Literature papers

An analysis of the perspective on religion in "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville.

This paper discusses the impact of Paul's letter to the Romans on western Christianity.

This is a review of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

An analysis of the status of women in Kate Chopin's book "The Awakening."

An examination of the written version of the legend of "Perceval," published by French writer, Chretien de Troyes.

A portrayal of how Icelandic literature represents the difference between city and town life.

This paper discusses and analyzes the work "The Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad.

This paper discusses theories of art and studies "The Abuse of Beauty" by Arthur Danto.

This paper discusses the structure and theological questions posed in William Blake's poem, "The Tyger".

A look at the role of women in "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

An analysis of Edna Pontellier and her marriage in Kate Chopin's "The Awakening".

An analysis of the theme of power in John Steinbeck's novel, "The Grapes of Wrath", Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons", P. J. Gibson's "Long Time Since Yesterday" and Susan Hazen Hammond's short story "The Women Warriors".

This paper explores the themes of magic and religion in Rudolfo Anaya's novel, "Bless Me, Ultima."

An analysis of Alexander Pope's statement on the quality of criticism in reference to "An Essay on Criticism."

A critical review of H.V. Nelles' novel, "A Little History of Canada".

This paper looks at Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' and Jean Rhys's 'Wide Sargasso Sea' and discusses two literary peas in a pod, with regard to Jane and Antoinette.

An analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne's depiction of Puritan society in his work, "The Scarlet Letter", and how Puritan values have influenced American society.

Reviews William Least Heat Moon's book, "Blue Highways", about his journey into mind, soul and culture.

Looks at vengeful acts, such as cannibalism, in William Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus" and in its parent story Ovid's "Metamorphoses".

Explores the thesis presented by James H. Morey in "The Fates of Men in Beowulf" regarding the "Beowulf" poet's description of the deaths of the ruling kings.

Evaluates J.R.R. Tolkien's criticism of "Beowulf " in his article "The Monsters and the Critics".

An analysis of the human-like features of the Egyptian gods as described in the book "Egyptian Myths" by George Hart.

A comparative analysis of Harriet Jacobs's "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" and Frederick Douglass' "Narrative in the Life of Frederick Douglass".

An analysis of the inevitability of despair in war in Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms".

An analysis of the universal lessons that can be learned from Toni Morrison's "Beloved".

An analysis of the moral dilemma in William Faulkner's short story, "Barn Burning".

This paper analyzes the significance of the loss of moral values in "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller.

This review of Mary S. Lovell's "The Sound of Wings" discusses Lovell's views of Amelia Earhart's achievements and her significance as an aviator as well as her husband's influence as to how she is perceived today.

A look at how Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" captures the social and political picture of the 19th century.

A comparative analysis of "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair and "Coming of Age in Mississippi" by Anne Moody.

An analysis of the theme of coping with misfortune and adversity in John Milton's poem "Comus".

A discussion of utopia and dystopia in George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four", Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" and Salman Rushdie's "Haroun and the Sea of Stories".

A comparison of approaches to escape racial degredation in "the Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison and "Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man," by James Weldon Johnson.

An examination of areas of mythology related to Atonism, Zarathustrism and Judaism.

An analysis of the character of Satan in the epic poem "Paradise Lost" by John Milton.

An analysis and comparison of Constance Curry's "Silver Rights" and Tim Tyson's "Blood Done Sign My Name".

Looks at the protagonist Prospero in William Shakespeare's drama "The Tempest".

This paper analyzes Ernest Callenbach's work 'Ecotopia Emerging' and discusses living in such a society.

A look at the influence of classical literature on modern society.

A discussion of the life of the German writer Heinrich Heine and the message of German and Jewish nationalism in his poem "The Loreley."

This paper looks at the subject of incest while comparing and contrasting Genesis 12 and Genesis 20.

Discuses the isles, especially Laputa, to which Gulliver adventured in Jonathan Swifts' "Gulliver's Travels".

An analysis of the use of nature in Cormac McCarthy's "All the Pretty Horses" .

An analysis of W.G. Sebald's novel "Vertigo."

A review and discussion of Voltaire's book, "Candide".

A discussion of the theme of separation in Robert Frost's poem, "Mending Wall."

This paper looks at the aspect of mercy portrayed in William Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'.

An analysis of John Ashbery's poem "Le livre est sur la table" as a response to William Wordsworth's poem "The Solitary Reaper."

An analysis of Virginia Woolf's narrative in her novel "To The Lighthouse".

A review of "A Floretine Chansonnier: Text Volume" by Howard Mayer Brown.

