Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 5 page paper which examines Joseph Conrad's stories, "The Secret Sharer" and "The Heart of Darkness" in terms of their presence as Conradian. The stories are also discussed in terms of their differences. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

A 7 page essay that discusses how Moliere in Tartuffe and Voltaire in Candide utilized comedy in order to criticize social and political conventions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the philosophical views of Tolstoy's character, Levin, in Anna Karenina and relates those views with the concept of present day globalization. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page research paper that analyzes Auster's novel Moon Palace, paying particular attention to the structure and form of the novel. The novel discusses the way that Auster mixes genres, and throws in tall tales, autobiographical details, and other stories into an eclectic mix to form a picaresque bildungsroman. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

10 pages in length. The art of mystery writing is a talent that few authors grasp throughout their lifetime; in the case of Canadian Timothy Findley, however, the natural talent for enigmatic literary prose flows without incident from the writer's insightful imagination. The multiple award-winning author has set a permanent place for himself ...

A 5 page essay that analyzes Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper and Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour. The writer argues that these two nineteenth century writers consistently demonstrated through their fiction how the restrictive nature of Victorian social conventions served to create virtual prisons for the women of this era. No additional ...

A 9 page overview of the speculated origin of those tales collectively known as Aesop’s fables. Presents the current body of knowledge regarding Aesop’s identity and occupation and evaluates the various meanings typically attributed to his stories. The author of this paper emphasizes that the authorship of these great fables can undoubtedly be ...

This essay examines the novel The Day of The Locust by Nathanael West, and explores the nihilstic concepts throughout. The paper includes definitions of nihilism, and how Hollywood can be nihilistic as well. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page research paper that answers the question in the title. The writer argues that this novel by William Golding is a classic, first defining this term, and then examining scholarship that points out the complexity and excellence of this book. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

5 pages in length. As we explore the impact of Ernest Hemingway's "Soldier's Home" upon the literary world, it is important to take into account the critical impressions associated with the story in order to gain a significantly better understanding of just how intricately related Harold Krebs' problems were truly associated with his ultimate ...

A 7 page paper which examines the beheading motifs in each and discusses why beheading was the means of execution in each work. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the use of allegory in John Barth's tale, "Giles Goat Boy." Bibliography lists 14 additional sources.

A 5 page analysis of John Updike's short story A&P. The writer argues that the story is primarily concerned with this adolescent's maturing from an innocent toward more mature comprehension of sexuality, but also that the girls in the story can be viewed as symbolic of class and privilege. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This tutorial paper examines three elements of symbolism in Lord of the Flies, including Piggy's glasses, the conch shell and the fire. The paper examines the thesis that these symbols help the plot move along, and are, in some ways, more representative of the occurrances on the island then the activities of the boys.

A 7 page paper which discusses the plot and the social conditions of the time period presented in "Tom Jones" by Henry Fielding. Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.

An 8 page research paper that analyzes how Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" reflects the social and political situation in Russia at that time. The writer discusses how Chekhov foresaw the downfall of the aristocracy and the corresponding rise of the commercial/merchant class. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

7 pages. This paper will compare and analyze two short stories by Ernest Hemingway. The Cat in the Rain and A Clean Well-lighted Place are the short stories that are the topic of this paper, and the symbolism in each of these will be discussed. Hemingway used many references to lightness and darkness, ...

A 5 page paper which examines the role of the Nigerian Woman in Buchi Emecheta's "The Slave Girl." Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how the impression that the characters are taking over telling their own story is conveyed, by considering how Don Quixote and Sancho Panza grow on each other throughout the course of the epic novel, until the point that they cannot exist without each other, and how Cervantes begins his ...

A 5 page discussion of the numerous lessons presented in this book on Native American history and the culture’s impacts on the Europeans who invaded Native lands. This book offers a provocative view of the manner in which mainstream America is indebted to its indigenous inhabitants the Native Americans. Despite the lack of ...

A 5 page research paper that is divided into two parts. In the first half of the paper, the writer defines three literary terms: epic, interpretation and evaluation. In the second half, the writer takes another term, narrative voice, and shows how this term applies to the Book of Genesis. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the allegory in "The Canterbury Tales" by discussing particular tales. Bibliography lists 9 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the story of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and illustrates how it is truly the story of Sir Gawain's journey into manhood. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page essay that offers a synopsis of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Purloined Letter." The writer discusses how Poe invented the modern day detective story and how this narrative is exemplary of that genre. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the use Bret Harte makes of local color in literary works. Bibliography lists 2 sources.