Essays and Research Papers on British Literature

This 7 page paper examines Jerome K. Jerome's classic and extremely funny novel, Three Men in a Boat. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page analysis of the walk Joyce's character takes through Dublin, a walked detailed in Chapter 5 of Joyce's book. The walk is a coming of age story. This paper examines the individual elements of that story and comments on how they all tie together. No additional sources are listed.

A 6 page research paper that discusses the ordering of Chaucer's medieval masterpiece. The writer discusses what is known as the "b" group order and how it differs from the ordering of the tales in the Ellesmere manuscript. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses Harry's decisions in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and how they impact his life. It also covers such basic aspects of the book as theme, symbols, imagery, point of view, etc. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the artistic or aesthetic values the author is promoting and how James employs irony and conflict to develop this message. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the symbolism of the journeys taken in Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy).” No additional sources cited.

An 8 page research paper/essay that analyzes the structure in George Peele's 1593 play The Old Wives Tale and then contrasts and compares with the structure used by director Rob Reiner in the 1987 film The Princess Bride. The writer draws parallels between these two works, but does not suggest that the modern work is ...

A 3 page report on “Pearl Maiden” by H. Rider Haggard. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses some of the literary devices used in the three novels "Emma," "My Name is Asher Lev," and "Huckleberry Finn." Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A paper which considers the Oedipus myth, and Freud's interpretation of it, in reference to DH Lawrence's Sons and Lovers. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page essay that looks at two chilling visions of life in a fascist state. In George Orwell's chilling novel 1984, he describes life in England under totalitarian rule, where the elite rule with authoritarian control and Big Brother, as a symbol of the state, watches and keeps track of every detail of citizens' ...

A paper which looks in detail at Locksley Hall, by Tennyson, and compares its form, content and structure to three other works by the poet. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper which discusses the development of the Western Imperialistic mindset in Daniel Dafoe’s novel “Robinson Crusoe.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page essay that discusses More's Utopia. Sir Thomas More published Utopia in 1516. In this work, which is widely considered to be his masterpiece, More ostensibly describes the ideal society, however, the true intention of the work was to provide More with a platform that he could use to criticize social and political ...

A 4 page essay-- Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels (1726) and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (1902), while very different in style and substance, are novels that address the corrupting influence of imperialism. Swift frames his observations within the context of fantasy and Conrad pictures the graphic reality of the Belgium Congo; however, each author makes ...

A 10 page essay that contrasts and compares the principle of logopoeia in Ezra Pound's Canto II and Eliot's The Waste Land. Ezra Pound defines the poetic term "logopoeia," as "'the dance of the intellect among words'" (Pound How to Read 939). By this Pound means that words not only have a direct surface meaning, ...

A 9 page discussion of the different views taken in these works in terms of nature and human nature. This paper ties in the impacts of industrialization in the formation of those views. No additional sources are listed.

This 5 page paper argues that no one who went to Vietnam in any capacity remained unchanged by the experience. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page essay that discusses examples of Romantic verse. In the early nineteenth century, artists rebelled against restrictions on form and content in their art. Wordsworth ushered in the Romantic era in poetry by defining good verse as when it demonstrates the "'spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings'" (Abrams, et al 7). Unlike previous eras, ...

This 9 page paper discusses Milton's use of images of light and dark in "Paradise Lost." Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines survival stories and then compares them to Crusoe in Daniel Defoe’s novel Robinson Crusoe. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page paper which provides a critical analysis of E.M. Forster’s novel “A Room with a View.” The paper focuses on the theme of propriety and passion. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

This 6 page paper discusses Steven Runciman's book about the fall of Constantinople, an event that shocked the Western world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page book review that examines Agatha Christie's The Mirror Crack'd. The mystery novels of Agatha Christie are some of the most enduring of that genre, as they continue to entertain and intrigue readers with each new generation that encounters them. The Mirror Crack'd (which is also known as The Mirror Crack'd from Side ...

3 pages in length. The writer briefly summarizes the story and discusses Poe's autobiographical connection to it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.