Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 3 page paper which examines the symbolism in Truman Capote’s novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page essay that discusses "Battle Royal," which is a chapter within Ralph Ellison's classic novel Invisible Man. The novel's protagonist is an unnamed African American man who begins his story by stating that he is socially invisible to mainstream American culture, "I am an invisible man" (Ellison 441). He explains in the first ...

A 3 page paper which examines external conflict for the character of John Grimes in James Baldwin’s novel Go Tell it on the Mountain. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper discusses the connections between “Fight Club” and “Haunted” by Chuck Palahniuk. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page research paper/essay in which the writer contrasts and compares the creation stories of Hesiod and Ovid. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper is a critique of the book Opium War, 1840-1842: Barbarians in the Celestial Empire in the Early Part of the Nineteenth Century and the War by Which They Forced Her Gates by Peter Ward Fay, looking at the content as well as the general approach, underlying research and the style of ...

In four pages this paper discusses whether or not the message contained in King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ can be applied to contemporary American and also considers its applicability to US foreign policy. There are no other sources listed.

A 6 page paper which examines The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Laughter and Tears by Kahlil Gibran. The paper also discusses the two individuals. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper which analyzes the character of Addie Bundren in William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying. No additional sources cited.

In eighteen pages this paper presents a comprehensive critical comparative analysis of these texts which include such topics as writing style, authors’ choice of language, writers’ logic, meaning conveyed through literary or rhetorical devices, background of writers, target audience, historical setting, textual organizational patterns, and textual evaluation. Seven sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 4 page essay that discusses this classic novel. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby overtly concerns the story of a man trying to win back his wartime lover and recreate his idolized version of their affair. However, beneath this romantic plot, there runs a much deeper and more serious theme, which addresses the decay ...

This 7-page paper establishes artist and poet William Blake's philosophy by comparing the two poems "Garden of Love" and "Holy Thursday." Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 3 page paper is a summary of and reaction to the story “No Name Woman” by Maxine Hong Kingston. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page essay that discusses two of the most famous female characters in literature, Daisy Buchanan from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Nora Helmer from Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. While dissimilar in their fundamental character and motivation, both of these women are victims of the heritage of patriarchy, which has historically ...

In four pages Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin is critically analyzed. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.

A 4 page paper which compares and contrasts The Odyssey by Homer and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. The first portion of the paper examines free will and determinism and the second portion of the paper examines the journeys. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the protagonists in Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" and James Joyce's "Araby" and how their fantasy worlds clash with reality.

A 5 page paper which examines Jurgis’ assimilation, or inability to assimilate, in Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. No additional sources cited.

5 pages in length. As the title so aptly describes, there is truly an art to both the pursuit and victory of war. Battle is no more an ill-conceived venture whereby a warrior's mission is incompletely calculated than it is a happenstance occurrence; war is not only premeditated from every possible angle, but ...

A 5 page essay that analyzes the decision of Sammy in John Updike's short story, "A & P," to quit his job in order to impress a girl. The writer argues that Sammy made a rash and wrong decision. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the novel “Madame Bovary” and two of the film adaptations of the story. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper compare and contrasts two short stories, “He” by Katherine Anne Porter and “The Loons” by Margaret Laurence. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the way in which the myth of the Other keeps readers from learning everything about other people, cultures and societies too quickly. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page reaction paper to Dancing After Hours by Andre Dubus, which is a short story collection that addresses a variety of themes, protagonists and situations; however, the stories all deal with aspects of identity and the interpersonal social relations that are suppose to bring intimacy, security and understanding to people's lives. However, ...

A 3 page paper which examines good and evil in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Bibliography lists 2 sources.