Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 3 page paper which examines the relationship between father and son in Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the short stories “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner and “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper describes Emilie Carles’s book “A Life of Her Own” and argues that she was not typical of the French people of her time. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page analysis of the character of Penelope in Homer’s The Odyssey. No additional sources cited.

In four pages this paper examines the characterization of Phaedra in Euripides’ play Hippolytus within the context of Enlightenment values to consider whether love and passion are dangerous, if emotions are a sign of weakness or lack of control, or absence of reason in the play, and assesses the cause of this tragedy and whether ...

This 3 page paper discusses the symbolism of the tree in John Knowles’ novel “A Separate Peace.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page paper which examines what the most important trait of a leader is based on George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant and Politics and the English Language. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page essay that discusses racism within Joseph Conrad’s 1903 novel Heart of Darkness, which is generally acknowledged as a literary classic due to the insight that Conrad provides into the human psyche. In many ways, Conrad foreshadowed the atrocities committed in the twentieth century by offering an explanation for Kurtz’s descent into barbarity. ...

This 3 page paper is a reaction to some of the readings in a semester, including Homer (“The Odyssey”); Ovid (“Metamorphoses”) and Sophocles (“Oedipus the King”). Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page analysis of The Scent of the Gods by Fiona Cheong. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper is an analysis of Jennifer Keith’s article on poet Anne Finch. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page essay that addresses how authors discuss marriage in four books-- Henry James’ The Europeans; James Johnson’s The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man; Anzia Yezierka’s Bread Givers; and Willa Cather’s O Pioneers! No additional sources cited.

A 4 page essay that discusses the characters in the novel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and how they depend on each other to discover their identities and accept their purpose of existence. In so doing, they mirror the human condition in general within the parameters of their truncated lives, particularly in regards ...

In three pages this paper examines how William Faulkner thematically expresses death in his famous short story, ‘A Rose for Emily,’ and how it conveys the overall message that the death of protagonist Emily Grierson also signified the death of the antebellum Southern aristocracy. There are no other sources listed in the bibliography. ...

In five pages this paper examines how women refused the feminine roles assigned to them by their respective societies and cultures in a comparative analysis of the female protagonists in these plays. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.

In six pages this paper contrasts these novel protagonists’ relationship to nature in an analysis of the message each author is trying to convey regarding the state of man’s relationship to nature. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.

7 pages in length. Although widely accepted in ancient Athens, same-sex behavior and pederastic relationships were not altogether accepted or highly regarded by period authors. In fact, while some acknowledged the prevalence of such interaction by way of their literary works, others made a blatant point of demonstrating their distaste by pointing out ...

This 5 page paper explores the way in which Faulkner uses the idea of the idol, the house, and the silver toilet set to explore his theme of decay in “A Rose for Emily.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page book report on this novel, which is fictionalized account of the Archer Daniels Midland price-fixing scandal from the 1990s. The novel is completely true to life as Eichenwald was the New York Times reporter on the case. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page overview of the premises presented by author Joseph Campbell on what defines a hero. These premises are weighed against the life of Special Weapons and Tactics team member. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper explores the role of the goddesses Athena and Juno in “The Odyssey” by Homer and “The Aeneid” by Virgil. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page research paper/essay that closely examines Wharton’s protagonist in The House of Mirth, Lily Bart, and Plath’s heroine in The Bell Jar, Esther Greenwood. The writer argues that there are sharp contrasts between these protagonists that suggest that Plath’s portrayal of Esther’s adaptation to the forces of society over which she has no ...

A 6 page essay on E.B. White’s “Once More to the Lake.” The writer focuses on the theme of time in the narrative and relates this to the way that White relates to his sense of his own mortality. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page comparison between Jane Austen's Emma and in Anthony Trollope's Can You Forgive Her? The writer argues that each novel illustrates the expertise that Austen and Trollope possessed over their craft. In each case, the author's command of dialogue and exposition serve to expertly shape the reader's judgement of the characters an

In four pages this paper presents an overview and analysis of this classic American novel that include background information, theme, characterization, symbolism, allegory, irony, realism, and the author’s use of settings. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.