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Is Rabbit Rich?, 2004.
This paper analyzes John Updike's novel "Rabbit is Rich" to determine if Rabbit is truly rich.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 51.95
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This paper analyzes John Updike's novel "Rabbit is Rich" with the following question in mind: Is Rabbit truly rich? The paper contends that in spite of material success, Rabbit's life is hollow.
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"In the third novel in John Updike's Rabbit series "Rabbit is Rich" Updike's protagonist, Harry Rabbit Angstrom has achieved financial security as the owner of a Toyota dealership. Indeed Harry appears to be enjoying the good life and he believes himself as happy and fulfilled. However, as the novel progresses it becomes obvious that the life that Harry believes he has built for himself is truly an illusion."
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?Rabbit, Run?, 2004.
This paper reviews John Updike?s ?Rabbit, Run?, published in 1960, but depicting the American society of the 50s, and the first book in a four-book series.
2,245 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 112.95
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This paper explains Updike?s general literary statement in ?Rabbit, Run? was that, in the middle-class American society of the 1950s, people were going through the motions of a meaningful life, but not achieving satisfactory meaning from it. The author points out that the central character is so bizarre from time to time that he keeps the reader off balance, which is what Rabbit is actually doing in a fictionalized state to his wife Janice and others. The paper relates that continuity is the key to Updike?s maintaining character growth throughout the series he wrote; of the characters Updike uses in the first book, ?Rabbit, Run?, almost all continue to appear in his three novel sequels: "Rabbit Redux" (1971), "Rabbit is Rich" (1981) (Pulitzer prize); "Rabbit at Rest" (1990); and the novella, "Rabbit Remembered" (2000).
Table of Contents
John Updike
Plot Summary
Character Development
Reflection of Contemporary American Culture?
Conclusion
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"The author was born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, in 1932, and he later attended Harvard University and the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts, located in Oxford, England. He began his professional writing career by contributing poems, articles and book reviews to "The New Yorker" magazine (1955-1957). Updike, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1982 for "Rabbit Is Rich", has written over 25 books. He is the father of four children, and lives in Massachusetts. It is believed that the central character in Updike?s ?Rabbit? series (four novels, beginning with "Rabbit, Run"), was a real-life basketball hero who hailed from Shillington, Pennsylvania, where Updike grew up."
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Rabbit Invasion, 2003.
A discussion of the rabbit invasion faced by Australia after the Europeans introduced them in the 1800's.
2,050 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 12 sources, AU$ 104.95
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This essay discusses the history, geography and ecology of the introduction of the European rabbit into Australia. Special focus on eradication techniques and a discussion on whether the complete eradication of rabbits from Australia is feasible.
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Introduction and subsequent spread
Implications of invasion
Previous attempts for control
The future
Is eradication feasible?
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"Although European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) were first introduced into Australia with the arrival of the First Fleet, they did not become feral until an English settler by the name of Thomas Austin introduced 24 rabbits on to his homestead near Geelong in 1858 (EPA, 1999). It is difficult to exactly quantify the rate of spread of European rabbits, since liberation occurred independently in Victoria, South Australia and northern New South Wales, however figure 1 shows a plausible suggestion as to the progressive distribution of rabbit populations in Australia over time (AGPL, 1996)."
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A Rabbit's Nourishment, 2005.
An overview of the digestive process and nutrition of the rabbit as compared to humans.
910 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 52.95
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This paper discusses how rabbits have the same need as humans to produce energy in order to survive and how this energy production is directly related to the food the animal intakes. It looks at how the rabbit, oryctolagus cuniculus, obtains its nourishment from the foods it eats, which are mainly grasses, clovers, and sometimes even bark and how it then eats the droppings to get the maximum nourishment available from the food. The paper also discusses how this method is extremely different from how humans obtain the necessary nutrients to further endure life even though both species share the same internal process of cellular respiration necessary to exist and prevail.
