Essays and Research Papers on British Literature

This 6 page paper discusses scenes from “Great Expectations” and “Pride and Prejudice” which represent turning points in the story. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the narrators in “Ethan Frome” by Edith Wharton and “The Secret Sharer” by Joseph Conrad and argues that they are both unreliable. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper uses Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection in his book “The Origin of Species” as a springboard for a discussion of two other stories, “Fifty Cents a Night” by Michael Gold and “Looking for Mr. Green” by Saul Bellow. Using other supporting articles, the paper argues that nature selects the strongest ...

This 4 page paper discusses Mary Renault’s novel “The Persian Boy” and what it tells us about the difference between ancient and modern societies. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 7 page paper discusses some of the feminist thinking about Mary Shelley’s classic novel “Frankenstein.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page essay that discusses how Christian influences can be seen in this primarily pagan epic poem. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page essay that discusses Alan Ayckbourn’s Comic Potential and Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore share a common feature. In each instance, the playwright uses comedy in order to make some serious observations about human nature and the way in which people relate to one another. Characterizations, dialogue, plot structure and props, every ...

This 3 page paper argues that Christopher Hitchens is correct in his assertion that God is not great. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper discusses the evolution of the vampire from the cruel bloodsuckers of legend to the suave, even romantic, anti-heroes of today. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 6 page essay that discusses racism within Joseph Conrad’s 1903 novel Heart of Darkness, which is generally acknowledged as a literary classic due to the insight that Conrad provides into the human psyche. In many ways, Conrad foreshadowed the atrocities committed in the twentieth century by offering an explanation for Kurtz’s descent into barbarity. ...

A 4 page essay that discusses the characters in the novel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and how they depend on each other to discover their identities and accept their purpose of existence. In so doing, they mirror the human condition in general within the parameters of their truncated lives, particularly in regards ...

A 5 page comparison between Jane Austen's Emma and in Anthony Trollope's Can You Forgive Her? The writer argues that each novel illustrates the expertise that Austen and Trollope possessed over their craft. In each case, the author's command of dialogue and exposition serve to expertly shape the reader's judgement of the characters an

In six pages this paper contrasts these novel protagonists’ relationship to nature in an analysis of the message each author is trying to convey regarding the state of man’s relationship to nature. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 4 page paper which examines the accuracy of George Orwell’s Burmese Days. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

In three pages, this high school level book report describes the reader’s various reactions to this science fiction text. No additional sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 5 page paper that discusses the characters of Teddy and Lenny, brothers in this highly dysfunctional family. The essay discuses their personalities and behaviors and comments on why it was that Teddy was able to escape. Bibliography lists 1 source.

An 8 page overview of Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the kitchen in Charlotte Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page essay that summarizes and analyzes the plot and characterization used by C.S. Lewis in The Great Divorce, which is an allegorical fantasy that conveys Lewis’s take on theological truths in much the same way that Dante did in The Divine Comedy. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page essay that comments on the structure and purpose of Gulliver’s Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift, which is one of the greatest societal and political satires of all time. Rather than presenting his castaway protagonist Gulliver as someone adrift within foreign cultures, the world of eighteenth century European society is meticulous interwoven ...

A 3 page paper which examines who the greater dreamer is, Gatsby from The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald or Heathcliff from Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which analyzes a political/social/religious aspect of a passage from Thomas More’s Utopia. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses the way in which the myth of the Other keeps readers from learning everything about other people, cultures and societies too quickly. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7-page paper establishes artist and poet William Blake's philosophy by comparing the two poems "Garden of Love" and "Holy Thursday." Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines good and evil in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Bibliography lists 2 sources.