Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

In six pages this paper examines the differing views of Mama and Dee regarding cultural identity as presented in Alice Walker’s short story, and then arguing in favor of Dee’s more global interpretation. Two sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 3 page paper which analyzes Goethe’s story The Sorrows of Young Werther. No additional sources cited.

This 4-page paper provides an analysis of Bauer's book Don't Call Me Ishmael. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page essay that discusses how Langston Hughes in his short story "One Friday Morning" and James Joyce in "Araby" both describe situations of loss. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In this three page paper, the author questions if Toni Morrison's ideas in "Cinderella's Stepsisters" are possible. Can women really make it in the business world without knocking each other down in the process? There is one source.

A 3 page essay that discusses how Kate Chopin's nineteenth century short story addresses the illogic and injustice of racism. No other sources cited.

A 3 page paper which compares Alice Walker’s Am I Blue? And George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant as it relates to personal observation/experience. No additional sources cited.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of death imagery in "A Rose for Emily". The use of death imagery to convey the theme is explored. Bibliography lists 1 source.

An 8 page research paper that discusses the theme of death in the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the life and work of Edgar Allan Poe. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page essay that compares and contrasts Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." The writer discusses how Torvald's betrayal of Nora resembles the way in which Claudio rejects Hero. No additional sources cited.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of Morrison's "The Bluest Eye". Textual evidence is cited to show how standards of beauty undermine young women's self esteem. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of the Aeneid. The view of justice presented during the journey to the underworld is tied to Roman justice. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper compares and contrasts “Graduation” by Maya Angelou and “One Friday Morning” by Langston Hughes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page essay that describes Athol Fugard's play "'Master Harold'...and the boys" in terms of the paradox expressed in "Macbeth," as "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" (I.i.11). Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which analyzes the institution of marriage in Tom Jones by Henry Fielding. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of justice in the novel "Dangerous Liaisons". Evidence is given to suggest that any justice in the novel's resolution lacks a moral dimension. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which evaluates the institution of marriage in of Kate Chopin’s short story The Story of an Hour. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of stories by Hannah and O'Brien. Interpretation of symbols emphasizes the link between the sacred and the mundane. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper considers the factors that resulted in the so-called Lost Generation. Using Hemmingway's “Farewell to Arms” this paper illustrates the deep preoccupation with death and overall disillusionment that characterized the time.

A 3 page paper which examines the role of the narrator in Sarah Ornes Jewett’s short story The White Heron. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the first five chapters of this novel that focuses on economics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In four pages this paper compares and contrasts the suffering, separation, and alienation in these stories, how the protagonists change, and how their families change as a result. Two sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 4 page paper which compares Kate Chopin with her character Mrs. Mallard in her short story The Story of an Hour. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of the differences between the novel and film of de Laclos' "Dangerous Liaisons". Emphasis is placed upon the moralistic characterization of Valmont that was non-existent in the novel, and how it undermines the feminist reading of the work. Bibliography lists 2 sources.