Essays and Research Papers on American Literature

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

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 3 page essay discusses the changing attitudes of Sarty towards his father in William Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper compares the main characters in the two stories Clever Manka and The Story of an Hour. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the protagonist, antagonist, dominant conflict and resolution of Kate Chopin’s brilliant short story, “The Story of an Hour.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper argues that Mrs. Mallard did not love her husband. The characters appear in The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper discusses scholarship and the meaning of Amy Tan's "Two Kinds." Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page essay pertains to Zora Neale Hurston's feminist influence in regards to the writing of Alice Walker. Bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 5 page paper that examines the interracial relationships in James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans. No additional sources cited.

This 7 page paper is a critical analysis of the book Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin, who suffers from autism. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 6 page paper argues that the narrator of the story The Yellow Wallpaper was not seriously ill when the story began, but was driven insane by her treatment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page essay pertains to short stories Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" and Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown." The writer contrasts and compares them. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page essay pertains to Ken Kesey's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest and the nature of McMurphy's conflict with authority, which the writer identifies with sexuality and support for patriarchal concepts of femininity. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page essay focuses on the theme of betrayal in "Death of a Salesman." Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 5 page essay examines the writing and Ralph Waldo Emerson and William Bradford and discusses how each author viewed nature. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In a paper of three pages, the author writes about the novel American Rust, but Philipp Meyer. The author of this paper discusses the concept of the economy on the decline, unemployment and poverty. There is one source cited in this paper.

A 3 page paper which discusses interesting aspects of Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper compares the authors’ viewpoints in Rules of the Game by Amy Tan and Paul’s Case by Willa Cather. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper provides a close reading and interpretation of the last few paragraphs of Chestnutt’s story, The Web of Circumstance. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper is a reflective book review of Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and the film Crooklyn. No additional sources cited.

In a paper of three pages, the author writes about Common Sense. The author of this paper discusses how it relates to the American Revolution. There are four sources cited in this paper.

This 8 page paper discusses Superman, the Golden Age of Comic Books, and its influence on children. Bibliography lists 10 sources.