Essays and Research Papers on British Literature

(7 pp.) Did you read the title and think that this was an oxymoron? Did women have identities in the year Defoe's novel was published? Certainly they could not have overt identities, that is for sure; however Defoe is able to provide them for Moll in the relationship she has with her ...

An 8 page essay that argues that Henry James works, The Turn of the Screw and What Maisie Knew, represent the way that childhood was socially constructed in the nineteenth century and the theme of both works is that children should be regarded as people, and not manipulated by adults for their own ends. Bibliography ...

12 pages in length. Edgar Allan Poe's irony filled tale The Cask of Amontillado is an entertaining if not also somewhat horrific tale. This is, however the author's normal genre and he is indeed the master at what he does. This paper will look at the ironies and subtle nuances that lend this story its twists and ...

A seven page paper which looks at the character of the Wife of Bath in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, and the way in which she is portrayed as a complex and realistic figure in terms of her attitudes, behaviour and perception of human nature, both in relation to the other pilgrims and in her interpretation of ...

A ten page paper which looks at Pat Barker’s novels in terms of the way in which they deal with perceptions of the truth, the role of language as distinct from the Self in communication, and the difficulties inherent in validating experiential and testamentary data as historical fact in the absence of empirical fact. Bibliography lists ...

A five page paper which looks at George Orwell’s satire, Animal Farm, and the way in which the narrative is treated in the modern film version, in comparison to the original text. Bibliography lists 4 sources

This 5 page report discusses Jane Austen’s last novel “Persuasion” and the 1995 movie adaptation of the book. The characters of “Persuasion” (or any other Jane Austen novel) are almost always constantly talking. They chatter, they gossip, and speculate on every aspect of the world around them. It is in this fact that the “Persuasion” is the most radically different. ...

5 pages in length. Oftentimes when we think we are in love, it is not so much the emotion of love in the truest sense of the word, but perhaps more an obsession. Especially when the one we perceive to love is not that easy to win, our thoughts turn to the pursuit of what we think we ...

A 5 page paper which compares these two feminine protagonists. No additional sources are used.

4 pages. When we consider both of the writings by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter and The Minister's Black Veil, we are seeing Hawthorne manipulating once again the darker side of mankind, and symbols to represent that dark side. With one symbol a big red "A" and the other a mysterious black veil, both of these symbols depict something ...

A seven page paper which looks at the different ways in which the authorial voice is used in Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, showing the way in which the author can manipulate and direct the development of the narrative by either presenting different viewpoints, or focusing solely ...

A 5 page paper which examines the genres and themes of each play. No additional sources are used.

A 5 page essay that examines the elements that Charlotte Bronte valued in a relationship between a man and woman, basing these deductions on the way she dramatized Jane's relationship to Rochester and St. John Rivers. No additional sources cited.

5 pages in length. Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde illustrates the manner by which social status establishes a primary element of acceptance, inasmuch as Dr. Layons, Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield are able to overlook Dr. Jekyll's indiscretions due to his class distinction. Indeed, are all ...

A 5 page paper which examines the story’s plot, theme, characters, structure, tone, main points of story, and considers whether or not there is stream of consciousness. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

“ A five page paper which looks at some of the mothers in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, in terms of the way in which they relate to their children, manipulate their families for their own ends, and pursue self-interested and selfish personal agendas.

A 5 page paper which presents critical reviews of the story "A Severed Head" by Iris Murdoch. The paper discusses what appear to be the reactions towards her story during the time of its publication and during other times as well. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page outline of the stories which unfold in these three books. The author utilizes a feminist approach to conclude that in comparison to the weaknesses of human nature, the scenarios which unfold in these books reveal the importance on relying on something stronger than humanity. We must look to our spirituality ...

Milton, within the second book of Paradise Lost presents an allegory or metaphorical parable to explain the existence of Sin And Death. This 5 page paper explores the use and purpose of the allegory. No additional sources are listed.

This 5 page paper looks at this adult book which mixes myth and fantasy in order to ascertain the depictions of reality. Reality may be seen as a perspectives, yet in this book we see how reality is viewed from many different perspectives. By setting the book in the twentieth century, but calling on Arthurian ...

A 5 page paper which contrasts the growth and change of Marianne with the lack of growth/change in Lucy. No additional sources are used.

5 pages in length. Peculiar behavior amidst a boring, uninspiring backdrop of the workplace, Herman Melville's Bartleby, The Scrivener addresses the very essence of human acceptance. The seemingly quiet and pastoral composition ultimately gives way to another, sometimes hidden side of the issue: dealing with conflict between human beings. The exact manner ...

Thomas Hardy’s Tess – Doomed from the Start: This 6-page analytical essay examines the many ways in which Thomas Hardy’s novel, Tess d’Urbervilles is steeped in fatalism. In addition, the author’s masterful use of foreshadowing will be discussed in detail. Numerous direct quotations from the text are used to support both premises. Bibliography lists ...

A Comparison to Jane Austin's Emma; This 6 page paper considers the public and private perceptions of women at the beginning of the nineteen century. There was a great difference in the status of a married woman and that of a single woman, which can be seen by the way in which it contrasts with ...

A 5 page paper which compares scenes from the novel and the film version of "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.