Essays and Research Papers on British Literature

A 7 page paper which compares the social worlds depicted in each British novel. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page essay that analyzes Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. The writer contrasts and compares the way that these writers created doubles in their narratives. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page contention that feeling and emotion are each integral components of the Romanticist literary style. This style attempt to move its reader through emotion and description, not necessarily realism. While other styles of literature often resort to historical fact or even scientific fact, Romanticism depends of its ability to influence the ...

7 pages. The infamous book by Mary Shelley, Frankenstein was influenced by the changing world as well as religious views from real life. When discussing the topic of man vs. God in Shelley's book, one almost always hears that creating Frankenstein's monster is an indication of man trying to play God. ...

A 5 page essay that examines Conrad's novel Lord Jim as what human qualities does Conrad intend for the reader to admire or reject. No additional sources cited.

An 11 page paper which compares and contrasts the film rendition and novel of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Fellowship of the Ring." Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This paper discusses the significane of the friendship between Henry Clerval and Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein. The essay examines what, symbolically and physically, the friendship represents to Frankenstein. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the emancipation of the female in Charlotte Bronte’s novel “Jane Eyre”. Through the eyes and mind of Jane, women gain a free perspective of the social, intellectual, financial and sexual restrictions of the Victorian era. Other characters are also used as examples of the different restrictions represented in ...

A 5 page research paper/essay that analyzes the epic poem Beowulf and contrasts it with John Gardner's novel Grendel, which is a modern retelling of the saga from the viewpoint of the monster. Bibliography lists 4 sources

A 7 page paper which examines “Pride and Prejudice,” “Emma,” and “Mansfield Park” by Jane Austen and discusses how her stories reflect social values v human nature. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines protagonist Harvey Cheyne’s “coming of age” as he is swept overboard from a luxury liner, rescued by the hard-working crew of a cod-fishing boat, and learns the meaning of work, the value of friendships, and through his experiences, gains understanding about life and the world around him that will ...

A 5 page paper which examines how the aspects of utopia are explored in the novel. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the romantic elements of the novel. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 15 page research paper that contrasts and compares C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the witch and the Wardrobe with J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. The writer argues that while these books are ostensibly children's books, on a deeper level, they reflect the reality of the adult world -- the real world. While the context of the ...

A 7 page paper which examines Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights” and discusses the concept of love within the family. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page research paper/essay that analyzes the characterization of Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's famous novel. The writer argues that Victor' fatal flaw was his failure to take responsibility for his creation, his technological "son." Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the changes in the relationship between Holmes and Watson throughout the three cases of “A Scandal in Bohemia”, “The Speckled Band”, and “The Copper Beeches”. Originally a father and son, or mentor and student relationship, Watson eventually becomes disillusioned with Holmes’ coldness and criticism. After Watson marries and ...

This is a 6 page paper on the symbolism found in George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” and David Henry Hwang’s play “The Sound of a Voice”. While Orwell is fairly direct in his symbolic satire of the Russian Revolution in “Animal Farm”, Hwang is somewhat more subtle in the symbolism used in his approach for the ...

A 5 page paper which examines the issue of parenting, as presented in the two different time periods. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page research paper that examines Stoker's fantastical horror story. The writer examines the symbolic ramifications of the fantastic elements in the narrative, particularly focusing on how it represents Victorian sexuality. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares the fantastic elements in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. The writer argues that both books feature the fantastical element of talking animals, who serve not only as secondary characters, but actually as protagonists, and that Grahame's ...

A 5 page paper which examines the evil effects of greed in Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels” and Frederick Douglass’ “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.” Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

This 8 page paper discusses the topic of 18th century crime as portrayed in both of these novels. Similarities and differences are discussed and basic plot analysis is also given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page research paper/essay that examines how Swift satirized the eighteenth century England. The writer argues that the framework provided by the thematic structure of Gulliver's Travels offered Swift the perfect palette for satirizing everything that struck his fancy as needing reform during his time, and in the process creating allegory that highlighted the ...

This is a 5 page paper discussing the modernist literature process used by Virginia Woolf in her writings. Examples of her works used are “The Voyage Out” and “To the Lighthouse” which incorporate the themes of sexual abuse, incest and bereavement all aspects found within the life of Woolf and are presented in a modernist ...