Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

3 pages in length. Everyone harbors fond memories of the past and at one time or another and dissolves into those delicious recollections without cause or concern for the present. The extent to which the adult narrator of Welty's A Memory reverts so ardently to a particular childhood memory involving a boy, a ...

3 pages in length. Welty makes clear her own feelings in Death of a Traveling Salesman even without overtly stating them by delving more into Bowman's character than the older man's – and his young wife - who ultimately save his life. The life they saved, however, was merely physiological in form; even ...

3 pages in length. In somewhat of a departure from her conventional approach, Welty dabbles in a medium known to a select few within the literary world, a place that combines fantasy and reality to create an image much grander than life. The magic realism found in No Place For You, My Love ...

A 7 page paper which compares and contrasts the characters of Dimmesdale and Chillingworth from Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlett Letter." Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. In her inimitable style, Virginia Woolf illustrates how society compels men to be men and women to be women; for her to have killed off the Angel of the House in order to rid herself of the oppressive social dictates the Angel metaphorically represents, Woolf displays a significant evolutionary change ...

A 5 page research paper that analyzes Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart (1959). The writer argues that this work can be viewed as a comprehensive sociological study of Nigerian Igbo culture. Okonkwo, Achebe's protagonist, is a member of this tribe and is considered the quintessential embodiment of its militaristic ideals. As this fact ...

This 3 page paper examines some ideas behind this epic novel. Several quotes are included. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper examines the classic work from a Marxist perspective. Some quotes are included. No additional sources cited.

A 12 page biographical paper which discusses how the author’s life is reflected through his work. Specifically considered are his major themes, his contribution to literature, and his unique style. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts characters in Where Angels Fear to Tread and A Passage to India. Class and race stratification are explored as well as gender issues which appear in the works. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the theme of the seasons and the presence of Dick and Jane as it applies to the theme of Toni Morrison's book "The Bluest Eye." No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines Kate Chopin's short story "The Story of an Hour" and discusses it in relationship to the song "These Are Days You'll Remember" by Natalie Merchant. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper examines this intriguing essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson for examples of transcendence. Several quotes are included. No additional sources cited.

3 pages in length. Considered the most autobiographical of all his works, Hemingway's Big Two-Hearted River reflects upon the writer's never-ending quest to obtain spiritual peace amid an otherwise chaotic world. The absence of organized religion in his life notwithstanding, this spiritual expedition was always fulfilled when Hemingway was surrounded by nature, particularly ...

A 4 page paper which examines the presence of pessimism and optimism in Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises." No additional sources cited.

A 3 pages essay that discusses how Achebe's treatment of minor characters in Things Fall Apart is enlightening not only towards Igbo culture, but also in complementing and contrasting the personality of his protagonist, Okonkwo. The writer specifically discusses Ezeudu, Nwoye and Ezinma. No other sources cited.

A 4 page paper which compares and contrasts how Faulkner uses point of view to shape not only characterizations but also the novel as a whole. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper examines critic Dave Hickey's book of essays entitled Air Guitar. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page essay that offers a discussion and explication of Borges' short story "The Circular Ruins," which is a complex narrative that can be understood on many levels. Borges's protagonist is an elderly mystic who comes to the ruins to dream. The mention of the Zend language, at the beginning of the story, places ...

This 8 page paper considers the development of remembering and forgetting in the book 'Tales from Firozsha Baag', also printed as 'Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag', and considers how these themes are presented with specific reference to the narrator character Kersi. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 4 page book review that summarizes and analyzes Duncan's novel The River Why. This book concerns fishing in the coastal rivers of Oregon for steelhead and salmon. It is a provocative book that is, at times, very funny, terse, incisive and occasionally boring when the author becomes too enthralled with some of the "big" ...

A 4 page paper which compares and contrasts the characters of Gatsby and Tom in "The Great Gatsby." No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines how the social conditions presented in "The Tortilla Curtain" by T. C. Boyle can be related to those seen in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath." No additional sources cited.

This 5-page paper provides a literary/critical analysis of Frank McCourt's book Angela's Ashes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines how Douglass conveys what it is like to be a slave by debunking the myths the American South perpetuated in order to justify the practice of slavery. Bibliography lists 4 sources.