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John
Updike's 'A & P' / Condemned to the Ordinary
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A 5 page paper looking at the character of the store manager in John
Updike's well-known story. The paper asserts that Updike's manager
represents the entire narrow-minded attitude of this small New England
town, and thus is metaphorically present through the entire story, even
though he only appears in person at the end. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Updikeap.wps
John
Updike's Life Reflected in "Pigeon Feathers" and "A &
P"
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A ten page paper showing how John Updike used the material of his own life
to craft these two stories. Although "Pigeon Feathers" is more
demonstrably autobiographical than "A & P", both stories
reflect circumstances of Updike's life and concerns he had at the time of
their writing. Bibliography lists fifteen sources.
Filename: KBupdik3.wps
A
Comparison of John Updike's "A & P" with James Joyce's
"Araby"
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A 5 page comparison of these two exceptionally captivating works of
fiction. Contends that John Updike excels in being able to take the works
of classic literature and molding it into a more contemporary format and
that this is what has occurred with "A & P". Indeed, "A
& P" is just a retelling of James Joyce's "Araby". As
would be expected, there are many common literary traits shared between
John Updike's "A & P" and James Joyce's "Araby".
Each focuses on the initiation of a young man to the trials and
tribulations of life as well as the distinctions which exist between
reality and fantasy. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPlitJyc.wps
John
Updike's 'Wife Wooing' and James Thurber's 'Unicorn in the Garden' /
Marriage &Communication
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A 5 page analysis of two short stories, John Updike's 'Wife-Wooing' and
James Thurber's 'Unicorn in the Garden'. Both stories explore the effects
of marriages in which the husband and the wives are living very much on
two separate planes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Updthu.wps
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