Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This paper examines how poet Robert Frost used his works to suggest human virtues and values. While Frost was best known for his 'nature' poetry, he managed to use it to outline the feelings of the common man. Bibligraphy lists 6 sources.

5 pages. The interesting beginning of comedy is the topic of this paper. During the time of King Louis XIV comedy was born. Up until then the tragedy was the main theme of stage productions. This paper will trace the history and development of comedy in the Renaissance time as compared to now, ...

A review of Lawrence Durrell's account of his experience in Cyprus as portrayed in 'Bitter Lemons'.

A 5 page overview of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Fellowship of the Ring." Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

A 5 page paper which examines Ernest Hemmingway's character, Robert Jordan, and his possible reasons for joining the Spanish Civil War. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

This 5 page paper examines the use of language by Rudyard Kipling in the novel, Kim, and discusses the role it plays in the development of character, setting, irony, theme, and metaphor. Examples are given from the text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This essay examines Alcott's Little Women, and discusses the theme -- how all four of the protagonists come to the realization that family and love, not wealth, are what's important in life. The paper also extrapolates the character of each girl and describes it in today's terms.

This 5 page paper focuses on Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders and looks at the issue of identity. The ideas of Hume and Locke are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This paper compares two British authors, Thomas Hardy and William Golding, and discusses how they deal with the theme of evil in their works. Also discussed is how outsiders are presented in their stories. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This essay compares two literary heroines, Jane Eyre and Antoinette Cosway, and their relationship to male protaganist Edward Rochester in the novels Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. The paper compares and constrasts the two women, as well as the authors who created them. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper delves into the story and evaluates the plot, theme, intent of the author and use of imagery along with other literary and techniques. The protagonist Ichabod Crane is discussed in depth. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines the theme of human goodness in Louis De Bernieres' "Captain Corelli's Mandolin. The primary focus is on the characters of Weber and Mandras. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

A 6 page research paper on Walt Whitman, his life and his art. The writer looks at his Civil War experience, and his position on transcendental philosopher and poet, in general. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses and compares the minor characters, and their significance to the story, in Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" and Albert Camus' "The Stranger. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

A 5 page research paper/essay that examines Alice Munro's Lives of Girls and Women and Richard Wright's Clara Callan as to which novel best expresses female experience. The writer argues in favor of Munro's book. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page essay that discusses and analyzes Alice Munro's short story "An Ounce of Cure." In this story, a young woman recalls the most embarrassing event of her adolescence, an incident which dramatizes the truth that choices have a lasting effect, as they inevitably lead to consequences that affect the course of growth and ...

This 5 page essay on Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun details Mama's undue influence on Walter and how her influence has stunted his development and maturation as a man. Examples from the play, quotes included. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page paper which examines Mark Twain's book "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," illustrating how it is perhaps a transition work which demonstrates Twain moving into his dark period. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines characterization, plot summary, major theme, atmosphere, setting and symbolism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the play and focuses on the logical fallacy of false authority. The play is analyzed in terms of pathos and other observations such as its relevance to modern society and a class division is also noted. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page book report of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Fellowship of the Ring." The paper examines plot, character development, and symbolism in its report. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the conflict each story’s characters face between remaining loyal to their cultural customs and seeking out the contemporary urban world, the choices and sacrifices each must make, as well as their consequences. No additional sources are used.

A 5 page essay that analyses Langston Hughes' "Who's passing for who?" and Dorothy West's "The Typewriter." In these works, the reader encounters narratives that deal with how African American men in the first half of the twentieth century searched for identity and a respected place in a society that was intent in relegating ...

This 6 page essay on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness discusses the themes of racism inherent in the novel, as well as the elements of religious overtones, use of myth, critical opinions and theme. Its adaptation to the screen in the form of Apocolypse Now is also discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

5 pages in length. Children's stories represent much more than merely what the written word expresses; indeed, it can readily be argued that literature possesses a significant underlying message that transforms the most innocent of stories into one of meaning and purpose. Grahame's approach to friendship, loyalty and maturity through the guise of ...