Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 5 page paper which examines Edna’s visit to the home of Mademoiselle Reisz in Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening.” No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper which examines the life and career of the groundbreaking African-American author, and considers what, if any, personal experiences contributed to the composition of the classic novel, “Invisible Man.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page essay/research paper on Emily Bronte's classic novel. The writer argues that despite a hundred plus years of study and criticism, this elusive narrative still defies close analysis, as there are so many details that simply do not "fit" in what most people take to be a tale of thwarted romance. For two ...

A 14 page paper which examines the significance and role of women in Tayeb Salih’s novel “Seasons of Migration to the North.” Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.

A 4 page paper which examines how women are presented in Dante’s “Divine Comedy” and then compares and contrasts that to “The Scarlet Letter,” “Hamlet,” and the “Odyssey.” No additional sources cited.

A 10 page paper which examines how Toni Morrison uses trauma in her novels in order to assist the reader in understanding the suffering of the African American. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

9 pages in length. Family Installments is often seen as humorous and lighthearted in the way in which its author, Edward Rivera, approaches his otherwise painful subject matter. There is however, another side of his work that exerts itself just as defiantly: dealing with racial and cultural conflict between human beings. No ...

A 5 page overview of Turgenev’s portrayal of nihilism in the novel “Fathers and Sons”. Turgenev actually invented the term nihilist in this novel and uses the young medical student Evgenii Bazarov to exemplify it. The novel is neither an attack or defense on Bazarov. Instead it is an analysis of the ...

This 5 page paper discusses the themes, symbolism, plot and character analysis of Theodore Dreiser's book, Sister Carrie. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page paper which compares and contrasts “Devil in a Blue Dress” and “Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned” by Walter Mosley. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

A 4 page paper which examines Chapter 25 of Machiavelli’s “The Prince,” discussing fate and fortune. The paper also discusses what the opinions of others would be in relationship to Machiavelli’s perceptions or arguments. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

A 10 page overview of these two works of African literature. A review of character development is provided as is a discussion of the interweaving of public and private themes which arise at the hands of colonization in each of these great works. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page paper traces the changes and influences on the English language from the late 1300’s to 1755 when Samuel Johnson printed the definitive dictionary. The paper induces the factors such as the influence of French, the regional dialects, the great vowel shift and the impact of the printing press as well as ...

This 4 page paper discusses the historical contexts of Steinbeck's In Dubious Battle and Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston's book, Farewell to Manzanar. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the Four Zoas and compares them to teh elements of revolution apparent in the larger work, Marriage of Heaven and Hell by Blake. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing whether Jane or Mark is more heroic in this final book of the space trilogy. Working with Webster’s definition of hero, it is Jane who most closely matches the definition. Mark is spared and does eventually gain some character, but not until well after his wife displays great ...

A 7 page research paper that investigates the nature of comedy as demonstrated in literature. The writer examines "The Second Shepherd's Play," "Twelfth Night," "Volpone," and "The Rape of the Lock," looking at what make these works funny and what function this performs. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the way in which Oranges are Not the Only Fruit was received when first published, and how it was subsequent received when produced as a television programme. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts the movie American Beauty to Chekov's short story, The Darling. Themes and relationships are analyzed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the literary elements in the epic poem, Beowulf. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the metaphoric use of structures in Keri Hulme’s “The Bone People”. Throughout Keri Hulme’s “The Bone People” there are a number of structural metaphors which are significant in the strengthening of the emotional contexts of each section. In addition to the recurrence of “the tower” throughout the novel ...

A 7 page paper which examines the order of chaos as seen in Virginia Woolf’s “To the Lighthouse” and Joseph Conrad’s “Secret Agent.” No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts Raisin in the Sun and Glass Menagerie for symbolism and character development as well as themes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page paper on Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure. The writer argues that Hardy found both the old paradigm regarding marriage and the new emerging paradigm were flawed. His naturalistic approach does not offer a solution, but rather finds both versions of marriage to be terribly flawed. In particular, the context of the novel ...

A 4 page analysis of Richard Russo’s novel “Straight Man.” No additional sources cited.