Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 5 page paper. Virgil's Aeneas has the qualities and characteristics of the ideal Roman but of all these characteristics, piety is dominant. This essay discusses three examples of piety in the actions of Aeneas. No bibliography.

A 6 page paper. The writer discusses themes and symbolism found in the Decameron. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 4 page paper. In this essay, the writer compares and contrasts Stowe's Uncle Tom and Melville's Babo from Benito Cerano. Both the similarities and differences of these two men are discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A six page paper which looks at George Orwell’s essays and considers the political and intellectual themes in his work. The writer considers Orwell’s view of the British and the need for a revolutionary socialist consciousness in Britain, as well as his commentary on the Spanish Civil War in the British media. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A five page paper which analyses the themes of roots and alienation in Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street. The writer considers how the main character’s childhood alienation is the first stage in her reconciliation with her cultural background, and looks at the ways in which her relationship with and attitudes to other women ...

This 10 page paper looks at this well known play by Robert Bolt concerning the conscience of Sir Thomas More and his conflict with Henry VIII. The paper looks to the way the introduction adds to the play and the influence that existing knowledge may have had on the interpretation of the play. Aspects such ...

This 9 page report discusses Alice Walker’s short story “The Abortion” in her collection titled “You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down.” In it, Walker creates a story and situation in which she pulls a reader into a state of understanding and empathy with the primary character. The reader may not like the attitudes or the actions of ...

A five page paper which looks at the way in which Defoe defines identity in terms of the many personae of his protagonist, and the way in which she re-invents herself within the paradigms of her society in order to achieve material advancement. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page report discusses romanticism in literature that is best personified in the works of English and some other European writers and poets of the period roughly encompassing 1775 to 1837. Wordsworth, Keats, Shelley, Malthus, and Austen are examples of the English tradition of Romanticism that immediately come to mind while one is likely to think of Coleridge, Hawthorne, ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the concept of modernity. The paper also addresses issues of realism within the novel. No additional sources cited.

5 pages in length. The comparative nature of love and power between the book and movie versions of Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient are similar in some respects yet as far apart as can be on others, primarily due to the individual visionary essence that separates the writer and director. Truly, such a thematic ...

A 5 page paper discussing general themes, diction, sentence structure and other related devices in Walker's work. Walker employs all the resources available to her. Her characters' actions are not always logical, but problem solutions generally are. She keeps the evidence of her "tools" in the background, not making them so obvious that they detract from ...

This 3 page report briefly discusses Albert Camus (1913–60) and his essay “Le Renegat.” His opinion that that the human condition is fundamentally absurd led to his being categorized with the existentialists, but he vigorously denied and loyalty to that group; his works express what can be thought of as a courageous and compassionate humanism. Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize ...

A nine page paper which looks at Steinbeck’s short story The Chrysanthemums and considers whether the central character, Elisa, may have been based on the author’s wife Carol Henning. The writer compares the similarities and differences between Elisa’s life and behaviour and Carol’s, and looks at the society of 1930s America which would have had ...

This 7 page paper looks at this work by Cervantes and the way that we can see it contain social criticism and the ability to make a parody equal to that of Monty Python farce. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

A 6 page essay that contrasts and compares Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and Ellen Glasgow's Barrow Ground. The writer argues that the protagonists in these books each have the strength of character to carve out the basis for her life strictly on her own terms, but that the two women differ, ...

This 5 page report discusses “The Little Prince” (1943) and a metaphor for freedom and an understanding of one’s personal desires. Time and again, the reader understands that a child’s perspective on the world can often remind an adult of who he or she really is. To a great degree, the most meaningful philosophical aspect of “The Little Prince” ...

5 pages in length. Andrew Marvell's To His Coy Mistress clearly addresses the fact that after death, virtue holds no value. This, in particular, is why the author stresses the worthlessness of the vanities during one's lifetime, emphasizing that one must do away with all trepidation when it comes to temptation. By ...

This 6 page paper reflects on Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and shows how the Loman family, particularly Willy, is affected by money and the American dream. The American dream is discussed as a theme. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A six page paper looking at these two works in terms of their treatment of domesticity, specifically the act of doing laundry. In the Odyssey, laundry assumes a central role in the scene involving Nausikaa and her girlfriends, because the story is slow-paced and allows emphasis to be placed on ordinary life. The Iliad, however, is ...

This 11 page paper looks at the book by Edmond Killina which considers the election of Kennedy over Nixon in 1960. The results were very controversial and this book considers these on a national and a local basis, giving us an insight to the events and giving us lesson to bring into the present. The ...

A 5 page paper which considers three examples from each story to explain how the authors incorporates the descriptions of the nature of water into each story's action. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines one family's first-hand account of finding appropriate intervention for children with autism, the family's reaction to the diagnosis, factors leading to success or failure, the effectiveness of the treatment, the outcomes for the children, the attitudes about this disability, as well as concerns for the future. Bibliography lists 3 ...

A six page paper which looks at the way in which four of the couples in Middlemarch demonstrate Eliot’s views on marriage, and how individuals and society as a whole interact to form an intricate web of relationships which contributes to the success or failure of each partnership. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page discussion of the importance and role of money in this classic novel. Contrasts wealth associated with land ownership and that obtained from an occupational pursuit pointing out that the latter was viewed with a degree of contempt in this time period. Contends that money was a significant factor in ...