Literature papers

This paper critically examines Chinua Achebe's essay "Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'".

This paper highlights the fantastical literature similarity between Edgar Allan Poe's "William Wilson" and "Lady Ligeia."

This paper reviews Avi's "Nothing But The Truth", a dramatic story of a high school student who gets caught up in a whirlwind of gossip.

An analysis of the theme of gender in "Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.

This paper explains the double meanings in Scott F. Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby".

An analysis of Hamlet's level of sanity in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet."

An analysis of the effect of the discrepancy in class backgrounds between Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan in Scott F. Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby."

A comparative book review of John Reed's 'Ten Days That Shook the World', Edward Carr's 'The Bolshevik Revolution, 1917-1923,' and Robert Service's 'Lenin: A Biography'.

This paper analyzes the premise of social class status in 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

A critical review of Elijah Anderson's " Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City".

An examination of Karl Marx's challenge to liberalism in "The Communist Manifesto."

A discussion of the monsters in Greek mythology.

This paper uses medieval dream analysis to unravel multiple themes in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Nun's Priest's Tale".

This paper discusses who is the captive in Sherman Alexie's world, focusing on his work "Captivity'.

This paper analyzes Kiran Desai's "The Inheritance of Loss" and concludes that persistent humiliation defines the lives of the book's main characters.

An analysis of the theme of violence in "The Song of Roland" and a contrast with how violence is portrayed in the "Iliad" by Homer.

An analysis of Ernest Hemingway's novel "Across the River and into the Trees".

A review of Frederick Douglass' book, "Learning to Read and Write" and the reasons why knowledge among slaves was feared by slave-owners.

A discussion of two books dealing with the bleakness of human nature -"Lord of the Flies" by William Golding and "1984" by George Orwell.

An examination of the style and plot of Eden Robinson's "Monkey Beach", with a focus on the stories of violence and abuse that occur throughout the text.

This paper discusses how R. Warren composed "All the King's Men" as a reflection of the betrayal between politicians and the public.

This paper analyzes the use of metaphor in Elizabeth Bishop's "The Fish".

A review of "American Slavery, American Freedom" by Edmund S. Morgan.

A review of the book "The Naked Crowd" by Jeffrey Rosen.

This paper discusses the sexual tension present in the play 'A Streetcar Named Desire' by Tennessee Williams.

This paper analyzes the theme of coming of age in the novel "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson.

An analysis of the benevolence of the characters in Paulo Coehlo's novel, "The Alchemist."

This paper discusses S. Coppola's Film, 'Lost in Translation', and Daniel J. Levinson's ideas on midlife adulthood.

A discussion of the theme in Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" that, although not the only answer or key, love is an important, defining portion of achieving freedom.

A comparison of the portrayal of sexual and gender roles in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Wife of Bath's Tale" and William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night".

A review of the book "The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons from Falling Behind in School and Life." by Michael Gurian's and Kathy Stevens.

An analysis of "Frankenstein" as Mary Shelly's response to John Milton's "Paradise Lost".

An analysis of the representation and the intersection of external and internal time in Virginia Woolf 's "Mrs Dalloway".

An analysis of the themes of Anne Bradstreet's poem, "Contemplations".

A review of Emile Zola's "The Ladies' Paradise".

This paper discusses textual construction of gender differentiation in texts of Sigmund Freud, Nancy Chodorow and Michel Foucault.

A cultural self-examination for a school counselor using the text of Chaim Potok's "Davita's Harp."

A discussion of the literature of black American writers in the 20th and 21st century.

This paper examines the theme of altruism in Gustave Flaubert's short story "A Simple Heart".

This paper discusses the guilds that were in existence in Geoffrey Chaucer's fourteenth century England.

A review of two films, "Punishment Park" directed by Peter Watkins and "Demolition Man" directed by Marco Brambilla and a comparison of their themes with Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World."

A look at the recent criticism leveled at Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin", regarding the book's stereotypical portrayal of African-Americans

A comparison of the characters' relationship to community and friendship in Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" and Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass."

An analysis of the struggles of the female protagonist in maria Campbell's novel, "Half-Breed."

A look at how the rebel and how society perceives the rebel is determined by a range of social, economic, political and cultural factors.

This paper analyzes the themes of pride, prejudice and marriage in Jane Austen's Victorian novel "Pride and Prejudice".

A review of First Nations Literature including two plays by Marie Clements: "Burning Vision" and "The Unnatural and Accidental Women", and a poetry book "Exercises in Lip Pointing" by Annharte.

An analysis and comparison of the creation themes in Hesiod's "Theogony" and Ovid's "The Creation".

An analysis of the theme of vampires and ghosts in J.S. Le Fanu's "Carmilla" and "Ultor de Lacy".

An analysis of the themes of predetermination, chance and free will in Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex" and Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius' "The Consolation of Philosophy".

