Literature papers

An explanation and interpretation of Robert Hayden's poem "Those Winter Days".

A review of John Edgar Wideman's short story, "Newborn Thrown in Trash and Dies".

This paper discusses the aspect of wealth as portrayed in Katherine Mansfield's 'Garden Party Stories' and John Cheever's 'The Swimmer'.

A biography of the life of poet and artist William Morris.

A look at the life and times of William Shakespeare.

A review of Amos Oz's book 'A Perfect Peace' and Abraham Yehoshua's book 'The Lover.

A comparison between J.D. Salinger's 'The Catcher in the Rye' and Ayn Rand's 'Anthem'.

This paper analyzes, in detail, Gilbert K. Chesterton's book "Heretics", which discusses the importance of orthodoxy in the Christian faith.

A review of the work of John Muir, one of the most respected naturalists of his time.

A discussion of the writing style of Mark Twain in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and other works.

This paper analyzes the poem "The Unknown Citizen" by W. H. Auden in terms of its meaning, style and context.

A review of the book 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley.

This paper examines the life and poetry of Emily Dickinson, a quiet and reclusive female.

A review of Walt Whitman's poetry.

A review of the Tennessee Williams' play, 'The Glass Menagerie'.

A review of the character Jadine of Toni Morrison's 'Tar Baby', and her volatile relationship with the character Son.

A review and analysis of George Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'.

A review of 'Tartuffe' by Richard Wilbur Moliere.

This paper analyzes the use of irony in the poem "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning.

A discussion regarding Langston Hughes and Dr. Martin Luther King.

This paper examines the beliefs of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels portrayed in 'The Manifesto of the Communist Party'.

This paper analyzes the role, character and story of the governess in the work "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James.

This paper analyzes the novels "The Princess of Cleves" by Madame de Lafayette, "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte and "Frankenstein" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.

This paper analyzes criticism of the "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.

This paper analyzes the poem "Le Monocle" by Wallace Stevens.

An analysis of the common themes present in Robert Louis Stevenson's Victorian-era novel "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and Aldous Huxley's 20th century dystopian novel "Brave New World."

An analysis of Puritan influence on Michael Wigglesworth's poem "The Day of Doom".

This paper analyzes Shakespeare's character of Othello as a tragic hero.

A discussion on Hippocrates' view of women and their role in society.

A discussion on the dual tragedy in the play, "A Streetcar Named Desire", by Tennessee Williams.

A discussion of the legal issues involved in the murder of Agamemnon.

A comparative analysis of the depiction of slavery in Frederick Douglass' "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" and Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

A review of 'The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave' by Frederick Douglass.

This paper provides a book review of the book 'So Far From God' written by Ana Castillo.

This paper reviews the life and work of F. Scott Fitzgerald, focusing especially on the plots and characters in his novel "The Great Gatsby" and his short story "Winter Dreams".

A review of 'Centennial Hymn', the ode by Quintus Horatius Flaccus, more commonly known as Horace.

A look at the impact of Darwin's theory of evolution on elements in Herman Melville's novel, "Moby-Dick" and his poem "Clarel".

An analysis of W.E.B Du Bois' "Notion of the Black Veil" as described in his novel "The Souls of Black Folk".

A comparative analysis of the books "Man's Search For Meaning" by Viktor Frankl and "Warriors Don't Cry" by Melba Pattillo Beals.

An analysis of Shirley Jackson's book, "The Lottery".

A discussion on Toni Cade Bambara's book, "The Lesson".

This paper compares a pro-"Harry Potter" essay and an another anti-"Harry Potter" essay to determine which essay is more sound in its argument.

A look at the role of women in 'Invisible Man' by Ralph Ellison.

An analysis of the expression of the main themes in William Wordsworth's poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud."

An analysis of two of Joyce Carol Oates' stories; 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been' and 'Heat'.

A review of Tennessee Williams' play, 'A Streetcar Named Desire'.

A look at grotesque characterization in the work of Eudora Welty, Flannery O'Connor and William Faulkner.

This paper explains the background and analyzes Allen Ginsberg's poem 'Kaddish', which is not only poignant but also very true.

