Literature papers

An analysis of the theme of death in Leo Tolstoy's novella, "The Death of Ivan Ilych."

An analysis of the four principle characters of Margaret Atwood's novel, "The Robber Bride."

A review of the novel "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding as compared to the theories in "Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbes.

An analysis of the themes of individuality versus society in the two literary works: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain and "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison.

An analysis of the characters in the short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker.

An assessment of E.P. Thompson's "Time, Work Discipline and Industrial Capitalism".

An analysis of generational conflict and adult decision-making in John Updike's short story "A & P".

Examines the science and religious beliefs of Victorian society as exemplified in the period's literature by Robert Browning and Gerard Manley Hopkins.

An analysis of the function and importance of illustrations in William Blake's poem, "Songs of Innocence and of Experience."

An analysis of how both Toni Morrison's novel,"The Bluest Eye", and J. M. Coetzee's novel, "Disgrace", subtly comment on the race and gender within their respective societies.

This paper analyzes the theme of violence in William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" and Joyce Carol Oates' "Where are you Going, Where have you Been?".

A comparison of Amy Tan's "A Pair of Tickets" and Bharati Mukherjee's "The Management of Grief".

A review of "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert which highlights the emergence of feminism.





Celebrating Gustave Flaubert's Famous Work
Madame Bovary is one of the most important French novels of the 19th century. It is vastly regarded

A review of "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert which highlights the emergence of feminism.





Celebrating Gustave Flaubert's Famous Work
Madame Bovary is one of the most important French novels of the 19th century. It is vastly regarded

A close reading of a poem by Christina Georgina Rossetti "Goblin Market".

A personal reaction to the book, "A Man Named Dave," written by Dave Pelzer.

A comparison of the films of "Dracula," based on Bram Stoker's novel and the 1992 film "Nosferatu," produced by German filmmaker F. W. Murnau.

A review on the comparative writing styles of Rattawut Lapcharoensap and Anton Chekhov with particular reference to "Sightseeing" written by Lapcharoensap.

A review of the book "Mrs Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf, and how the protagonist, Mrs. Dalloway, is portrayed as a "simple" woman, who has little education or deep understanding of the world around her.

A review of the story "Big Black Good Man" by Richard Wright.

An analysis of the style and depictions in the poem, "A Light Woman," written by Robert Browning.

Analyzes four sets of paired comparisons of poems by Pablo Neruda.

A comparison and look at the contrasting treatment of mixed race themes in Mark Twain's books, "Puddinhead Wilson" and "Tom Sawyer."

This paper studies the book 'The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner' by James Hogg.

A discussion on the underlying purpose of a story such as "Little Red Riding Hood."

This paper explores the life, works and writing style of Rudyard Kipling.

A review of the book "Southern California: An Island on the Land" by Carey McWilliams.

This paper studies the poems "The Courage that my Mother Had" by Edna St. Vincent Millay and "The Funeral" by Gordon Parks.

An analysis of the plot and characters in "The Joys of Motherhood," written by Buchi Emecheta.

This paper looks at the idiom of Anton Chekhov by revisiting his work 'Rothschild's Fiddle' and comparing the style to that of contemporary writer Raymond Carver.

An analysis of Armand Aubigny's character in the short story "Desiree's Baby" by Kate Chopin.

A critical evaluation of Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire".

An exploration from a personal viewpoint of the beginnings of free verse in American literature and its perfect fit to modern life.

A summary and analysis of Frank O'Connor's story "The Drunkard".

This paper looks briefly at the history, economy and literature of Brazil.

Looks at the theme of female degradation in Egyptian novelist Nawal Saadawi's "Woman at Point Zero" (1998) and its broader feminist and cultural implications.

This paper analyzes how marriage is portrayed in "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin.

An overview of the philosophical theories and literature of Cicero.

An overview of the book "A Gathering of Old Men", by Ernest J. Gaines.

This paper reviews Anna Deveare Smith's book 'Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992'.

An analysis of the life, works, character and unique contribution to American fiction of Kurt Vonnegut.

A discussion of the novel, "Grendel", which is a retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic "Beowulf", from the perspective of the antagonist.

This paper analyzes the work 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville, focusing on the character Ahab and the white whale Moby Dick.

An analysis of the expressions of the short nature of human existence as portrayed in "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick and "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell.

This paper analyzes the ideas of truth, knowledge and power in "Sophie's World" by Jostein Gaarder.

An analysis of the characters in "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey and their role in the story.

An analysis of the themes of love in the works of James Joyce and Haruki Murakami.

