Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This 3 page paper relays various themes and the plot is discussed. How the play might have been perceived at the time is also touched on. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper describes the function of the narrator in the wonderful children's books "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "A Wizard of Earthsea." Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper sees Mordred as the cause of the downfall of the kingdom. Sir Thomas Malory's story Le Morte d'Arthur is examined. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page research paper that answer 4 specific topics taken from John Steinbeck's class novel The Grapes of Wrath. Topics addressed include the significance of the federal migrant camp; the characterization of Ma Joad; the characterization of Tom Joad and the way that the Joad family handles loss and demonstrates strength throughout the novel. ...

A 4 page paper which examines the conflict between mother and daughter as seen in Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” and Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use.” No additional sources cited.

This 9 page paper discusses Milton's use of images of light and dark in "Paradise Lost." Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines survival stories and then compares them to Crusoe in Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how some of the characters in Ernest Gaines’ work “A Lesson Before Dying” try to achieve subjectivity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the unreliable narrators in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” and Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the friendship of women regarding Celie and Sofia in “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page paper which examines the theme of hospitality in Homer’s “The Odyssey.” No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines how the family is dysfunctional in Myla Goldberg’s novel “Bee Season.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the theme of maleness and the development of character involving maleness in Khaled Hosseini’s novel “The Kite Runner.” No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines how black women overcome oppression and rise above the standards established by society in the novel, specifically considering Celie’s relationship with Shug, and how she and her female contemporaries are ultimately stronger and fare better than their deceitful and domineering male counterparts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A paper which looks at Cassie as the narrator of Roll of Thunder, and the reasons why the author chooses to present events from the child's perspective. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which considers how the issues Hemingway addressed in his 1937 novel are still relevant today. No additional sources are used.

A 3 page paper which examines King Oedipus’s search for truth. No additional sources are used.

A 5 page paper which provides a critical analysis of E.M. Forster’s novel “A Room with a View.” The paper focuses on the theme of propriety and passion. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

A 4 page paper which examines elements in the short stories that are found in Ernest Hemingway’s work “Men Without Women.” No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper provides bulleted notes suitable for study. However, each piece of writing is analyzed. Various comments are provided in the context of the notes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses Steven Runciman's book about the fall of Constantinople, an event that shocked the Western world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which defends the notion that justice was done in The Wife of Bath’s Tale from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men" and Sydney Pollack's 1969 film "They Shoot Horses Don't They?" and argues that while the novel could work in 2006, the movie is anchored in the 1930s and would not translate well to the present. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the well known work and points out how cameras are used today and how that relates to the book. Orwell's intent is examined in respect to communism and totalitarianism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the theme of racism in Toni Morrison’s novel The Bluest Eye. Bibliography lists 4 sources.