Essays and Research Papers on American Literature

This 4 page paper discusses how irony is used in these two stories to highlight their themes. This paper cites many specific examples from the texts of these stories as evidence. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper lists examples of images of darkness and light from this book and analyzes them. Furthermore, this paper explores the duality of values in this story, which is evidenced in the Christian versus traditional worlds portrayed. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper examines the mystery of Edwin Drood, which was never completed due to the death of the author. This paper "solves" the mystery, and provides quotes from the book as support for the asertation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper examines this classic story and asserts that it is racist. This paper provides examples from the text to highlight this thesis. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which examines the theological themes in Flannery O'Connor's short story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." 1 additional source cited.

A 4 page paper which examines Kate Chopin's short story "Story of an Hour" and discusses aspects of realism within. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines elements of expressionism in Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front.” No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which analyzes Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Everything that Rises Must Converge.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which discusses the character of Nancy in Faulkner’s “That Evening Sun.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page research paper that takes the form of a hypothetical letter from Waldo Frank to Carl Sandburg, in which the writer tries to create how Frank might have reacted to Sandburg's poetry. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses and analyzes Dorothy Allison's book, Bastard out of Carolina, for the element and theme of hunger. Examples given and cited from text. Bibliography cites 1 source.

A 3 page research paper that examines Cisneros' short story "Eleven" as an example of modernist writing. The writer discusses the elements of the short story that are characteristic of the modernism movement. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which takes one passage from chapter 87 of Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” and illustrates how it relates to the entire novel. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page report discusses Sylvia Plath (1932-63), the American poet and writer who is most often remembered as a brilliant but tortured artist who faced a mental breakdown and immeasurable despair that eventually led her to kill herself at the age of 31. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page research paper that analyzes Eudora Welty's The Robber Bridegroom in terms of how this novel demonstrates the characteristics of Southern literature. Page count includes a 1-page outline. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 4 page paper is a detailed analysis of "Moby Dick's" Chapter 88 - "Schools and School Masters". This paper highlights 4 specific passages and uses these passages to give perspective to the entire story as well as presenting an analytical discussion of the layers of meaning in these specific passages. Bibliography lists ...

This 5 page paper discusses 5 specific passages from "Moby Dick" and uses these passages to highlight relevant themes in the story. Furthermore, detailed analysis is provided for these passages specifically, which are important both for their surface meaning as well as their deeper messages. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which examines a passage from Chapter 88 of Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick.” No additional sources cited.

A 6 page overview of these two classic works of literature. Each story provides an insight to family life that leaves the reader feeling as though they were a part of that family. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines Mark Twain’s novel “Pudd’nhead Wilson” from a feminist perspective. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

A 3 page paper which reflects on Willa Cather’s story “Shadows on the Rock.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page essay that analyzes the structure of Chayefsky's television drama Marty, a poignant story of human relations in which a thirty-six year old butcher, who lives with his mother and describes himself as a "fat little ugly man," tries to find a relationship. The writer argues that the structure of this play ...

A 5 page analysis of this classic short story. This paper explores the thesis that “the ironing board and the act of ironing symbolize the mother looking back at the past and also the future of her daughter's life”. No additional sources are listed.

This is an 8 page paper providing an overview of Mark Twain’s “The Prince and the Pauper”. The paper also includes some tutorial language throughout in square brackets. Mark Twain (1835-1910) wrote his social and political satire “The Prince and the Pauper” in 1881 to tell the story of the social injustices which existed within ...

A 5 page review of the book detailing the 1993 downing of two MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in Mogadishu and the fighting which extended through the night. This event now holds the record for the longest sustained American firefight since Vietnam. The author of this paper contends that if Bowden’s book can be ...