Literature papers

An analysis of the religious significance of Odysseus' homecoming in Homer's epic poem "Odyssey".

A general overview of the cultural Hellenization of Rome with a focus on the playwrights Plautus and Terence.

This paper analyzes how Aldous Huxley in "Brave New World" conveys the dehumanization inherent in a scientifically planned society.

An analysis of the crucial role of the setting in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce and "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner.

An analysis of the myth of the pirate in Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island".

Explores Edgar Allan Poe's " The Masque of the Red Death" and the similarities between the tale and Poe's life.

This paper provides an examination of Charles Dickens' novel 'Hard Times' and the allegorical significance of Coketown, applying sociological and historical perspectives.

This paper looks at Rudyard Kipling's work 'Kim' and shows how the character Kim and Teshoo Lama are symbolic representations of the West and the East respectively.

This paper analyzes the search for wisdom through the eyes of Aldous Huxley in 'Brave New World' and Socrates in 'The Last Days of Socrates'.

An argument that Nathaniel Hawthorne's fiction exposes the falsity of Puritan ideals, particularly as they continued to affect the modern industrial America.

An analysis of Paul Lawrence Dunbar's poem "We Wear the Mask".

An analysis of the two heroines, Amelia and Becky, in William Makepeace Thackeray's "Vanity Fair".

An analysis of James Joyce's heroic effort to redefine literature in his epochal novel "Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man".

An analysis of the debate between Agathon and Socrates as defined in Plato's "Symposium".

A refutation of the argument that Athenian society did not value women.

This paper considers the corrupting influence of power, by focusing on two examples from literature and two from modern history.

An examination of three pieces of literature to highlight Edgar Allen Poe's style of writing.

An analysis of the cultural conflicts in the short story "The Management of Grief," by Bharati Mukerjee".

An analysis of the character of Hamlet in Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet".

An exploration of both the innocence and guilt of the victims and their perpetrators at Auschwitz as depicted by Primo Levi and Christopher Browning.

A comparative analysis of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" and Rudyard Kipling's "Kim".

A review of Roald Dahl's children's tale "Matilda".

A review of Franz Kafka's "Parable of Abraham".

This paper explores the figure of the Windigo in Louise Erdrich's "Tracks".

An analysis of the Victorian novel "Lady Audley's Secret" by Mary Elizabeth Braddon.

A discussion on how Arthur Miller's play, "The Crucible," represents a fictionalized portrayal of the Salem witch-hunts in Massachusetts in 1692.

An analysis of the seventh chapter in Eric Schlosser's "Fast Food Nation" entitled "Cogs in the Great Machine".

An analysis of the historical context of Spanish stories, "The Time of the Doves" by Merce Rodoreda and "The Family of Pascual Duarte" by Camilo Jose Cela.

A response to Jose Ortega y Gasset's essay "The Dehumanization of Art."

An analysis of Charles Brockden Brown's 1798 work "Wieland; Or, the Transformation".

An analysis of the theme and character development of Andy in "Doe Season" by David Michael Kaplan.

A personal opinion on Jamaica Kincaid's work "A Small Place".

A review of the short story "Good Country People" by Flannery O' Connor.

An analysis of the merits and flaws of Odysseus in Homer's "The Odyssey".

A brief analysis of Virginia Woolf's novel "Mrs. Dalloway".

This essay looks at Amy Tan's life and examines how aspects of her life are demonstrated through her various works.

An analysis and comparison of the duality of reason and insanity in Edgar Allan Poe's tales.

An analysis and comparison of the poems "Pain has an Element of Blank" and "I Measure Every Grief I Meet" by Emily Dickinson.

This paper looks at Sylvia Plath's exploration of issues of rebirth in her poetry.

A review of the motivational book "Who Moved My Cheese?," by Spencer Johnson.

An overview of William Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear".

A discussion of Christian symbols and symbolism in "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe," by C. S. Lewis.

An analysis of the character of the Grandmother in Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find".

A review of the poem "The Snow Man" by Wallace Stevens.

Analyzes the significance of the manacle in the play "Cymbeline," by William Shakespeare.

A review of V. S. Naipaul's book"Miguel Street".

This paper analyzes the book "Fire In a Canebrake" by Laura Wexler that looks at a brutal crime in the Deep South of the U.S.

