Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 3 page character analysis of Catharina from Tracy Chevalier’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines relationships between men and women in Zora Neale Hurston’s “Jonah’s Gourd Vine” and Jean Toomer’s “Cane.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

A 3 page essay that looks at Gonzalo de Berceo's thirteenth century masterpiece Milagros de Nuestra Senora (Miracles of Our Lady), which consists of a series of narratives that relate many of the miracles performed by the Virgin Mary. In this work, Mary is essentially the protagonist who battles against the forces of evil, ...

A 4 page paper which examines the life and work of Catherine Lim with a focus on her short story “Or Else, the Lightening God.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the protagonist in this novel that explores racial identity issues. Clare is viewed as only being partially successful in her endeavor to find herself. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page review of H.G. Wells’ work “The Invisible Man.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

An 8 page essay. Samuel Richardson and Henry Fielding were British contemporaries writing in the early eighteenth century. Richardson's Pamela (1740) and Fielding's Tom Jones (1729) each address what these authors perceived to be problems within the British social structure. In Tom Jones, Fielding takes a firm stand against the practice of arranged marriages and ...

A 7 page paper which examines the ways in which the themes of rebellion and submission are elaborated in and developed by the protagonists in each novel. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper which presents a literary map of the journey taken by Huck Finn and Jim down the Mississippi River in Mark Twain’s novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper discusses the in which the older and younger generations react to the "Great War." Bibliography lists 1 source.

4 pages in length. While Faulkner may be fair to his women characters in the context of his quest to portray realism, he does not go too far beyond that stringent barrier to flesh out a greater depth so they may escape the ever-present typecast existence they portray in Light in August. Both ...

This 10 page paper discusses one of Tim O'Brien's early books, "If I Die in a Combat Zone." Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page essay that responds to De Crevecoeur's famous essay. J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur (1735-1813) wrote about his impressions and his pride in an infant country, a nation of immigrants, the newly formed United States of America. In his essay "What is an American," he offers the opinion that "...we are the ...

A paper which looks at the concept of womanhood in the antebellum South as portrayed in Faulkner's A Rose for Emily, with specific reference to the relationship between Miss Emily and the townspeople in general. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper examines sections 4 and 5 of the book "The Americans: The National Experience" by Daniel Boorstin. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the role of Oryx in Margaret Atwood’s story “Oryx and Crake.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page essay that discusses 2 short stories. George Martin, a science fiction writer, expressed in an interview (Locus, December 2005, 69) that he felt that too often science fiction and fantasy fiction paints characters as being black-and-white and, furthermore, that to humanize them with shades of gray requires multiple viewpoints on a conflict. ...

This 3 page paper discusses Tom Dyja's book "Play for a Kingdom." Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts the 1895 novel with the two cinematic interpretations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page essay that examines a passage from Leo Tolstoy's epic novel Anna Karenina, which features themes that deal with marriage, love and centrality of family life to human existence. In presenting these themes, which underscore the importance of society to everyday life, Tolstoy also contrasts the differing expectations of society in regards male ...

This 3 page paper considers one of the detailed episodes in the book, the tale of the Man of the Hill; why Fielding included it; what it suggests about the novel itself; what it contributes to the growth of the hero; and how the novel would be different without it. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper argues that Janie achieves freedom and self-knowledge in the course of her travels across Florida. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page discussion of Kim Ronyoung's "Clay Walls". This paper illustrates the differences between Haesu and Faye and contends that this difference defines the Korean American experience. No additional sources are listed.

A 7 page paper which examines divine intervention in Homer’s “The Odyssey,” Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King,” and Virgil’s “Aeneid.” No additional sources cited.

This 8 page paper examines the way in which Levi Strauss utilizes Ferdinand de Saussure's structural linguistics to analyse myth. The paper considers the way this is approached in modern society with a range of ideas and alternative approaches and demonstrates how Levi-Strauss used the example of Oedipus to present his analysis method. The bibliography ...