualism. She is a heroine who applauds...
Show moreThe early heroines of Hamlin Garland are the voices of his discontent. Their actions underscore Garland's advocacy of change, both sociological and artistic. Jane Ripley ("Mrs. Ripley's Trip") and Agnes Dingman ("A Branch Road") highlight his involvement with the plight of Border farm wives. The core of his doctrines emphasizes their need to establish an identity in a dehumanizing world. In A Spoil of Office, Ida Wilber is Garland's proponent of individualism. She is a heroine who applauds the woman's shifting profile in society. Rose Dutcher (Rose of Dutcher's Coolly) epitomizes the author's crusade for eradication of the double standard. She is the allegorical "new woman" who wears female equality and personal freedom proudly. Bessie Blake and Mary Brien (Her Mountain Lover) symbolize the need of local-colorists to become literary iconoclasts and shun wordsmiths of the past. They manifest Garland's zeal for a national utterance.
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Date Issued: 1990
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14577
Subject Headings: Garland, Hamlin,--1860-1940--Criticism and interpretation
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Title: WILLIAM FAULKNER'S STYLISTIC DEVICES: AN ANALYSIS OF THE GODDESS-MOTHER.
Creator: MILLER, BERNICE B., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: William Faulkner created, through his use of varied stylistic devices, a female essence: a characterization that embodies an earth mother or reproductive female, an earth goddess or erotic female, and several characteristics common to both. When taken as a whole, such characteristics-- fecundity, innocence, adaptability, and apparent stasis in time and space--epitomize Faulkner's female essence.
Date Issued: 1971
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13444
Subject Headings: Faulkner, William,--1897-1962--Criticism and interpretation., Women in literature.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The maturing of Evelyn Waugh.
Creator: Hitt, Ann McCaskey., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: Evelyn Waugh began his literary career soon after the end of World War II when the life style he had known all his life, that of the upper class and the aristocratic, was soon to be over. He was distressed at the loss of his world to the modern age. His early works are bitter satires attacking the changes he saw in the people he knew and the world he loved. His first protagonists were flat shallow characters who were totally unaware of the havoc of their world. As Waugh matured, his...
Show moreEvelyn Waugh began his literary career soon after the end of World War II when the life style he had known all his life, that of the upper class and the aristocratic, was soon to be over. He was distressed at the loss of his world to the modern age. His early works are bitter satires attacking the changes he saw in the people he knew and the world he loved. His first protagonists were flat shallow characters who were totally unaware of the havoc of their world. As Waugh matured, his characters changed and became more realistic and better able to cope with the problems in their lives. The protagonists of the later novels are fully developed and manage their lives very well even though the world is still in a chaotic state. As Waugh matured, he was better able to contend with the problems he faced, and this maturity is reflected in the protagonists of his novels.
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Date Issued: 1988
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14485
Subject Headings: Waugh, Evelyn,--1903-1966--Criticism and interpretation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The didactic use of the Victorian fairy tale.
Creator: Sancewich, Elizabeth J., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: During the Victorian period in England the literary fairy tale became popular. These tales are different from traditional fairy tales because they deal with the social problems of the times. Written to entertain and stir the imagination of both adults and children, they nevertheless, had a strong moral and didactic purpose. The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin reflects the didacticism of his later works, Stones of Venice and Unto This Last. William Makepeace Thackeray's The Rose and...
Show moreDuring the Victorian period in England the literary fairy tale became popular. These tales are different from traditional fairy tales because they deal with the social problems of the times. Written to entertain and stir the imagination of both adults and children, they nevertheless, had a strong moral and didactic purpose. The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin reflects the didacticism of his later works, Stones of Venice and Unto This Last. William Makepeace Thackeray's The Rose and the Ring teaches manners as the Victorians saw them. The Magic Fishbone by Charles Dickens deals with the poverty of the working class. The protagonists in each tale must follow the strict Victorian Evangelical Code of hard work and self-denial before they are worthy to be rewarded.
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Date Issued: 1990
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14602
Subject Headings: Fairy tales--Great Britain--History and criticism
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The function of biblical allusion in "Jude the Obscure".
Creator: Porta, Janet R., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: Thomas Hardy's novels reflect a tradition important to authors of Victorian fiction, that of the use of allusion to major works of literature in order to enhance the appeal of their own work. In Jude the Obscure references are made to mythology, the English Romantics, Shakespeare, and, especially, to the Bible. Jude is Hardy's final novel, and the use of Biblical analogy separates it from all the others. In it Hardy traces the odyssey of Jude, showing that at important turning points in his...
