Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This 3 page paper discusses the essay by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez called, My Hips, My Caderas and discusses the theme of colonialism, past and present. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

A 6 page paper which analyzes an essay regarding Chaucer's Pardoner. The essay is titled "Chaucer's Pardoner: His Sexuality and Modern Critics," and is written by C. David Benson. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines how the 1941 short story represents the road of life. No additional sources are used.

This 3 page paper examines Arthur Miller's, "Death of a Salesman", and Hemmingway's, "The Old Man and the Sea", and explains their timeless appeal. This essay asserts that they continue to be relevant stories because the theme of trying to overcome his inner struggles is a timeless and universal theme. Bibliography lists no ...

Fiction fills the world with possibilities as well as perspectives. The essay provides information. This 5 page paper asserts that Silence by Maxine Hong Kingston and Once More To The Lake by E. B. White are both personal narrative essays with different prose styles. Bibliography lists 1 source.

4 pages in length. From one end of the spectrum to the other, the extent to which both Jutel and Atkinson can be considered authorities in writing their respective essays speaks to the expertise that can be applied to a learned professional or an individual who has lived what he preaches. No additional ...

This 4 page paper critiques George Orwell’s essay “Politics and the English Language.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.

5 pages in length. This narrative is based on two topics concerning this novel: One is commentary on the narrative structure of the novel, and the other is the contrasting settings, the public and private, within the novel. Interesting comments and outlook on this most interesting novel by Margaret Atwood. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 10 page paper discussing Fineup-Riordin's book from an ethnographic standpoint. Discusses the Yup'ik Eskimos from the various facets of their lifestyles: religious, mythological, and warring. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper consists of 2 parts. The first part summarizes the writing process of the writer/tutor, which provides a template that can guide a student in writing personal reflections. The second part offers a reflection on E.B. White's essay "Once More to the Lake." Only this source is cited.

A 5 page overview of the life and accomplishments of this English author. The paper concentrates of Lamb’s accomplishments in the face of his sister’s mental illness and his own bouts with depression and “nervous weakness”. This paper contends that Lamb’s work is inseparable from his life experiences and that, in fact, those ...

This 4 page paper examines three works independently: The Pearl by Steinbeck, Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury and The Light in the Forest by Conrad. A summary is provided for each to explore ideas suggested by a student. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines Emerson’s assertion, “Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist,” and relate this quotation to the writer’s own experience. No additional sources are used.

A 3 page essay on Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use." Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the history and relationship of both of these works, and explores themes of individualism and self-reliance. Furthermore, this paper reviews Throeau's criticism of Daniel Webster, which appeared in "Civil Disobedience". Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page essay that discusses Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page analysis of two essays on Toni Morrison's novel 'The Bluest Eye'—'Reconnecting fragments: Afro-American folk tradition in The Bluest Eye' by Trudier Harris posits that this novel is not only the story of destructive effects of inter-and intra-racial prejudice on young black girls , but is also a story of Afro-American folk culture ...

A 6 page report that includes 3 separate essays on Bernard Malamud's The Assistant and Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness. The first essay offers a character comparison on the principal characters from The Assistant. The second essay discusses themes from The Left Hand of Darkness and the third, compares the two ...

A 3 page essay that summarizes how Eighner's essay "On Dumpster Diving" provides insightful prose on this topic by skillfully combining personal experience, while giving his reader a sense of place and offering personal opinion. This essay reveals that his elegant prose style turns his life as a homeless person into fascinating reading, which provides ...

A 5 page essay that consists of 3 parts. The first paragraph pertains to a proposed topic for a future essay that will focus on Star Trek aficionados and the role that their obsession plays in their lives. The second is on Sharman A. Russell's "The Adored, Buzzing Around Us," summarizing the essay and offering ...

A 6 page report that consists of two separate essays. The first is a 4 page essay on the role of transcendental or mystical experience in poetry as shown in William Blake's "Marriage of Heaven and Hell," Samuel T. Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," and selections from "The Prelude" by William Wordsworth. The second ...

A 6 page paper that is made up of 2 separate essays. The first essay is on what constitutes a phenomenal woman. The writer relates this topic to the work of Virginia Woolf, Maya Angelou, and Linda Pastan. The second essay is on what constitutes true love. This is related to works by Andy Rooney, ...

A 5 page essay that discusses an essay by Indian author Amitov Ghosh in which he discusses the events in India following the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Ghandi in 1984. The writer analyzes the essay from the standpoint of how well Ghosh made his ethos-based argument. No bibliographical information available.

A 6 page paper that presents a critical analysis of two of the essays found in Alice Walker's collection entitled Anything We Love Can Be Saved and the ultimate message of activism that is presented by each of these essays. Discussed are the essays "The Only Reason You Want to Go to Heaven is ...

A 14 page research paper that offers 2 separate essays, each essay is 7 pages in length. The first essay "What is Romanticism?," first all off, discusses and defines romanticism and then applies this definition to 2 poems each by Byron , Keats, and Shelley. Bibliography for this essay lists 9 sources. The second essay, ...