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George Eliot's "The Mill on the Floss", 2005.
The paper discusses the different social issues that are explored by George Eliot in her novel "The Mill on the Floss" and its relationship to England during the 1830s and the Victorian era .
6,780 words (approx. 27.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 248.95
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This paper explains that George Eliot in the "The Mill on the Floss"
very much reflects the 1830s in England including themes relating to social hierarchy, religion, gender, lifestyle, education, family and relationships and morals, principles and values. The author points out that Eliot demonstrates how the middle class' way of life largely dominated Victorian society by the way the novel is largely dominated by the lives of the main characters who are all middle class and represents, through the character Luke, what was expected of the working class people. The paper relates that homosexuality was a growing concern during the 19th century and most straight men strived to emphasize their masculinity. The paper points out however, that there is no evidence of homosexuality being a concern in the novel but the concern of a man being masculine enough is related in the novel, mainly through Tom, who becomes more and more manly as the novel progresses.
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"The Victorian age was certainly very materialistic and the people's choice of a life of materialism meant that hey grew a spiritual emptiness. There is a great relation of this throughout The Mill on the Floss. Eliot tells us that the Dodsons and Tullivers led a "sordid life" because of their lack of an "active, self-renouncing faith". Mr. Tulliver is said to have been "destitute" of the "spiritual seed"- does this suggest that if the Victorians were not brought up to be spiritual that they had no chance of acquiring spirituality later on? I do not think so, seeing as Maggie Tulliver, who throughout her whole life yearned for spiritual fulfillment, was an exception for the people of the 1830s- she came close to such a fulfillment upon being handed the "Christian Year"; however, it was not a complete fulfillment, because she soon afterwards fell back into her former life of materialism. Perhaps she is an example of one of the few Victorians who were in touch with their spiritual needs."
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George Eliot?s "The Mill on the Floss", 2004.
A look at the feminist interpretation of George Eliot's Victorian novel, "The Mill on the Floss".
3,736 words (approx. 14.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 166.95
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This paper explains how a feminist critique of "The Mill on the Floss" finds the themes of light and dark, God and the Devil, good versus evil, as well as the Gothic overtones represented most strikingly in Maggie?s voodoo doll scene, as symbols of the tragic position of a women, in this case, Maggie, the main character of the story, who does not fit the mold acceptable to society.
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"George Eliot?s The Mill On the Floss is arguably one of the most widely read novels of the Victorian period. Although many differ as to just why this is the case, one thing is clear?what was once a rather straightforward tragic tale, tinged with the time?s popular romantic/gothic influence, has become a bastion of feminist criticism. Although many readers, especially those contemporary to the work?s publication, expressed strong disappointment with the fate of Maggie?especially at the end of the novel, the advent of feminist criticism brought many readers to begin to strongly identify with the fate, and the message, George Eliot was trying to convey. (Jacobus 62) Maggie Tulliver?s representation of the tragedy of intellectual womanhood mired in the doom of repressive Victorian society?is particularly satisfying. For these critics, they find the themes of light and dark, God and the Devil, good verses evil, and the gothic overtones (represented most strikingly in Maggie?s voodoo doll scene), as striking symbols of the tragedy of the position of Maggie as a woman ?out of the mold.? Further, even her eventual death is viewed as an inevitable outcome for a woman destined to have ?no place? of belonging."
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Middlemarch - George Eliot, 2008.
This paper studies the work "Middlemarch" by George Eliot noting how Eliot portrays the optimistic and pessimistic vision of humanity.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 57.95
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In this article, the writer analyzes the portrayal of nineteenth century England in George Eliot's work, "Middlemarch" and notes that George Eliot uses a mixture of optimism and pessimism to portray human nature. The writer maintains that Eliot's goal was to create an image of ordinary human life with all its complexities. The writer then points out an optimistic aspect of "Middlemarch", that all the characters seem to marry for love, as well as a pessimistic aspect of 'Middlemarch', that it reveals how our human nature can be dramatically altered by money. The paper further relates that 'Middlemarch' expresses how it is embedded in human nature to put social expectations onto others and to look down at those of a lower class and that it is also human nature to join a community. The writer concludes that 'Middlemarch' represents the spirit of nineteenth century England through its characters.
