Literature papers

A review of Connie's thoughts and feelings within in Joyce Carol Oates's short story "Where are you Going, Where Have You Been?"

A summary and analysis of the theme of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story, "Winter Dreams".

This paper discusses Telemachus' journey to heroism in Homer's "Odyssey".

This paper discusses the subjects of power and leadership as exemplified by three ancient texts: "Genesis", "Epic of Gilgamesh" and "Lysistrata".

An analysis of the theme of releasing the past in "Due Preparations for the Plague" by Janette Turner Hospital.

A comparison of Susan Hazen Hammond's short story "The Kidnapped Wife and the Dream Helper," Arthur Miller's drama "All My Sons" and P.J. Gibson's play "Long Time Since Yesterday".

A review of the characterization and writing style of Julie Otsuka in her novel,"When the Emperor was Divine.''

This paper studies the psychology of learning while examining the book 'Learning and Behavior' by Paul Chance.

This paper compares and contrasts the hero figures of Beowulf from "Beowulf" and Achilles from "The Iliad".

This paper discusses the major themes and satirical style in the poem, "Absalom and Achitophel", by John Dryden.

A review of the poem "Acquainted with the Night" by Robert Frost.

An analysis of the mother-daughter relationship in "I Stand Here Ironing" by Tillie Olsen.

This paper examines the powerlessness of the women as expressed in "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gillman and "Forgiving My Father" by Lucille Clifton.

A summary and review of the novel "Ethan Frome" by Edith Wharton.

An analysis of the irony in William Blake's poem "The Chimney Sweeper".

An analysis of the spirituality in the poems of Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor.

An analysis of the novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes.

An examination of "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down" by Anne Fadiman and its implications for the medical field.

Summarizes the plot of Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth".

An analysis of the plot and main character in Jean Rhys' novel, "Good Morning, Midnight."

This paper discusses the beliefs of Fyodor Dostoevsky concerning science and free will.

Relates that adventures in chapters 'Tierra del Fuego' and 'Straits of Magellan' in Charles Darwin's "The Voyage of the Beagle".

Reviews historical writer Martin Melosi's book "Thomas A Edison and the Modernization of America".

A discussion on the poem "The Man with the Blue Guitar" by Wallace Stevens.

Compares Sallust's and Plutarch's accounts of Gaius Marius.

A discussion on the "Lost Generation" authors Gertrude Stein, Sherwood Anderson, and T.S. Eliot,

An analysis of Jane Austen's treatment of marriage in "Pride and Prejudice", "Emma" and "Persuasion".

A discussion of Amy Tan's short story, "Two Kinds".

An examination on the subject of gender relations in James Joyce's "The Dead".

A discussion on "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles, where the central character is high-born, a king, and a man of power, but by the end of the play he has been destroyed.

This paper analyzes the main themes in "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison.

This paper argues that some of the best examples of Romantic poetry are from unlikely individuals that are rarely included in the canon of "Romantic literature".

An analysis of John Grisham's novel "A Time to Kill," focusing on various kinds of intolerance.

A look at Victorian era stories and novels that provide an intimate look into the role and treatment of women in that era.

An analysis of the female characters and their similarities to their creator, in "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin.

A review of Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince".

This paper provides a deconstructive perspective on Ben Jonson's "Volpone".

Investigates the character Dr. Benedict Mady Copeland in Carson McCullers' novel "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter".

A discussion on Sinclair Lewis' fame which was brought about by his novel "Main Street" which defied the conventional writing of novels.

A look at the argument that Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale" is actually a Christian commentary against polytheism.

A brief review of Samuel Beckett's novel "The Unnameable".

A comparative analysis of the theme of duality of power and oppression in Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Right of Women".

A psychological analysis of Kate Chopin's story "Story of an Hour".

An analysis of the realism in George Eliot's works.

An analysis of the arguments of Thomas Paine in his work, "In Age of Reason" and how they relate to the writer's own spiritual journey.

An analysis of the metamorphosis of the narrator from prejudice to open-mindedness in the short story, "Cathedral," by Raymond Carver.

An analysis of Alfred Lord Tennyson's depictions of Ulysses in his poems, "The Lotos-Eaters" and "Ulysses."

The paper looks at how Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his "Philosophic Definitons of a Poem and Poetry" defines poetry.

A look at the message in John Cheever's short story "The Swimmer" about the consequences of focusing too intensely on one, single goal.

Discusses parenthood as presented in Dante Alighieri's "Inferno".

A review of the book "Democracy, An American Novel" by Henry Adams.

Analyzes the 1850 classic Alexandre Dumas' "Man in the Iron Mask".

