Essays and Research Papers on (All) Literature

This 6 page essay discusses the theme of colonialism as it pertains to Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart." Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page essay that discusses how each member of the Wingfield family embraced illusion as a coping mechanism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines the influence and presence of Romanticism and Realism in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 2 ½ pages are annotated bibliography. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the short stories The Red Convertible and The Things They Carried, about the Vietnam experience. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper compares the work of early women writers (1500s-1600s) and argues that they make their points by turning men’s arguments around. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page essay focuses on the role of nature and atmosphere in Chekhov's The Duel. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Richard Farina's Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper offers 6 quotes taken from "Medea" by Euripides. Each quote is discussed and the writer expresses agreement or disagreement with the position indicated in the quote. Bibliography cites 1 source.

This 3 page book review reports on Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, which takes the form of an autobiography of a horse. The novel records animal abuses in the nineteenth century. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 7 page essay discusses the journeys to maturity that were made by Gilgamesh and Beowulf in their respective essays. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page essay first answers a question about what arguments were presented to Achilles by Phoenix and Ajax as to why he should return to the battlefield. The second question pertains to Achilles' reasons for refusing and the third question offers conclusions pertaining to Achilles' stance. Bibliography cites 1 source.

A 3 page essay that discusses the points that the writer/tutor found interesting in the texts. This particularly focuses on the social and culture description of the barrio given by Galarza. No other sources are cited.

This is an 8 page paper that provides an overview of Huck Finn. Various discussion questions are answered in depth. Bibliography lists 1 source.

In a paper of three pages, the author writes about the book Children of Dust. The author of this paper discusses the religious journey of the author and his life as a Muslim. There are two sources cited in this paper.

This 5 page essay discusses the theme of ethical idealism in Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun." Bibliography lists 6 sources.

In a paper of five pages, the author writes about the book the Joy Luck Club and the themes within the stories. The author of this paper writes about family, Chinese-American culture, and strong women. There are five sources cited in this paper.

This 8 page essay takes an anthropological and a feminist approach to interpreting Home's Iliad. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page paper, which includes 3 annotated citations, discusses "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan within the framework of the entire novel, The Joy Luck Club and literary criticism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page essay offers analysis of Herman's Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener." Bibliography lists only the primary source.

In a paper of four pages, the author writes a reaction paper to the book Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying. The author of this paper writes a brief summary and an analysis of the work, as well as an evaluation. There is one source cited in this paper. ...

This 10 page essay discusses how the issue of authority is integral to the plot of Sophocles' "Antigone." Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts protagonists in Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants and Alice Walker’s Everyday Use. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page essay discusses the short stories "Virgins" by Danielle Evans and "Bible" by Tobias Wolfe, share the feature that both of these narratives deal with the theme of female identity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page essay discusses plot, character, metaphor symbolism and themes in the famous short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which records the descent of a nineteenth century woman into madness. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page essay discusses the allusions in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's nineteenth century gothic novel Frankenstein to Adam in the creation story recorded in Genesis. The writer discusses the implications of this biblical allusion. Bibliography lists only the primary source.