Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

A 4 page essay that analyzes a realistic short story, "Grit," by Tom Franklin, focusing on the conflict between Roy and Glen. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page essay analyzes William Bradford's "From Of Plymouth Plantation," John Winthrop's "A Model of Christian Charity," and Mary Rowlandson's "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson" and discusses how each of these authors perceived their Puritan faith. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper examines this historic work and its interpretation of societal evolution. Juvenal places the blame for Rome's moral deterioration on the hands of those that have infiltrated elite Roman society. Bibliography lists 1 source.

In three pages this paper discusses the theme of lost innocence in William Golding’s post-World War II text. The bibliography lists the primary source.

This 5 page essay discusses nineteenth century author Kate Chopin's use of imagery in "The Storm" and "Desiree's Baby." In each work, Chopin's uses imagery to foreshadow future events, establish tone and creates a specific emotional climate that leads inevitably to the story's conclusion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page essay contrasts and compares Flowers for Algernon with the 1968 film Charly. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page essay presents a quote from F.R. Leavis and then argues that both T.S. Eliot's "Waste Land" and Stephen King's novel Misery exemplify this statement and should be considered as two of the artists on which art and literature depend. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page essay discusses the literary characteristics of the narrative, that is, its plot and symbols, which serve to foreshadow the family's fate at the hands of the Misfit and his henchmen. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In seven pages, this paper focuses on the theme of religious hypocrisy that is explored in Moliere’s (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin) seventeenth-century satirical play. Six sources are listed in the bibliography.

In three pages this paper examines how Poe’s famous short story spawned the fictional detective genre (most notably Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes) and real life crime scene investigations. Two sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 22 page essay draws on literature to substantiates its argument that the novel and film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird played a role within the larger framework of the Civil Rights Movement. Bibliography lists 17 sources.

This 3 page essay considers John Steinbeck's "Flight" in light of the naturalistic perspective demonstrated by Stephen Crane in "The Open Boat." Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page book review, which includes a 1.5 page outline of the paper, is on S.E. Hinton's That was Then, This is Now. The writer explores the differences and similarities in the 2 leading characters according to their appearance, behavior and relationships. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page books review pertains to My Friend Has Autism by Amanda Doering Tourville, which is a sensitive, informative picture book illustrated beautifully by Kristin Sorra. The writer describes the book and offers recommendations for its use in the classroom. Bibliography lists only this source.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of the Red Badge of Courage. Impressionistic details are used to emphasize theme. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is an 8 page paper that provides an overview of "Things Fall Apart". Elements of Western tragedy are examined. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page essay focuses on Zadie Smith's White Teeth (2000), which presents a multiethnic cast of characters who fail to comply with the traditional, Anglo-Saxon norms of Great Britain. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page essay is on the characters of Eliza Harris and Marie St. Clare in Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The writer argues that Eliza, a slave, fits the nineteenth century societal ideal for women, while Marie, a plantation owner's wife, does not. Bibliography lists only the novel.

This 6 page essay discusses the ways in which love is addressed within the New Testament, Dante's Divine Comedy, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Boccaccio's Decameron, and Machiavelli's The Prince. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page essay discusses setting in 3 short works: of James Joyce's "Araby," Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been," and T. Coraghessan Boyle's "Greasy Lake." Bibliography lists only the primary sources.

A four-page comparative analysis of these East and West literary works and their interpretations of man’s quest for spiritual enlightenment is presented. The bibliography lists only the primary sources.

This 3 page essay examines Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild and argues that both of these protagonists were societal rebels who thought independently of conventions and tried to live life on their own terms. Only the primary sources are cited.

This 5 page essay explicates the themes and symbolism evident in Ernest Hemingway's short story. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page essay compares Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" and Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" in regards to the theme of fantasy and wishful thinking. The writer argues that this theme is portrayed through the perspectives of Amanda and Willy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 2 page paper that provides an overview of self-denial in the works of Wilde and Woolf. A monologue from "The Picture of Dorian Grey" is used to explicate the themes of "Mrs. Dalloway". Bibliography lists 0 sources.