Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This 3 page paper discusses the themes of evil and self-destruction that are common to both "Macbeth" and "Heart of Darkness." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page essay that discusses Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It, which can be viewed as a lament to the memory of his childhood and the memory of his father and his brother Paul. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

4 pages in length. The duality of Brecht's work - entertaining yet also provocative and enlightening - provides more for his audience to contemplate than the mere folly of a good story. Brecht seeks to evoke reflection within his audience so they go away with the nagging sense that they have just been ...

A 4 page paper which examines what Plato/Socrates, in Republic, would have to say about Sophocles’ play Antigone. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper is a reaction to articles by Kari Gold and Bruno Bettelheim, in which the authors discuss fairy tales. The paper argues that Gold's approach is more accessible than Bettelheim's, who tends to go deeper into psychological examination of the stories than is supported by the text. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 14 page research paper that examines the Merchant's and the Franklin's Tales and looks specifically at the cultural, metaphorical and allegorical significance of Chaucer's references to medieval gardens and landscapes in these representative stories. Chacerian critical scholarship indicates there is a great deal that can be discerned on this subject and the writer ...

In five pages this paper thematically compares these science fiction short stories and the devices the author employs to convey these themes. Three sources that were supplied by the customer are listed in an incomplete bibliography.

A 3 page paper which examines oppression in Alice Walker’s short story Coming Apart. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page research paper/essay that examines the various reasons why Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises has been frequently banned. The writer attributes this primarily to the novel's depiction of a decadent lifestyle and the sexual components of the plot. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper explores the characters, theme, setting, plot and point of view of Jean Rhys's short story "Let Them Call It Jazz." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page essay that argues that 2 short stories, "I Stand Here Ironing" by Tillie Olsen and "Teenage Wasteland" by Anne Tyler, address the same theme, which focuses on the reactions of parents to having a troubled teen. In each story, the author not only describes the teen's problems, but also stresses how society ...

A 3 page paper which summarizes James Michener’s work The Source. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the depiction of slaves, slavery, and race relations in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper gives brief reviews of the books "Holes" by Louis Sachar and "The Watsons Go To Birmingham – 1963" by Christopher Paul Curtis.

This 3 page paper discusses the ways in which these authors try to cope with prejudice, using Alexie's story "Class" and Jen's story "Who's Irish?" for reference. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the tradition of chivalry as seen in the story of Sit Gawain and the Green Knight. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the way in which Rylant uses the characters in her book "I Had Seen Castles" to demonstrate how difficult times can cause people to behave in uncharacteristic ways. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which examines the significance of drug use, as it relates to the impact on family, in James Baldwin’s short story Sonny’s Blues. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the book “The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom” and its author Wilbur H. Seibert. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares the dystopian societies pictured by Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. While both novels are compelling and realistically frightening in their predictions, current events have shown Bradbury's vision to be the better dystopian novel, as there are now even more indications of the ...

A 3 page essay that discusses Geoffrey Chaucer's medieval masterpiece The Canterbury Tales, which offers a series of narratives and character studies that open a window on English society during the fourteenth century. In creating these portraits, Chaucer uses a variety of literary devices, which include both allegory and exemplum. Examination of a few instances ...

This 5 page paper is a literary analysis of the book “Dubliners” by James Joyce, a collection of short stories. It concentrates on the famous story “Araby” as an example of the typical Joycean style. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines two characters from Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This paper looks at Philip K Dick's novel Ubik in relation to the period in which it was written, and draws parallels with the events of the narrative and the sociocultural trends of the 1960s. This five page paper includes one source in the bibliography.

10 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses a number of points in the debate between Socrates and Callicles. No additional sources cited.