Essays and Research Papers on Mixed & Comp. Literature

A 5 page paper discussing this novel by Alexander Smith in terms of principles of ethics in general, but specifically those involving health care. The bottom-line message is that there are certain basic rights that individuals should be able to expect in their lives, but that are not always made available to them. ...

5 pages in length. The writer discusses Hardy's book being perceived as blasphemous upon its first publication and Eliot's treatment of fate and destiny where Lydgate is concerned. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses how each story evolves in relation to the understanding of self and other. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses a quote by Sam in Fugard's play, Master Harold and the Boys and compares Sam's theory to No Exit by Sartre, and The Shawl by Ozick. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the influence of heritage, environment and culture on the development of identity in a novel by Louise Erdrich and Jane Austen. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the theme of intimacy and considers the correlation between this theme and the presentation of symbolism in Jose Saramago's Blindness and Sinclair Ross' The Lamp at Noon. Specifically, this paper relates the link between visual imagery and the thematic development of intimacy in these works. ...

This 5 page report discusses two short stories and the ways in which they establish a narrator's voice, acknowledge a specific society's attitude about women, and reveals the ways in which women come to think of themselves in relationship to how they are viewed by others. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the element of horror in Horace Walpole’s “The Castle of Otranto” and Matthew Lewis’ “The Monk.” The paper examines which can more typically and more effectively be deemed horror fiction. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines how the authors bring their characters to life. The paper examines Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Sack of Amontillado” and William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. The intrinsic connection between James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and the Daedalus myth is both grand and far-reaching; that Joyce's main character shares the same last name as the mythical hero's signals the common denominator of such seemingly opposing elements as personal discovery and ...

7 pages in length. Cultural oppression is a human ill that has run rampant since the first time man realized he could divide himself into separate groups and overrun those deemed different from the rest. The expansive boundaries of literature successfully incorporate the damning nature of cultural oppression as it strives to educate ...

5 pages in length. The writer discusses Dracula, Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde in relation to why fictional madness is so horrific. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which compares aspects of Bharati Mukherjee’s “Jasmine” and Edwidge Danticat’s “Breath, Eyes, Memory.” Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper compares three novels on the issue of family disintegration: Death of a Salesman, The Fifth Child, and Angela's Ashes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts George Eliot’s “Silas Marner” and Annie Proulx’s “The Shipping News.” No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the themes of societal consciousness in Jackson's The Lottery, and Le Guin's One's who Walk Away from Omelas. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts “Satanic Verses” by Salman Rushdie and “A Room With a View” by E.M. Forster. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3 page paper starts by defining what is meant by realism before examining Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler and Mori Ogai's The Dancing Girl to show how realism is seen in both works. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines how Dreiser treats his character Carrie and how Henry James treats his character Isabel Archer. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the issues of class in “The God of Small Things” by Arundhati Roy and “Moth Smoke” by Mohsin Hamid. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts Kafka's Metamorphosis with Ibsen's A Doll's House. The thesis of this paper is that although the plots differ, both have underlying themes of human limitation. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines the stubbornness of Antigone in the story of the same name, and the main character in Knut Hamsun’s novel “Hunger.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the movie The Matrix and the character of Neo as a byronic hero. Traits listed and examined. Examples given from the movie. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses and analyzes Faulkner's Barn Burning and Poe's Purloined letter for characterization. Bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 5 page paper analyzes three classic novels for the themes of nature versus nurture: George Eliot's Silas Marner, E. Bronte's Wuthering Heights, and C. Bronte's Jane Eyre. Quotes cited from texts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.