Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 4 page analysis of "The Mystic Masseur" by V.S. Naipaul. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines how the war is represented in Erich Maria Remarque's novel "All Quiet on the Western Front." Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines what Horatio Alger's recipe for success is as seen in "Ragged Dick" and "Mark, the Match Boy." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines how the death of Curley's wife, in John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men," was neither her fault not Lennie's but rather of the society. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which examines the idea of the American Dream as seen in Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" and Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." No additional sources cited.

A 3 page analysis of the narrator, the character of Susie, in Alice Sebold's novel "The Lovely Bones." No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper examines this work of historic fiction. Concepts about the dirty war are discussed in depth. Many thematic elements are addressed. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines the importance of the setting in Timothy Findley's novel "The Wars." No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines the position of social class in Miguel Cervantes' "Don Quixote." No additional sources cited.

4 pages in length. Amir's physical passage from his beloved Afghani homeland to California and then back again under war torn conditions mirrors the psychological journey he experiences provoked by the never-ending gnawing of social class expectations, guilt from betrayal and his all-embracing quest for redemption. There is nary a moment throughout Amir's ...

A 5 page paper which examines the ways in which these female protagonists were oppressed by the men in their lives, explores their similarities and differences, the social conflicts of sin (Hester) and race/class (Lutie), and the contrasting outcomes these women faced. No additional sources are used.

A 7 page paper which examines how Tillie Olsen’s life, the Great Depression in particular, impacted her writing, and considers how reality shaped her fiction. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines naturalism in the work of Emile Zola and in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House." Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines elements from Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper takes a look at overeating and how that would be punishable by Dante via his model as relayed in the Inferno. Obesity in America is discussed. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which analyzes Steinbeck’s revered 1938 short story, noting parallels in such earlier short stories as Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892), Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” (1904), and William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” (1924). Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper examines three Nathaniel Hawthorne stories regarding symbolism, themes of good versus evil , love and hate, and imperfection. Several quotes are included. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which analyzes the personification of the American Dream in the character of Nick in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the relationship between the two plays Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines three market structures seen in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath." The market structures examined are monopoly, oligopoly, and pure competition. No sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire" and the implications it has for man in his struggle to dominate nature. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses Neil Postman's provocative book Technopoly and the author's belief that our advances in technology have done a great deal of damage to us in terms of losing our humanity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper explains the end of the book, when the boy (Santiago) saves his own life by following the Alchemist's advice to tell others of what was in his heart. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page essay that examines the Iliad from the perspective of how, while the gods set the parameters in which free will was allowed to operate, it was ultimately the action of the individual that propelled him towards his destiny. Examination of Homer's Iliad shows that the actions of Achilles substantiate this perspective. No ...

This 3 page paper provides a thesis regarding the acceptance of normalcy as the work is discussed. Some quotes are included. No additional sources cited.