S/LI/260. Names and Naming in "Beloved"

The paper examines the meaning of names looking at the socio-political and creative aspects of naming and tracing them in "Beloved" by Toni Morrison. Symbolic importance of the names in the novel is discussed reflecting on the implied meaning of re-naming, changing names, keeping nameless, etc.

S/LI/263. Dryness, Wetness and Biblical Imagery in "The Waste Land"

The paper examines the poem "The Waste Land" by Thomas Eliot discussing the liberty of the poet's mind to enter into new combinations and illustrating this idea with the imagery of the poem focusing on the poetic symbolism of water and its Biblical allusions.

S/LI/254. How is T.S.Eliot's 'The Fire Sermon' (extracted from The Waste Land) influenced in terms of genre and convention by any one sixteenth or seventeenth-century pastoral poem in English in the course reader or supplement?

The paper examines an extract from Eliot's 'The Waste Land' discussing the features of pastoral poetry and comparing its imagery to Milton's poetic depictions.

S/LI/255. Avery Gordon argues in 'The Sociology of Haunting' that the supernatural always announces that something is missing (or has been left out) and will return. Comment in relation to the 'historical' fictions of Washington Irving

The paper analyses Irving's novels "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle" reflecting on his exploitation of the supernatural, the traumas of childhood, the 'suppressed narrative' and the symbolic meaning of the stories.

S/LI/242. Discuss the view that the power of The Color Purple arises equally from Alice Wallker's radical political aims and her desire to create something that is impressive in literary and aesthetic terms

The paper analyses the novel 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker discussing its main characters, the sisters Nettie and Celie, the epistolary form of narration, its historical setting, the theme of racial discrimination, and the contribution of the novel to the American literature.

S/LI/236. How would you defend Huckleberry Finn against accusations of being a racist novel?

The paper examines the racial theme in Mark Twain's novel Huckleberry Finn arguing that the author's depiction of the existing prejudices against the black does not make the novel racist. Mark Twain's criticism of the white and his respect for the black character Jim are illustrated.

S/LI/232. Is silence measured by the reactions of observers?

The paper examines the role of characters' silence analyzing Kingston's "The Woman Warrior" and Rodriguez's "Hunger of Memory" and looking at the ways how the silence of the characters can be amplified or diminished by other characters.

S/LI/226. Biography of Jack London

The paper examines the life and literary work of the American writer Jack London describing his political and social views and analysing the reflection of his experiences during the Gold Rush in his stories.

S/LI/222. Compare and contrast the ways in which the power struggle between men and women is presented in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple'

The paper analyses the gender problems raised in ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by Ch. P. Gilman and ‘The Color Purple’ by A. Walker. The roles of men and women in both novels are analysed with reference to the cultural and historical context; the concepts of sexism and domestic violence are discussed.

S/LI/204. Morality versus Obedience in "Barn Burning"

The paper analyses William Faulkner's story "Barn Burning" discussing the conflict between the father and the son, and studying the means of character drawing used by the author.

S/LI/197. Analysis of Saul Bellow's early novels

The paper analysed the novels of Saul Bellow Dangling Man, The Adventures of Augie March, Herzog, etc. reviewing the ideas of David Hume about God and religion, exploring their reflections in Bellow's characters, and speculating on their 'truth search', 'life of the mind', etc.

S/LI/210. Ernest Hemingway's "Hills like White Elephants": Criticizing Loose Morals

The paper analyses the story "Hills like White Elephants" by E. Hemingway focusing on the theme of abortion and discussing it in the cultural, religious and social contexts. Literary forms of portraying immorality in the story are examined.

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