Literature Research Papers

18th Century Literature - This term paper provides an overview of the forces at work during this period and their impact upon the literature of the time will be presented.

1984 and Brave New World - 1984 and Brave New World term papers compare and contrast Huxley and Orwell's works.

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place - A Clean, Well-Lighted Place term paper provides an explication of Ernest Hemingway's short story that concentrates on the desperation of growing old alone and the fight to survive each day with dignity.

Crane's Open Boat - The Open Boat term papers look at Stephen Crane's short story about four men in a small boat in the ocean.

A Doll's House - Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House illustrates, through the characters of Nora and Torvald Helmer, the subordinate and confining position of women in marriages of the late nineteenth century.

A Farewell To Arms - Write a term paper and answer the question Is a Farewell to Arms a "study of doom" as it has sometimes been called?

A Good Man Is Hard To Find - A Good Man Is Hard to Find term paper analyzes Flannery O'Connor's short story set in the South with colorful characters.

A Lesson Before Dying - A Lesson Before Dying term papers examine Ernest Gaines' Coming of Age Story of Grant Wiggins.

A Midsummer Night's Dream - A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s most fanciful comedy.

A Passage to India - hese two themes of A Passage to India are the theme of friendship and the theme of truth.

A Raisin in the Sun - Raisin in the Sun research papers show how troublesome it is to prosper in society, while representing a minority race.

A Room of One's Own - A Room of One's Own term paper explores Virginia Woolf's look at women in the victorian era.

A Streetcar Named Desire - A Streetcar Named Desire term papers analyze the play by Tennessee Williams and give an in-depth view of the character of Blanche Du Bois.

Absalom, Absalom! - Absalom, Absalom! term papers examine the novel by William Faulkner and the themes throughout the body of work.

Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost - Research papers on Adam and Eve In Paradise Lost, the differences in the virtues of Adam and Eve are described in order to show how these differences contribute to the fall of Man.

Aeneid of Virgil - The Aeneid of Virgil will be discussed in this essay. The writer will answer an interpretive question on the verse.

After Apple-Picking - Robert Frost used the action of picking apples in After Apple-Picking to signify any task and drowsiness to symbolize the changing of the seasons.

Alice Walker - Alice Walker is one of this century's most prolific African-American writers. 

American Dream - Some term papers in literature take an optimistic view of the American Dream and successes; other term papers take a negative view on the American Dream and focus on those who have failed to achieve happiness.

Anabasis - Anabasis research papers focus on the Greek interpretation of historical events.

Angelou and Walker - Maya Angelou and Alice Walker term papers discuss two of the most famous African American Women Writers.

Anne Moody - The story of the author’s life that began in rural Mississippi during the 1940’s and ends in the 1960’s as young woman dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement.

Anne Moody and Civil Rights - Growing up African-American in the rural South, before the Civil Rights Era, was a struggle for existence for Anne Moody. 

Antigone - Antigone term papers are custom written on the classic play that includes the characters of Antigone and Creon.

Antigone and Creon - Antigone and Creon term papers compare and contrast the two characters of the play Antigone in Greek Tragedy.

The Art of War - An The Art of War term paper explicates Sun Tzu's famous book on leadership, military strategy and how to succeed in life.

As I Lay Dying - As I Lay Dying term papers on William Faulkner's novel examine his most important work.

Athena in the Odyssey - Athena in the Odyssey term paper writes about the role of the legendary Goddess Athena.

Augustan poetry - The term paper illustrates that although the poets of the early eighteenth century often incorporated nature as subject matter, the natural world did not represent the unknowable, ungovernable force that it would later be figured as in the work of the Romantic poets.

Augustan and Neoclassical - This term paper examines the first half of the long eighteenth century which is typically viewed as being given over to the dry, austere satire that comprised the Augustan age, while the latter half of the century, known as the Age of Sensibility, was a reactive outgrowth of the earlier period, and emphasized many aspects that were absent or minimal in neoclassical texts, such as emotionalism, intuition, and sentimentality.