An examination of the images and narrative depictions found on ancient Greek pottery.

An analysis of the main themes in Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex".

A brief analysis of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales".

A comparison of Edgar Allan Poe's detective works "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Roget".

A review of the book "Briton Forging the Nation: 1707-1837" by Linda Colley.

An argument that Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is not a racist novel.

A review of Mike Davis' "City of Quartz" and its perception of Los Angeles in contrast to public perception of the city today.

A discussion of the Japanese concept of suicide, and an analysis of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's drama "The Love Suicides at Amijima."

A biopsychosocial analysis of the protagonist in "The Yellow Wallpaper".

An analysis of the psychological elements of the novel "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

A brief analysis of "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley.

A comparison of the young girls' journey to maturity in Frances Hodgson Burnett's "The Secret Garden" and George MacDonald's "The Princess and the Goblin".

A comparison of the two main characters in "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens.

A look at the premise that the character of Hamlet had a form of identity crisis in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

An analysis of the language and structure in Harriet Jacobs' "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl".

A discussion of the risks faced by anti-Fascists female writers during Mussolini's dictatorship, focusing on the works of Alba De Cespedes.

A discussion of the themes in "Richard II," written by William Shakespeare, particularly the concept of whether or not someone's birth right entitles him or her to remain in power.

A review of the book "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: la Drang--The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam," by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway.

An analysis of the pride and vanity in "The Stone Angel" by Margaret Laurence and "King Lear" by William Shakespeare.

An analysis of the representation of Asian culture in Hisaye Yamamoto's short story collection "Seventeen Syllables".

A discussion on Emily Dickinson's views on the role of women.

A comparison of the plays "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller and "Fences" by August Wilson.

An analysis of how fantasy transcends the physical world in George MacDonald's "A Faerie Romance" and Salman Rushdie's "Sea of Stories".

A brief analysis of the narrator in "For Esme - With Love and Squalor" by J.D. Salinger.

An analysis of the influence of strangers in John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums" and Ernest Hemingway's "Cat in the Rain".

A brief review of the novel "Johnny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo.

An analysis of the theme of sexual decisions in Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?".

A comparative analysis of the poems "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost and "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins.

An analysis of the exploitation of Delia from a feminist view in "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston.

An analysis of "Annie on my Mind" by Nancy Garden.

A review of the book "A Hero of Our Time" by Mikhail Lermontov.

A review of Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find".

A comparison between the two concepts of utopia and dystopia.

An exploration of how personal space is created, and how the concept of space in dreams has been presented in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," in "Waltz with Bashir," and in Edgar Allan Poe's tales.

This paper compares the works Theodore Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz" and Billy Bob Thornton's 'Sling Blade'.

A comparison of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" and Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles".

An argument that Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" fits into the genre of fairy tales.

An analysis of the hypocrisy of morality in "Beowulf" and Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales".

An analysis of Edmund Spenser's poem "The Faerie Queene," focusing on its fairy tale motifs such as the binary oppositions represented by Una and Duessa.

An analysis of "Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories" by Sandra Cisneros.

Reviews the plot of "Aloft" by Chang Rae-Lee about Jerry Battle, a formerly successful business owner now retired.

A review of the revolutionary pamphlet, "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine.

A comparative analysis of William Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey" and A. R. Ammons' "Corsons Inlet".

An analysis of the descriptive and reflective elements in two eighteenth century poems; William Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey" and Thomas Gray's "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College".

An analysis of the themes of wandering and return in Shakespeare's "King Lear".

A look at "The Canterbury Tales", by Geoffrey Chaucer in which he comments on the many flaws in society and the importance of marriage in the Middle Ages.

An examination of the humanistic traits present in "The Epic of Gilgamesh" and the relevance of the lyre to Gilgamesh as well as Mesopotamian culture.

An analysis of the use of naturalism and expressionism in Eugene O'Neill's plays "Beyond the Horizon" and "The Hairy Ape".

A comparative analysis of "The Destructors" by Graham Greene and "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence.

A stanza by stanza review of Gabriel Okara's "Once Upon a Time".

An analysis of Walt Whitman's character and writing style.

A review of "Women of Algiers in Their Apartments" by Assia Djebar.

A look at the expectations of bravery in "The Right Stuff" by Tom Wolfe.