Social issues in literature
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c2008
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Provides background on the life of American author John Steinbeck and the influences that shaped his life and work, features critical essays that explore industrialism as portrayed in his novel "The Grapes of Wrath," and examines issues of industrialism in the twenty-first century.
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Civil rights in Richard Wright's Native Son
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c2009
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Contemporary perspectives on depression. Provides background on the life of author J.D. Salinger and the influences that shaped his work, features twelve articles that explore depression as portrayed in his novel "The Catcher in the Rye," and examines issues of depression in the twenty-first century.
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Race relations in Alan Paton's Cry, the beloved country
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War in Joseph Heller's Catch-22
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©2010
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This title offers an in-depth examination of bioethics as presented in Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World, as well as contemporary perspectives on this issue. Discussions include the misuse of science for power gains, the balance of good and evil inherent in certain scientific endeavors, the dangers of overpopulation, the idea of trading freedom for happiness, and the relationship between genetic science and civil liberties. --from publisher description....
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2010
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Discussions include how the protagonist's female gender affects reaction to the book's coming-of-age message, how themes of oppression and marginalization play out among the characters, and what Esperanza's personality says about her relationships to males in the novel. --from publisher description
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Class conflict in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights
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The environment in Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
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Genocide in Anne Frank's the Diary of a young girl
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Depression in Sylvia Plath's The bell jar
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Peer-pressure and teen violence in S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders
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Poverty in John Steinbeck's The pearl
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Race in William Shakespeare's Othello
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Women's issues in Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale
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Women's issues in Zora Neale Hurston's Their eyes were watching God
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Death in Ernest Hemingway's The old man and the sea
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Sexuality in the comedies of William Shakespeare
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Sexuality in William Shakespeare's A midsummer night's dream
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Violence in Burgess' Clockwork Orange
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Violence in Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games Trilogy
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War in Ernest Hemingway's A farewell to arms
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Wildness in Jack London's The call of the wild
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