Literature papers

Examines Susan McCaslin's poem 'The Call' from her book "Flying Wounded".

A review of the poem "Wonders of the West or a Day at the Falls of Niagara, in 1825" by James Lynne Alexander.

A review of "A Night to Remember", Walter Lord's 1955 work about what happened the night the RMS Titanic sunk.

This paper analyzes the patriarchal institution of marriage in "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and "Hedda Gabler" by Henrik Ibsen.

This paper discusses Susan McCaslin's poem "Just an Ordinary Woman" as an example of the British Columbian mystical tradition.

An analysis of the use of the Black Madonna as an important symbol of women leadership within the "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd.

A comparison and contrast of the themes and use of characters in William Shakespeare's "Othello" with Cinthio's story, "Gli Hecatommithi."

Explores the themes of pride and love in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice".

A comparison of the character of Emma and her relationship with Mr. Knightley, from Jane Austen's novel, "Emma" with three film adaptations of the book.

Explores the friendship between Huckleberry Finn and Jim in Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".

A look at how US society has many similarities to the civilization portrayed in George Orwell's novel, "1984".

An analysis of Alice Major's poem "Maps".

A comparative analysis of how the characters of Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and Willy Loman from Arthur Miller's "Death of A Salesman" face their pasts.

Examines the motivation of philanthropist Baron Edmond James de Rothschild as presented in Ran Aaronsohn's book "Rothschild and Early Jewish Colonization in Palestine".

This paper compares the past and families of Jay Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" and Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".

An analysis of African-American discrimination in Richard Wright's "Native Son," Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin In The Sun" and Lanston Hughes' poem, "Ballard of the Landlord."

An analysis of the role of Philisides in Philip Sidney's "The Old Arcadia".

An analysis of flight and African-American heritage in Virginia Hamilton's "The People Could Fly".

An in-depth examination of the novel "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier.

This paper is a critical review of Ian Greene's "The Courts", which examines the relationship between courts and democracy in Canada.

This paper examines four Romantic poets, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron and Blake, and their works.

A review of Toni Morrison's "Song of Solomon".

This paper discusses Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried" about the reality of combat in Vietnam.

An examination of Charles Sangster's poem "The St. Lawrence and the Saguenay".

This paper discusses the book "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck, focusing on the social implications of striving to be human.

This paper discusses one of Robert Frost's earliest poems "The Road Not Taken"

This paper analyzes a nineteenth century poem, "Niagara Falls," by James K. Liston.

This poem analyzes "London" by William Blake and points out the grimness of the city as portrayed in the poem.

This paper explores the literary devices utilized by Henrik Ibsen in his play "A Doll's House".

A discussion on the theme of place in six poems by David Malouf.

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

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.