Literature papers

A look at the role of women in society in Kate Chopin's novel "The Awakening".

An analysis of the maturity of the protagonist in Toni Cade Bambara's short story "Raymond's Run".

A discussion of the religious views of the New Zealand poet James K. Baxter, and their influence on his life and poetry.

This paper discusses the work of Katherine Mansfield and focuses on the image of nature in her short stories.

A discussion of how Harper Lee uses symbolism in her novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" to show how socially unjust society can be to the innocent.

This essay looks at Immanuel Kant's aim in the work 'Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics' and discusses how Kant attempts to overcome Hume's skepticism regarding metaphysics.

This essay looks at Christopher Marlowe's play "Doctor Faustus" and discusses the link between secular knowledge and black magic.

An analysis of the theme of magic realism in "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

An evaluation of the art of Theodor Geisel, otherwise known as Dr. Seuss.

An analysis of Voltaire's "Letters Concerning the English Nation."

Analyzes the nature of fate in Virgil's epic poem "The Aeneid".

A look at how the life of William Faulkner influenced his writing.

An analysis of Lorraine Hansberry's treatment of American black life in "A Raisin in the Sun".

A review of the poem "The Brain is Wider than the Sky" by Emily Dickenson.

An analysis of the actions that convey William Howell's views on romanticism and realism in his story "Editha".

A comparative analysis of the character transformation of the protagonists in John Cheever's novel "Swimmer" and Shirwood Anderson's "A Death in the Woods".

A literary analysis of Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay".

A review of the book "Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence" by Tim Parks.

An analysis of the character of Emily Grierson, the main character in William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily".

An application of the themes in Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange" to the current American society that supports the idea that the country is a failed utopian experiment.

This paper compares two versions of Robin Hood; "The Ballad of Robin Hood and Sir Guy of Gisbourne" from Thomas Percy's collection and "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" by Howard Pyle.

An analysis of a few different perspectives on William Blake's poem, "The Tyger".

A comparative analysis of Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein" and James Whale's movie version of the story.

A discussion of the themes of humanity, morality, and prejudice in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's novel "Frankenstein."

A review of Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince".

A review of the poem "The Woman Hanging from the Thirteenth Floor Window" by Joy Harjo.

A review of Olaudah Equiano's 18th-century slave autobiography, "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African".

An analysis of the themes of displacement, disembodiment and the desire to possess in Patrick Hamilton's "The Slaves of Solitude".

An analysis of the themes of communication and genealogy in Elizabeth Bowen's "The House in Paris".

An analysis of the theme of human to inhumane in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein".

Argues that Aristotle's ideas on politics and the state are far more advanced than Plato's.

A discussion of the short novel, "A Hero of Our Time," by the 19th-century Russian author, Mikhail Lermontov.

A look at Australia's past practice of separating Aboriginal children from their families.

A discussion of how the autobiography "Black Boy" by Richard Wright is a critique and reflection on American culture in the 1900s.

A review of David Auburn's play "Proof."

An analysis of the theory of Ophelia's potential pregnancy in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

An analysis of Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie."

A review of Rene Descartes' philosophical work, "Meditations."

Compares the writings of male and female authors of the romantic period of British literature from 1785 until 1830.

Attempts to apply Claude Levy-Strauss' algorithm, as presented in his book "The Structural Study of Myth", to several stories.

An analysis of the themes of Langston Hughes' poem "Let America Be America Again" .

A review of Ernest Hemingway's short story "Hills Like White Elephants".

An examination of the binary nature of William Shakespeare's play, "Antony and Cleopatra," and how it generates multiple layers of meaning.

An examination of the life of Aristophanes as reflected in his plays, particularly "The Archarnians" and "The Knights."

A review of the novel "Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ," by Lew Wallace, and the related movie "Ben-Hur," directed by William Wyler.

A critical review of Debra Ollivier's book, "Entre Nous: Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl."

A review of the book "The Celebration of Discipline" by Richard J. Foster.

A look at the themes of dependency and the support of others in Homer's "Iliad".

An analysis of the transformation and growth of King Lear from William Shakespeare's play "King Lear".

An analysis of Odysseus' decision to become a beggar in order to establish his identity in "The Odyssey" by Homer.

A discussion of Nathaniel Hawthorne's use of the Puritan town setting and the forest setting in "The Scarlet Letter."

A slave memoir comparison from the book "When I Was a Slave" by Norman R. Yetman.

An analysis of the historical accuracy of Michel Basiliere's "Black Bird".

Looks at the motivation of the character, Victor, in Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein".

An analysis of the theme of the reverence of mothers in Toni Morrison's "Beloved".

