Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 6 page paper which examines the work and contribution of F. Scoot Fitzgerald during the Jazz Age. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which analyzes modern marriage in Kate Chopin’s story “The Storm.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page essay that analyzes Bambara's short story "The Lesson," specifically looking at the characterization of Miss Moore, and her interaction with some feisty black children whom she feels it is her duty to educate by broadening their horizons, and, hopefully, opening their minds to new possibilities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

5 pages in length. The relationship between Biff and Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman has long been the focus of close analysis, with myriad elements culminating all at once to fashion a comprehensive appreciation for and understanding of their troubled yet inextricable bond. In short, Biff is the product ...

A 5 page paper which argues that the novel’s protagonist, Charlie Marlow, is not a racist. No additional sources are used.

This 3 page paper discusses the themes of greed and revenge in Arthur Conan Doyle's work, The Hound of the Baskervilles. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines Herman Melville’s “Billy Budd” in terms of its unique qualities. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page essay that contrasts and compares Dostoyevsky's Notes from the Underground and Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilych. The writer argues that in these works one finds characters that dramatically illustrate how the whole thrust of a life can go awry. While these protagonists are very different, they also share similarities that ...

A 5 page paper which examines moral satire in Jonathan Swift’s novel “Gulliver’s Travels.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

This 10 page paper discusses the shifting of the image of women as evidenced in the portrayal of Clytemnestra in the plays of Euripides. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page essay that argues that Mary Shelley's portrayal of the Monster in her novel Frankenstein, indicts Dr. Victor Frankenstein rather than misbegotten creature that he brings into the world. In Shelley's novel, it is clear that the monster is an innocent, a "child" who has been deprived not only of his birth ...

An 11 page paper which compares and contrasts the novel “The Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad and the film version of the same name, directed by and produced in 1994. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

A 5 page paper discussing the various methods that Annie Dillard uses to define and describe ways of seeing. “What you see is what you get” (Dillard 140). And what we see, according to Dillard, is only that which we are prepared to see. We can construct a variety of methods of ...

A 4 page essay that argues that Marsha Norman's play 'night, Mother fails to fit the definition of Greek tragedy. This examination of the play reveals that it is not Greek tragedy, merely tragic, because Jessie's final act accomplishes no purpose. It is merely her final abdication of personal responsibility. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an analysis of Arthur Miller's well known tale through a Marxist perspective. The plights of Willy Loman and others are evaluated with the use of Marxist concepts such as alienation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the character of Dominick in Wally Lamb's I Know This Much is True. This paper considers how Dominick's personality and certain typical behaviors represent his character as a stereotypical male, and how some of his choices reflect a difference in his nature when compared to his ...

A six page paper which considers Hesse's novel Demian in relation to the increasing nihilism of the period immediately preceding the First World War, and looks at the argument put forward in the novel for the necessity and inevitability of war. Bibliography lists 6 sources

The Chicano author Sergio Troncoso is gaining a great deal of recognition. This 5 page paper considers how his work has themes of the relative nature of truth and how this is linked with core personality and identity values. The paper focuses on the book “The Nature of Truth” to look at how truth is ...

A 6 page paper which examines the role of women in Papadiamantis’ “Fonissa.” No additional sources cited.

An 8 page summation of Laurence F. Peter and Raymond Hull's The Peter Principle. The writer offers a chapter by chapter brief summation of the major points of this text, arguing that this an excellent parody on several levels, as it basically castigates the entire hierarchical structure of Western civilization. As with all good satire/parody, ...

A 3 page essay that analyzes Byron's "Stanzas To a Lady Leaving England" as an example of romantic poetry. The writer discusses how some critics have dismissed Byron as a romantic and presents opposing views. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the first book of Paradise Lost by John Milton and considers how challenges are portrayed, with both direct and indirect challenges seen which can be interpreted as reflecting the contemporary society and acting as a warning to the reader. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the role of the gods and goddesses, how Odysseus related to them and considers how the inclusion of them elevates this poem into a great epic. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. Assessing the presence and value of faith in Yann Martel's Life of Pi, it comes as no surprise how faith symbolizes a component of man's existence that seeks unyielding reassurance. The problem with meaning in this particular context, however, is attempting to successfully pinpoint a single yet comprehensive connotation ...

A 4 page paper which examines elements from Aristophanes’ The Clouds.” No additional sources cited.