Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 4 page essay that discusses what makes a “great” work of literature in references to these two classic texts. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines the significance of strangers in Raymond Carver’s Cathedral and Joyce Carol Oates Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been? Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines various elements in Toni Morrison’s Recitatif. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper explores the tragic relationship between Achilles and his mother Thetis in “The Iliad.” Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts the characters of Hester Prynne and Edna Pontellier. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses Iris Vinton’s children’s book about Robert E. Lee. It summarized the work and gives a reaction to it. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper compares works from the ancient world and from medieval societies to see how the older values are expressed originally, and then again in later writings. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

In twelve pages the analysis of this 1893 American short story includes a discussion of symbolism, traces a literary theme through several works, examines cultural and historical impacts on the story, considers how it portrays the human condition and depiction of female characters. Eight sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 3 page paper which examines symbolism and various elements in Willa Cather’s story Paul’s Case. Bibliography lists 3 sources..

This 5 page paper discusses two very different books about Vietnam: “The Sorrow of War” by Bao Ninh and “The Necessary War” by Michael Lind. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the role of the gods in Euripides' classic tragedy "Medea," and argues that they act as judges to illustrate one of the major themes of the play, that deception and betrayal are worse than murder. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the 1939 film version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the effect secondary characters have on the protagonists of the novels “Ferdydurke” and “The Stranger.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper uses Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection in his book “The Origin of Species” as a springboard for a discussion of two other stories, “Fifty Cents a Night” by Michael Gold and “Looking for Mr. Green” by Saul Bellow. Using other supporting articles, the paper argues that nature selects the strongest ...

In six pages this paper considers the journeys of protagonists Huck Finn, Nick Carraway, and Duddy Kravitz in the novels by Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Mordecai Richler, comparing their similarities and differences. Six sources are listed in the bibliography.

In five pages this paper examines how these authors develop the theme of the effects of reading on the imaginations of their protagonists in these novels with the importance of gender among the topics considered. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 6 page paper argues that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel, “The Great Gatsby,” praises and condemns the American dream at the same time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the theme in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story My Kinsman, Major Molineux. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines the theme of a nonsensical life in Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club. No additional sources cited.

In four pages this paper explores the foolishness of the character Orgon in Moliere’s seventeenth century comedy play, Tartuffe. There are no other sources listed in the bibliography.

A 3 page essay that discusses the symbolic imagery used by Poe in this short story. The omnipresent fact of death is something that people try in vain to ignore. Everyone bleeds. Everyone dies. Money, privilege, and high social status will not protect anyone from the great leveler of death. This is the point made ...

A 6 page paper which examines imperialism and women in Guanya Pau: A Story of an African Princess by Jeffrey Walters. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper discusses Mary Renault’s novel “The Persian Boy” and what it tells us about the difference between ancient and modern societies. Bibliography lists 1 source.

An 8 page analysis of Liu Heng’s work Black Snow. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses some of the feminist thinking about Mary Shelley’s classic novel “Frankenstein.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.