Essays and Research Papers on British Literature

This 5 page paper discusses three protagonists, Emma from “Emma” by Jane Austen, Asher Lev from “My Name is Asher Lev” by Chaim Potok; and Huckleberry Finn from “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain, and how three literary techniques are used to help the reader understand their growth during the novel. Bibliography lists 3 ...

In seven pages this paper chronicles Bilbo’s physical journeys into tunnels and caves and considers how overcoming the many obstacles he encounters along the way first guided by the wizard Gandalf and then increasingly on his own lead to his psychological maturity towards the end of his journey or quest. Seven sources are listed ...

A 3 page paper that answers questions on James Joyce’s Dubliners. Topics addressed include the theme of isolation and feeling trapped. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts several of the themes in the plays “The Importance of Being Earnest” and “Dr. Faustus.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which analyzes and discusses Nancy Armstrong’s essay Imperialist Nostalgia and Wuthering Heights. Bibliography lists 1 source.

An 11 page essay that examines Alan Ayckbourn’s “The Norman Conquests” is a trilogy of plays: “Table Manners,” “Living Together,” and “Round and Round the Garden.” All three plays involve the same characters and the events of one weekend in July. However, each play tells the story of the weekend from a different location in ...

A 4 page essay that discusses the similarities between Satan in Milton’s “Paradise Lost” and the character of Frankenstein’s Monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Both characters were expelled from the place where they were created by their creators. Both were are considered hideous in form. Both are evil. However, there are also differences between the ...

In three pages this paper examines two chapters from Brave New World Revisited (“The Art of Selling” and “Brainwashing”) in a consideration of how people of the twenty-first century are essentially fulfilling the predictions Aldous Huxley made more than a half-century ago and the disturbing questions this raises about contemporary society. There are no ...

A 3 page essay that analyzes the educational stance of Lord Henry Wotton toward his protege, Dorian Gray, using the educational philosophy of Paulo Freire. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses some of the narrative techniques Jane Austen uses in her classic novel “Pride and Prejudice.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the journey of the hero in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the role of pride in Mary Shelley’s short story “Transformation.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page essay that argues that Mary Shelley's Frankenstein can be interpreted as a bildungsroman in regards to the Monster. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses James Churchward’s claims that the “lost continent of Mu” once existed in the mid-Pacific, and sank when gas filled chambers beneath it collapsed. The paper argues that Churchward’s theory is not supported by scientific evidence, but notes that people still seem to enjoy debating it. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the innocence of Emma Bovary and Evelina Anville in the books that bear their names. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which looks in detail at the speech by Clarissa in Canto V of Rape of the Lock, with specific reference to ideas of morality, vanity and sexual relationships. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 20 page paper is an explication of the first six nights of William Blake’s poem “The Four Zoas.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines marriage in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines how Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights can be read as a novel concerning civilized society and a wild anarchist society. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines the love that Heathcliff and Edgar have for Catherine in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper discusses the similarities in social behavior in “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare and “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper answers questions about Vera Brittain’s account of World War I as presented in “Testament of Youth.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In three pages, this paper examines this period in author George Orwell’s life in terms of the author’s personal feelings about the experience, the internal conflicts, it generated, and how these contributed to his composition of the essays “A Hanging” and “Shooting an Elephant.” Six sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 3 page research paper that offers two examples of description from Part 4 of Gulliver's Travels and discusses how description shapes the reader's response to the narrative. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the meaning of a passage in Virginia Woolf’s novel “Orlando.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.