Essays and Research Papers on Mixed & Comp. Literature

A 5 page paper which examines why “we” is an integral part of comedy, as opposed to “I.” The paper uses two literary works to illustrate this argument. The works discussed are “Leave it to Psmith” by P.G. Wodehouse and “All in the Timing” by David Ives. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines various tensions in New Orleans and Los Angeles as presented in Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” and Hisaye Yamamoto’s “A Fire in Fontana.” No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper examines thematic elements in both works. Gender is the focus of discussion. The plot of each work is discussed. Class is also noted as relevant to the outcome. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which compares the relationship between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza with the relationship between Pantagruel and Panurge. No additional sources are used.

8 pages in length. Richard III has enjoyed a long, illustrious reincarnation throughout the last several centuries; while some believe he was an unscrupulous power monger who brought nothing but fear and treachery to England, others contend that his legacy has been much maligned by faulty accounts and historical alterations. Josephine Tey is ...

A five page paper which compares these two works, in terms of the way in which they explore the role of women in a male-dominated culture, and the nature of sacrifice in relation to women's place in society. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

8 pages in length. The writer discusses how it is not difficult to recognize the vast similarities between Coleridge and Lewis' gothic and romantic approach with regard to human conflict, inasmuch as the truth that lies within these two tales is that which addresses the inherently complicated and diverse attitudes as they exist within ...

6 pages in length. The writer provides literary insight to Emerson's "Nature," Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" and Melville's "Moby Dick." No bibliography.

6 pages in length. The writer discusses the concept of time as it relates to these two classics. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

7 pages in length. The writer discusses how Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and William Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!" both portray a quest, the pursuit of a goal that will give meaning or purpose to life, making it rewarding or satisfying. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines the themes, style, and background of Franz Kafka’s “The Trial.” Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 8 page paper considers the way in which these two texts, although written millennia apart, both communicate a message regarding the meaning and application of wisdom and that gather of knowledge is not the same as wisdom. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how individuality is imagined and defined in Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights” and Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts how aristocracy is depicted in George Eliot’s “Daniel Deronda” and Jane Austin’s “Pride and Prejudice.” No additional sources cited.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the nature of the epic heroes. Heroes, whether by classic, epic or traditional definitions have several common elements which allow them to be called “heroes”. The epic classics written by Homer and Virgil show us that not only are heroes brave, loyal, courageous and wise but they also ...

8 pages in length. The extent to which one would compare and contrast William Wordsworth’s The Thorn and Tintern Abbey illustrates how intensely the writer is with regard to the human/nature connection. Whether addressing human conflict, femaleness or the manner by which people recognize their inherent relationship with the world around them, Wordsworth ...

A 9 page paper which examines the themes of laughter and politics in the novels “The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by M. Kundera and “The Rhinoceros” by Ionesco. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

This 5 page paper dicusses "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte and "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte. Specifically, this paper examines how each author presents the notion of real love versus infatuation in their novels. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A five page paper which looks at the themes of personal autonomy and Fate in Crane's The Open Boat and Camus' The Guest, with reference to the relationship between humanity and the universe, and the importance of personal responsibility for self.

A paper which explores the concept of sacrifice in both a societal and religious context, with particular reference to Melville's 'Bartleby', Ibsen's 'A Doll's House' and Jackson's 'The Lottery'. Bibliography lists 3 sources

20 pages in length. Bram Stoker's Dracula, Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray and Flann O'Brien's At Swim-Two-Birds appear to be about as diverse as any three stories can be; however, while there is the admitted variance between and among these tales, there is also a common denominator that binds three seemingly unrelated ...

This is a 7 page paper discussing symbols and symbolism in relation to the themes found in Henrik Ibsen’s play “A Doll’s House” and Jean Anouilh’s play “Antigone”. Both Ibsen in “A Doll’s House” and Anouilh in “Antigone” use symbolism to express themes throughout their plays. The central characters of Nora and Antigone are both ...

A 6 page paper which examines how Arthur Miller’s character Willy Loman, from the play “Death of a Salesman” equates with the mass man seen in “Revolt of the Masses” by Jose Ortega Y Gasset. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

A 5 page discussion of the four criteria of saintliness as enumerated by the early twentieth century philosopher William James in his book “The Varieties of Religious Experience”. The author explores each of these criteria then applies them to Rumi as he is revealed in Annemarie Schimmel’s “Rumi’s World” (a book originally published in ...

This is a 6 page paper comparing the critical perspectives of two analyses of Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”. Renee Curry and Celia Rodriguez both analyzed the components of distance in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”. Curry however highlighted the importance of the fact that a gender was not assigned to the narrator and ...