Literature papers

An analysis of the representation of war and politics in Pablo Neruda's poem "Keeping Quiet", Nathalie Handal's "The Lives of Rain" and Bei Dao's "The Answer".

A discussion of the idea of the just life over the unjust life in Plato's "Republic" and "Protagoras".

Looks at the life and works of Juvenal, the most influential and often imitated Roman satirist.

Analyzes the final speech by the Father of Salomon's House in Francis Bacon's novel "New Atlantis".

An analysis of the military practices of the Utopians in Thomas More's "Utopia".

An analysis of the imagery and symbolism used by Jane Austen in her novels "Emma", "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility".

A look at maturation process of George Willard from Sherwood Anderson's book "Winesburg, Ohio".

This paper discusses being black in America through the eyes of Spike Lee in his film "Do the Right Thing" and Richard White in his novel "Native Son".

Presents Aristophanes' myth about human love from Plato's dialogue "Symposium".

A critical analysis of Joseph Conrad's novel "Lord Jim".

This paper discusses Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World' and looks at the great debate over the civilized world.

The author of the paper examines the portrayal of Homer's Penelope from the "Odyssey" in the writings of the Roman writer, Ovid.

An analysis of the power of words, as demonstrated in the novel "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov.

A review of Shakespeare's discourse on law, mercy and justice in "The Tempest" and "Titus Andronicus".

Examines the use of distortion as a technique in William Faulkner's 'The Sound and The Fury', and Samuel Becket's 'Waiting for Godot'.

An analysis of Victor Hugo's realist representation of Paris in his novel "Les Miserables".

An application of Aristotle's theory of ethics to a decision from George Eliot's "Middlemarch" and a decision from D'Arcy McNickle's "The Surrounded".

An application of Immanuel Kant's metaphysics of morals to a case in George Eliot's novel "Middlemarch".

A review of the novel "And The Earth Did Not Devour Him" by Tomas Rivera.

A review of the subject of justice as in Plato's "The Republic" and Aristotle's "The Nichomachean Ethics'.

An examination of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and its relationship to Elizabethan colonialism.

A review of "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien and its depiction of combat trauma.

An analysis and comparison of William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" and Nikolai Gogol's "The Overcoat".

A comparison of the faith and spirituality in the face of suffering of Malcolm X and the character, Eliezer from Elie Wiesel's "Night."

An analysis of the supernatural theme in Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleep Hollow".

A look at Mike Davis' view of Los Angeles as seen in his book "City of Quartz".

An analysis of the poem "Since Feeling Is First" by e.e. cummings.

A comparison of four works that represent different elements of American slave history.

Looks at Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" from the viewpoint of the Christian faith.

Examines the protagonist Henry in Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage".

Reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez' "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" about the murder of Santiago Nasar.

A review of the many interpretations of Dazbog, a mostly Slavic, Russian, mythological god.

An analysis of the theme of costume and disguise in Daniel Defoe's "Moll Flanders".

An article review on the intolerance to homosexuality faced by Toronto's women during the post-war twentieth century.

An analysis and comparison of Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour," Karen Van Der Zee's "A Secret Sorrow" and Gail Godwin's "A Sorrowful Woman".

An analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's theme of terror and fear in "The Tell-Tale Heart".

A discussion on the occurrence of colonialism in literature.

This paper discusses why madness and vengeance in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" are interlinked.

Looks at the influence of Ernest Seton's "Wild Animals I Have Known", which created a new genre of animal biography.

Looks at the female literary archetypes from Greek mythology in Phillip Grove's "Settlers of the Marsh".

A review of the function of the gods in the "Epic of Gilgamesh".

An analysis of narrative structure and style in Ian McEwan's "Atonement".

An analysis of Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken," showing how it conveys the essence of choice and its inevitability.

Examines the influence of Edgar Allan Poe's detective stories on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writings.

A proposal to examine interaction and identification of women with the monstrous others in feminist science fiction (SF).

A summary and analysis of Ola Rotimi's "The Gods are not to Blame". a postcolonial interpretation of the canonic works of the Western culture, Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex".

Reviews Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" as
a work of disputed ethical value.

Analyzes the use of classical material and the meaning of the poem "Leda and the Swan" by W.B. Yeats.

Discusses the theme of social justice in Richard Wright's 1958 classic "Native Son" and the 1985 Steven Spielberg film adaptation of Alice Walker's "The Color Purple".

A comparative analysis of Robert Frost's poem, "Neither Out Far Nor In Deep" and Roo Borson's poem, "Waterfront."

An analysis of the theme of social responsibility in the works of Jean Paul Sartre and Albert Camus.

