Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

An 8 page research paper/essay that examines Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte as to which controls her destiny – fate or free will. The writer argues that it is free will that determines the novel's ending for Jane. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper considers this well known book by in an unusual style. The paper is written in the style of ten separate newspaper articles. The bibliography cites 1 source.

A 9 page paper which compares two characters, from Oscar Wilde's "Picture of Dorian Gray," and examines how they approach art and life. The paper examines who these two realize their aesthetic ideals and philosophies. The two characters discussed are Dorian Gray and Lord Henry. The paper utilizes the essay "Against Interpretation" by Susan Sontag and the essay "In the ...

This 4 page report discusses five of young adult fiction writer Gary Paulsen novels -- Hatchet, The River, Brian’s Winter, Brian’s Return, and The Haymeadow. Four of them are directly related to one another and tell the story of Brian Robeson, a teenager who survives a plane crash, survives the wilderness, and then chooses to leave society to return the natural ...

9 pages in length. When the student approaches a literary analysis of Homer's Book 24 of The Iliad, it will be important to assess the extent to which this particular book's artistic facets incorporate themselves with the story's overall aesthetic experience. Expounding upon the context of composition and thematic structure of The Iliad's ...

A 5 page paper which compares a scene from Dante's Inferno and Homer's Odyssey. The scenes are compared in regards to character, and event. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

This 4 page report discusses three of the most important writers of 19th century America and how each of them wrote in ways that represented the fundamental roots and cultural identity of the United States during their lifetimes. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts two works, an article by Barbara Fields and a novel by George Schuyler entitled Black No More. Both authors seem to believe that race is socially constructed. The relationship of race and class is explored. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page review of the contentions presented by this author in “Like Letters in Running Water: A Mythopoetics of Curriculum” regarding the curriculum value of fiction. This paper contends that Doll is correct in identifying fiction as a conduit to student understanding of historical circumstances and relationships. Analyzes this contention using ...

A 4 page paper that summarizes and discusses these two works as exemplary of Hemingway's style and work. The writer argues that that these two works illustrate that Hemingway's work is complex, with multiple layers of meaning and superb characterization. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which compares and contrasts the two medieval considerations of love and marriage. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which analyzes the use of imagery and symbolism in three of Edgar Allan Poe's stories. The stories examined are "The Black Cat," "The House of Usher," and "The Cask of Amontillado." Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

A 4 page research paper that contrasts and compares Huck from Huckleberry Finn and the character of the Misfit from Flannery O'Connor's A Good Man is Hard to Find. The writer argues that both of these characters were abused as children, but it was Huck's "adventure" with Jim, the runaway slave, that gave him ...

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the recurring themes of evilness and depravity in man relative to the central characters in the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. This paper integrates a view of the way in which evilness and man's depravity isolate man from society, especially through the views of central characters in ...

A 5 page paper which examines Nathaniel Hawthorne's tales and sketches and analyzes what his perspective was in relationship to science. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein is seen as an extension of his own creation, mirrored in behavior and psychological representations of the self. This 5 page paper explores the psychological associations of doubling as defined by Sigmund Freud. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

5 pages in length. Frank O'Connor's First Confession describes the horror and of a young boy's first time in confessional. Amidst the growing fear of having to commit to a lifetime of sins, Jackie believes beyond a shadow of a doubt that upon stating such unbecoming behavior, he would certainly perish the very ...

A 4 page essay that examines the relationship between Celie and Shug in Alice Walker's The Color Purple. The writer argues that it is through the example set by Shug that Celie sees what being black and female can mean. Shug helps Celie in her journey from being the insecure child that she is at ...

This 6 page paper examines the symbols and meaning of Franz Kafka's 1924 short story, In the Penal Colony and compares them, briefly, with plays by Brecht and Wenders. No additional sources are listed.

This 6 page paper argues that In The Fall Of The House Of Usher and The Cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allen Poe uses the theme of death as the foundation for life's experiences. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

Fairy tales are narratives that use myths to entertain and educate on a creative level and are generally meant for children. This 5 page paper argues that Nineteenth Century fairytale writers like Hans Christen Andersen and the Grimms Brothers focused on different views in morals of Fairy Tale stories which derived from different influences in their lives. Bibliography lists ...

A 5 page paper which discusses similarities in Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour," James Joyce's "Araby," and the film "Casino." The similarity focused upon is that which illustrates the realization of a truth, often a painfully accepted truth. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page research paper that looks at Kate Chopin's use of humor in her first novel, At Fault. The writer argues that an examination of this novel demonstrates that Chopin often employed satire as a method for not only dissociating herself from the traditional female literature of her era, but also as a ...

A paper which looks at the life and works of the nineteenth century poet Jones Very, with regard to his background, his religious beliefs, his relationship to the Transcendentalist movement and the difference between his philosophy and that of the majority of transcendentalists. Bibliography lists 4 sources

A 5 page paper which reviews and summarizes the book "Notes from the Hyena's Belly" by Nega Mezlekia. No additional sources cited.