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"In 'Middlemarch' money often expresses an element of a characters personality. The plot moves forward while everyone is looking and asking for money where ever they can. Lydgate builds up serious debt due to his failure to manage money. Fred Vincy is not shy to ask several people for money. On the other hand, Mary Garth's refusal to take money from the dying Featherstone proves that some people still have a good honest nature.
"Eliot expresses an extremely pessimistic view of humanity with the theme of debt and money throughout 'Middlemarch'. Money can change the best of people. When Lydgate abruptly falls in love with Rosamond his life begins to go downhill. Marriage ruins Lydgate financially and idealistically, which then changes his personality. He begins to feel bitterness towards Rosamond, the women he once loved. His financial problems at home lead to problems in his profession and the scandal with Raffles death sees Lydgate as an accomplice to murder."
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'Silas Marner' by George Eliot, 2006.
A review of George Eliot's book, 'Silas Marner'.
1,884 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 97.95
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This paper discusses how in George Eliot's book, 'Silas Marner', a miser finds the meaning of true wealth and his own worth. According to the paper, Eliot uses the literary device of symbolism to show how the young, blond, abandoned child Eppie softens the heart of the embittered miser Silas Marner. The paper concludes with the powerful message that the most meaningful morality of all, the truest gold beyond creed and coinage, is loving another person.
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"In Virginia Woolf's words, even before Eliot became a novelist "we see her rising herself with groans and struggles from the intolerable boredom of petty provincial society (her father had risen in the world and become more middle class, but less picturesque) to be the assistant editor of a highly intellectual London review." (Woolf, 1919) Partly as a result of her frustrations with some of the novels she had to review, she decided to begin writing fiction. Born Mary Ann Evans, Eliot took the pen name of George Eliot so that her works would be taken seriously in terms of the ideas they addressed. (Uglow, 2002) Despite the fact that Eliot became a Londoner, as an artist, "much of her fiction reflects the middle-class rural background of her childhood and youth," feeling that these locations were better able to touch upon the "moral and social problems" that were her main concern. (Basset, 2006) Eliot was prominent in the scientific and literary debates of the time, standing squarely on the side of Darwinism and humanism rather than the faith she had been reared in as a child."
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George Eliot?s "Silas Marner", 2006.
An analysis of the theme and characters in George Eliot's "Silas Marner".
1,006 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 57.95
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This paper summarizes George Eliot's work "Silas Marner" explaining that one of its most prominent themes is that wealth corrupts. The paper discusses the characters in the story and shows how Eliot uses their circumstances to convey the message that society has a twisted definition of success and that the elite classes tend to lack a real moral conscience.
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"Silas is depicted as a quiet, ordinary man with a "loving nature" (pg. 61). The similarities between Silas and the characters of Dolly Winthrop and Mr. Macey, are emphasized through the advice and companionship they extend to Silas and Eppie, and to any member of the community which might be in need. Thus Silas' reward for his gentle thoughtfulness is to be surrounded by others of the same exemplary character. At the same time, Godfrey Cass is surrounded by those who are as unscrupulous and emotionally devoid as he is, meaning both characters are essentially getting what they deserve."
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George Eliot, 2007.
A discussion on the works and life of George Eliot.
926 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 52.95
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This paper first explains that George Eliot is the pen name used by Mary Anne Evans. The paper then compares the characters in Evans' works to Evans' life. It offers examples from the texts to qualify points made.
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"Finally, both Eliot and Silas Marner are seen as peculiar. Silas has epilepsy, a condition that takes his consciousness from time to time. In the 19th century this alone could be grounds for suspicion. Silas Marner is described as "alien-looking," and, due to his unknown background and sudden appearance in Raveloe, somewhat mysterious. His cleverness at the loom and his limited knowledge of medicinal herbs made him a questionable character in the eyes of Raveloe's citizens, who were quick to attribute anything unusual to the Devil. Weavers who came from other places to Raveloe usually "contracted the eccentric habits which belong to a state of loneliness (Eliot 4). "
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George Eliot, 2002.