A look at the themes of humour and subversion in Canadian Aboriginal representations and the stories of Thomas King.

A discussion of conflicting perceptions of reality in Kazuo Ishiguro's novel, "The Remains of the Day."

The paper is a critical review of Christopher Marlowe's drama "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus".

This paper discusses Emily Dickinson's use of humour and joking in her poetry.

An explanation of the character Thorin Oakenshield from JRR Tolkien's book, "The Hobbit".

An analysis of the themes of discourse and power in sexual and social relations in J. M. Coetzee's "Disgrace".

Looks at Truman Capote's innovative writing style in "In Cold Blood".

A review of the many characterizations of Faust throughout German literature.

A discussion of the characters in Khushwant Singh's "Train to Pakistan" and how the hero was an unlikely character.

A review of the novel "Petals of Blood " by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o.

Presents a literary analysis of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper"

An examination of the concept of Negritude through exoticism and racial conflicts, as portrayed in the poems of Langston Hughes.

An examination of the evolving character of Edna Pontellier in Kate Chopin's book, "The Awakening."

An examination of Lydia Marie Child's short story, "The Quadroons" and how the virtues described in it contrast to Barbara Welter's "The Cult of True Womanhood."

This paper looks at the theme of facing reality within the work "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams.

Reviews, chapter-by-chapter Amin Maalouf's "The Crusades through Arab Eyes".

This paper discusses the character and motivation of Prospero in 'The Tempest' by William Shakespeare.

The paper discusses "The Story of an Hour" and "A Respectable Woman", two novels by Kate Chopin on the developing role of women in society.

An analysis of the book "They Marched Into Sunlight, War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967" by David Maraniss which highlights the bloody ambush at Ong Thanh.

An analysis of the theme of communism in George Orwell's "Animal Farm".

A examination of the grave consequences of slavery in the United States according to William Ellery Channing in "Slavery" and of WEB Du Bois in "Black Reconstruction in America: 1860-1880."

This paper discusses adulthood and self-awareness while taking a universal journey through three different novels: Mark Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn', Jane Austen's 'Emma' and Chaim Potok's 'My Name is Asher Lev'.

An analysis of the treatment of women and witchcraft in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series.

A discussion of the life of Catherine the Great as described in Isabel De Madariaga's book, "Catherine the Great: A Short History."

This paper discusses Herodotus' "Histories", which details the Greek perspective of the Greco-Persian wars.

This paper explores desire, bad decisions and society in Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" and Christopher Marlowe's "The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus".

An analysis of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night's Dream" and Gary Winick's film "Thirteen Going on Thirty".

An analysis of George Orwell's intentions behind his novel "Animal Farm".

Reviews Bliss Broyard's "One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life - A Story of Race and Family Secrets", which addresses the idea that a society can always be color-blind.

A look at how Alice Munro challenges her readers with the poignancy of disappointment in her short story "How I Met my Husband".

A discussion of Plato and his ideal republic.

This paper studies "The Knight's Tale and Trecento Italian Historiography" by James H. McGregor and "Desire, Violence and the Passion in Fragment VII of the Canterbury Tales: A Girardian Reading," by Curtis Gruenler.

A comparison of the use of symbolism in "The Ones who Walk away from Omelas", by Ursula Le Guin, Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" and Elizabeth Tallent's "No One's a Mystery."

An argument that Philip Caputo should not be considered responsible for the civilian casualties that he describes toward the end of his book "A Rumor of War."

A review of the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes.

This paper provides an examination of culture clashes in Mary Rowlandson's "The Narrative Of The Captivity And The Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson".

A comparison of the short stories "The Storm" and "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin.

A summary and analysis of Ernest J. Gaines' novel, "A Lesson before Dying".

An analysis of the autobiographical nature of Sylvia Plath's poetry, particularly focusing on the intense emotions that she expressed.

An argument that the American media perpetuates racial stereotypes.

A look at the dystopian and utopian themes in "A Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood.

A brief review of Amy Tan's novel "The Joy Luck Club".

A film review of "O Brother, Where Art Thou" and a comparison of it to the book "The Odyssey" by Homer.

A discussion of Williams Shakespeare's play, 'Hamlet.'

An analysis and comparison of how Charles Dickens in "Great Expectations" and Emily Bronte in "Wuthering Heights" make a social commentary regarding the condition of man.

This paper reviews the work "The One Best System: A History of American Urban Education' by David Tyack.

A comparison of the female roles in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
and Bram Stoker's "Dracula".

A discussion of the themes of love and family in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein".

An analysis of the Romanticism in Alexander Pushkin's "The Queen of Spades".