A comparison of the style and perspectives on war that are portrayed in Tim O'Brien's short story, "The Things They Carried" and Yusef Komunyakaa's poem, "Facing It."

A persuasive essay on the novel "Billy Budd, Sailor" by Herman Melville.

This paper discusses the works of Langston Hughes, the famed African-American poet.

A short biography of William Blake's life and an analysis of his poem "The Tyger."

An analysis of the theme of innocence in J. D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye".

A discussion on the completely divergent views of the physical and emotional world that Steinbeck masterfully explodes in "Chrysanthemums."

An analysis of "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T.S. Elliot.

An examination of Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel "Lolita".

Looks at the transcendental core of Herman Melville's novella "Billy Budd".

Examines five literary sources to explore the sociological concepts of transculturation and hybridity, orientalism and cultural translation.

An analysis of Mark Mathabane's book "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography", specifically focusing on apartheid in South Africa and the appalling prejudice and segregation between blacks and whites under the regime.

Compares the depiction of the life of women inside the patriarchal society in Rebecca Harding Davis' 'Life in the Iron Mills" and William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily".

A psychoanalytic review of Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilych".

An analysis of the relationship of the twins in Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things".

An exploration of the problem of identity and the role of mythology in Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey."

An analysis of nature as a testing ground for the human soul in Book One of Edmund Spenser's "Faerie Queene."

This paper analyzes the experience of solitary confinement in May Sarton's "Journal of a Solitude" and "The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life" and in the 2000 film "Castaway," directed by Robert Zemeckis.

This paper analyzes the extent to which an understanding of any American cultural form demands exploration of the economic, social and political context in which it has developed.

An analysis of the main thematic conflict in the drama "Antigone" by Sophocles.

This paper compares the themes of social control and pleasure seeking in "A Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, to modern American society.

An analysis of a serial killer as described in the book "The Stranger Beside Me'' by Ann Rule.

A comparison of the theme of conformity in "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy and "Housekeeping" by Marilynne Robinson.

An analysis of the social conventions and gender differences in Marie de France's "Eliduc."

A comparison of censorship in "Beauty and the Beast" in one of the original versions by Jeanne Marie Le Prince de Beaumont and a modern re-telling by Angela Carter, entitled "The Tiger's Bride."

This paper studies Pablo Neruda's poem "The Heights of Machu Picchu".

This paper reviews the book "The Fire of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion" by Stephen B. Oates.

This paper analyzes the protagonist in the play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.

A discussion of the worth of Roman literature and a comparison of the meter and themes of Roman literature to Greek literature.

A review of Jose Antonio Villarreal's novel "Pocho" that details the painful process of assimilation of new immigrants into America.

An analysis of Edmund Spenser's representations of nature in the poem "The Faerie Queene".

A character analysis of Janie in "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston.

An analysis of the character of Monsieur Meursault as the absurd hero in Albert Camus' "The Stranger".

This paper discusses Dante's 'The Divine Comedy' as it relates to Jungian archetypal theory.

This paper provides a review of the book 'Tobacco Road' by Erskine Caldwell.

This paper examines the symbolism in "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe and "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

This paper discusses perspectives and philosophies that are revealed in
Greek literature.

An analysis of the poem "Soledad" by Angela Manalang Gloria.

This paper discusses and compares views regarding the origins of the universe according to Hesiod and Ovid.

Evaluates historian Marcus Rediker's book about pirates, "Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age" and the phenomenon these pirates represent.

An analysis of the beliefs of the character, Goodman Brown, in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story, "Young Goodman Brown."

This paper provides a critique of the article 'Effects of Antidiabetic and Antihyperlipidemic Agents on C-Reactive Protein' by P. Dandona.

An analysis of William Blake's abstract of the social injustices of modern society in his poem "The Human Abstract" .

Examines the elements of social and cultural censorship in the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast".

An analysis of the problem of gender in Daniel Defoe's "Moll Flanders".

A discussion on the main players in "Moby Dick" by Herman Mellville and "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare.

An analysis of the mood and tone in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-tale Heart".

A look at the function of the Mirror of Erised in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".

An analysis of how closely modern day life is connected to the life depicted in "Everyman," "Gilgamesh," Homer's "The Odyssey," and in ancient Egyptian poems.

An analysis of the role of the publisher as a medium between the writer and the world.

The paper discusses Frank Norris' "The Octopus" as a portrayal of the crushing effects of capitalism on the old, Wild West.

A discussion of John Steinbeck's book "The Grapes of Wrath".

Looks at themes in the writings of African-American writer James Baldwin.