Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 5 page paper which examines how Hemingway presents the husband in his short story “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the claim, made by Claudius in “Hamlet,” which argues that nature’s common theme is the death of fathers or father figures. The paper addresses other pieces of literature as it involves the search for one’s identity in the face of the death or absence of a father or father figure. Bibliography lists 8 ...

5 pages in length. Traditional fairy tales are ripe for psychoanalytic perspective in that they present a decidedly obscure picture of how reality actually exists; meant purely as make-believe, young children cannot help but incorporate the purity and innocence of such possibility into their own worlds. When examining the classic Cinderella, what initially ...

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts Dante's Inferno to Gloria Naylor's Linden Hills. The characters are analyzed as well as giving the characteristics of Naylor's hell. Theme, overall message and brief overview of the novel. Examples quoted from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 10 page paper discusses the character of Yossarian in Joseph Heller's novel, Catch 22. Yossarian is exampled to be a great American. Examples are given from the text to support this thesis and are cited. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A comparison between the two short stories, with particular reference to the way in which they deal with mental illness and the psychological relationships between men and women. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 9 page paper discusses the works Adam Bede, Scenes from a Clerical Life and Middlemarch in which feminist ideas are portrayed. Examples are drawn from text and cited. A brief discussion about the Victorian Era and Eliot's life are included as well. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how these characters are handled by Austen in her novels and by filmmakers Douglas McGrath in his 1996 film adaptation of “Emma” and Roger Michell’s 1995 film version of “Persuasion.” No additional sources are used.

A 5 page paper which considers the significance of the contrast between society and the wilderness. No additional sources are used.

A 7 page paper which examines and discusses the claim that J.D. Salinger, in “Catcher in the Rye,” provided the reader an America in which Holden Caulfield is punished for innocence. The paper discusses the character of Holden and Mr. Antolini as representatives of innocence and wisdom. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A five page paper which looks at the way in which the concept of silence is used in Ishiguro's 'The Remains of the Day' with particular reference to the development of Stevens' character.

A review of Michael Shaara's epic novel of the Civil War, The Killer Angels, which looks in particular at the development of the main characters, especially Longstreet.

A 5 page paper which examines John Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” Book IV, lines 32-113. The paper examines how this section of the story shapes our understanding of what has come before and what will follow. No additional sources cited.

6 pages in length. Critical thinking represents an analytical approach to understanding a particular concept; as such, asking questions is a primary component of critical thinking. When one examines the literary masterpiece of David Malouf, there is no question that he not only employs the masterful technique of critical thinking as a primary ...

This paper compares and contrasts Wiggins and Jefferson in Ernest Gaine's novel A Lesson Before Dying. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how individuality is imagined and defined in Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights” and Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” No additional sources cited.

A 5 page research paper that examines various themes and characteristics that are demonstrated in Chaucer's "Merchant's Tale" from his classic work The Canterbury Tales. The writer addresses marriage, imagery, appearance and reality, as well as other themes. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts how aristocracy is depicted in George Eliot’s “Daniel Deronda” and Jane Austin’s “Pride and Prejudice.” No additional sources cited.

This is an 8 page paper discussing Huckleberry Finn in relation to racism, realism and social Darwinism. When the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was released in 1884, it was originally thought to be considered racist and has over the years been banned from many reading lists in schools. Upon further reflection however, critics believe that ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the significance of the chorus in “King Oedipus” by Sophocles and “Antigone” by Jean Anouilh. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

This 5 page report discusses two primary characters who are well-known in terms of literary, social, and historical commentary and considers their development as would be applied in Sigmund Freud’s understanding of human personality. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page research paper that lists five terms from the study of Victorian and twentieth century English literature and then defines those terms and relates them to specific examples from literary works. Bibliography lists 2 works.

This is a 5 page paper comparing the elegies of Wordsworth’s “The Ruined Cottage” and Shelley’s “Adonais”. The Romantic period in English literature from approximately 1798 to 1832 showed its diversity in a sense by its different formats found in the elegies of William Wordsworth in “The Ruined Cottage” (1797) and of Percy Bysshe Shelley ...

A 10 page paper which examines chapters 87 and 88 of Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” and discusses present themes of domesticity as they relate to the society of Melville’s time. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which analyzes the theme of sacrifice in Dorigen’s complaint in “The Franklin’s Tale” from Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” No additional sources cited.