Augustine's City of God - Term paper attempts to analyze selected passages from Augustine’s City of God.

The Awakening - Kate Chopin’s 1899 novel, The Awakening, is both complex and subtle.

Barthes’ “From Work to Text” - Like Derrida and Foucault, Barthes dedicates his essay to exploring the philosophical shifts that have brought about new critical practices in reading and interpreting literature.

Barbauld's Rights of Women - Anna Barbauld’s “The Rights of Women” fits well into the idea that most romantic of thoughts that the hardest woman’s heart will melt into true love at the appropriate time.

Beat Generation - Term papers on the beat generation show it is true that the Beat Generation was a part of American culture.

Because I Could Not Stop For Death - Because I Could Not Stop for Death term papers by Emily Dickinson explicates the Dickinson's most famous poem.

Beloved by Morrison - Halle knows that the voice of slavery could sound kind, but still it was slavery.

Beloved by Toni Morrison - The main character Sethe is enslaved by past wrongs that are embodied through Beloved.

Benjamin Franklin Autobiography - This is a book report based on the reading of Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography, compose a portrait of Franklin’s “ideal citizen.”

Beowulf - The basic heroic ideal, as expressed in Beowulf, is concerned with exceptional physical strength and diplomatic skill combined with overcoming impossible odds to save his people.

The Beggar's Opera - John Gay’s 1728 piece, The Beggar’s Opera, was predicated upon the contrasts between Augustan poetry wit and sentimentalism.

 

Biography of William Shakespeare - In his time William Shakespeare wrote 13 Comedies, 13 Historical plays, 6 Tragedies, 4 Tragicomedies, as wall as many sonnets.

Blanch DuBois - Blanch DuBois term papers analyze the main character from A Streetcar Named Desire.

Blindness in Invisible Man - One of the most noticeable themes in Invisible Man is that of blindness.

Boxing in The Sun Also Rises - The main importance of boxing in the novel is the way it is used to portray and make light of one of the central characters, Robert Cohn, whose status as a boxer and romantic lover is strictly amateur.

Bram Stoker's Dracula - An Irish journalist, Bram Stoker drew on the fifteenth century vampire legend that grew to surround an actual historical figure in Central Europe as he penned his famous novel.

Brave New World - Book report on Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

Brooks' Irony as a Principle - Brooks argues in this essay that irony serves as one of the major tools by which meaning can be embedded in a poetic text.

The Brother's Karamazov - The Brothers Karamazov is much more focused on using dialogue and dialectic inquiry as a means of engaging in the exploration of abstract ideas.

Camus' The Stranger - The Stranger is Camus’ quintessential example of existentialism and the main character of Meursault represents the theme of alienation.

Candide by Voltaire - Candide presents the theme of eternal optimism in light of an innately evil and imperfect world. 

Cask of Amontillado - The Cask of Amontillado term papers analyze Edgar Allen Poe's short story about revenge.

The Canterbury Tales - The Canterbury Tales exhibit deeply insightful perception about the various facets of human nature and the entanglements of human relationships.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof term papers explore the Tennessee Williams play in light of attribution theory.

Catcher in the Rye - Paper Masters can overview The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger in 1951.

Cathedral - Cathedral term papers examine Raymond Carver's short story about a blind man helping another man see.

Character Analysis of A Streetcar Named Desire - Character Analysis of A Streetcar Named Desire term paper looks at all the main characters of the play, Blanche Du Bois, Stella and Stanley.

Characters in The Scarlet Letter - Characters in The Scarlet Letter term papers provide an analysis of Hawthorne's classic work of Literature.

Characterization in As I Lay Dying - Characterization in As I Lay Dying term papers overview the main characters of the William Faulkner novel, such as Anse, Addie, Jewel, and Darl.

Chinua Achebe - Chinua Achebe term papers report that Achebe is a native of Nigeria.