The life of George Eliot, the novelist.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 143.95
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This paper discusses the life of George Eliot, novelist, who in her writings had great profound feelings and portrayals of simple lives especially women.
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"The Odyssey" and "The Mill on the Floss", 2002.
An examination of the parallels between "The Odyssey" by Homer and "The Mill on the Floss" by George Elliot.
2,775 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 132.95
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This comparative paper addresses similarities between the characters, plot, and settings of the two writings. It goes into great detail in each instance of parallelism between "The Mill on The Floss" and "The Odyssey and The Iliad". Temptation and suffering are important themes that both Homer and Eliot consider important aspects of plot development and structure. The writer shows that character parallels exist between the two texts because of Eliot's intentional assignment of roles from other texts to her characters.
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"Parallels deal with the interactions between similar entities. Parallelism is typically defined as the quality or condition of being similar; a corresponding relationship. Further defined, parallelism is also a likeness or similarity in aspect, course, or tendency. Connection is defined as an association or relationship of a reference or relation to something else."
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"Adam Bede" by George Eliot, 2002.
An analysis of the novel, published in 1859, about the title character and the two women in his life.
810 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 46.95
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The paper gives an overview of the novel and then analyzes a passage in which we see that the relationship between Dinah and Adam is defined by their silence. The paper analyzes Eliot's use of language in order to convey to the reader a sense of the rightness of the pairing of these two characters.
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"Eliot makes the point in these lines that these two characters are destined for each not because they love each other passionately but because they are united in purpose. One of the most striking elements of this passage, which is in fact about a kind of passionate love, is that there is such a distinct absence of flowery language. The language almost has a legalistic aspect to it ? and yet we are entirely convinced at the end of it that the two characters do indeed love each other."
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George Eliot's "Adam Bede", 1994.
Critical analysis of novel's love story, theme, characters and style.
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" This paper will discuss George Eliot's novel Adam Bede. This novel gives a beautifully descriptive picture of life in a rural English village at the turn of the eighteenth century. The village of Hayslope is an idyllic setting of abundant farmlands populated by simple, good-natured country people. The romanticism of the setting is enhanced by the fact that the story takes place in the past; George Eliot's narrator informs the reader as such in the very first sentence of the novel. Furthermore, the narrator allows the reader to believe that this is a true story of which she is attempting "to give a faithful account," despite the fact that "the mirror is doubtless defective; the outlines will sometimes be disturbed, the reflection faint or confused; but I feel as much bound to tell.."
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"Middlemarch" by George Eliot and "The Mayor Of Casterbridge" by Thomas Hardy, 1994.
An analysis of the novels as examples of 19th centuty realism. Includes and examination of style, themes, narrative, subjects and structure.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 89.95
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"British society to this day is more rigidly stratified than American society, with social class divisions that are clearly demarcated with boundaries not easily crossed. Many novelists explored this issue in their works and considered the degree of social mobility possible, the consequences for challenging the system, and often the artificiality of the divisions imposed by society. Some of these concerns can be found in the novels Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, and Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell.
The concept of parents plays an important role in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, and parentage determines social position. Pip is an orphan, and the driving force in his life, a drive that takes several different forms, is to have a family, the family he was denied as a child. The stratified social..."
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"The Mill on the Floss", 2002.
Looks at the metaphor of water in T.S. Elliot's work to explore the sibling relationship.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 56.95
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This paper examines the metaphors of water in Eliot's writing as allusions to the relationship between brother and sister, Tom and Maggie Tulliver. As a relation of opposites that are inextricably connected, just as the river is pulled to the ocean, Tom and Maggie are powerfully drawn in similar conflicts of emotions. The author uses nature and a gradually maturing use of language, to provoke the tragedy of inevitable death, where the inevitable is expressed as an unconditional relation.
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Eliot's Writings, 2002.
Examining the life and works of writer George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans).
1,239 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 68.95
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This paper presents a brief biography of George Eliot. It examines the social climate at the time and the reason the woman Mary Ann Evans felt she had to choose a man's nom de plume. This paper analyzes a few of her works, in brief : "Scenes of Clerical Life"; "Silas Marner"; "Adam Bede" and "The Mill on the Floss".