This paper compares the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee with the film of the same name, directed by Robert Mulligan.

An analysis of the debate over the personality of the governess in Henry James' novel, "The Turn of the Screw" .

This paper analyzes Joseph Conrad's beliefs on European Colonialism in his novel, "Heart of Darkness."

This paper looks at the Old Testament Book of Isaiah and discusses faith, attribution and practicality.

A comparative analysis of "Daisy Miller" by Henry James and "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin.

An in-depth discussion of Arthur Miller's works, as a reflection of his life and of society at large.

A look at the portrayal of urban life as portrayed in William Blake's "London," T.S Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," and "Ode to Frank Silvera" by Bill Bissett.

An analysis of Paul's purpose in writing Romans 5:12-17.

This paper examines how the character of Mr. Krook is represented in Charles Dickens' "Bleak House".

This paper examines the concept of wrath or rage in the poem, 'The Iliad' by Homer.

A review of the short story "Hills Like White Elephants" by American novelist Ernest Hemingway.

This paper discusses the symbolism of the swimming pool in John Cheever's "The Swimmer".

This paper discusses William Wordsworth's use of archetypal imagery in his poem "The Prelude".

This paper compares Eilis Ni Dhuibhne's "Midwife to the Fairies" and Mary Dorcey's "The Husband", which both challenge the Irish sensibilities that have contributed to the repression and subjugation of Irish women.

This paper analyzes the use of comedy in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as presented in the play-within-a-play, 'The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisby', in Act V.

This paper explores Charlotte Perkins Gilman's use of sunlight and moonlight in her short story "The Yellow Wallpaper".

This paper explores the theme of monstrosity in literature, as presented in Charlotte Bronte's novel "Jane Eyre" and its prequel Jean Rhys novel "Wide Sargasso Sea".

This paper explores the theme of people inadvertently revealing hidden truths about themselves while talking about things seemingly trivial in Robert Browning's poem "My Last Duchess".

An analysis of the theme of women's liberation and the challenge of the concept of a woman's set place in society, within the novel, "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin.

An analysis of death and the destruction of passion in T. S. Eliot's poem, "The Wasteland."

This paper discusses the importance of psychoanalysis for effective reading as Peter Barry suggests in referencing Edgar Allan Poe's detective story "The Purloined Letter" and William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 73".

A review of the trilogy of plays: "Blood Wedding", "Yerma" and "The House of Bernarda Alba" by Federico Garcia Lorca.

An analysis of the roles of Grisildis and Cecilie in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Clerk's Tale" and "The Second Nun's Tale".

An analysis of the relationship between Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Book of the Duchess" and "Troilus and Criseyde" and Boethian philosophy and fortune.

This paper compares the relationship of the protagonists to their physical surroundings in Willa Cather's "Paul's Case" and in John Updike's "Separating".

A review of the short story "The Dinner" by Roddy Doyle.

A review of a short story entitled "The Story" in the book "A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You" by Amy Bloom.

An analysis of the literary style of William Faulkner.

A comparative analysis of William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" and Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" .

A very brief review of "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" by Ernest Hemingway.

This paper analyzes the view of death portrayed in John Donne's poem, "Death Be Not Proud".

A brief analysis of Sophocles' "Oedipus the King".

An analysis of Ernest Hemingway's short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" .

This paper discusses the conflict which arises between Antigone and Creon in Sophocles' "Antigone".

A comparative analysis of the contribution of the setting to the novels "The Three Strangers" by Thomas Hardy, "The Inn of The Two Witches" by Joseph Conrad and "Will O' The Mill" by Robert Louis Stevenson.

A review of the book "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.

A characters analysis of the Loman family in Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman".

A discussion of Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Ode to the West Wind" and how it reflects his views on social change.

This paper analyzes sex and love In T.S. Elliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and Brand New's song "Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades"

This paper examines the poem "Morning Swim" by Maxine Kumin.

This paper explores the concepts of good and evil in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness".

The paper describes the way William Carlos Williams' poem "The Red Wheelbarrow" uses a simple battery of devices and basic vocabulary to convey a multitude of thoughts and images.

This paper examines the work "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway.

A review of the book "The Mayflower Murderer & Other Forgotten Firsts in American History" by Peter F. Stevens.

This paper compares two short stories, Nikolai Karamzin's "Poor Liza" and Yordan Yovkov's "Shibil", which share the theme of love as a commodity to be bought by wealthy men.

A comparative analysis of William Faulkner's "Barn Burning" and Sarah Orne Jewett's "A White Heron".

An analysis of the role of animals in Milan Kundera's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being".

A critical analysis of the "Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina" by Galileo.

An analysis of the themes of magic, desire and control within Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

This paper discusses that materialism and greed result in death and destruction in 'The Hobbit' by J.R.R. Tolkien.