Chivalry - Write a term paper, research paper or essay on chivalry.

Chivalry in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - In this poem, the unknown author uses courtliness and chivalry to reveal the differences between romance and reality, as Gawain’s quest hinges upon the ability of the knight to live up to the ideal.

The Chrysanthemums - Chrysanthemums term papers by on John Steinbeck's short story The Chrysanthemums.

Comedy of Errors - In the essay about The Comedy of Errors, the author states that William Shakespeare presents his readers with an uncommon world view.

Coming of Age in Mississippi - Anne Moody’s memoir Coming of Age in Mississippi, originally published in 1968, tells the dramatic story of the segregated South and the Civil Rights struggles of the 1960s from the inside. 

Coming of Age in Mississippi and the Civil Rights Movement - Anne Moody’s Coming of Age in Mississippi is a powerful personal story of one woman’s struggle towards equality within the Civil Rights Movement of the early 1960s.

Conflict in Raisin in the Sun - Conflict in Raisin in the Sun can be seen in several characters of the play. A Raisin in the Sun relates the story of a working-class African-American family with dreams.

Crime and Punishment - Crime and Punishment is one of the most brilliant Russian Literature novels in exploration of human nature.

Crossing Brooklyn Ferry - Crossing Brooklyn Ferry gives the reader his observations of nature and of the human experience, using a simple ferryboat crossing as his device.

Darcy in Pride and Prejudice - Darcy is the second most important character in the novel.

Derrida’s Structure, Sign, and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences - In this essay, Derrida explores the theoretical shift that occurred between structuralism and post structuralism, emphasizing the emergence of a new set of critical practices more defined by a realization that not everything can be wholly explained by systematic structural analysis.

de Man’s “Semiology and Rhetoric” - In this essay, de Man creates a bridge between the beliefs of the structuralists and the new critical practices of the poststructuralists.

The Descent of Icarus - The Descent of Icarus term papers overview the famous Ovid peom, the author of the Metamorphosis.

Desdemona in Othello - Desdemona is a central female figure in Othello and makes a great research paper topic.

Don Quixote - Don Quixote enables a thorough analysis of the chivalric and Christian values throughout the text.

Dostoevsky - It is virtually impossible to separate the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky from the events that influenced his life. 

Dr. Moraeau - The Island of Dr. Moreau, and his short story, Under the knife

Dreams in Raisin in the Sun - This research paper will examine the main characters in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun in terms of the content of their dreams.

The Dunciad - Many critics have characterized Alexander Pope’s mock epic poem The Dunciad as the quintessential embodiment of Augustan poetry wit and satire.

Edgar Allen Poe Biography - Edgar Allan Poe’s effectiveness on American literature is very prevalent. 

Editha - Editha term papers overview the short story from William Dean Howells.

Edna Pontellier - Edna Pontellier, challenged deeply held notions and ideas of the social elite.

Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice - Elizabeth Bennet is the main character of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice.

Elizabethan Life - The term paper will examine how Shakespeare portrayed the Elizabethan life in his play.

Elroy Berdahl - Elroy Berdahl in Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried brings to view the fact that Elroy Berdahl is a surprising physical representation of an angel. 

Emerson and Thoreau - Literature term papers on Emerson and Thoreau show that Ralph Waldo Emerson spurred on the career of Henry David Thoreau as a friend, environmentalist and transcendentalist.

Emily Dickinson - Emily Dickinson term papers discuss the solitary life of the poet and her main works.

Emily Dickinson and Death - Emily Dickinson and Death term papers explore the relationship between death and Dickinson's poem.

Emily Dickinson and Pain - Emily Dickinson and Pain term papers on Emily Dickinson's poetry focus on her theme of pain.

Emma by Jane Austin - Research papers on the novel Emma begins with the marriage of Emma’s governess and the void that it has left in her life because of that event.

