Essays and Research Papers on Mixed & Comp. Literature

A five page paper which looks at the relevant Circles in the Inferno and appropriate punishments for characters from four other major works of literature, and considers the essential themes of the works studied. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

5 pages in length. Aristotle shares a number of literary characteristics with some of the greatest stories ever told. His epics imitate such classics as "Beowulf," "The Odyssey," "The Epic of Gilgamesh" and "Romeo and Juliet" in his quest to substantiate the quality of his own historic epics. No additional sources cited.

5 pages in length. To be unique within a world of sameness is a quest sought by many people; however, it is by way of such an objective that those like Edna and Isabel become labeled as selfish and intolerant of commonly accepted traditions. This negative connotation of individualism – which is to ...

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts these two works, with a focus on specific characters. Nick Carraway is compared to Hamlet and Tom Buchanan is compared to Claudius. Thematic elements are also discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

(5 pp) The Brothers Grimm realized that the oral tradition of Germany contained the symbolic soul of the nation. They first started their collection as a patriotic move against the oppressive French, but then discovered they were holding on to richer treasure than they ever imagined. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page paper which compares male and female vampires from various works, and then argues which is more romantic. The works utilized in the comparison are "Dracula's Guest", "Cabin 33", "Unicorn Tapestry", "The Master of Rampling Gate" and female vampire "Carmilla", "Luella Miller", "Shambleau", "The Girl with the Hungry Eyes." Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

A 5 page comparison of these two exceptionally captivating works of fiction. Contends that John Updike excels in being able to take the works of classic literature and molding it into a more contemporary format and that this is what has occurred with "A & P". Indeed, "A & P" is just a ...

6 pages in length. The writer discusses metamorphosis as it relates to the works of Hermann Hesse: Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, The Glass Bead Game, Demian and Narcissus and Goldmund. No additional sources cited.

A 10 page overview of these two classic plays. Makes the contention that each is just as representative of the literary genre of classic tragedy as is the other. Observes that each is a different twist on one man's perception of the concepts of hope, fate, and destiny. Emphasizes that Oedipus believed ...

This 5 page report discusses the stories of Antigone, Hippolyte, and Nora of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House.” Initially, “Antigone” appears to be an obvious story of political dilemmas focusing on civil disobedience and civic responsibility, rather than the personal development and revolution of one woman. Hippolyte is the mythological story of a great queen killed by Hercules. Nora Helmer ...

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts "The Breast Giver" by Mahasweta Devi and "Death of the King's Horseman" by Wole Soyinka. Gender is explored as are a variety of other themes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

5 pages in length. The element of magic within the literary boundaries of Shakespeare's The Tempest and J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is used to illustrate the manner by which social dictates can either condemn or support one's individualism. Clearly, Prospero was cast out as a nonmember of his ...

This 5 page paper provides information about five stories from James H. Pickering's anthology. Works are The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy, Horse Camp by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant, A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings By Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Amy Tan's Young Girl's Wish. No additional sources cited. ...

(10pp) Since the time that someone rubbed two sticks togetherto make fire, people have loved a good story. It may loosely be called a legend, a story, or a tale, Joseph Campbell links most of them together with a thematic approach called the "hero's adventure." We will test some current fairy tales ...

6 pages in length. Poetry has long been a much-appreciated art form, in that it allows an individual to express a collage of innermost feelings. It has thrived throughout the centuries, entertaining the likes of kings and rulers, peasants and the general populace. As such, it is curious to think that people ...

This 7 page report discusses the reality experienced by both Siddhartha and “underground man” are extreme awakenings of the truth of life and the relationship that exists between human beings as well as the ways in which individuals develop a sense of themselves and others. Both primary characters come to understand the extreme dichotomy that is presented in terms of human ...

A 5 page outline of the stories which unfold in these three books. The author utilizes a feminist approach to conclude that in comparison to the weaknesses of human nature, the scenarios which unfold in these books reveal the importance on relying on something stronger than humanity. We must look to our spirituality ...

5 pages in length. The very nature of empowerment is to obtain the strength – either internally or externally – in order to battle a personal encumbrance. For Euripides' Medea and Ibsen's A Doll's House, the two female protagonists both find themselves the victims of circumstance that prove detrimental to their existence as ...

An 8 page paper which discusses the presence and significance of haunting in "Jane Eyre" Charlotte Bronte and "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Gilman. Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses the heroines in "Phaedra" and "Hedda Gabler." The paper compares how the two present the crises and the dilemmas and how they offer us an examination of the role of women in the 17th and the 19th century. No additional sources cited.

(5 pp) In spite of the external way that we may appear to others, most of us do want some type of order in our lives. One way to do that, on an intellectual basis, is the method of categories - some would call "pigeon-holing" bits of history together, so they stay ...

(5 pp) One of the challenges of any piece of literature seems not to just read it for the sake of information, but to see,if there is a way that it may still apply in the lives, that we have made for ourselves today. That is the approach that the author takes ...

(5 pp) "One of the problems of definition is that the Romantics were liberals and conservatives, revolutionaries and reactionaries. Some were preoccupied with God, others were atheistic, to the core. Some, began their lives as devout Catholics, lived as ardent revolutionaries, and died as staunch conservatives. " However, there are some generalities, that the ...

This 16 page paper considers four books as a reflection of the perception of American Society. The four works span time, but can all be seen as criticising the United States. The writer looks at how the works criticise popular culture, point out greed and acknowledge the self interest of the individuals that makeup society. ...

5 pages in length. The struggle with memory in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony and N. Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn reflects the characters' process of reassimilation into a civilization to which they do not feel they belong. Ceremony's Tayo and House Made of Dawn's Abel both struggle with what has already existed, ...