Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

In three pages this paper analyzes the novel from these thematic perspectives. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.

This 5 page paper discusses the literary devices James Baldwin uses in his classic story “Sonny’s Blues,” and sets the story in its historical and social context. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the institution of slavery through Alex Haley’s work Roots and The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass. No additional sources cited.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of the American identity. The perspectives of various writers such as Anthony Burgess, Alice Walker, and F. Scott Fitzgerald are considered. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the way governments are shown to use fear in the books Waiting for the Barbarians and Persepolis. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper examines these characters in the classic work. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is an 8 page paper that provides an overview of Alexander Pope and Frederick Douglass. The similarities and differences between the two are situated in an historical context. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper explores Joan Didion’s short story and the feelings it conveys about the author’s ideas and feelings about home and how they relate to her current life. No other sources are listed.

A 3 page essay that summarizes Guy de Maupassant's Pierre et Jean and argues that the principal theme is the effect that resentment, jealousy and suspicion have on family dynamics, with particular emphasis on its detrimental effect on Pierre. Critical approaches to the novel are also briefly summarized. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of a trip to Burma. A short story tells of how a Western teenager is changed by a volunteer trip to Burma. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This is a 6 page paper that provides an overview of Beowulf. The abundance of both Pagan and Christian values are analyzed through discussion questions. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page essay that offers an overview of the realism movement in late nineteenth/early twentieth century American literature. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 5 page paper in which the writer provides an overview of the theme of the individual vs. society in "The Scarlet Letter". A deductive analysis is conducted of Hester's punishment scene. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of "Around the World in Eighty Days". The impact of Verne's social and personal experiences on the work are examined. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page essay that describes how the theme of hospitality is prevalent in Homer's epic The Odyssey. No additional sources are cited.

A 4 page essay that focuses on how Tsitsi Dangarembga, in her novel, Nervous Conditions, portrays the effect of colonialism on native women. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants". The story's use of symbolism is discussed as well as its theme. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper examines William Faulkner's works and evaluates the significance of wealth in society. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page essay about this short story. The writer describes the themes of the story with a synopsis. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page essay that focuses on the structure and symbolism of Hemingway's short story "Big Two-Hearted River, Parts I and II." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page essay compares Blanche DuBois, in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, and Willy Loman, in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. The writer argues that both characters suffered their downfalls primarily due to their illusions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page paper argues the thesis that Rawling's novel revived the twenty-first century adventure genre. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 3 page essay discusses the pivotal importance of Aibileen to the Kathryn Stockett's novel The Help. No additional sources cited.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of perception in "Ethan Frome". Focus is placed upon the way in which tragic personal experiences shape perception. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page essay reviews Eliot Asinof's book Eight Men Out, The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series, and its film adaptation, directed by John Sayles for Orion Picture, comparing similarities and differences. Bibliography lists 6 sources.