A review on the importance regarding the nature of civic duty, as described by Socrates in "Apology" and the "Crito."

A critique and review of David G. McComb's book "Galveston- A History" which is a factual, historical account of the development of the city of Galveston.

An analysis of the main characters in Anton Chekhov's "The Lady with the Dog," Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" and Henrik Ibsen "Hedda Gabler".

An examination of the concept of a hero in "Beowulf",
Homer's "The Iliad", "Gilgamesh", Homer's "The Odyssey" and "Tale of the Heike".

This paper explores the contention of some that reading Harry Potter will encourage children to believe in the religion of Wicca, a religion of witchcraft.

An analysis of "Lord of the Flies," by William Golding, as a classic coming of age novel, focusing on the themes of society and violence.

A comparison and contrast of the ideal hero in "Beowulf" and "The Tale of the Heike".

A comparison of two literary works, "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry and "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner.

A look at how Agatha Christie's book, "And Then There Were None", is a slightly bizarre look at justice in society and how that justice plays out.

Discusses the importance of teaching story setting using Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" and Willa Cather's "My Antonia" as examples.

A review and commentary on the book,"The Seven Storey Mountain" by Thomas Merton.

This paper looks at poetry as a social challenge, concentrating on the work of poets Langston Hughes and Adrienne Rich.

A discussion on the role of the supernatural in "Hamlet" and "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare.

An analysis of the struggles of the characters in the stories of Katherine Mansfield.

A brief review of Octavia Butler's novel "Kindred".

A look at the theme of truthful cynicism in Charles Bukowski's "Ham and Rye".

A discussion of figurative language and image as used in literature.

A comparison of the conversion tactics used by the white missionaries in the book, "Things Fall Apart," written by Chinua Achebe.

Looks at gender ideals in medieval epic literature as presented in "Beowulf", "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales".

An examination of the plot and characters of the "Epic of Gilgamesh" and the lessons it teaches us today.

An analysis of Frank Kafka's short story "The Metamorphosis", which has implications for everyone who reads it, even today.

A comparison of the portrayal of the character of Tituba in Arthur Miller's play, "The Crucible" with Maryse Conde's novel, "I, Tituba."

Reviews the concept of being uncanny as presented in Sigmund Freud's book "The Uncanny" and Steven Spielberg's movie "Artificial Intelligence".

An analysis of the novel "The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge" by Rainer Rilke.

An analysis of Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour", described as a story of repression and a chance of freedom.

A review on the subject of sexism and religion as related in the book "The Color Purple" by by Alice Walker.

An analysis of the dilemmas of the main character, Holden Caulfield in "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger.

An analysis of how the characters coped with the loss of family in "Lives of the Saints" by Nino Ricci and "My Name is Seepeetza" by Shirley Sterling.

An analysis of the characters' attempts to transform themselves in Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and James Weldon Johnson's "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man".

A review of Bharati Mukherjee's story about generational and cultural clash between a father and daughter, entitled "The Father".

A look at the fine line between between ancient myths and modern religious beliefs.

An analysis of the grotesque characters in Eudora Welty's "Petrified Man," Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People" and William Faulkner's "Barn Burning."

A discussion on transposing the environment of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" to the atmosphere and setting to the 1930s depression-era of "Bonnie and Clyde."

A discussion on the literary symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthorne's works, "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Scarlet Letter".

This paper examines "Mathilda" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly.

Explores the books of St. Augustine's "The Confessions" ("Confessions"), a great theological and religious masterpiece.

A discussion of the theme of unpardonable sin in Nathaniel Hawthorne's works.

An analysis of the lessons to be learnt from the novel "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker.

An examination of the limited lifestyle of women in the South after the Civil War, as illustrated by William Faulkner in "A Rose for Emily."

This paper explores Shakespeare's gender constructions and cross-dressing in the play "Twelfth Night".

A review of the book "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka.

This paper examines the cinematic elements in Malika Oufkir's memoir "Stolen Lives".

An analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's tragic life and demented mind in relation to his bleak outlook on the American dream.

A discussion on Plato, the Greek philosopher known for his philosophical works and theories.

This paper analyzes how Charles Dicken's "Oliver Twist" reveals the harsh social impact of industrialism.

This paper compares and contrasts Anne Tyler's novel "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant", Roddy Doyle's "Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha", and Nino Ricci's "Lives of the Saints".

A book review of Diane P. Thompson's "The Trojan War".

A comparative analysis of T.C. Boyle's novel "The Tortilla Curtain" and the movie "Crash".