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"The mitochondria, which can be simply defined as a membrane-bound organelle located in all eukaryotic cells, is important for several reasons including its responsibility for the process of cellular respiration (Cellular). This process works through redox reactions, which is the term given to a chemical reaction in which at least one electron is transferred from one particular substance to another (Solomon 138). The importance of cellular respiration is apparent because of its resulting production of Adenosine triphosphate, which is commonly known as ATP. The ATP serves various purposes; however, the one most relevant to the nourishment of a rabbit would be the fact that it provides the energy which is used throughout the cells in several different activities. This fact results in the ATP being referred to as the energy currency of the cell (Solomon 125). "
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?Rabbit Run?, 2002.
An analysis of John Updike's "Rabbit Run", with an emphasis on its historical approach and the context of the story in the times in which it was written.
868 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 49.95
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This paper examines "Rabbit Run", a powerful novel by John Updike published in 1960, based on one of the characters, Harry ?Rabbit? Angstrom, a 26-year-old former high school basketball star. In particular, it looks at how the historical approach of the story is increasingly evident as the plot reveals the consequences of the post-war family?s independence from the church and the assumption of the nuclear mantle. Updike shows us the contemptuous and paradoxical behavior of people of the era, who, by their actions, revel in the freedom that they have gained with the demise of social structures, and yet bemoan the fact that they have lost their way and are disillusioned and directionless. It demonstrates how this concept is best summed up by Updike?s creation of a man who tries to justify his concern for clean clothes and, simultaneously, is responsible for destroying his wife and children.
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"The character of Angstrom is indirectly autobiographical in that by calculation, his age and the author?s age would approximately tally. This instantly allows the reader to understand the historic perspective of the novel as we are given the opportunity to trace the social changes that have occurred since the 30?s down to the day of the novel. The social climate of the thirties was significantly different from the fifties, and sixties. The immense and drastic changes that came about in social standards after the Second World War meant that there lay a greatly urgent need for consolidation of moral values. Creators of the system turned to eco-political means by which they could bring about this consolidation. As a result of this, the average person in the U.S. was subjected to a newer, (imagined) improved lifestyle based on economic success and superficiality."
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"When Rabbit Howls", 2002.
An analysis of the book "When Rabbit Howls" by Truddi Chase.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 71.95
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This paper will discuss the book "When Rabbit Howls" by Truddi Chase and seek the basis for a sociological premise within the text. By understanding the roles of the characters and the way that they live within the racial boundaries that are presented, we can see the aim of the author in this scope. These themes will be covered to better illuminate subjects that are existent within the world of Truddi Chase.
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"Rabbit in the Moon", 2004.
An analysis of the racial and ethnic images in the film, "Rabbit in the Moon," produced by Emiko Omori.
3,260 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 151.95
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This paper discusses and analyzes the film produced by Emiko Omori, "Rabbit in the Moon". Specifically, it examines the relationality of racial-ethnic images, including context, effects, and resistance. The paper explores how difficult it was and still is to be Asian in America and how racial stereotypes, images, and misinformation still persist in a society that prides itself on democracy, freedom, and social justice.
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"Two images (or stereotypes) of Asian Americans stand out. They are the yellow peril and the gook, both extremely derogatory terms used especially during World War II against the Japanese, and against Japanese Americans. The "yellow peril" image stems from Japan's aggressive behavior in Asia and elsewhere before war actually broke out. The Japanese attacked China, made a pact with Hitler and Mussolini, and then attacked Pearl Harbor. Thus, they seemed as if they wanted to rule their area of the world, and would stop at nothing to gain their goals. They became a "yellow peril" threatening the very fabric of America and American freedoms. These fears were also based on earlier images of the Chinese, who were often described as "wily" or "crafty." In other words, they were sneaky, and Americans did not trust all Asians simply because of these ignorant stereotypes. It was easy for Americans to believe Asians were a yellow peril after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and that extended to all Asians, regardless of their heritage, time in the United States, or any other factors. The Japanese had attacked, that made them, and so all, Asians bad."
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The Rabbit-Woman Village, 2002.
A description of an archaeological find called the Rabbit-Woman Village.
2,073 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 106.95
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The paper reports on the excavation of an ancient village, named the Rabbit-Woman Village, sister to the Lizard-Man Village. The paper investigates the archaeological work done on the site and the different techniques used such as stratigraphy and the development of a relative chronology.