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"Mary Ann Evans was born in Warwickshire and was the daughter of an estate agent or manager. Her education was a conventional one that was dominated by Christian teachings and touched by the enthusiasm generated by the Evangelical movement of church reform. While in her 20?s she came associated with friends who were freethinkers. During this time Mary Ann underwent a radical transformation of her beliefs. The German school of biblical scholarship known as Higher Criticism influenced Evans. This thought attempted to treat sacred writings as human and historical documents and she devoted herself to translating its findings for the English public. She published her translation of Strauss's Life of Jesus in 1846 and her translation of Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach's Essence of Christianity in 1854 (Encyclopedia of World Biography, 1998)."
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George Caitlin Stories, 2002.
Comparing two books telling the story of George Caitlin, an American writer and painter, in two completely different ways -"Paintbrush & Peacepipe: The Story of George Catlin", by Anne Rockwell and "George Catlin and the Old Frontier", by Harold McCracken
2,795 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 134.95
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This paper shows that even though the two books tell the same life story of Caitlin, each one differs most significantly in tone and style according to the vastly different audiences to which each is directed. Rockwell's book was intended for children - less pages and more illustration, whereas McCracken's book presents itself as a very authoritive piece on Caitlin's life in an artbook format.
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"The first book, Paintbrush and Peacepipe, 86 small pages in length, with 8 brief chapters and 15 illustrations, is written for children. By comparison, the second book, George Catlin and the Old Frontier, with its 209 oversized pages might seem a vastly superior presentation of George Catlin's biography. The artbook format of McCracken's work, with its 36 color and 118 black and white illustrations, is far more authoritative and detailed in its representation of the scope of Catlin's art. Yet, Paintbrush & Peacepipe, in it's minimalist manner is a highly educational and effective piece of work."
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George W. Bush: Measuring the Man, 2001.
An application of James Barber's analysis from his book "Presidential Character" to George W. Bush. Includes details of George Bush's formative years.
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This essay applies the theories contained in Barber's book Presidential Character, to George W. Bush and investigates which personality profile he fits into. The author analyzes whether he is active, positive, passive or negative. Includes an in-depth look into the Bush's formative years.
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"In his book Presidential Character, James Barber outlines certain characteristics, traits and life experiences which he feels produce particular types of presidents. Depending on these characteristics, traits and experiences, he then provides the reader with four possible categories within which to place the candidate. By ascertaining which category a contender falls into, Barber maintains that society can and should judge their suitability for presidential office. A major element in ascertaining a candidate?s category is the study of their personality. Barber feels that personality is ?patterned?, meaning that character, worldview and style all work together in its creation. Once one has an in-depth knowledge of a candidate?s personality, one is able to analyze how they would react and interact with current world forces, events and issues. Barber also stresses the importance of researching the president?s childhood and the environment in which their personality was shaped, through to the initial important decisions made in adult life."
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Steffler's George Cartwright, 2002.
A character analysis of John Steffler's George Cartwright from the novel "The Afterlife of George Cartwright."
1,620 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 84.95
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This paper is a character analysis of Steffler's main character in "The Afterlife of George Cartwright". It focuses on the character's traits of unloving, wild, a corruptor and himself corrupted and how they change within the novel. Cartwright begins as a just young man in the army and becomes what he had always hated, a true corruptor of society.
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"When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters" (Hemingway, 95). Steffler achieves the creation of a person in the character of George Cartwright by blending numerous personality traits. These traits can be both pleasant, and upsetting, and either creates distance or closeness between Cartwright and the other characters. In order to make the character more realistic Steffler creates a progression in some of these traits, to create the illusion of growth in Cartwright over the span of his lifetime. Paradoxically, everything Cartwright claims to hate he later embodies. This is not entirely of his accord; his early years in the army set up his adult characteristics. His development is from a man of pride and ambition, although rough and rugged, to an uncivilized corruptor of native society. His pride and ambition are spoiled when he realizes that it is wealth that buys you promotions in the army and not skill or hard work. He grows to become the man Steffler portrays as unloving, wild, and as both corrupted and as a corruptor. "
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