Literature papers

A discussion of the influences on Greek mythology and what these myths teach us about history.

An examination of the characteristics of African-American literature and it canonization.

A discussion of the poet John Keats as a key figure in English Romanticism.

A discussion of the importance of Stephen Crane's explanations of war in his novel, "The Red Badge of Courage."

An analysis and comparison of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories "The Black Cat", "The Tell-Tale Heart", and "The Cask of Amontillado".

An analysis of the decisions of the young male characters in "On the Rainy River" by Tim O'Brien and "The A & P" by John Updike.

An analysis of the themes of freedom, individuality and totalitarianism in Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" and George Orwell's "1984".

A review of Dr. Seuss' book "The Lorax".

A look at the themes of nature and love in Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee," William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130" and Richard Burns' "A Red, Red Rose."

An examination of the style and the portrayal of the character of G.H. in Clarice Lispector's novel, "The Passion According to G.H."

A look at U.S history before 1865 through the review of David M. Pletcher's work, "The Diplomacy of Annexation: Texas, Oregon and the Mexican War".

An analysis of the theme of love in William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 116".

A look at the role of Lady Macbeth in Macbeth's ascension to the throne in William Shakespeare's play "MacBeth".

A review and analysis of "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" by Max Weber.

A review and analysis of Cormac McCarthy's "No Country for Old Men".

An analysis of the significance of gender in the relationships in "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams.

An analysis of the limits of human empathy in H. G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds", William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" and Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein".

Presents a psychoanalytic approach to understanding Edgar Allan Poe's
short story "The Fall of the House of Usher".

Compares and contrasts communism and capitalism as depicted in Ursula LeGuin's "The Dispossessed."

An analysis of the significance of the poem "The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden.

This paper describes how Flannery O'Connor utilizes irony and characterization in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" to illustrate the frailty of the human condition.

An exploration of Victorian detective genre in the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

A look at the stresses of being a mother through Tillie Olsen's story, "I Stand Here Ironing."

Explores the category "demon" in the Greco-Roman world.

This paper discusses an excerpt from Mike Davis' book, "City of Quartz" titled "Fortress Los Angeles".

Discusses the effect of trust in Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey".

The paper discusses the book called "The Autobiography of an Ex-colored Man" by James Weldon Johnson and examines the relationship between race and class in America during the early 1900s.

An analysis of the effects of Romeo and Juliet's actions in "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare.

A discussion on the use of double identity in Edgar Allan Poe's "William Wilson"

An analysis of Robert Frost's powerful use of figurative language in his poem, "Birches."

A discussion of the misfortune and miscommunication in Robert Frost's poem "Home Burial".

An analysis of Etheridge Knight's poem, "Hard Rock Returns to Prison from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane".

An analysis of the uncertainty in Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment".

Explores the popularity of courtroom drama as presented in novels, television and films.

An examination of the character Cholly in Toni Morrison's novel, "The Bluest Eye."

A review and discussion of the essence of aging portrayed in "Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson," written by Mitch Albom.

An analysis of Emily Grierson's transformation in William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily".

A discussion on the outward appearance vs. the inner self of the monster in Mary Shelley's novel, "Frankenstein".

An analysis of Rudyard Kiplings Poem "If", first published in 1909.

A comparative analysis of the depiction of Ophelia in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Lolita Files' "Child of God".

A brief analysis of the themes of postmodernism and fragmentation in Salman Rushdie's novel "Midnight's Children".

An analysis of Henry David Thoreau's essay "Autumnal Tints."

A critical review of Phillip Slater's book, "The Pursuit of Loneliness: American Culture at the Breaking Point."

A review and analysis of "Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich.

A discussion of the common themes of the autobiography, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass," written by Frederick Douglass.

A review of the book "Shiloh- In Hell before Night" by James L. McDonough.

A review of the novel "War of the Worlds" by Herbert George Wells.

An in-depth analysis of Gustave Flaubert's monumental novel "Madame Bovary," focusing on the role played by the seven deadly sins in defining Emma's life.

A discussion on how Tim O'Brien weaves war and writing together in "The Things They Carried".

