Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This 3 page paper provides insights into Munro's story that appears in the Friend of My Youth anthology. The paper focuses on how artistic expression is exemplified. The Almeda Roth character is highlighted. No additional sources cited.

A 2 page comparison between Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway and Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping. The writer concentrates on the similarities between the authors' use of point of view. No additional sources cited.

A 2 page analysis of the significance and the meaning of the theme of 'housekeeping' in the novel of the same name, Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines the conflict between illusion and reality in the ill-fated wartime love affair between Frederic Henry and Catherine Barkley in Ernest Hemingway's novel, "A Farewell to Arms" (Book One). Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper explores this Kafka work that is replete with symbolism. The relationship between Franz Kafka and his father is explored in this paper that ties the author's life with aspects of the infamous work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This five-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion illustrating that the character , Arthur Dimmsedale in Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter', fits the description of tragic hero by Aristotle standards. Bibliography lists one source.

A 5 page paper. Miller's play is a commentary on the American way of life and on the preoccupation with wealth and influence. The story revolves around the conflict between Willy Loman, an older traveling salesman, and his oldest son, Biff, who was a exceptional football player in high school. Many critics have said that ...

A 5 page review of the book which tells the story of a fast-tracked journalist giving up her career in order to care for her terminally ill mother. Provides a brief biographical background of the author noting the similarities between her real-life experiences and those depicted in the book. Contends that it was ...

A 5 page paper which examines what James Baldwin's short story, "Sonny's Blues," represents, and how it serves as an inherent commentary on American society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page analysis of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy. The writer argues that each of these writers incorporated into their novels aspects and characteristics of the age in which they were written—the 'Gilded Age' at the close of the nineteenth century. No additional ...

A ten page paper looking at this science fiction novel in terms of its protagonist's search for identity. The paper asserts that one cannot simply walk away from one's former life and start over; the baggage brought over from experiences such as childhood abuse must be integrated and healed. Bibliography lists two sources.

A 5 page paper that examines the tremendous influence of the mass media as presented in The Interplay of Influence: News, Advertising, Politics, and the Mass Media by authors Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Karlyn Kohrs Campbell. Discussed are the three sections in which the book is divided, sections that detail the influence and role ...

This five-page-paper presents a thought provoking discussion in the use of themes , ideas and unfulfilled expectations in Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller. Bibliography lists one source.

When one sits down to read the novella, The Shawl, by Cynthia Ozick, it is difficult to know in advance the amount of emotional investment one is likely to make, however, reader: be warned, this is a story that will grip your heart and not let go. This 5 page paper explores the metaphors and symbols of the ...

This five-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion about the settings, and characterization of William Faulkner's "Barn Burning." Bibliography lists five sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how the poetry of Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes served as idioms for the American experience by representing Americans who had never before been depicted in American poetry. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the ways in which the Houyhnhnms represent an ideal society, in Part IV of Jonathan Swift's fantasy novel, "Gulliver's Travels." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A five page analysis of the significance of social class in Wilkie Collins' most famous novel. The paper asserts that it is possible to see woven throughout the text Collins' disrespect for the privileges of rank and title, and his ability to strike a responsive chord in his readers shows that Victorian classism was ...

4 pages in length. Compares the literary characters Huck Finn and Hester Prynne and how they were symbolic of conflict in society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

6 pages in length. The writer compares and contrasts Adam to Satan in relation to free will and temptation. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

5 pages in length. Sojourner Truth exposes her defiance toward the system's rules, which, as she points out, have all been designed by men, for men. Eloquent in both style and approach, Truth does not allow her gender to get in the way of insisting that nowhere in the framework of human rights has ...

A 5 page analysis of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet,' looking carefully at Hamlet's speeches and behavior patterns to determine whether he is, in fact, mad. The paper points out that in the very first act, he warned his friends he might sham an 'antic disposition,' and he continues to do so throughout the play while he hatches ...

A 5 page research paper that examines the wide range of critical opinion that is included in the 1996 Viking Critical Library edition of Graham Greene's The Quiet American, edited by John Clark Pratt. The writer summarizes the response of critics to this work, both negative and positive, and then argues that those critics who ...

A 4-page paper that examines the disillusionment of the characters of Linda, Helmholtz Watson, and John the Savage in Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel Brave New World. Discussed are reasons why Linda felt that she belonged solely to the new world, why Watson felt that he belonged to both the old world and the new ...

The duality of life often takes unexpected turns in literature. The juxtaposition of good and evil, honest and dishonest and the real and the imaginary become the foundation for the building of a character, plot and the tension that brings an audience into the work. This 7 page paper argues that in A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, ...