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"Another area of importance is the family organization of the people of Rabbit Woman village. Did they have traditional family units, as we think of them today. Did the men have more than one wife? Did the women have multiple husbands? Did they send their children to be raised by a family member and raised another family members children? Is there even a concept of marriage and family or do they thin of themselves as a communal family? Evidence of this can be found in the artifacts, and from the stories of the decedents of Rabbit Woman village. Looking at the surrounding areas, it is good to note the family organization of those sites that we know and that coincided chronologically with the Rabbit Woman village. We will also look at burial patters, were families buried together? And housing. Is there evidence of a male presence at all the camp sites, houses of Rabbit Women village, things like spears and other weapons usually indicate the presence of a male."
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John Updike "Rabbit Run", 1991.
This paper analyzes the 1960 novel "Rabbit Run" by John Updike: Theme, plot, characters and religious/spiritual issues.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 51.95
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"This essay presents a critical analysis of John Updike's novel "Rabbit, Run" (1960). Updike writes mostly of the lives of common people in small-town Pennsylvania situations. Frank N. Magill suggests: "The quality distinguishing John Updike's fiction and putting him in the front rank of novelists at an unusually young age is his ability to 'get into' his characters, to experience their palpable worlds as they experience them, and to convey these experiences in prose that is at once rich and translucent. He is in that stream of post-realism that conceives life as it is broadly and inclusively, that finds in the ordinary enough of the extraordinary to excite the poetic imagination without forsaking thorough grounding in quotidian reality. Beyond this, faint but perceptible, is a tough intellectual and ... "
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"Rabbit-Proof Fence", 2003.
Analyzes this Australian film, focusing on the way in which the Aborigines are depicted.
1,532 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 81.95
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This paper examines the film, "Rabbit Proof Fence", which is based on the true story, "Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence," written by Doris Pilkington and Nugi Garmara. It highlights representations of aboriginality in the film and discusses the main ideas around which such representations, both negative and positive, are organized. The paper also looks at the how the film's audience is positioned.
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"The terminology used throughout the film was relevant for its time but it is considered very racial and controversial today. The Aboriginals were often referred to by the colour of their skin. They were called ?half caste? and ?full blood.? These terms would be unheard of today, and although the movie was set in the 1930?s, hearing these words can be offensive to many people ? emphasizing the viewers understanding of the Aboriginals. For example in today?s organizations and policies, an Aborigine is defined as by the Federal Government as someone who: ?Is of Aboriginal descent, identifies as an Aboriginal person or is accepted by the Aboriginal community in which he or she lives in.? (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 2001, Pg 27). It reinforces to the audience that they should feel sympathetic for the Aborigines."
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John Updike, "Rabbit Run", 1995.
Analyzes Christianity of protagonist Harry Angstrom according to the ideas of Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 102.95
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"Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, the protagonist of Rabbit, Run, is a picture of the state of the church in America. He has grown up with religion, and believes he retains religion as well as he retains his memory of other things he did in his childhood. But John Updike tells the story of what Rabbit does as an adult, and even the most irreligious reader would recognize these deeds as unchristian. These sins are what the writings of both Thomas Aquinas and Aurelius Augustine speak on, analyzing the condition of Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, its cause, and the only cure.
When Harry Angstrom hears God's name he feels guilty (Updike 7) which to Harry indicates that he's a "Christian." However, since the definition of Christian is one who follows Christ and tries to imitate Him, the opposite would be true. The discipleship of Christ would cause one to feel joy, or at least ..."
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"The Runner" ( Cynthia Voigt ) & "Run Rabbit" (John Updike ), 1997.
Compares novels' protagonists' life choices. Examining issues of morality, relationships, responsibility and capacity for love.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 128.95
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" A common theme in The Runner by Cynthia Voigt and Rabbit, Run by John Updike is the need for a person to find his or her place in life. Most people find themselves at a particular juncture in life by default. They are so busy running away from people or circumstances that they do not consciously map out their life's journey.
