Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This 5 page paper analyzes an article by Freud to answer the question "what is the tragedy of destiny?" in regard to Oedipus. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page research paper/essay that discusses Erich Maria Remarque's classic novel All Quiet on the Western Front, which offered the world one of the first realistic views of warfare. The writer also contrasts and compares wartime experience during World War I with the current US war in Iraq. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page outline (not a full paper) that examines 3 different approaches to interpreting this epic. Repeat. This is an outline. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" and argues that John Proctor chooses death rather than swearing to a lie, in the hope that he will save his reputation and also show Salem that the Witch Trials are morally repugnant.. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the condition of family in Anne Tyler’s Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page essay on John Updike's short story "The Rumor." Through the processes of setting, symbolism and characterization, Updike demonstrates how the theme of the contextual nature of human relationships can lead to new interpretation of the self and a changed view of reality for the story's protagonist. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper discusses Steven Johnson's ideas about the value of pop culture forms such as video games and television in regard to the intellectual stimuli they provide. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses Maxine Hong Kingston's autobiography "The Woman Warrior" and argues that her use of repetition and multiple viewpoints is a powerful device that forces readers to evaluate their experience. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper uses Caesar's account of the Civil War to examine the strengths and weaknesses of Caesar and his opponent Pompey. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts the characters in D.H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking Horse Winner” and Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper that answers 9 questions pertaining to Flaubert's Madame Bovary. The questions particularly focus on the structure of the pivotal seduction scene in chapter 8. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page exposition of this poem by Gwendolyn Brooks. "To An Old Black Woman, Homeless and Indistinct" is a homage to a life of promise, beauty and talent that has been wasted and discarded by society, like a piece of rubbish. The juxtaposition of the very rich against the very poor suggests the class-based ...

This 6 page paper summarizes three chapters of Doris Kearns Goodwin's book, "No Ordinary Time," about the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the life at home during WWII. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page paper which reviews the novel House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper which examines how Arthur Miller’s work is important and powerful and should be, as standard practice, part of today’s literary canon. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper examines Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle" and what it says about the worst experiences of Jurgis and Ona's life. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 7 page paper which examines George Orwell’s novel 1984, parallels aspects concerning present day conditions, and discusses how social workers could help prevent the conditions in the novel. No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper examines Joel Millman's book "The Other Americans" and argues that his position—that immigrants are a vital component for revitalizing America's cities—is sound. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 13 page paper compares and contrasts two essays on Wells’s novella “The Time Machine,” and then examines six other sources as well. Bibliography lists 9 sources

This 21 page paper provides an overview of the primary data collected for a comparison of works of Brecht and Shaw. Specifically, this paper looks at Brecht's The Good Woman of Setzuan and Shaw's Mrs. Warren’s Profession. Bibliography lists 20 sources.

A 5 page paper which reviews, individually, The Witch of Black Bird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare and The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page comparison and contrast of John Keats’ Ode to a Nightingale and Chinua Achebe’s Dead Man’s Path. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page essay that discusses O'Connor's short story "Good Country People," which illustrates how O'Connor expertly crafts characterization, imagery, symbolism and irony in order suggest how divine grace will can plant the seeds of redemption in what seems like the most unlikely of circumstances. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the theme in Cynthia Ozick’s story The Shawl. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper examines this work that centers on the transition in China during the era of land reform under the Communists. Bibliography lists 2 sources.