Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 2.5 page paper which examines awakening process throughout the novel. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the two short stories, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Shawl” by Cynthia Ozick, comparing similarities in the two. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines what it is about Jane that Rochester finds attractive, and how Rochester, in Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre,” changes as the novel progresses. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page essay that examines William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily" in terms of how the structure, tone, and imagery of the story conveys a critical analysis of the social pressures that shaped the lives of women in the Southern upper class during the first half of the twentieth century. Through Faulkner's ...

A 3 page critique of the children’s book “Being Big” by Sharen Liddell. No additional sources cited.

A 9 page overview of this work of literature. The author emphasizes the relationship between violence and the construct of masculinity which exist in the tale. The contention is presented that in Hondo’s world there is no room for compromise, only a pressing need to meet one’s own objectives regardless of the measures ...

A 3-page, 5-paragraph paper identifying sameness as being the worst single aspect of life in Jonas’ community. Though citizens never experience the depths of depression, neither do they experience the joy of merely connecting with the world around them. In sameness they live their lives, never considering that any other way of life ...

This 5 page paper traces the development of both Gilgamesh and Enkidu throughout the epic poem: Gilgamesh. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the relationship between emotions and storytelling in the classic Beowulf. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page overview of this 1960s novel. Set in the 1930s in Edinburgh Scotland, this tale is one of an eccentric female teacher at a private girls school. The author of this paper contends that the teacher’s downfall can be attributed not to maliciousness but to the insight of one of her ...

A 3 page paper which answers three different questions regarding the culture of the Aficans in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page exploration of the relationship which exist between work and growth of self. Based on the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson in the essay “Self Reliance”. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the idea that for confession to be meaningful there has to be self knowledge. This is undertaken in the context of James Hogg’s book; The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 6 page essay that examines Sarah Scott's utopian novel A Description of Millenium Hall (1762). The writer argues that the main problem with utopian fiction is how to make an ideal society interesting to the reader. Scott handles this problem adroitly through the employment of Sir George Ellison, a wealthy merchant traveling ...

A 7 page paper which examines what it means to be a writer as presented in Alice Munro’s “Lives of Girls and Women.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page essay that contrasts and compares Jean-Paul Sartre's play " The Flies" and Jean Anouil's "Antigone, a Tragedy," which are both modern adaptations of ancient Greek plays. Examination of these plays demonstrates that, in both cases, a knowledge of Greek mythology, or of the original plays, is incidental to a modern appreciation of ...

A 5 page research paper that discusses the advent of Romanticism in Arabic poetry, which began in the first decades of the twentieth century. The writer particularly focuses on the influence of the mahjar poets and the influence of Kahlil Gibran in spreading Romanticism throughout the Arab literary word. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the themes of freedom and worth within the text of Richard Bach's book, Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 12 page paper which examines how the text begins as a realist novel but ultimately ends like a fairytale. No additional sources are used.

A paper which compares Orwell's 1984 and Burgess's A Clockwork Orange, looking at themes such as free will, the nature of good and evil, social control and violence. Bibliography lists 2 sources

A paper which looks at the concept of metafiction with specific reference to Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions, and considers the ways in which the novel critiques modern American society. Bibliography lists 2 sources

A 5 page paper which examines the fairy tale elements, including morals, seen in the children’s novels Frank L. Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” and C.S. Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.” No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper delves into the main female character in the story, and discusses the issue of her autonomy. Furthermore, this paper addresses the notion of autonomy from the viewpoint of different societies. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A selection of definitions from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language which illustrate the way in which he included his personal opinions and views in the definitions. Bibliography lists 3 sources

This 11 page paper looks at this novel about time travel with particular attention to the ending. The ending is explored in depth and the character Marek is the focus of this paper that looks at his decisions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.