A discussion of universalism vs. historical perspectives in literary critiques of 'Oedipus Rex'.

An examination and comparison of Plato's 'Republic' and Aristotle's 'Ethics.'

This paper offers an extrapolation on William Blake's 'The Tyger'.

A review of 'The Secret Sharer' by Joseph Conrad.

This paper provides a book review of the work "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.

This paper studies various works in order to examine the subject of war.

This paper analyzes Edward Abbey and Barry Lopez; writers who were passionate about nature and the environment.

An analysis of the theme of modern travel in the poems "Trans-Siberian Prose and Little Jeanne from France" and "Easter in New York" by Blaise Cendrars.

An analysis of the common theme present in Shakespeare's "Hamlet", William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily", and Robert Frost's "Design".

An analysis of sexual narrative in works by Carlos Fuentes, Peter Greenaway and James Joyce.

A discussion of the theme of racial discrimination in Toni Morrison's novel, "The Bluest Eye."

An analysis of the book, "The House of Mirth", by Edith Wharton.

An analysis of the novel "Enemies, A Love Story," and the short stories "Gimpel the Fool," and "The Gentleman from Cracow," by Isaac Bashevis Singer.

An analysis of "The Winter's Tale" by William Shakespeare.

An analysis of the short story, "Two Kinds", by Amy Tan.

This paper discusses the phenomenon of evil in the human heart as demonstrated in the short stories "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe and "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

A review of the character, Aeneas, in the poem "Aeneid" by Virgil.

This paper compares and contrasts the roles of Puck from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to Fool from "King Lear."

An analysis of the character of "Othello" as reflected in the character's first and last speeches of the play "Othello" by Shakespeare.

A biography of the life of American novelist Mark Twain.

This paper discusses the theme of gender as portrayed in Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' and Jean Rhy's 'Wide Sargasso Sea'.

A review of "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe.

A look at the subject of women and fiction, as discussed in Virginia Woolf's famous essay, 'A Room of One's Own'.

This paper analyzes the short story 'The Rocking Horse Winner' by D.H. Lawrence.

This paper reviews Ralph Ellison's novel "Invisible Man."

An analysis of the use of trees as an impassive life force in "Beloved" by Toni Morrison.

A discussion regarding the document 'Common Sense' by Thomas Paine versus the practical genius of George Washington.

A review of 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens.

An analysis of the poem 'Eolian Harp' by Samuel Coleridge.

A discussion on the balance of the genders in William Shakespeare's works.

A discussion regarding the theme of the windows, doors and gates as barriers in Emily Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights'.

A review and comparison of Susan Glaspell's "Trifles" and Sylvia Plath's "Daddy".

An analysis of Rob Fleming's character compared to the traditional Bildungsroman character in Nick Hornsby's novel "High Fidelity."

This paper explores the emotion known as guilt from both a psychological and literary perspective.

This paper considers well-known literary criticism of Franz Kafka's work.

This paper discusses two contemporary female poets, Diane Wakoski and Raquel Chalfi.

This paper discusses the subject of feminist writing and looks in particular at the author Susan Brownmiller.

This paper describes Benjamin Franklin's influence on today's self-help books.

An analysis of drug dependency in Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".

An examination of family relationships in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper", and Sylvia Plath's poem, "Daddy".

This paper explores the literary works of poet Wilfred Owen.

A review of Sylvia Plath's emotional poem, 'Tulips'.

A review of 'Things Fall Apart' by Chinua Achebe.

A review of 'The Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer.

This paper discusses several works by William Faulkner.

An analysis of four key figures in the Battle of Gettysburg, as depicted in Michael Shaara's novel "The Killer Angels."

An analysis of the poem "Let America be America Again" by Langston Hughes.

A review of Robert Lipsyte's novel "The Contender".

This paper analyzes specific symbols in Charles Dickens' classic novel 'Great Expectations'.

A review of the book 'Erasmus and the Age of Reformation' by Johan Huizinga.

This paper describes various ways love is portrayed in literature.

A review of the Willa Cather's book, "Paul's Case."