Essays and Research Papers on African-American Literature

This 4 page paper provides a basic summary of this story as well as providing insight into the complexities of apartheid. Furthermore, this paper serves as a review which highlights the themes and challenges of the author as well as personal interpretations, observances, and reactions. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which examines the work of Richard Wright and Clifford Odets as it reflects issues during the 1930s. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the theme of identity, regarding culture and society’s assumed definition of culture, through Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson” and George C. Wolfe’s “101 Dalmatians.” No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines the character of Sofia in Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” as it involves abuse, redemption, and triumph. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

A 6 page analysis of Richard Wright’s short story “The Man Who Was Almost a Man.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 9 page paper which examines how the thematic conflict of good vs. evil manifests itself in both literary works. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the use of violence and themes of resistance inherent in Native Son by Wright, and the Invisible Man by Ellison. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines cultural wisdom, or growth, as seen through the blues in Toni Morrison’s novel “The Bluest Eye.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page essay that offers a character analysis of Troy Maxson from August Wilson's play Fences. Bibliography is incomplete, as the writer could not correctly cite the fax sent by the student.

A 3 page essay that analyzes Zora Neale Hurston's short story "Sweat" in terms of oppression, which equates the brutality of the protagonist's husband with the mechanics of white imperialism. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the character of Sethe and the subject of motherhood in Toni Morrison’s novel “Beloved.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the themes and characterization in E.J. Gaines' book, A lesson before Dying. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines this novel represents itself as a feminist text, particularly in terms of Nanny’s influence on her granddaughter, Janie Crawford, and its portrayal of male-female relationships. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page essay that compares and contrasts Toni Morrison's Beloved and Gloria Naylor's Mama Day. The writer argues that in each of these narratives the motif of the supernatural plays an intricate role. In each of these works, the authors explore the concept of reality and use the influence of the supernatural in order ...

A 4 page paper which examines the relationship between body and mind as seen in Alice Walker’s “and Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “The Story of My Body.” No additional sources cited.

A 6 page paper which examines African cosmology as it applies to Toni Morrison’s novel “Beloved.” Bibliography lists 3 sources. RAafcos.rtf

A 4 page paper which examines how men are depicted in each of these African-American plays. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how and why the character in “Kindred” by Octavia Butler seems to adjust to slavery so well. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper discusses the issue of 'disgrace' as exampled in the boo by J.M. Coetzee, Disgrace. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page analysis of Alice Walker’s “Meridian.” No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines how Dana in Octavia Butler’s novel “Kindred” and the narrator in Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” find themselves in situations where they do not belong. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page paper which examines rememory and disremember in Toni Morrison’s novel “Beloved” as it involves Sethe. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines the feminist perspective of Zora Neale Hurston’s work “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” Bibliography lists one additional source.

A 5 page paper examining the use of language as the navigational tool leading from emotion to emotion on the occasion of the author’s graduation from eighth grade. In “Graduation,” author Maya Angelou changes moods and emotions, sometimes as frequently as paragraph to paragraph. Over the course of the work, Angelou displays excitement, ...

A 4 page paper which examines the way the relationship between the main characters changes throughout the novel. No additional sources are used.