As Rabbit learns from a dusty farmer who pumps gas on his first escape, "The only way to get somewhere, you know, is to figure out where you're going before you go there" (Updike 32). Rabbit fails to heed this advice. He admits this when he is questioned about why he deserted his wife Janice, by Jack Eccles, the minister. Rabbit replies, "I don't really have a plan, I'm sort of playing it by ear" (Updike 99). Because he has no rhyme or reason to his actions, by the end of the story Rabbit is.."
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"Rabbit" Novels by John Updike, 1993.
A look at the evolution of the character of Harry Angstrom throughout the four books including a critic's views on the individual and social issues, themes and life philosophy.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 18 sources, AU$ 102.95
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"The purpose of this research is to examine the journey John Updike takes with his series of four so-called "Rabbit" novels, from the point of view of various book critics. The plan of the research will be to set forth the context in which the evolution of Updike's character Rabbit, or Harry Angstrom, takes place from book to book, and to show how that journey is perceived in the criticism of his work. As appropriate critical turning points and character transitions will be discussed.
Updike's Rabbit series of novels is uniquely suited to the task of discussing the journey of a character, or perhaps more exactly the journey of a soul. When in 1960 Updike began to write about Harry Angstrom, nicknamed Rabbit from his athletic days at school, he also began to both exploit and explain a contemporary American "type," which perforce involved..."
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"Devil in a Blue Dress" ( Walter Mosley ), "Crusader Rabbit" ( Jess Mowry ) & "Sweat" ( Zora Neale Hurston ), 1997.
Compares portrayals of personal & cultural violence in novel & two short stories.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 77.95
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" This study will provide a comparative analysis of the ways the subject of violence is portrayed and explored in Walter Mosley's novel Devil in a Blue Dress, Jess Mowry's story "Crusader Rabbit," and Zora Neale Hurston's story "Sweat." The study will argue that, within the context of the themes of each story, the subject of violence plays a major role in the struggle of the characters to make their way through a society dominated by such violence. The three works share a similar theme--the individual's effort to live a life free of violence in a culture in which violence is a major force. The study will also consider the central symbols of the three works in the context of the protagonists' struggle to liberate themselves from the oppression of violence.
In Mosley's novel, Easy Rawlins is a veteran of the violence.."
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Discontent and the American Dream, 2002.
Shows the theme of unhappiness in the American dream in two novesl by John Updike "Rabbit, Run" and "Rabbit is Rich".
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 115.95
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This paper will argue that both of these novels are critiques of the "American dream" of suburban prosperity and success. The profound unhappiness of "Rabbit" (Angst)rom - the protagonist's own name signifying his condition - despite his material prosperity and sexual opportunities, is indicative of the hollow nature of the "American dream".
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Richard Adams?s "Watership Down", 2004.
This paper discusses Richard Adams?s "Watership Down", which uses rabbits to symbolize the struggle of humanity that has plagued the world for centuries.
3,125 words (approx. 12.5 pages), 11 sources, MLA, AU$ 146.95
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This paper explains that, unlike many writers who use animals as mere stand-ins for human characters, Adams did hard work on his research and in making the rabbits into believable animals and not just furry people. The author points out that Adams?s story begins with fleeing from the old civilization in hopes of starting a new one, just as modern civilization in the West really starts with these two accounts, the Jewish Exodus that created our modern Judeo-Christian morality and mythology, and the founding of Rome, which defined the political history of our culture. The paper relates that, in many ways, ?Watership Down? follows the traditional course of an epic in the mono-myth style, containing many stories within the story, which is typical of works like the "Iliad" and "Odyssey".
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""Watership Down" begins with the story of a band of chosen people fleeing the destruction of their former civilization. In this way it can be seen as typical of a great many myths and histories regarding the foundation of civilization. One can see it as a parallel to the myths of a time after the great flood whose echo lives in so many cultures, which speak of a remnant recreating society. More historically, one might read it as the story of how the ancient Jewish people fled from authoritarian Egypt: the story of the Exodus. Egypt was the first great civilization, and ruled under a total if benevolent monarchy that reminds one strongly of the Sandleford warrens. The Jews, who like Fiver and Hazel were members of a lower class (an enslaved class according to Jewish texts, though not according to Egyptologists), were led into the desert by divine revelation."
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