Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This 3 page paper discusses the turning of a person into a monster, as well as the statements made about technology, nature, and the soul of man. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 2 1/2 page paper which examines Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple.” No additional sources cited.

A paper which considers the characters and plot of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, with particular reference to the accuracy of her commentary on the social and economic position of women at the time. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A paper which looks at 'Dracula' from the perspective of Bram Stoker's cultural and ethnic background, and in particular the interaction between traditional views of Celtic and Anglo-Saxon cultures as exemplified in the text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A paper which considers the dichotomy between societal custom and individual choice in Tolstoy's The Kreutzer Sonata, with specific reference to the author's views on sexuality, marriage and celibacy. Bibliography lists 2 sources

A paper which considers the differences between the lifestyles and human societies described in Beowulf and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, with particular reference to the importance of community structure in the former and the greater social diversity in the latter. Bibliography lists 2 sources

A 3 page essay that examines Woolf's To the Lighthouse. Woolf once wrote in her diary "One stable moment vanquishes chaos." In this novel, two characters -- James Ramsey and Lily Briscoe -- have such a moment near the end of the work. This one illuminating moment, for each character, ties up the past and ...

This 3 page paper examines the way in which Raymond Carver portray s relationships between men and women by looking at four stories; Gazebo, Fat, Vitamins and Cathedral. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A paper which looks at the meeting between Owen and Sassoon at Craiglockert, the circumstances behind their being sent to the hospital, and the influence which Sassoon had on Owen's perspective on the war and the development of his writing. Bibliography lists 6 sources

A 4 page paper which examines the impact of the encounter with Utnapishtim on King Gilgamesh of Uruk. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A five page paper which looks at the differences between Pentheus and Dionysus, with particular reference to the concept of duality and the sacrificial nature of Pentheus' death. Bibliography lists 1 source

A 4 page research paper/essay that examines how Miller's Death of a Salesman is patterned is in the classic pattern for Greek tragedy, which was defined by Aristotle based on Sophocles' Oedipus Rex. This examination of Death of a Salesman demonstrates how Miller's play follows the Greek template, making it an American tragedy in the ...

This 9 page paper discusses Harold Pinter, his life, motivation as pertains to the play, Betrayal. An indepth overview, synopsis, and examination of themes is given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the American Dream as depicted by John Ford's The Man who Shot Liberty Valance and Hemingway's A Clean Well Lighted Place. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page review of the Pulitzer Prize Winning play by August Wilson. The author of this paper presents the contention that although the emotional fences in the play are constructed as defense mechanisms against racism and prejudice, in reality their construction facilitates the continuation of that same racism and prejudice as major elements ...

This 4 page paper considers how the issue of rapid change is dealt with in three works, Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, Karl Marx’s The Communist Manifesto and John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

A paper which looks at the ideology and practice of slavery in the South, as depicted in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, with reference to the different persectives on slavery which are presented by the various characters.

This 8 page paper examines the work of Kathy Phillips, Torgovnick, Tratner, as regards Woolf, colonialsim, sexuality and repression of women. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts two war stories, one of which is by Ernest Hemingway. The theme of fear in these stories is discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 2 1/2 page paper which examines the manners of the High Renaissance period as seen in Castiglione’s “The Perfect Courtier” and Vasari’s “Life of Giotto.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the theme of hunting in this compilation that explores the view of life through the eyes of animals. The ways in which animals and man communicate is also highlighted. Quotes are included. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper compares the idea of isolation and loneliness in Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesoc's works: Waiting for Godot, and The Bald Soprano. Examples given from both texts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the ethics of morality and responsibility as outlined and explored in The Plague by Albert Camus. Examples given from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page essay that argues that Kate Chopin in The Awakening and F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby each create protagonists who are tragically doomed due to their idealism. Chopin's female protagonist Edna Pontellier's idealism concerns her expectations concerning her role as a woman in nineteenth century patriarchal culture. Edna cannot reconcile the ...

This 4 page paper considers then character of Santiago Nasar in Gabriel Marquez’s novel The Chronicle of a Death Foretold and looks at the evidence present to ascertain if he was guilty or innocent. The paper also considers why the author may not have given the reader any definitive answer. The bibliography cites 1 source. ...