Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This 3 page paper uses Goleman’s work on emotional intelligence to examine Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s classic novella “The Little Prince.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page essay that summarizes and discusses a passage from Herodotus’s Histories, specifically Book 4, chapters 176-183. The writer relates the themes in this passages to themes that characterize the work as a whole. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares 2 stories by Sinclair Ross. Ross’s short stories capture life on the Canadian prairie during the early decades of the twentieth century. Ross’s short stories “The Outlaw” and “A Field of Wheat” share similarities of style and context, but they also offer very different perspectives on prairie ...

A 5 page research paper that analyzes an Icelandic medieval saga. The writer focuses on the structure of this work and argues that it was composed for the purpose of being read aloud to people confined on isolated farms during Iceland's long winter. This purpose accounts for the informal tone of the work, its "artless ...

A 3 page paper which examines parental guidance of a child as it assists the child in finding their success, their individuality, in an American culture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In three pages this paper compares and contrasts how the protagonists of Sophocles’ Oedipus the King (also known as Oedipus Rex) and Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman satisfy the criteria of a tragic hero as Aristotle defined in his text Poetics. Six sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 6 page paper examines briefly Aristotle’s “guidelines” for tragedy, and argues that although Willy Loman is not a character in the mold of Hamlet or Oedipus, the play can in fact be seen as a classic tragedy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper uses Luigi Pirandello’s short story “War” to argue that children without siblings should not be exempt from serving in combat. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page paper which examines the differences between Don Quixote and the author of Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper analyzes Michael Crichton’s book about global warming, State of Fear. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper examines Oscar Wilde's work. Nietzsche is quoted in a discussion related to a thematic element of the work. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the meaning and significance of time in Benjamin Rosenbaum’s short story Start the Clock. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines the influence or pressure that society and family can make on an individual’s identity as it relates to several literary works. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the character of Dimmesdale as he lived by appearance rather than reality in Nathanial Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which looks in detail at the speech by Clarissa in Canto V of Rape of the Lock, with specific reference to ideas of morality, vanity and sexual relationships. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page research paper/essay argues that Poe's commentary on how to go about writing a short story, and also by the use of Latin in the narrative, and Poe's characterization of Montresor all substantiate the thesis that Montresor's confession does not represent remorse, but rather pride in his accomplishment, i.e., the ...

This 3 page paper explicates and responds to Marcella Durand’s work “The Clocktower.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper discusses three of the cases that Sacks describes in his book “An Anthropologist on Mars.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 20 page paper is an explication of the first six nights of William Blake’s poem “The Four Zoas.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines how Mark Twain’s and Henry James’ characters were realists, or not, as they appear in Twain’s The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and James’ The Real Thing. No additional sources cited.

3 pages in length. Will Hunting is no more able to tap into his inherent genius than he is ready to relinquish his blue collar roots - not so much because he is not interested in achieving such recognized accomplishment but because - like with most other things in his life including Skylar - ...

This 6 page paper discusses the literary works and reputation of Kate Chopin, with emphasis on “The Awakening.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper which summarizes Stephanie Meyer’s novel Eclipse. The paper also examines main characters and conflicts. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page essay that discusses the meaning and significance of fire imagery in William Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses Goethe’s first novel, “The Sorrows of Young Werther” with regard to the following questions: who is telling the story, to whom is it told, how much time passes, where the story is set, and how do specific words affect the reader’s understanding of the story. Bibliography lists 1 source.