An analysis of the irony, foreshadowing and imagery in Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado".

An analysis of female gender roles in Bertolt Brecht's play, "The Good Woman of Setzuan."

A look at the dynamic of God in Margaret Walker's "Jubilee".

An analysis of the imagery in the poem "Preludes" by T.S. Eliot.

An analysis of the illusion of masculinity in William Shakespeare's "Troillus and Cressida".

An analysis of Isabella's effective use of silence and chastity in William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure".

An analysis of the importance of the setting in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter".

A brief analysis of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451".

This paper discusses Middle Eastern poetry, noting that such poetry tends to concern the conflict experienced around the poets.

An analysis of the views of Jean-Jacques Rousseau as defined in his "The Social Contract".

An analysis of the transformation of betrayers to Christ-like figures in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" and Jorge Luis Borges's "Three Versions of Judas"

An analysis of the poem "A Blessing" by James Wright.

An analysis of the poems "Out, Out" and "Putting in the Seed" by Robert Frost.

An examination of the social and political themes in the writings of Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali, Israeli poet Aharon Shabtai and Turkish poet Ozkan Mert.

An analysis of the race relations in "The Last of the Mohicans" by James F. Cooper.

An analysis of the light and dark imagery in William Blake's poetry.

A biography of the life and work of the French novelist Voltaire.

An analysis of Zane Gray's novel "Riders of the Purple Sage".

A discussion of the events in "The Whiskey Rebellion" by Thomas. R. Slaughter, "The Long, Bitter Trail" by Anthony F.C. Wallace and "A Shopkeeper's Millennium" by Paul E. Johnson.

This paper examines Carl Sandburg's poem "A Father Sees a Son Nearing Manhood," Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Rudyard Kipling's "If".

A look at Middle Eastern authors who are celebrated with Nobel prizes, yet are prosecuted in their home countries.

An analysis of the representations in Robert Browning's poem "My Last Duchess".

An biography of the life and legacy of William Blake.

A discussion on the contention that middlebrow fiction doesn't exist and that it is a marketing department's invention.

A look at the Harlem Renaissance and Negritude poems and a film that celebrate the rebirth of Black culture.

This paper discusses Bell Hooks' treatment of the issue of racism, focusing on the work "Killing Rage: Ending Racism".

An analysis of the function of memory in William Wordsworth's sonnet "Surprised by Joy".

This paper reviews and discusses the book 'The Wages of Whiteness' by D.R. Roediger.

The paper examines women and sexuality in Giovanni Boccaccio's "The Decameron" and Visnu Sarma's "The Pancantantra."

A comparative analysis of the quest of the hero in Homer's "The Odyssey" and Alighieri Dante's "The Inferno".

An analysis of the true meaning of freedom as defined in Eric Fromm's book "Escape from Freedom".

A character analysis of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross in Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried".

An analysis of Maya Angelou's celebration of womanhood and blackness in "Phenomenal Woman".

Presents a psychological analysis of author and poet Sylvia Plath.

A discussion and and analysis of Jonathan Swift's condemnation of human nature in his famous novel, "Gulliver's Travels".

A comparison of the Apollonian and Dionysian dichotomy of Frank O'Hara's poem, "Homosexuality" and Stephen Dobyns' poem, "Counterparts."

An analysis of the portrayal of family issues in eight of Alice Walker's works.

A look at the true nature of man in Jack London's "To Build a Fire", Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" and Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery".

This paper looks at the foundations of literary German, through a study of Heinrich Heine's work "Religion and Philosophy".

An analysis of the themes of responsibility and guilt in "All My Sons" by Arthur Miller, "Long Time since Yesterday" by P. J. Gibson and "The Kidnapped Wife and the Dream Helper" by Susan Hazen Hammond.

An analysis of the rhetorical devices used by William Blake to convey energy in his "Songs of Innocence and Experience".

An analysis of the social and cultural influences that influenced John Milton's poem, "Paradise Lost".

This paper looks at Greek mythology and discusses the Greek system of gods and goddesses.

This paper focuses on Willy Loman's false sense of reality in Arthur Miller's play, "Death of a Salesman".

A discussion on how Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" contains elements of fairy tales.

A comparison of W.W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw" and Liam O'Flaherty's "The Sniper".

A critique of Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World".

A detailed layout of "The Dice Game" and "Dharma" in the great epic heroic poem, "Mahabharata."

A critique of Russell Shorto's book "The Island at the Center of the World".

An examination of the ways that one could find and destroy Bram Stoker's vampire, Dracula.