Show moreThomas Hardy's novels reflect a tradition important to authors of Victorian fiction, that of the use of allusion to major works of literature in order to enhance the appeal of their own work. In Jude the Obscure references are made to mythology, the English Romantics, Shakespeare, and, especially, to the Bible. Jude is Hardy's final novel, and the use of Biblical analogy separates it from all the others. In it Hardy traces the odyssey of Jude, showing that at important turning points in his life Biblical references serve as guideposts marking his direction. The device acts to identify Jude with the same Judeo-Christian heritage that provides the foundation on which Victorian society rests; however, the Victorians do not acknowledge him as one of their own. Through Biblical allusion Hardy shows that Jude is a rightful heir, but the legacy is denied him as he becomes instead that society's victim.
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Date Issued: 1988
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14449
Subject Headings: Hardy, Thomas,--1840-1928--Jude the obscure, Bible--In literature
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The mythic quest for selfhood in Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye," "Song of Solomon," and "Beloved".
Creator: Golden, Diane M., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: Toni Morrison's purpose in her novels is to encourage her readers to imitate her heroes' journey in their own lives. Through her protagonists' successes and failures on their monomythic quests (to use the term of Joseph Campbell), Morrison educates her readers. Campbell states that a successful hero must complete three phases: separation, initiation, and return. In The Bluest Eye, Pecola Breedlove's poor choices cause failure; she stays in the separation phase. Milkman Dead from Song of...
Show moreToni Morrison's purpose in her novels is to encourage her readers to imitate her heroes' journey in their own lives. Through her protagonists' successes and failures on their monomythic quests (to use the term of Joseph Campbell), Morrison educates her readers. Campbell states that a successful hero must complete three phases: separation, initiation, and return. In The Bluest Eye, Pecola Breedlove's poor choices cause failure; she stays in the separation phase. Milkman Dead from Song of Solomon reaches the initiation stage but fails to return with his boon. Denver of Beloved is the only successful heroine; she returns to the world with a treasure, providing Morrison's readers with a fully heroic model.
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Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15053
Subject Headings: Morrison, Toni--Criticism and interpretation., African Americans in literature., Morrison, Toni.--Bluest eye., Morrison, Toni.--Song of Solomon., Morrison, Toni.--Beloved.
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Title: Games and sports in John Irving's "A Prayer for Owen Meany".
Creator: Morse, Nanci Hubbard., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: Games and sports in life reveal the lifestyles, beliefs, and rituals of man. Games and sports in literature, then, become important tools for the author as he uses them as metaphor, as a game for himself, and as a game for the reader. In John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany, three types of games and sports are used. First is the game Irving plays to entertain himself. He creates a whimsical, playful novel characterized by absurd characters and situations. The second category is the use of...
Show moreGames and sports in life reveal the lifestyles, beliefs, and rituals of man. Games and sports in literature, then, become important tools for the author as he uses them as metaphor, as a game for himself, and as a game for the reader. In John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany, three types of games and sports are used. First is the game Irving plays to entertain himself. He creates a whimsical, playful novel characterized by absurd characters and situations. The second category is the use of sports and games as metaphor, using pretend games, organized games, and the Arts as a game. The third game is the game of the author playing a game with the reader by changing recognizable standards. The reader plays by figuring out the new rules. The protagonist, Owen Meany, is a whimsical Christ-figure who comes of age through playing games and sports, and serves God through his perfection of the slam dunk.
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Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15043
Subject Headings: Irving, John,--1942---Prayer for Owen Meany., Irving, John,--1942---Criticism and interpretation., Games in literature.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: LEVELS IN WILLIAM FAULKNER'S CONCEPT OF SUFFERING.
Creator: WILSON, RHONDA S., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: Suffering in the works of William Faulkner is the relationship between evil, self-acceptance, and moral maturity. Suffering is governed in degree by a character's ability to understand himself and the world, by his ability to accept his own sinful nature, and by his desire to move himself toward inner purity. Four levels of behavior can be identified in the reactions Faulkner's characters have toward evil. A character at level one is blind to evil in the world and especially to evil in...
Show moreSuffering in the works of William Faulkner is the relationship between evil, self-acceptance, and moral maturity. Suffering is governed in degree by a character's ability to understand himself and the world, by his ability to accept his own sinful nature, and by his desire to move himself toward inner purity. Four levels of behavior can be identified in the reactions Faulkner's characters have toward evil. A character at level one is blind to evil in the world and especially to evil in himself. A character at level two is trapped by the failures in his life and reacts to the world with hatred and bitterness. On level three the humiliation of accepting his own evil permits personal responsibility for sin in a character's life. On level four, a character attempts to atone for personal sin and achieves inner peace through selflessness.
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Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13857
Subject Headings: Faulkner, William,--1897-1962--Criticism and interpretation, Suffering in literature
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Title: Kurt Vonnegut's passive protagonists.
Creator: Wotton, Christopher Robert., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: In an ever-changing society beset by technological growth, Kurt Vonnegut has found dissatisfaction with traditional masculine behavioral patterns that perpetuate masculine aggression. Vonnegut abandons gender-specific roles to propose alternative methods of behavior through his creation of passive protagonists. These passive protagonists have a nurturing element and an ability to share their essence with others. This feminine nurturing element is seen by Vonnegut as a critical element...
