Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This 6 page paper is essentially a book report about this work. In the novel Misery, Paul Sheldon is a novelist who loses his memory but does eventually remember who he is. He is held captive by a deranged fan. Some quotes are included. No additional sources are cited.

A 4 page essay that discusses Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, which was published in 1727, a tumultuous time both in European history. By cloaking his political satire in the guise of fiction, specifically the imaginary and fantastic voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, Swift was able to provide a merciless lampoon of the foibles of government and ...

A 5 page paper which examines how the theme of identity and self fulfillment runs through much of Ernest Hemingway’s literary works. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses Alice Walker’s short story, “Everyday Use.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper considers the complex relationship between Tomas and Tereza in the novel “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” by Milan Kundera. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page paper which analyzes Edgar Allen Poe’s short story The Fall of the House of Usher. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page critique and summary that discusses The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, first published in 1895, is a science fiction classic, the writer argues that this novel is also a remarkable work of social criticism, as it predicts the ultimate effects of the rigid Victorian social class system. A brilliant and multi-layered ...

This 3 page paper discusses three of the best American short stories: “A&P” by John Updike; “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien” and “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty. It uses reviews and critiques of the stories as a springboard for the discussion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses Dicken’s use of foreshadowing in his novel “A Tale of Two Cities.” Bibliography lists 1 source

A 3 page paper which examines the powerful nature of relationships between fathers and sons as it involves Roethke’s My Papa’s Waltz, Faulkner’s Barn Burning, and Dubus’ Killings. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper defines the humanities, and looks at examples from art, music, philosophy, literature and architecture to see how they relate to socioeconomics, politics and technology. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the novel "Obasan" by Joy Kogawa and particularly the main character's aunts' reaction to the internment of Japanese-Canadians, and how their reactions are representative of those of the Japanese Canadian community itself. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper examines this novel and focuses on the mother character. How the grief process has been halted is the focus of attention. Suggestions are made. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page essay that discusses Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye and Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, which are similar in that both authors use the structure of their novels as a tool that facilitates the achievement of their thematic purposes. In The Bluest Eye, Morrison’s references to the Dick-and-Jane reading primer aids Morrison ...

A 3 page paper which examines the self centered narcissistic nature of the narrators in Dostoevsky’s Notes From the Underground and Albert Camus’ The Stranger. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper discusses two of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s characters, George O’Kelly and Jay Gatsby, and explains that O’Kelly can be considered a “blueprint” for Gatsby. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines what makes a classic, and why classics are important as seen through an examination of Homer’s “The Odyssey,” Virgil’s “Aeneid,” and Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina.” No additional sources cited.

A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares the work of African American poets Raymond Carver and Langston Hughes, who are separated by decades, but nevertheless shares similarities in that both poets favored an abbreviated style that employed an economy of words. Each poet favored choosing the precise image that would conjure understanding in ...

A 9 page paper which examines the society, and the roles and positions of women, in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page book report on C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper argues that Tim O’Brien’s book “If I Die in a Combat Zone” is strongly anti-war, and that the stories it contains all show the confusion, boredom and terror of what is essentially a pointless war. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines and analyzes the Yahoos in Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels. No additional source cited.

An 8 page paper which examines how intertextuality, as magical realism, works as a way of presenting contemporary society in Eduardo Garcia Aguilar’s novel Luminous Cities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses Barbara Kingsolver’s new book, “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle,” how it relates to sociology, and how it can alter a person’s relationship to food. Bibliography lists 1 source.

4 pages in length. Jane Austen has long been known to present emotionally powerful and independent women through her storytelling style, so it comes as no surprise how Pride and Prejudice stands up to the challenge of eroding sexist stereotypes where Charlotte and Elizabeth are portrayed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.