Essays and Research Papers on German Literature

This 4 page paper discusses the psychological aspect of Hermann Hesse's book, Narcissus and Goldmund. Brief synopsis, character analysis, quotes, included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the psychological aspect of Hermann Hesse's book, Narcissus and Goldmund. Brief synopsis, character analysis, quotes, included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the use of symbolism in each work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the use of symbolism in each work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A six page paper which considers Hesse's novel Demian in relation to the increasing nihilism of the period immediately preceding the First World War, and looks at the argument put forward in the novel for the necessity and inevitability of war. Bibliography lists 6 sources

A six page paper which considers Hesse's novel Demian in relation to the increasing nihilism of the period immediately preceding the First World War, and looks at the argument put forward in the novel for the necessity and inevitability of war. Bibliography lists 6 sources

This 4 page paper discusses the role of art and the artist throughout the book by Gunter Grass, Tin Drum. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper discusses the role of art and the artist throughout the book by Gunter Grass, Tin Drum. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 9 page overview of the 1972 cinematic production. The author traces the history of the film back to a play and a movie entitled “I Am a Camera” which were based, in turn, on the book “Berlin Stories” (also referred to as “Goodbye to Berlin”) by Christopher Isherwood. Set in 1931 in ...

A 5 page essay that profiles Remarque's classic manifesto against war. The writer argues that Remarque contrasts the reality and horror of war against the nationalistic fervor of the public. His naturalistic writing style is emphasized. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page essay that profiles Remarque's classic manifesto against war. The writer argues that Remarque contrasts the reality and horror of war against the nationalistic fervor of the public. His naturalistic writing style is emphasized. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the works of this well known author and compares them to his own personal life. Are there any similarities? Several works are a focus including Steppenwolf and Demian. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the works of this well known author and compares them to his own personal life. Are there any similarities? Several works are a focus including Steppenwolf and Demian. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper examines this once banned German book about the life of an 18 year old girl. The novel is evaluated for characterization, setting, writing style and more. No additional sources cited.

This 4-page page paper examines Lorca's "House of Bernarda" and Brecht's "Mother Courage," and describes how these two had signified the cynicism and oppression of the times.

This 4-page page paper examines Lorca's "House of Bernarda" and Brecht's "Mother Courage," and describes how these two had signified the cynicism and oppression of the times.

A 2.5 page paper which examines Werther’s relationship to nature. No additional sources are used.

A 2.5 page paper which examines Werther’s relationship to nature. No additional sources are used.

A 3 page essay that summarizes and analyzes Franz Kafka's short story "The Judgement." The writer argues that this story reflects Kafka's relationship with his own father on a deeply psychological level. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

Gregor Samsa, a traveler, awakes to find that his body is hard and armour plated with a “vaulted brown belly divided” into stiff arched segments (Kafka 3). At first, he desires to go back to sleep and forget about “all this foolishness” (4), but he cannot. He realizes he has become the “mindless and spineless” ...

A 12 page essay that examines three works by Kafka. "The Judgment" (1912), "Metamorphosis" (1915), and "The Hunger Artist" (1924) demonstrate how psychologically Kafka never overcame his feelings of inferiority in relation to his father. By first looking at Erikson's theory of personality development and then at Kafka's work, the tremendous psychological significance of Kafka's ...

A 10 page essay that examines and offers an overview of Lion Feuchtwanger's 1934 novel, which successfully described and predicted the horrors of Nazi Germany and the threat that the Hitler regime represented. As Ruth Gruber explains in her introduction to the English translation, when Feuchtwanger wrote this book, the world was still in denial ...

This 4 page paper relates the concept of Kafkaesque relative to Kafka's Trial. The term “Kafkaesque” has been used to describe the helplessness of an individual in the face of unknown forces that persecute him without reason. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page essay that discusses the significance of the forest setting in the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, specifically Hansel and Gretel. The writer argues that the forest setting had particular significance for the Grimm brothers and that it works allegorically within the tale. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the in which the older and younger generations react to the "Great War." Bibliography lists 1 source.