Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 5 page paper which examines various considerations involving “A & P” by John Updike and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman affects and influences the characters in the stories. No additional sources cited.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the character of Calixta in Kate Chopin’s “The Storm”. Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” tells the story of a 19th century housewife, Calixta, who appears to be unhappy and restless within her marriage. Upon the arrival of an old flame, Alcee, during the approach of a storm, Calixta begins ...

A 5 page paper which analyzes Kate Chopin’s short story “The Storm.” Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses scenes of foreshadowing as they illustrate the coming victimization and demise of Tess in Thomas Hardy’s novel “Tess of the D’Ubervilles.” Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

This 8 page paper discusses, contrasts and compares the social criticism evident in Maquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude and the social criticism apparent in Jose Donoso's Hell Has No Limits. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines how Derek Walcott searches for identity through the characters in his book. The paper focuses on the characters of Achille and Plunkett. No additional sources cited.

This 7 page paper looks at Odysseus's role as a warrior and lover. This is compared and contrasted to the character Achilles in the Iliad. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the themes offered by Amy Tan in “The Joy Luck Club” and James McBride in “The Color of Water.” No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper examines the philosphies of Romantic Era philosophers Emerson and Thoreau and how their ideas conflicted with the authors Melville, Poe and Hawthorne. This paper uses many examples from their works to illustrate the points. Bibliography lists no sources.

A 5 page paper which examines Farley Mowat’s works “Born Naked” and “Never Cry Wolf,” as indicators of how Mowat is similar to his father, and his father to his father, etc. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines Roald Dahl’s “The Witches” from a feminist perspective. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

This is a 6 page paper discussing the struggle for human meaning in Albert Camus’ “The Plague”. Albert Camus in “The Plague” chronicles the struggle for human meaning in the face of a disenchanted world through the plight of social disintegration, the spread of political manipulation, and the crisis of metaphysical reason and morality. Although ...

A 5 page paper which examines how superstitious Tom Sawyer is in Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines the two short stories “Mother and Child” and “Father and Son” by Langston Hughes. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

This is a 6 page paper discussing the slave trade and treatment of slaves in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and Herman Melville’s “Benito Cereno”. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and Herman Melville’s “Benito Cereno” show different sides of the slave trade and slave life in the 18th century and colonial America. Although ...

This 7 page paper examines this controversial book, considering the main message that promotes socialism as the cure to the evils of capitalism. The paper considers how this idea fitted in with the American Dream and ideas of the time. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 18 page paper discusses the functin of violence in the Grapes of Wrath, Light of August, and Native Son. Each author portrays and uses violence to different ends. This is supported with numerous examples and quotes from the primary sources. Additional sources garnered from professional journals. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper dicusses one of the early chapters in the book and relates it to the whole book as a character defining moment in the life of Frank Conroy. Quotes, examples, given from the text of Stop time. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A paper which considers the concepts of fate, free will and individual self-development with reference to a number of diverse texts including Oedipus Rex, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and Il Postino. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 10 page paper discussing the alteration of realities through horror and terror in Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” (1928), Terrence Des Pres’ “The Survivor: An Anatomy of Life in the Death Camps” (1976), and Jung Chang’s “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China” (1991). Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet ...

A 12 page research paper that contrasts and compares Emily Dickinson's "The Soul selects her own Society" and Whitman's "A Woman Waits for Me." The writer looks at the similarities between their poetic form and their differences in their decorum, i.e. the context of their work. Annotated bibliography lists 9 sources.

This is a 7 page paper discussing Ngugi wa Thiongo’s novel “The River Between” (1965). Ngugi wa Thiongo’s novel “The River Between” tells the story of the division between two Kikuyu communities in regards to their adherence or denial of the Western and Christian beliefs and education. The story takes place in the late 1920s ...

A 6 page paper which examines how Maryse Conde and Tahar Ben Jelloun implement storytelling in their novels, presenting us with an understanding of culture as well as an understanding of the stories that unfold. No additional sources cited.

This 9 page paper is packed with analysis of the theme of isolation, paralysis, frustration and futility woven into the three stories in Dubliners: Araby, Eveline, and Counterparts. Three internal and external factors are given for each story, short synopsis and character anaylsis. Examples supported with quotes from text which are cited. Bibliography lists 8 ...

A 6 page essay that discusses the Pinter's use of silence in his plays The Collection and The Lover. The writer argues that Pinter's use of silence provides a backdrop that serves to underscore his dialogue, as the audience becomes increasingly aware of what the characters are not saying. Bibliography lists 3 sources.