Essays and Research Papers on American Literature

A 5 page research essay on the legitimacy of the abortion debate in Hemmingway's story as it relates to safety. The writer shows the need for abortion throughout time, how unsafe abortions were at the time Hemmingway wrote the story, and how the story reflects this reality. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page essay on the concept of oneness as it relates to 'everything' versus 'nothing' in Hemmingway's two stories. The writer discusses the concept of oneness in terms of dichotomies in plot, setting, characterization and dialogue. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page examination of Ernest Hemingway's short story, 'The butterfly and the tank' as a metaphor of Hemingway and the war itself as perceived by his critical contemporaries. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page general overview in which the writer discusses the novel's meaning, influence, and success. Bibliography cites 5 additional sources.

A 6 page paper on the importance of buying, lending, and paying for things in Hemingway's first novel. The paper suggests that Hemingway is using money as a substitute for meaning. Two sources cited.

5 pages in length. Robert Meyerson's analysis of Ernest Hemingway's character Robert Cohn in The Sun Also Rises is both accurate and revealing with regard to the overall central claims about the novel. The writer evaluates the article's main arguments and judges the validity of those points.

A 7 page research paper comparing the characters, setting and plots of the two great Hemingway books. The writer details plot synopses, main characters, the settings, and the meanings derived from them. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

9 pages in length. A concise analysis of Hemmingway's novel concentrating primarily upon its use of biblical symbolism. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 9 page research paper on Hemingway's classic tale and its meaning. The writer details how the setting is symbolic of Hemingway's views of life and death, and what it means to be a real man. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 5 page essay on the transformation of Frederic Henry, the main character in this Ernest Hemingway's novel. The writer traces events in the novel to show how Henry develops from being very immature at the beginning of the story and then ... through the processes of war and his love for Catherine, he ...

A 6 page research paper that examines Hemingway's use of characterization to broaden the scope and breadth of the novel's setting and time frame. The writer demonstrates that the complex nature of Spanish society is shown via the presence of a varied cast of minor characters that also contribute to the reader's understanding of the ...

A 5 page overview of the underlying theme of loneliness and self deception in the characters of 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'. Associates these characteristics as being reminiscent of Hemingway himself. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page paper discussing the figure of the Hemingway Code Hero -- the stock figure he invented as the personification of the perfect man -- in both Frederick Henry and Robert Jordan. The paper concludes that even though these characters are very different, in their different aspects as seeker and finder, they are ...

A 4 page exposition of Hemingway's short story, looking at the background of the protagonist, a soldier just home from the war, before and during the war. Special attention is paid to how Krebs' activities before the story opens affect the story's development and outcome. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page research paper that gives a brief look at the work of Fitzgerald as a whole while attempting to explain why Fitzgerald's reputation flourishes despite that fact that his only work of critical acclaim is The Great Gatsby. The writer demonstrates that this may have more to do with the critics then with ...

In 5 pages the author discusses F. Scott Fitzgerald and a comparison of him to the protagonists in 3 of his novels. Amory Blaine is the protagonist of 'This Side of Paradise.' Jay Gatsby is the protagonist of 'The Great Gatsby.' Monroe Stahr is the protagonist of 'The Love of the Last Tycoon.' Although ...

A 7 page essay exploring why Gatsby had such an obsessive desire for Daisy. The writer purports that Gatsby began by pursuing an ideal, not the real woman. In fact, he could not recognize the type of person she had become since they last saw each other. Gatsby lives in a dream world and Daisy ...

A 5 page paper which provides a character sketch of Nick Carraway, the narrator and protagonist of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page paper looking at F. Scott Fitzgerald's greatest novel in terms of its indictment of the American Dream. Through a deep analysis of the novel's symbolism, it shows how the novel's characters are seduced by the mistaken belief that money equals self-worth. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page report discusses F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel 'The Great Gatsby' and explains the ways in which Gatsby presents a twisted and corrupted version of the 'great American dream.' No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper that argues the importance of the theme of corruption of the American Dream in F.Scott Fitzgerald's novel. The writer suggests that the dichotomy created by the characterizations of Nick and the Wilsons in comparison with the lifestyles of Gatsby and the Buchanans is significant to the theme of corruption. ...

A 5 page research paper on F. Scott Fitzgerald's use of the character Tom Buchanan to reflect the corruption of America in terms of Big Business and racism. The writer argues that Buchanan is only one of the characters which reflect Fitzgerald's sense of a being 'last in a line' of American gentlemen. ...

A 5 page analysis of Gatsby and his true identity. While having come from a poor background, in comparison to Daisy's, he became the incredibly wealthy man we see in the beginning of the story. Because he is wealthy by no means has changed his character or his desires. Everyone in the story is driven ...

A 3 page essay on the use of setting and how they influence the characters in the novel and what impact settings have on the novel as a whole. No additional sources cited.

5 pages in length. The writer discusses the concept of materialism in 'The Great Gatsby,' as well as addresses issues of style, character and plot. Bibliography lists 6 sources.