Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This 6 page paper discusses the book The Tides of War by Steven Pressfield. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper that offers up a book review on J.K. Rowling’s novel Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. No additional sources cited.

4 pages in length. The apocalyptic resonance of McCarthy's The Road can be interpreted in any one of myriad ways from a forewarning of the impending fallout from post-911 to the never-ending question of God's existence, however, what truly echo time and time again throughout the story is how mankind's unyielding push into technological ...

This 4 page paper discusses Elliot Leyton’s theories about serial and mass killers and why he is critical of the medical model as an explanation for these crimes. It discusses the model he offers instead and analyzes the D.C. Shooters and argues that they fit his alternative theory very well. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares these three works. Three of the greatest tragic plays every written are "Oedipus" by Sophocles; "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare; and "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller. While these plays are vastly different, as their subject matter and their playwrights are separated by centuries, they also bear ...

This 3 page paper is a reaction to the book “When Smoke Ran Like Water,” about environmental pollution, written by Devra Davis. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This paper analyzes five short stories and gives reactions to them. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the story The Problem of Old Harjo and how it relates to Hamlet. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines why Jack London chose to tell the story, The Call of the Wild, through the animal’s eyes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page book review that offers an overview of the characters, both female and male, and how their lives are influenced by patriarchy and colonialism. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper introduces Franz Kafka and his life. The writer discusses how Metamorphosis reflects Kafka’s relationship with his own father. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper analyzes an article written by Edwin Jonestown, about Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel Brave New World. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the metaphorical landscape presented in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and This Side of Paradise. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page essay explores the camera and thematic angles in both the film and book versions of "Atonement" and "No Country for Old Men." 4 sources cited.

This 12 page paper discusses some of the concepts set forth by Jim Collins in his book “Good to Great.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which analyzes the character of Lucy Gayheart in the novel of the same name by Willa Cather. No additional source cited.

This 3 page book report provides a plot summary as well as a look at characterization, the setting and other elements. Some critical points are made. No additional sources cited.

An 8 page paper which examines the role of feminism in nature as presented in Willa Cather’s O Pioneer and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Herland. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper explains how “Oedipus Rex” fulfills Aristotle’s concepts of tragedy: a hero who endures great suffering; his tragic flaw; the catharsis at the end of the play. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the theme in Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. The theme is that a man can be destroyed but not defeated. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour” and argues that it is her husband’s death, not his survival, that kills her. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In five pages this paper compares how each play explores the theme of being enslaved by fate. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 4 page paper examines the Faulkner tale. Several instances of foreshadowing are noted. Quotes are included. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page essay that discusses the theme of nationalism in Michael Ondaatje's novel The English Patient, which tells a psychologically complex narrative in which the themes of nationality and identity are interwoven. The web of relationships, issues and circumstances that are associated with the theme of nationality, within the context of World War ...

This 12 page paper uses the novel “Who Would Have Thought It?” by Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton as a springboard to consider the question of whether the term “melting pot” applies more accurately to the U.S. or Mexico. The paper argues that the term as generally understood doesn’t apply in this context, and that ...