An analysis of the dangers of knowledge as demonstrated in Shelley's "Frankenstein".

A review of Vivian Spitz's "Doctors from Hell: The Horrific Account of Nazi Experiments on Humans".

A review of Khaled Hosseini's "The Kite Runner".

A book review of "Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now" by Maya Angelou.

An analysis of the theme of legitimizing Roman power in Augustus' "Res Gestae".

An analysis of Virgil's explicit and implicit indebtedness to the Theocritean model of bucolic poetry from his first "Eclogue".

A look at the politics of art and spectacle in Rome's Golden Age through an analysis of Horace's "Carmen Saeculare".

An analysis of the satire in Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court".

A literary analysis of the "Batrachomyomachia", the ancient Greek parody of battle narrative.

A review of the novel "The Giver" by Lois Lowry.

A review of the biography "Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux" by John Neihardt.

A comparative analysis of the feminist writing styles of Kate Chopin and Joyce Carol Oates.

A book review of "The Female Man" by Joanna Russ.

An analysis of Tennessee Williams' use of imagery and symbolism in "The Glass Menagerie".

A review of the book "Wars of the Barbary Pirates: To the Shores of Tripoli, the Birth of the US Navy and Marines" by Gregory Fremont-Barnes.

A discussion of D.J. Waldie's book, "Holy Land: a Suburban Memoir."

A review of Patricia Brenner's book "From Novice to Expert".

A review of the story "Ysrael" in the collection "Drown" by Junot Diaz.

A review of the novel "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd.

A discussion of the lessons of race and identity that we can learn from the unnamed narrator in Ralph Ellison's novel, "The Invisible Man."

An exploration of the role of women in "Oedipus the King" and "Beowulf".

This paper looks at William Faulkner's book "A Rose For Emily" and discusses the decay of Southern tradition.

A discussion on "Meno" by Plato.

An analysis of the restraint of women in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre".

An examination of the use of veils and masks in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, "The Blithedale Romance."

A discussion of several tales from Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales".

A comparison of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Kate Chopin's "The Awakening".

A discussion of the complex social, political, and religious framework surrounding the performance of tragedy in 5th century Athens, and an interpretation of Sophocles' "Antigone" as a political play.

An analysis of the optimistic conclusions in Shakespeare's comedies and problem plays as seen in "Much Ado about Nothing" and "Measure for Measure".

An psychological analysis of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," focusing on the theme of anxiety over succession and its effect on identity.

A discussion of the patronage of Lord Chesterfield to the writer, Samuel Johnson.

An examination of the content and purpose of Ishmael Baeh's book, "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier."

A discussion of the book "Trick of the Eye," by Jane Stanton Hitchcock.

An analysis of a passage, Act 5, from Shakespeare's play "The Tempest".

A psychological reading of the title character, Titus, in William Shakespeare's in "Titus Andronicus", through an analysis of Shakespeare's use of dramatic language.

An analysis of the literature that paints a portrait of America's struggle for a unified identity during the late 19th and early 20th century.

A review of the theme of loyalty in "The Samurai's Garden" by Gail Tsukiyama.

A brief discussion of the parental control in Amy Tan's short story, "Two Kinds".

A discussion of the medieval Christian cult of relics and the way in this cult was satirized in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Pardoner's Tale."

An examination of the validity of the fourth chapter entitled, "From Peking to Bengal," from Marco Polo's "Description of the World."

A discussion of how the imposition of religious ideas on secular texts has contributed greatly to ordinary people's understanding of religion.

This paper analyzes the discourse between King Henry and Prince Harry in Shakespeare's "Henry IV" Act III, Scene ii.

A look at the definition of sympathy as love in Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights" and Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre".

An in-depth analysis of George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four".

An analysis of the theme of violence in Roch Carrier's "La Guerre, Yes Sir!".

An analysis of the mother and daughter relationships in Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar".

An analysis of the themes of exiles and intruders in Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights".

An analysis of the significant features of the legendary epic, Homer's "Odyssey".

A comparative analysis of Aldous Huxley's "A Brave New World" and George Orwell's "1984".

A book review of "Night Over Water" by Ken Follett.

An examination of the structure of time in James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man."