Social issues in literature
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Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
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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Greenhaven Press/Gale
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Provides background on the life of Ernest Hemingway and the influences that shaped his life, features articles that explore gender roles as portrayed in his novel "The Sun Also Rises," and examines issues of gender roles in the twenty-first century.
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Civil rights in Richard Wright's Native Son
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Author
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Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
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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Genocide in Elie Wiesel's Night
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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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Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Provides background on the life of English novelist George Orwell and his influences, features eleven articles that explore the abuse of power in his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four," and examines issues of the abuse of power in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
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The American dream in John Steinbeck's of Mice and men
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Bioethics in Aldous Huxley's Brave new world
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Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
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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Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Explores a work of literature about social and psychological disorder in the works of Edgar Allan Poe through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and features carefully selected content representing a variety of perspectives.
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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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Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Provides background on the life of American novelist Tim O'Brien and his influences, features twenty-three articles that explore war in his novel "The Things They Carried," and examines issues of war in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
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Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"This volume of Social Issues in Literature explores S.E. Hinton?s classic novel The Outsiders through the lens of teen issues. The text discusses a variety of topics, including Hinton's life and influences, whether the novel offers an overly romanticized view of teen life, and whether social bonds are important for economically disadvantaged teens. The book also explores contemporary perspectives on teen issues, such as a look at modern teen class...
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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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Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Discusses women's issues in Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes were Watching God," including whether or not the book's protagonist is a feminist heroine, the place of romantic love in the novel, and Hurston's own political views.
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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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