Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This 5 page paper provides an overview of Allan's book about a girl who loses her parents in 1941. The plot, themes and characterization are discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper that provides a review of this autobiographical book about the Chinese Cultural Revolution. The theme of this essay is how the Revolution left the author with limited options in terms of her behavior and thoughts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This paper examines the impact of Ernest Hemingway's "outdoor" life as hunter and fishermen on his classic stories. Throughout the paper, reference is made to Hemingway's ability to pit man against nature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper compares and contrasts the Ibsen work with the Tennessee Williams play which were each written in different time periods. Characterization is discussed, particularly as it pertains to the ways in which Nora is like Blanche and Stella. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page paper which provides a critical analysis of Hemingway’s first great American novel. No additional sources are used.

6 pages in length. The element of punishment in Dante's Inferno as compared with and contrasted to Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is made markedly different by virtue of their respective eras. That Dante's second circle places infidelity in such an inconsequential atmosphere speaks to the fact that he looked upon sexual pleasures ...

A 5 page book review that summarizes and analyzes the action in this "coming of age" novel about two boys who survive the Canadian wilderness due to their own resourcefulness. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper which looks at the life and works of the Victorian poet and critic, Matthew Arnold, with particular reference to his humanist beliefs regarding culture and personal development. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

What makes something a 'classic' or something that appeals to audiences of all ages and in all eras? The answer: it speaks to different people, their experiences and reactions. This 5 page paper explores the ways that Sophicles' play, Antigone, appeals to modern audiences as well as to audiences of the past and the future. Bibliography lists ...

A 5 page essay that examines Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Fall of the House of Usher as an example of Poe as a romantic author. The writer defines "romantic" in this context and then goes on to profile the romantic qualities of the narrative. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines the strengths and weaknesses of the novel, author’s motives, and how such topics as female reproduction, abortion, rape/incest are handled. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper gives a brief overview of Doug Coupland's book, Shampoo Planet. The basic theme of self identiy and a search for self is examined and examples are given. Also discussed are the symbolism of the characters and the setting. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page report discusses “The Poet” (1844) and essay by 19th century American poet and essayist, Ralph Waldo Emerson. In it, he makes it clear that he has no use for those who he thinks of as “esteemed umpires of taste,” those who are unable to see beyond what is before them to the ...

This paper examines the treatment of women in Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness and Frances Ford Coppala's movie Apocalypse Now. The paper discusses similarities and differences throughout the entire plotline, and explains the role of women in these two stories.

A 5 page essay that offers a case study on author Ernest Hemingway, focusing on A Farewell to Arms as being exemplary of Hemingway's work. The writer discusses the Hemingway style; the plot, mood, etc. of A Farewell to Arms; and also a short evaluation of the influence of Hemingway's fiction on the writers that ...

A 5 page essay in which the writer argues that in Pope's The Rape of the Lock and in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, each author demonstrates how pride, particularly excessive pride, alters perception so that individuals start down a path that can lead, ultimately, to evil. The main points of each work are summarized to substantiate ...

An eight page paper which looks at the concepts of manners, social convention and personal ethics in relation to race and gender constructs in Southern fiction, with particular reference to Chestnutt's 'The Marrow of Tradition' and Hurston's 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'.

This paper examines two topics; one being the comparison between Lennie of Of Mice and Men and Benjy of The Sound and the Fury. The other topic revolves around the social commentary offered by Of Mice and Men.

This paper attempts to analyze Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" through the method of critical deconstruction. The paper also includes an explanation of this method of critical analysis. Bilbliography lists 3 sources.

An eight page paper which looks at the concept of cultural identity as defined by four writers, and the way in which they have reconciled their own identity with that delineated by a multi-ethnic society. Bibliography lists 4 sources

This 5 page paper considers how the bonds of friendship form between Michael and Rabbi Hirsch, a young Irish boy and an older Jewish rabbi. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the hero of every detectives childhood and every criminals nemesis, namely Sherlock Holmes and considers if there is a possibility he suffered from an obsessive disorder problem. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how different authors use art as an element, pertaining to theme, which serves to gain the attention of the reader. In most cases the use of art is incredibly subtle and is there as a tool to express, and more thoroughly define, the position of the individual within the story. In examining ...

This paper digs beneath the main theme of James Joyce's story, "The Dead," to determine if, indeed, the short story is also a reflection of the author's disdain of and contempt for Ireland. Bibliography lists five sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the classic tales "Inferno" by Dante and "Canterbury Tales" by Chaucer in terms of their journeys and spiritual pursuits. The paper also examines how the study of humanities, as it involves such classic tales regarding personal searching, may be incredibly beneficial, and relevant, to the 21st century. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.