Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of reading in "Madame Bovary". The argument is made that reading symbolizes the disparity between Romantic ideals and the reality of life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of parallels between the society of "Fahrenheit 451" and contemporary American society. Outline and paper are included. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

A 3 page paper which looks at Anton Chekhov’s short story Lady with Lapdog and argues how the story demonstrates how love can be found in the arms of another. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the Wife of Bath and what Chaucer, in Canterbury Tales, may have thought regarding women. No additional sources.

This 4 page book review argues that Strout's characterization makes readers come to care for the unlikeable protagonist whose personality is revealed through 13 short stories. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines how literature reflects community as seen in William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily and Toni Cade Bambara’s The Lesson. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the work of Arthur Miller and how the post war era clearly influenced his work. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which analyzes the character of Guy in Edwidge Danticat’s short story A Wall of Fire. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper answers various questions about the book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. Bibliography lists 1 sources.

This 5 page essay contrasts and compares the narratives of The Golden Ass or Metamorphoses by Lucius Apuleius, an ancient Roman author, with the action/adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark. The writer argues that both works were intended for entertainment and relate a hero's journey. No additional sources are cited.

A 2 page paper which examines and compares Goethe’s Faust and Francis Bacon’s The New Atlantis. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper considers the 1947 book by Wu Zhuoliu. The impacts of Japanese and Chinese colonialism are analyzed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is an 8 page paper that provides an overview of the unreliable narrator device. Using novels by Margaret Atwood and Henry James as models, the use of the device is explored. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of foreshadowing. The function of foreshadowing is explored through examples from Chopin, Faulkner, and Jewett. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of Saenz's "Last Night I Sang to the Monster". A psychoanalytic criticism is performed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of the Greek figure of Agamemnon. His treatment in a variety of tragedies is explored. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses Tim O’Brien’s use of realism in his short stories “Days,” from the collection “If I Die in a Combat Zone”; and “The Things They Carried,” from a collection with the same name. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the way in which Faulkner handles deception in his short story Barn Burning and his novella Spotted Horses. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines character connections in the book The Hours by Michael Cunningham. The paper also examines the film. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the character of Daisy from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Kit from The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles. No additional sources.

A 3 page paper which examines what Franny is searching for in J.D. Salinger’s novel Franny and Zooey. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page research paper/essay that compares and contrasts these two women, focusing principally on how their weapons of choice in committing murder are congruent with masculinity and femininity. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of Chrysostom's "Baptismal Instructions". The influence upon both ritual and value within the faith is emphasized. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily". The paper argues that the culture and values of Southern society are to blame for Emily's murder of Homer. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of John Proctor's trial from the Crucible. The trial is critiqued on the basis of Constitutional tenets and rights. Bibliography lists 1 source.