Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 6 page paper which examines the life of Albert Camus and also discusses how his work “The Stranger” reflects something of his life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines Poe’s use of dramatic irony to enhance his short story “The Cask of Amontillado.” No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines the use of symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “Young Goodman Brown.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 25 page paper does a linguistic study of War and Peace by Tolstoy. The work is analyzed for the use of absolute language and its role in the overall narrative intent of the author. Vast numbers of examples given. A basic synopsis is also included. Loads of quotes from the text with absolute words ...

This 5 page paper discusses Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. This jam-packed research paper gives example after example of how Willy Loman qualifies as a classic tragic hero. Willy's flaws are discussed, exampled, and quotes are cited from the text. The author's own thoughts about the topic are also given. Bibliography lists 3 ...

A 3 page paper which analyzes the character of Dee in Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use.” No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of the memoir and provides a thesis that the author's behavior really stems from the relationship between her mother and grandmother. Some quotes are included. No additional sources cited.

A 2 1/2 page analysis of “Rifleman Dodd” by C.S. Forester. No additional sources cited.

A five page paper which looks critically at some of the passages in book 22 of Homer's Iliad which describe the characters of Hector and Achilles, and the way that the two warriors compare to one another. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper incorporates a number of readings submitted by a student to address the issue of being human. Several themes are discussed , including consciousness, war and its effects, and how technology affects man's communion with nature. No bibliography.

A 3 page paper which examines how when Tom Sawyer re-entry into the action towards the end of the novel is gratuitous and reduces the roles of Huck and Jim. No additional sources are used.

A 10 page research paper that offers a comprehensive overview of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, within a cultural and historical context. Topics covered include a brief history of Defoe's life, description of the historical period, Crusoe's setting, characterization, and themes. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This is a 3 page paper discussing the use of the unlikely character of The Misfit to symbolize Christ in Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find”. In Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” she uses unlikely characters to portray Christ through the use of symbols and narrative “Christology” or ...

A 5 page research paper that discusses how the poetry of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelly and Keats reflect the characteristics of the Romantic Period. The writer, first lists five characteristics exemplify the romantic literary work, and then gives examples from the work of these poets. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines how the character of Bertrande in Natalie Zemon Davis’ “The Return of Martin Guerre” would have reacted to Poullain de la Barre’s arguments in “Three Cartesian Feminist Treatises.” No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper looks at the character of George F Babbitt from Sinclair Lewis’s 1920’s American novel Babbitt. George Babbitt is seen as a caricature of 1920’s middle class society, capitalist, impersonal, devoid of ethics and very class conscious. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This is a 3 page paper discussing the role of nature in Coleridge’s work. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) wrote during the Romantic Movement under which his prose and poetry took in an understanding of nature which was intrinsically important during his time. His work often explored the many sides of nature including its beauty, power, ...

A 5 page essay that endeavors to see the plot of Wharton's Ethan Frome from the perspective of his shrewish wife Zeena. The writer argues that seeing Zeena viewpoint makes it possible to cast this character into a new and more favorable light, which shows that she is just as much a victim in the ...

This 4 page report discusses Joyce’s novel and looks at the ways in which the main character, Stephen Dedalus, experiences language and finds the experience as both bewildering and painful. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 4 page paper comparing the characters of June from Amy Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club” and Antonia in Willa Cather’s “My Antonia”. The characters of June in Amy Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club” and Antonia in Willa Cather’s “My Antonia” differ a great deal in their process of assimilation into American society. ...

An 8 page paper which examines how the author explores the theme of sin and its effects on the individual and society in the characters of Hester Prynne, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, Dr. Roger Chillingworth and Pearl. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

5 pages in length. Squad member Paul Berlin is just as involved in the war effort as the next guy; when his duties take him on an eight-thousand mile journey by foot to retrieve an AWOL comrade, he gains a multitude of life lessons that ultimately help to formulate alternative perspectives of life, war ...

5 pages in length. The writer provides a personal interpretation of Marion L. Starkey's "Devil In Massachusetts." No bibliography.

A 3 page paper which examines the themes of love and death in “The Epic of Gilgamesh.” The source used is Herbert Mason's verse narrative version. No additional sources cited.

This is a 6 page paper discussing the characterization and the portrait of “The Wife of Bath” in The Canterbury Tales. Geoffrey Chaucer’s characterization of “The Wife of Bath” in “The Canterbury Tales” begins by her elaborate description in the General Prologue which is further detailed in her Prologue, considered the longest of all the ...