Show moreIn an ever-changing society beset by technological growth, Kurt Vonnegut has found dissatisfaction with traditional masculine behavioral patterns that perpetuate masculine aggression. Vonnegut abandons gender-specific roles to propose alternative methods of behavior through his creation of passive protagonists. These passive protagonists have a nurturing element and an ability to share their essence with others. This feminine nurturing element is seen by Vonnegut as a critical element essential for humanity's evolution and salvation. The passive protagonists examined are Eliot Rosewater in God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, Billy Pilgrim in Slaughterhouse-Five, and Rabo Karabekian in Bluebeard.
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Date Issued: 1993
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14911
Subject Headings: Vonnegut, Kurt--Criticism and interpretation, Men in literature
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Malamud and the Mythic Hero: A Study in Four Novels of Quest.
Creator: Carlin, Nancy, Coyle, William, Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued: 1970
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000904
Subject Headings: Malamud, Bernard--Characters--Heroes., Heroes in literature.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Initiation Motifs in Robert Cormier's Novels.
Creator: Witten, Ruth Wilson, Coyle, William, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: A central theme in the novels of Robert Cormier is the confrontation between the individual and society. Because the protagonists are teenagers, this encounter represents a form of initiation or rite of passage into the adult world. Numerous symbolic images relate the initiation experiences of Cormier's characters to the initiation rituals and practices of primitive tribes. Because the images reveal perversions of modern initiation ordeals and corruption of the mentors who guide them,...
Show moreA central theme in the novels of Robert Cormier is the confrontation between the individual and society. Because the protagonists are teenagers, this encounter represents a form of initiation or rite of passage into the adult world. Numerous symbolic images relate the initiation experiences of Cormier's characters to the initiation rituals and practices of primitive tribes. Because the images reveal perversions of modern initiation ordeals and corruption of the mentors who guide them, aberrant values are transmitted. The abundance of symbolic imagery elevates Cormier's work to a significant voice in contemporary mythology. Instead of mystical monsters, Cormier's novices must face the institutional evils found in religion, education, government, the military, international terrorism, and experimental medicine. Most of the youthful heroes fail to complete the passage satisfactorily; some are annihilated by it. Cormier warns that the implacable establishment can corrupt and destroy both individuals and itself.
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Date Issued: 1987
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000978
Subject Headings: Cormier, Robert--Criticism and interpretation, Young adult fiction
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Title: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING SEYMOUR: THE DRAMATIC FUNCTION OF SEYMOUR GLASS IN THE WORKS OF J. D. SALINGER.
Creator: EISMAN, GREGORY DWIGHT., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description: The general criticism of J. D. Salinger's Glass saga has been unfavorable, the bulk of which centers around the stories' dependency on Seymour Glass, the eldest Glass child and family guru. This criticism has,found Seymour an inconsistent and totally unreal character. But Seymour only appears to be inconsistent. Through a complex inverted method of releasing information, Salinger resolves the inconsistencies in Seymour's character. With the unveiling of layer after layer of new information,...
Show moreThe general criticism of J. D. Salinger's Glass saga has been unfavorable, the bulk of which centers around the stories' dependency on Seymour Glass, the eldest Glass child and family guru. This criticism has,found Seymour an inconsistent and totally unreal character. But Seymour only appears to be inconsistent. Through a complex inverted method of releasing information, Salinger resolves the inconsistencies in Seymour's character. With the unveiling of layer after layer of new information, the character of Seymour becomes further cloaked in mystery until finally Seymour becomes unknowable, and it becomes clear to the reader that Seymour was never intended to be a live character; he merely serves the dramatic function of moving the Glass saga along while moving the Glass children to self-realization.
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Date Issued: 1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13647
Subject Headings: Salinger, J. D.--(Jerome David),--1919---Characters--Seymour Glass.
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Austen, Jane,--1775-1817--Criticism and interpretation (3)	+ -
Women in literature (3)	+ -
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Agee, James,--1909-1955--Criticism and interpretation (1)	+ -
Agee, James,--1909-1955--Let us now praise famous men (1)	+ -
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Brautigan, Richard--Criticism and interpretation. (1)	+ -
Brontë, Charlotte,--1816-1855--Jane Eyre--Criticism and interpretation (1)	+ -
Brontë, Emily,--1818-1848--Wuthering Heights--Criticism and interpretation (1)	+ -
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Clark, Walter Van Tilburg,--1909-1971--Criticism and interpretation (1)	+ -
Conrad, Joseph,--1857-1924--Criticism and interpretation. (1)	+ -
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Coppola, Francis Ford,--1939---Apocalypse now. (1)	+ -
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