Essays and Research Papers on American Literature

A 3 page paper which compares similar elements in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the film Blade Runner. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page essay that discusses Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" in terms of the pros and cons of tradition. No other sources are cited.

A 3 page essay that discusses the character of Willy Loman from Arthur Miller’s play “Death of a Salesman,” in which Willy is portrayed as having a false and shallow sense of values. He has cheated on his wife and conveyed his superficial, impractical and false value system to his sons, which serves as a ...

A 3 page essay on William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" that focuses on his use of narration. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper discusses the dream symbolism in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which discusses the development of the relationship between Hagar and Lottie in Margaret Laurence’s The Stone Angel. No additional sources cited.

This five-page-paper explores the underlying theme of good Vs evil in the Young Goodman Brown essay by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The choices Goodman Brown makes are analysis and discussed. Bibliography lists one source.

A 4 page paper which examines the narrative structure of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper uses the book “The Quiet Room” as a springboard to discuss what issues a student might face in caring for the mentally ill. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper explains the use of the doppelganger by Edgar Allan Poe in his short story “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper uses the book “The Killer Angels” as the source for a discussion of two Civil War commanders, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and James Longstreet. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper discusses the book “Revolutionary Mothers” by Carol Berkin, about the contribution women made to the American fight for independence. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 2 page outline (not a full discussion) of a proposed paper that would stress the irony in this short story. The proposed thesis is that the irony in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” is that a barbaric practice is accepted as necessary simply because it is ancient and has always been practiced; and therefore, ...

In seven pages this paper analyzes how the author employs the literary device of irony throughout her 1948 short story. Eight sources are cited in the bibliography.

This 5 page paper answers questions about Stephen Foreman’s novel “Toehold,” about a tiny town in the Alaskan wilderness. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In nine pages this paper analyzes how the author symbolically represents the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ in the novel and the importance of this religious symbolism to the story of the dysfunctional Compson family and the decline of the Southern aristocracy. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.

In ten pages this paper considers the life of author Edgar Allan Poe, how his works were influenced by his depression and suicidal tendencies, and how suicidal tendencies manifest themselves in his famous short story, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart.’ Ten sources are cited in the bibliography.

This 5 page paper examines tone as used by fiction writers. Some examples of how tone is created come from the works of Letitia Burwell, Louisa May Alcott and Azar Nafisi. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the alternative titles that F. Scott Fitzgerald was considering for his classic novel “The Great Gatsby,” and what each refers to. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the setting elements in Kate Chopin’s short story The Story of an Hour. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper summarizes a chapter from the book “Workforce 2020,” about what the American workforce might look like in the year 2020. Bibliography lists 1 source.

In ten pages this paper examines the five market structure examples of pure competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, monopoly, and monopsony that are featured in John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.

This 5 page paper argues that Jay Gatsby is great at times, but craven at others. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper discusses the literary devices Shirley Jackson uses in her classic short story “The Lottery.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page paper which examines the controversial nature of Kate Chopin and her work. Bibliography lists 2 sources.