Essays and Research Papers on British Literature

A 9 page essay that analyzes Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and argues that it is a critique of imperialism, contrary to Chinua Achebe's opinion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper briefly discusses the characters of Dorothea and Rev. Casaubon in Middlemarch. Bibliography lists 1 source.

In three pages this paper discusses the theme of lost innocence in William Golding’s post-World War II text. The bibliography lists the primary source.

This 5 page essay focuses on Zadie Smith's White Teeth (2000), which presents a multiethnic cast of characters who fail to comply with the traditional, Anglo-Saxon norms of Great Britain. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 2 page paper that provides an overview of self-denial in the works of Wilde and Woolf. A monologue from "The Picture of Dorian Grey" is used to explicate the themes of "Mrs. Dalloway". Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of characterization. Static and active characterization are demonstrated through the example of Bronte's Heathcliff. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page essay pertains to "Time and J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Riddles in the Dark.'" By Marie Nelson and discusses two sections of Tolkien's The Hobbit. The writer summarizes Nelson's thesis and how she presents her arguments. Bibliography refers only to this source.

This 5 page essay discusses Gulliver's descent into madness after exposure to the society of rational, highly intelligent horses, which causes him to reject his own race and human society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page research paper that discusses and analyzes Samuel Johnson's eighteenth century satire Vanity of Human Wishes, which is modeled after the Tenth Satire of Juvenal, the ancient Roman author. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview to criticisms of Jane Austen. Both criticisms are rebuked using quotes from the novel. Bibliography lists 1 source.

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts Elizabeth Bennet, Hester Prynne, and Emma Bovary and considers their connection with today’s women, whether or not these types of women still exist in modern society, and what feminists then and now would say about them. Only the primary sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 3 page essay pertains to an article by Peter Firchow "The Politics of Fantasy: 'The Hobbit' and Fascism." The writer summarizes the article and describes Firchow's principal arguments. Only the source is cited.

This 8 pages essay, which includes a 1 page outline. pertains to "Everyman," which is a medieval morality play. Themes are discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Mrs. Dalloway. The use of stream of consciousness within the novel is explored. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Mrs. Dalloway. The relationship between Septimus and Clarissa is explicated. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of "American Gods". The concept of old and new gods is shown to be a false dichotomy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page paper reviews the literature to examine the various arguments that have been presented as to whether or not Mary Shelly actually wrote this infamous work. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page essay discusses how Austen utilizes characterization, irony and various other motifs that pull her readers in causing them to identify heavily with Austen's protagonist. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page essay considers the works of William Blake, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde and discusses them in relation to their individual eras, i.e., the Romantic, Victorian and Decadent periods. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4 page essay discusses the archetypal characters in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The writer discusses Lady Catherine, Elizabeth, and Mr. Darcy in this regard. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page essay that discusses Conrad's use of light versus dark imagery to convey his thematic points in Heart of Darkness. The essay describes the criticism of Chinua Achebe on this aspect of the novel. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page essay discusses this work by Woolf and focuses on the three main characters and how they perceived meaning in life. Bibliography lists only the source.

This 8 page essay discusses Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice from the perspective of its feminist themes, with an emphasis on the implications of the novel's entailments. Bibliography lists only the novel.

This 3 page essay pertains to "She Stoops to Conquer" (1773) by Oliver Goldsmith is one of the few eighteenth century plays that are still regularly performed today. The writer argues that the play's perennial appeal is due to the fact that it departed from the style of the Sentimental Comedy, which ...

This 3 page essay focuses on the members of the clergy portrayed in Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales." The writer argues that only the Parson is pictured in a positive light. Bibliography cited 1 source.