Essays and Research Papers on Mixed & Comp. Literature

This 5 page paper looks at how women are portrayed in fiction as well as the difference between male and female fiction writers. Nina Baym's work is used as a springboard for discussion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A five page paper which looks at the references to Hamlet and Hercules in ‘The Father’ by Strindberg, and the way in which they relate both to the character of the Captain and the behaviour of women in the play. Bibliography lists 1 source

Reality is a matter of what is familiar and agreeable, while on the other hand, also refers to what is concealed and kept out of sight. This 7 page paper explores the representation of the inner and outer reality of the characters in Anton Chekhov's The Lady With A Pet Dog and Sherwood Anderson's Death ...

A 4 page review of the contentions presented by this author in “Like Letters in Running Water: A Mythopoetics of Curriculum” regarding the curriculum value of fiction. This paper contends that Doll is correct in identifying fiction as a conduit to student understanding of historical circumstances and relationships. Analyzes this contention using ...

This 5 page paper looks at three stories—Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days, Homer's The Odyssey and Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. The protagonist in each are compared and contrasted. The stories are looked at in the context of the day in which they takes place. The concepts of adventure and ...

6 pages in length. The element of punishment in Dante's Inferno as compared with and contrasted to Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is made markedly different by virtue of their respective eras. That Dante's second circle places infidelity in such an inconsequential atmosphere speaks to the fact that he looked upon sexual pleasures ...

26 pages in length. The writer answers several questions for each of the following stories: "A&P;" "The Tell-Tale Heart;" "Everyday Use;" "A Pair Of Tickets;" "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place;" "Harrison Bergeron;" "The Chrysanthemums;" and "Jungle Video." No bibliography.

A 5 page paper which examines how different authors use art as an element, pertaining to theme, which serves to gain the attention of the reader. In most cases the use of art is incredibly subtle and is there as a tool to express, and more thoroughly define, the position of the individual within the story. In examining ...

5 pages in length. The journey motif plays an important role in both Cheikh Hamidou Kane's Ambiguous Adventure and Sembene Ousmane's God's Bits of Wood, as does the theme of reconciling traditional African values with the values and technologies of the West. The ways in which the 'journeys' to this 'golden mean' are ...

This 5 page paper contrasts and compares the works of John Milton's Paradise Lost, Gilgamesh, Oedipus Rex, Hamlet, and Madame Bovary and looks at the way in each there is a portrayal of good and evil, the corruption of innocence and the use of information that creates a specific outcome. The bibliography cites 7 ...

A 5 page paper which considers how the female protagonists in these plays respond in unexpected and unacceptable ways to the social and legal expectations of women in their respective societies, noting the similarities and differences of each. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

10 pages in length. Perhaps the most blatant similarity between Ballard's Jim and Klima's boy is that they sought out something to cling to that would sustain a sense of normalcy to their otherwise broken lives – something that put some semblance of meaning back into what had become nothing more than a day to ...

A 5 page paper which discusses and compares the minor characters, and their significance to the story, in Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" and Albert Camus' "The Stranger. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

A 5 page comparison of these Sixteenth Century works. The author contends that despite common perception, each of these works was written with the intent of providing insight to virtuosity and morality. They differ considerably, however, as to the exact nature of this insight. Although Machievelli is often looked at as being ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of each story. Themes, characterization, symbolism and other elements are compared and contrasted. No additional sources cited.

8 pages in length. The period of high modernism, which occurred between the years of 1910 and 1930, established a highbrow set of standards by which artists were to abide if they were to be considered distinguished within their particular craft. This stringent set of rules represented a distinct separation between what some ...

This essay compares and contrasts the women in Chekhov's 'The Darling' and Hemingway's 'Hills Like White Elephants,' and demonstrates how the female protagonists must depend on their men for their lives. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page comparison of the motives, character, reputation and value system of these two very different characters. Although Crito allows another to shape his opinions and actions, he is inherently driven by much more commendable motives than is Tovold. While Tovold’s motive is to control others, Crito’s is to watch out for ...

This 6 page paper looks at the plot of Flannery O'Connor's A Good Man is Hard to Find and Sherwood Anderson's Death in the Woods. The two stories are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts Wonderland "From Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" and Bibliography lists 4 sources.

6 pages in length. Assessing the prejudicial differences that exist among people in Sandra Cisneros' "The House on Mango Street" and Paule Marshall's "From the Poets in the Kitchen," and to examine the issues of stereotyping and discrimination is to almost always address the issue of social class. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the roles depicted for women in the novels by Bram Stoker and Ray Bradbury. The author of this paper contends that these roles not only reflect the culture and society in which these women are said to have lived but also, perhaps even more importantly, the culture and society ...

6 pages in length. Reason and passion are two significant components within the literary world; however, it is not often that the two intersect amidst a singular work. When examining three diverse compositions – such as Matsuo Basho's Narrow Road to the Interior, Moliere's Tartuffe and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's Reply ...

This short story, written by Alberto Rios, combines coming-of-age with life along the U.S./Mexican border. As such, the essay examines how the author uses various methods of symbolism, including a river and golf course, to demonstrate the concept that things change. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the similarities between the central characters and how they view their native culture in the novels “Ceremony” by Leslie Silko and “From the Glittering World: A Navajo Story” by Irvin Morris. Additional comparisons and contrasts are made between the traditional tale of Coyote from Morris’ novel to that ...