Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This 4 page paper discusses two works by Ernest Hemingway, the novel “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and the short story “Hills Like White Elephants.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In three pages, this paper examines this period in author George Orwell’s life in terms of the author’s personal feelings about the experience, the internal conflicts, it generated, and how these contributed to his composition of the essays “A Hanging” and “Shooting an Elephant.” Six sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 3 page paper which discusses how the character of Joy, in Flannery O’Connor’s Good Country People, and Yank, in Eugene O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape, perceive themselves in society. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper summarizes the key points in William Bennett’s book “Why We Fight” and notes that a reader will agree or disagree depending on their political stance, since Bennett is a hard-line conservative. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper discusses the book “Whatever It Takes” by Paul Tough, about Geoffrey Canada’s revolutionary ideas to help poor children succeed in school. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the influence of nature in Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha and Albert Camus’ The Stranger. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page book report on the novel 1862 by Robert Conroy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which compares elements in Gilgamesh and The Odyssey. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This paper explores “The American Dream” by Edward Albee and “The Revolt of ‘Mother’” by Mary Wilkins and how they deal with miscommunication. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the way class is presented in two works; Honky, by Dalton Conley and Leonard Michaels Nachman from Los Angeles. The paper considers how social class is perceived and p-resent by the author and the way that class differences manifest throughout the texts. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at different methods of inquiry, outlining inductive consensual, analytic deductive, multiple realities, dialectic and unbounded systems thinking and choosing one approaches, the analytic deductive, outlining the way it will be used. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 3 page book report examines this work of historic fiction. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page research paper that offers two examples of description from Part 4 of Gulliver's Travels and discusses how description shapes the reader's response to the narrative. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which analyzes elements of Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour. No additional sources cited.

3 pages in length. The writer briefly argues why Beowulf should be considered an epic hero. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

12 pages in length. Thematic composition is the structural basis of Flannery O'Connor's effective approach to confronting social ills. Utilizing the tenets of grace and good versus evil, the prolific author strives to enlighten her readership by illustrating how ordinary, everyday people struggle to find their respective places within the grander scheme of ...

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and The Scarlet Letter. Quotes are provided from each of the works. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper reviews the book The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure by Chris Prentiss, in which he says that the underlying reason for the behavior must be addressed before the drinking or drug taking can be stopped. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3-page paper discusses Wilson Rawl's novel, Where the Red Fern Grows, describing its plot, characters and meaning. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which examines the novel The House of Seven Gables by Nathanial Hawthorne as it relates to the meaning of activities outside and inside the house. No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper analyzes the book “Miko Kings” by LeAnne Howe, and particularly the importance of baseball to the Native Americans in the novel. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the meaning of a passage in Virginia Woolf’s novel “Orlando.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

HVderusa.rtf This 5 page paper discusses Bernard Edelman’s book, comprised of actual letters written by soldiers in Vietnam to those at home. It explains the central argument, supports it, and critiques the book. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which offers up an analysis of aspects of the novel Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper discusses the novel Bread Givers and how the differences between America and life in the shtetl helps to explain the conflict between Sara and her father. Bibliography lists 3 sources