An analysis of the themes of women, feminism and ethics in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

The paper analyzes Tzevtan Todorov's theory of fantastical fiction.

An examination of why and how things occur in the story "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner and how meaning is created in the text.

A critical review of the book "House and Street: The Domestic World of Servants and Masters in Nineteenth-Century Rio de Janeiro," by Sandra Lauderdale Graham.

An analysis of the way in which George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion" challenges early twentieth century class stereotypes.

A review of Stephanie Newell's "The Forger's Tale: The Search for Odeziaku".

A review of Martin Heidegger's philosophical work "Being and Time," and his explanation of the relationship between death and Dasein.

An analysis of the theme of alienation in Karl Marx's "Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844" and "Capital".

A comparison of the roles of the women in Sinclair Ross' "As For Me and My House" and Alice Munro's "Who Do You Think You Are?".

This paper discusses the significance of society's role in 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens and compares it with Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'.

This paper discusses the use of irony in Edgar Allan Poe's works, "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Black Cat".

A look at some of Edgar Allan Poe's work and a short biography.

A look at the role of the Wife of Bath in the "General Prologue" and the portrayal of the carpenter's young wife in "The Miller's Tale" from Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales".

A review of the book "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Haley.

An examination of Stephen Crane's naturalism as evidenced in his character of Maggie, from his novella, "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets."

An analysis of the significance of religion in the construction of Jane Austen's novel "Mansfield Park".

A critical review of the American philosopher Thomas Nagel's work, "The Possibility of Altruism."

This paper focuses on Jane's gradual emergence into an independent, confident woman in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre".

An analysis of Lewis Nordan's treatment of the murder of Emmett Till in Nordan's work, "Wolf Whistle".

An analysis of the love that Catherine and Heathcliff share in Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights".

This paper analyzes the novel 'Beloved' by Toni Morrison, discussing the effects of slavery.

A comparison of the techniques used by e. e. cummings in his poem, "somewhere I have never traveled, gladly beyond" and Robert Creeley in his poem, "I Keep to Myself Such Measures."

A review of the book "No Sense of Place: The Impact of Electronic Media on Social Behavior," by Joshua Meyerowitz.

A review of Herman Hesse's novel "Siddhartha".

This paper discusses the book 'Alyosha the Pot' by Leo Tolstoy and looks at the treatment of the poor.

A book review of Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior" and a discussion on the assimilation and integration of Chinese women emigrants in the United States.

This paper analyzes the relationship between Victor and the monster in 'Frankenstein', by Mary Shelley, and discusses its evolution over the course of the narrative.

An examination of the tensions related to sexuality and gender in Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

A comparison of Herman Hesse's "Siddhartha" novel and the movie based on the novel, directed by Conrad Rooks.

An examination of how the satire "A Modest Proposal," by Jonathan Swift, James Joyce's novel "Ulysses," and Frank McCourt's autobiography "Angela's Ashes" concur in implying that progress and freedom from oppression can be achieved by the practice of art.

An analysis of James Joyce's search for an alternate source of meaning in his works "The Boarding House" and "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man."

A review of three poems, Stephen Crane's "Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War is Kind," and Wilfred Owen's two works "Anthem for a Doomed Youth" and "Dulce Et Decorum Est."

A comparison of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and George Orwell's "Politics and the English Language".

An analysis of William Wordsworth's poem " The Prelude", which details the development of the poet's mind.

This paper discusses class struggle as portrayed in 'The Critic as Artist' by Oscar Wilde and 'The Historical Text as Literary Artifact' by Hayden White.

An analysis of the dangers in society as depicted in "The Daughters of the Late Colonel," by Katherine Mansfield and "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess.

This paper examines whether "Karain" by Joseph Conrad and "The Daughters of the Late Colonel" by Katherine Mansfield are timeless works.

An analysis and comparison of Sylvia Plath's "Edge" and Abraham Lincoln's "Suicide's Soliloquy".

A discussion of Edward Aswell's controversial work in editing Thomas Wolfe's last manuscript.

A discussion of the use of letter writing as a way of expressing hidden feelings in Jane Austen's novel, "Pride and Prejudice."

A discussion of the persistence of medieval attitudes towards religion and superstition in Renaissance Europe.

An analysis of the similarities between William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" and John Milton's epic "Paradise Lost."

The paper discusses the memoirs of childhood in Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations'' and the effects that adults have on the children with whom they interact.

An analysis of the depiction of the Civil War in Walt Whitman's work "Leaves of Grass".

A book review of "The Coming Race War in America: A Wake Up Call" by Carl T. Rowan.