Essays and Research Papers on American Literature

A 3 page essay about this short story. The writer describes the themes of the story with a synopsis. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page essay that focuses on the structure and symbolism of Hemingway's short story "Big Two-Hearted River, Parts I and II." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page essay compares Blanche DuBois, in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, and Willy Loman, in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. The writer argues that both characters suffered their downfalls primarily due to their illusions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page essay discusses the pivotal importance of Aibileen to the Kathryn Stockett's novel The Help. No additional sources cited.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of perception in "Ethan Frome". Focus is placed upon the way in which tragic personal experiences shape perception. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page essay reviews Eliot Asinof's book Eight Men Out, The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series, and its film adaptation, directed by John Sayles for Orion Picture, comparing similarities and differences. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page paper that offers a detailed summary of chapters 17-26 in Mario Puzo's novel The Fortunate Pilgrim. Only the novel is cited.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of redemption in "The Scarlet Letter". The three scenes at the scaffold are examine for symbolic value. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of public morality in the works of Hawthorne and Miller. The dangers of public morality are tied to contemporary events through an analysis of trends and patterns in the texts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 6 page paper that provides an overview of "The Great Gatsby". The novel's closing passage is explicated to emphasize the book's central theme. Bibliography lists 1 source.

In four pages this paper examines how Jack London utilizes setting as the antagonist in his classic short story. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.

There will always be differences between people from different cultures. This book by Anne Fadiman, written in a journalist style, demonstrates the presence of cultural barriers when looking at the treatment of a child with epilepsy. The writer argues that the barriers were too great for those involved to overcome. One source is cited ...

A 3 page paper which examines the role of the narrator in Mark Twain’s short story The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of the American Dream. Different views on the merits of the American Dream are presented by examining American literature ranging from Salinger to Morrison. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses Kurt Vonnegut’s early work, Cat’s Cradle. Bibliography lists two sources.

A 3 page paper which examines symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper reviews the book by author David Grann who attempts to solve the century old mystery of the disappearance of explorer Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett who set off in the early twentieth century to find the ancient Amazonian civilization of El Dorado. No additional sources are listed.

A 6 page paper which examines the labor conditions in Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper discusses the book and film versions of The Great Gatsby. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In three pages this paper examines the influence of Chippewa flawed heroine June Kashpaw on her various family members – her niece Albertine Johnson, her husband Gordie, and her son Lipsha Morrissey – as well as to the novel as a whole, thematically representing the search for identity among Native Americans. Six sources are ...

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of place in "Ethan Frome". The ability of place to exert a negative impact on individuals through social and physical circumstances is explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses conflicts experienced by the female protagonist in Kate Chopin's short story, "The Story of an Hour." Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In three pages this paper presents a microscopic examination of the paragraph beginning with, “It is a big, airy room” in Charlotte Perkins’ Gilman’s short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper.” No additional sources are listed.

A 3 page paper which examines two critical articles on the authors Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. The paper also examines their stories A Farewell to Arms and The Great Gatsby. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page essay that discusses the social causes behind Emily's murder of Homer Barron. Bibliography lists 4 sources.