Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 5 page paper which summarizes "The Stories of King Arthur and His Knights" by Howard Pyle. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page essay that examines the way that Elizabeth poets Sir Philip Sidney and Robert Greene used the imagery of Arcadia to provide the setting for the pastoral romances, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia and Menaphon. No additional sources cited.

Agamemnon and Achilles are two of the major actors in the epic drama, The Iliad. Homer has elected to present their inner character as both worthy of respect and, occasionally, of disdain. This 5 page paper examines the arguments made by Odysseus, Phoinix (Phoenix) and Aias (Ajax) to Achilles in an attempt to bring him back into the ...

10 pages in length. True to form in depicting a somewhat skewed perception of reality, females are one dimensional in the vast lot of Ernest Hemingway novels. This assertion has been noted by myriad critics, with one going so far as to say that Hemingway feels an obligation to introduce women, though he ...

A five page paper which looks at the concepts of justice and revenge as exemplified in the story of the House of Atreus, and the ways in which revenge plays a part in the social and cultural codes of modern day society, in terms of the structure of the Mafia and the desire of individuals ...

This 7 page paper compares and contrasts Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai and Swimming Lessons : And Other Stories from Firozsha Baag by Rohinton Mistry. The setting of the former is Sri Lanka and the setting of the latter is Bombay. Each is evaluated as works of fiction, but attention to form is ...

A 10 page overview of these two classic plays. Makes the contention that each is just as representative of the literary genre of classic tragedy as is the other. Observes that each is a different twist on one man's perception of the concepts of hope, fate, and destiny. Emphasizes that Oedipus believed that ...

A 7 page paper which examines Twain's representation of the West in "Roughing It" and the Mississippi River towns and people in "Life on the Mississippi." Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page essay that compares and contrasts the colonial attitudes expressed toward natives in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes and Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King. Both works demonstrate colonial attitudes in the way that native peoples in each work are represented. No additional sources cited.

5 pages in length. Throughout the play and with Volpone's various wiles, aided in part by his friend Mosca, we see how Volpone delights in the things he does and with little or no remorse. It is for this reason then, that we are glad to see Volpone get his punishment at the end; but there are ...

5 pages in length. Within this paper the discussion is about the freedom, or lack thereof, by humans contrasted with the impact of the Gods and Fate in The Oresteia Trilogy by Aeschylus and Virgil's Aeneid. In these two brilliant literary classics, we find that humans in fact had little control over their actions or outcome when it came ...

This 5 page paper looks at how the author promotes the insignificance of the protagonist, Henry Fleming, by personifying the setting. The thesis is proven through the use of quotes. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines how the past is rooted in the present in each work. No additional sources are used.

A 5 page essay that examines John Steinbeck's 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath. The writer examines Steinbeck's saga for support to the concept that the political reformers of the New Deal propagated this mass migration to California, and then, taking the opposite stance, examines the novel for other explanations for this social phenomenon of ...

10 pages in length. The writer discusses that within the enigmatic realm of Marquez's magical realism reside the sometimes-somber yet always prominent components of the novel's two central themes: time and solitude. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

A 5 page essay that analyzes Henry James' The Jolly Corner. The writer specifically looks at the emotions that the protagonist experiences as he searches for his doppelganger and confronts him. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which analyzes and interprets Sister Carrie's desire for change throughout Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie." No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines how the author employed symbolism to provide greater depth to characterizations and the theme of alienation. No additional sources are used.

A 10 page research paper that examines Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart and V.Y. Mudimbe's Between Tides. The writer argues that in each book the emotion of shame plays an intrinsic role in the way that these African authors dramatize the dichotomies inherent in the legacy of European colonialism and its effects of African culture. ...

A 6 page paper which examines what characteristics the author emphasizes in a consideration of the overall tone of their portrayal. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page essay that analyzes Leslie Marmon Silko's novel Ceremony. The writer argues that throughout the novel, all of the literary devices at Silko's disposal are employed to dramatize the spiritual connection between the human psyche and the environment that evolved and nurtured the race. In this manner, Silko makes it clear that in ...

A 5 page research paper that examines Stephen Crane's narrative in the Red Badge of Courage, as well as recent critical assessment that sees this novel more in terms appropriate to the 1890s (when it was written) then the 1860s. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

(5 pp). Ian McEwen's works thrives on co-incidence, opposites, and symbolism. Many people live their lives engrained with these narrative components, and think little of it. McEwen builds stories around them. In this discussion we will examine McEwen's 1992 novel, Black Dogs for those elements. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

5 pages in length. The writer provides a summary of Toni Morrison's "Sula." No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines the function of the pictures, paintings and drawings, analyzing their content and considers the role that the act of representation plays in the novel. No additional sources are used.