Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This is a 5 page paper discussing the themes and settings used within the poetical works of American poets Robert Frost and Hart Crane. American poets Robert Frost and Hart Crane both used settings and environments which were relevant to them to depict the emotions and central themes in their work. Frost during his days ...

A 4 page analysis of William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies.” No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper looks at the book Jesus’ Son, Stories by Denis Johnson and considers how fitting the title is to this book of short related stories. The book considers the role, characteristics and presentation and also the content of the stories. The bibliography cites 1 source.

A 10 page essay that compares Dante's Inferno with Homer's Odyssey. The writer argues that analogous comparisons can be made between Dante's work and his illustrious predecessors. An examination the "Inferno" and Homer's "Odyssey" demonstrates how in both works the "journeys" that these works describe concern how the protagonist works out a relationship between himself ...

This 4 page paper reviews the controversial book that pokes fun at the government but has a serious message. The work is critiqued. No bibliography.

An 8 page research paper/essay that analyzes Baldwin's short story "Sonny's Blues." Baldwin dramatizes how the older brother comes to understand this through his expert use of language. Using metaphor and simile, Baldwin's language becomes analogous to the jazz that Sonny plays, informing the reader, as well as the older brother, about the whole ...

This 7 page report discusses how British horror stories and novels influenced those produced by Americans. Particular attention is paid to the 19th century which can be seen as the true “birthplace” of the horror genre in literature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 9 page paper looks at family systems and family relationships in Chaim Potok's well known work. A detailed analysis of each family in the work--the Saunders and the Malters--are outlined and evaluated. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines Mr. Darcy’s pride and prejudice as seen in “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen. No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper discusses the book by Ian Frazier, On the Rez. The book is analyzed for characterization, themes, symbolism, and author's point of view. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper gives an indepth synopsis of Huong's book, Novel without a Name. Scenes depicted from the novel as well as quotes. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper discusses these two Cantos from Dante's Paradiso, one of the trilogy contained in the Divine Comedy. In these Cantos, Dante brings St. Thomas Aquinas into the dialog to discuss St. Francis of Assisi and St. Bonaventure to discuss St. Dominic. These verses find the same kinds of imagery, metaphors and opposites ...

A 5 page paper which examines a quote from “No-No Boy” by John Okada and “Hunger of Memory” by Robert Rodriguez as they relate to fitting in. This concept addresses anger and resentment towards family as well as identity issues possessed by the primary character in the stories. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines how this is often called the anti-heroic age and how it has been in the making for some time. Individuals discussed in this discussion are D.H. Lawrence, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and William Butler Yeats. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which presents a tutorial letter to a friend who argues that Nora, from Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House,” should not have left her husband. The letter argues for Nora’s reasons regarding her abandonment of family. No additional sources cited.

5 pages in length. The basis of character development in Book of the City of Ladies and The Inferno is symbolic of each author's intrinsic creativity and ability to see beyond the obvious. Achieving character development under the common denominator of literary progression, Depizan and Dante reach their respective objectives quite differently with ...

A 7 page analysis of the plot and character relationships found in this film. The author notes the inspiration provided by Jane Austen’s 1815 novel “Emma”. The primary emphasis of this review, however, is the examination of the film as a New Comedy. Characters are analyzed in terms of the “holy ...

A 4 page paper which examines the character of the lonely hero in Thomas Mann’s “Death in Venice” and TS. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” No additional sources cited.

This is a 4 page paper comparing the roles of women and the relationships between men and women in Victorian and early 20th century poetry. A comparison of the Victorian poets Alfred Lord Tennyson and Matthew Arnold with the slightly more modern early 20th century poets Thomas Hardy and William Butler Yeats shows the slowly ...

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts Heart of Darkness to Victory by Joseph Conrad. The ideas of Africa, Nature, and empire are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 4 page paper discussing the “desire to be free” as found in Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”. Writers Kate Chopin and Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote about the oppression of women and the helplessness many women felt within marriage during the late 19th century. Both women wrote ...

A 10 page paper which examines the Italian poet and specifically considers how women are portrayed in his masterpiece, “Gerusalemme Liberata.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the role of food and feasting in John Kennedy Toole’s “A Confederacy of Dunces.” Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

A 10 page research paper that analyzes the nature and function of humor, focusing specifically on "low brow" or working class humor. This examination of humor among working class people demonstrates that humor has been employed to deflect and soften the vicissitudes of economic, social, and political life, as well define and critique societal ...

This 4 page paper compares/contrasts Laura from the Glass Menagerie to Antigone from a play by the same name. Bibliography lists 4 sources.