Essays and Research Papers on American Literature

This 5 page paper discusses the moral crises faced by the title characters in “Silas Lapham” and “Huckleberry Finn.” The paper argues that both characters choose to do what’s right at considerable cost to themselves. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page essay that discusses the theme of greed in the Great Gatsby and relates it to the current financial crisis occurring in American and world society. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the novel “Martin Eden” by Jack London, and answers questions with regard to the issues it raises about class barriers, capitalism and success. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page paper. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) author of Little Women and Kate Chopin (1850-1904) author of The Awakening are two of the most celebrated female authors of the nineteenth century. The following hypothetical dialogue between Alcott and Chopin on women’s equality presupposes that each author would have an intimate knowledge of the other’s ...

A 3 page paper which examines Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle and discusses the problems and solutions presented in the novel as it relates to reform. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

A 4 page analysis of the character of Harry in Ernest Hemmingway’s short story The Snows of Kilimanjaro. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at how Foreman can increased reader enjoyment by looking at, and critiquing his book; Toehold,. The paper is written in the form of a memo and suggests some improvements. The bibliography cites 1 source.

A 5 page paper which compares how the cinematic version differs from the novel and the motivations behind whatever changes that may have been made. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which analyzes the short story Hunters in the Snow by Tobias Wolff. No additional sources cited.

his 3 page paper looks at 1925 work “The House Without A Key” considering the way women are presenting, discussing whether they are shown s autonomous individuals or presented as in a way that is characteristic of the patriarchal society of the time. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This 3 page paper discusses the stories "Wipeout" and "Unchain My Heart" by Thom Jones. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the impact of the book “Tuesday with Morrie” on the reader. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page essay that discusses the career of William Sydney Porter, who is better known by his pseudonym of “O. Henry,” a man who is one of America’s most prolific writers of the short story genre (O. Henry, Writer). Over the course of his career, O. Henry wrote roughly 600 short stories, which were ...

A 4 page case book study/research paper of Jack London’s Call of the Wild. The writer discusses critical reception and evaluation of the book, a summary of the plot and a brief discussion of themes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses aspects of Leslie Marmon Silko’s novel, “Ceremony.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper responds to one of Thoreau’s quotes: “I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 11 page paper analyzes the book “The Coming Darkness” by John Ankerberg and John Weldon. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page discussion of the differences in the way Sherman Alexie and N. Scott Momaday depict Native American culture. This paper asserts that they aren’t sending different messages to different audiences. The audience is the same and the threats are the same. They just choose to illustrate those threats differently. Bibliography ...

A 3 page essay that offers a psychological explication of Robert Frost's poem "Home Burial." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines many elements within John Updike’s short story A&P. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines how Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman can be seen as an indictment against the American Dream. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts the point of view in Margaret Atwood’s Death by Landscape and Richard Ford’s Great Falls. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the element and role of time in William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury and T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which compares Robert Frost’s Mending Wall and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper compares two of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories, “The Black Cat” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.