Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 3 page paper which examines the use of symbols in Kate chopin’s “the Story of an Hour” and Flannery O’Connor’s “Revelation.” No additional sources cited.

This 7 page paper discusses the way in which the authors of "Slaughterhouse-Five" (Vonnegut) and "100 Years of Solitude" (Márquez) have used understatement to tell of human misery. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page comparison/contrast of Snow Country and the short story Canaries by Yasunari Kawabata. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses Senegalese author Sembene Ousmane’s novel “God’s Bits of Wood,” about the 1947-48 railroad strike in then-French West Africa. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which offers a book report of Matilda Nordtvedt’s Song of the Brook. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines of erotic love can bring happiness as seen through Homer’s “The Odyssey,” Virgil’s “Aeneid,” and Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines how the author creates a linkage between beauty and death in the text. No additional sources are used.

A 4 page paper which examines the last two sections of Albert Camus’ novel “the Plague.” The essay examines the need for basic human good. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines the death penalty verdict of Bigger Thomas as it relates to race in Richard Wright’s “Native Son.” Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the romantic and the supernatural in Edgar Allen Poe’s “Tell Tale Heart” and Washington Irving’s “Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

A 3 page paper which examines how the character of Mrs. Mallard is perhaps weak as seen in “the Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper examines two works: When Things Fall Apart and Oedipus. The protagonists in each are discussed in depth and compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which summarizes and analyzes the Shipman’s Tale in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The paper then compares and contrasts elements of the Shipman’s Tale with the Wife of Bath’s Tale. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper considers the importance of the physical locations in "Vanity Fair," and discusses Lord Steyne's house extensively. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 7 page paper which examines keeping secrets in Shakespeare’s Othello and Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper provides quotes and an analysis of three characters in this thesis paper that focuses on social stratification. Selby's portrayal is discussed in depth.

This 5 page paper analyzes the book "Jasmine" by Bharati Mukherjee. Bibliography lists 1 source.

An page paper which examines the context of James Joyce’s Eveline from Dubliners. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines various themes in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. No additional sources cited.

This 11 page paper is a literary analysis of the Oscar Wilde play, "The Importance of Being Earnest." Annotated bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 6 page paper examines this work of historical fiction. Historical fiction is defined and explored. The novel is discussed in terms of accuracy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the significance of the loons in Margaret Laurence’s story “The Loons.” No additional sources cited.

A 10 page essay, research paper that, first of all, examines Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" and Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery." The writer argues that each author make comments on the nature of evil and relates their interpretation to their own society. These stories are similar in that each author may appear to be ...

This 18 page paper examines Lorca's play "Blood Wedding" closely with regard to the characters, their environment, spatial configurations and how the play could be staged. It also briefly discusses Lorca's life.

A 3 page examination of Eric Frank Russell’s story And Then There Were None. No additional sources cited.