Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A five page paper looking at chapter 31 of Mark Twain's novel, in which Huck decides he’d risk going to Hell to help Jim escape. The paper discusses the dramatic irony at work in this chapter, and shows why Huck's ignorance of the morality of his decision makes it more noble. No additional sources.

A five page paper looking at the way these two very ancient stories develop the concept of leadership. The paper concludes that both epics place equal emphasis on the dual requirements of valor and service as basic components of leadership. No additional sources.

This 6 page book summary provides an overview of Marc 'Epstein’s Measuring Corporate Environmental Performance'. This 1995 publication takes a proactive stand concerning corporate environmental issues and provides a positive method for both prospering and staying 'green' in today’s world. No additional sources cited.

A five-page paper looking at this seldom-studied novel by Johann von Goethe, in terms of the symbolism of the doomed child Otto. The paper concludes that despite the fact that Otto's parents were married at the time of his conception, they were both in love with someone else, and he is thus the product of ...

A 5 page analysis of All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes by Maya Angelou, which is the fifth volume in her serial autobiography. This volume is an account of Angelou's experiences in Ghana in the early 1960s. This narrative relates how Angelou found a job teaching at the University of Ghana and began working ...

A five page paper on Julia Alvarez' 'How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent.' The paper discusses how the dual themes of love and language run through the novel, helping the immigrants come to a fuller appreciation of who they are. No additional sources.

This 5 page paper summarizes points from this 1970's classic work and then provides a critical analysis. Concepts such as social stratification, alienation and capitalism are discussed. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page analysis of this poem by early American poet Anne Bradstreet. The writer argues that Bradstreet appears to be trying to influence how her husband might react if the outcome her impending childbirth should be her own death. In doing so, Bradstreet demonstrates much of her own nature, her concern for her children, ...

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the characters of Willy Loman, in Death of a Salesman, with Abner Snopes in William Faulkner's Barn Burning. The theme of death in both works is duly noted. The nature of the characters is the focus of this paper. No additional sources cited.

A nine page paper looking at Willa Cather's lesbianism as a reason for her nonconformist views. The paper asserts that due to the threat of being blackballed in the publishing industry, Cather was forced to hide her homosexuality, but her nonconformity shines through in her works. Bibliography lists seven sources.

This five-page-paper reviews the book Amusing Ourselves To Death, By Neil Postman. The historical time line leading to the mind numbing media we now are subjected too as well as Postman's belief about the causes are all discussed. Bibliography lists one source.

5 pages. The main character, Merle, is a competent well-educated character with an inner strength. Her discussions include that of sexuality as well as the search for African and Caribbean roots. Her mission is to tell the people to learn from their past and from the mistakes of earlier colonies. This ...

A five page paper looking at the types of problems Upton Sinclair's protagonist Jurgis encountered on the job, and how these have eventually been resolved in business today. The paper concludes that the single biggest reason working conditions have improved in the past hundred years is that the plight of the workers has been brought ...

A five page paper looking at the way Chaucer depicts the relationships between the sexes in the Knight's, Merchant's, Miller's, and Wife of Bath's Tales. The paper concludes that of all these, the only one which accurately replicates a reciprocal relationship is the Wife of Bath, because the others see women only as objects or ...

This 8 page paper considers Hemingway's theme of 'grace under pressure,' as shown through the aging process, in this 1935 short story. Segments of his personal life seem to differ greatly from this theme, unless this exemplary story is examined closely. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts Kafka's Metamorphosis with Ibsen's A Doll's House. The thesis of this paper is that although the plots differ, both have underlying themes of human limitation. No additional sources cited.

In 5 pages, the author discusses Katherine Mansfield's "Miss Brill." Miss Brill is portrayed as naïve about life, and not objective about herself. No other sources are cited.

A 3 page paper which discusses "The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne and illustrates that the birthmark itself stands to represent a multitude of things. The themes concerning the birthmark itself are that it represents the desire for the simplicity of scientific explanations, it is a symbol for the downfall of society through science and technology, and the aspect that it ...

This 10 pager paper is a book review of 'Helter Skelter' by Vincent Bugliosi the prosecutor in the Manson murders. Charles Manson was the leader of a 'family' which carried out vicious and brutal murders including the Tate family and the LaBianca's. This book is a detailed account of the events and that recognises the ...

Written in 1688, Oroonoko is a story of an African Prince who is wed to the woman of his dreams and then captured and sold into slavery. It is also the story of an aristocratic young woman who 'befriends' the savage. This 5 page paper argues that Behn represents all the major patterns of structural differentiation in colonial, ...

This 5 page paper provides a comparison between Maya Angelou's novel and the television movie that was based on her book. This paper outlines some of the major differences between the text of the book and the elements of the movie and determines the benefits/weaknesses as a result of these changes. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines how Edgar Allan Poe employed literary parallels and dualism to connect events, characters, and senses in his 1839 short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher."

6 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses a common theme among nine of Steel's novels: Daddy, The Gift, Five Days In Paris, Silent Honor, The Ranch, Special Delivery, The Long Road Home, Mirror Image and Bittersweet. No additional sources cited.

A twelve page paper looking at these two playwrights in terms of their treatment of alcohol consumption as an escape from reality. Specific works discussed are Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "A Streetcar Named Desire," and Eugene O'Neill's "A Moon for the Misbegotten," and "Touch of the Poet." Bibliography lists ten sources.

This 7 page paper looks at both works inclusive of plot, primary characters, humorous aspects and thematic elements. The thesis that both works are about love, and not war, is supported with an analysis of the author's techniques and story lines. No additional sources cited.