Endyion - This trope is represented in Keats’ classical choice of subject matter, as well as in the repeated references to an idyllic state that resembles biblical descriptions of a prelapsarian Eden, the quintessential “golden era.”

Ernest Hemingway - Hemingway's writing is a prolific example of the experiences of an author's life being mirrored in his poems, short stories and novels.

Everyday Use - A research paper on Everyday Use depicts the delicate transition that African-Americans encountered moving out of the era of slavery and oppression, and into a new era of choices and evaluation of what their history means to them.

F. Scott Fitzgerald - Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Fairy Tales - Fairy tales began to appear in vernacular print during the 16th century.

The Fall of the House of Usher - The Fall of the House of Usher is entirely dependent upon the physical structure of the mansion in setting into motion the events of the story.

Fate and the Gods - Fate and the Gods term papers discuss works by Homer and various other ancient stories.

Faust by Goethe - Though term papers on Goethe’s Faust also encompasses these ideas, it adds an additional element that is not thoroughly addressed in any of the previous treatments of this story, namely, that of love.

For Whom the Bell Tolls - For Whom the Bell Tolls term papers show Hemingway also expresses a strong sense of romanticism for dissolution in his novel.

Foreshadowing and Irony in Flannery O'Connor's Work - Foreshadowing and Irony in Flannery O'Connor's Work A Good Man Is Hard to Find.

Foucault’s “What is an Author?” - This term paper on Foucault challenges on of the central assumptions that has long defined an important part of our understanding of literature, namely, the belief that an individual author single-handedly creates a literary text and its meanings.

The Four Zoas - The Four Zoas term papers analyze one of William Blake's most difficult poems to explicate, due to the religious symbolism.

Freedom in Huckleberry Finn - Freedom in Huckleberry Finn research papers show that the motif is twofold.

Freedom or Death - Freedom or Death term papers explore Nikos Kazantzakis' contribution to Greek Literature.

Freudian Symbolis in Frankenstein - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley contains many classic Freudian symbols that give the reader insights into the character of the monster and the man whom the monster represents--Frankenstein.

Frisch's Don Juan - Frisch’s Don Juan is not presented in research papers in the same manner as Moliere’s Don Juan.

From Pent-up Aching Rivers - Though a river also is part of the title, From Pent-Up Aching Rivers by Walt Whitman, speaks of a different kind of “river".

 

Literature Essays

Race in Invisible Man - Research papers on race in Invisible Man illustrate that complexity of the book is that it is primarily about race.

Race in Othello - Though Othello is an outsider, in that he is not a native of Venice and his skin color is different, he nonetheless is valued because of his military expertise.

Racism in Huckleberry Finn - Racism in Huckleberry Finn research papers show how the topic of racism is prolific in many of the writings of Mark Twain.

The Raven - Poe’s brilliance comes through two devices in this poem: the repetition of “Nevermore” and the imagery of the raven.

Recipes in Like Water for Chocolate - Recipes in Like Water for Chocolate term papers illustrate the use of recipes in the novel.

Richard II - In Richard II term papers we have the entry play into the saga that will become the Wars of the Roses.

The Road Not Taken - The theme of The Road Not Taken is one of reflection and this is conveyed through poetic structure and imagery as Frost looks back over his life and is contemplates the choices that he has made. 

Robert Frost - Robert Frost research papers focus on the poet's works and his style.

Robert Jordan - In For Whom the Bell Tolls, Jordon tries to shake off and deny the superstitions around fate that has him pegged to soon die – the issues remain with him and grow.

Robinson Crusoe - Robinson Crusoe is the journey of a young man struggling to survive a shipwreck and laboring to save his sanity in the midst of years of mental isolation.

Role of the Ghost in Hamlet - The most straightforward term paper report of the role of the ghost in Hamlet is to set right the wrongs done by mortals. 

Robinson Crusoe and the Protestant Work Ethic - The explanation in research papers for Robinson Crusoe’s focus on work lies in what Max Weber called the protestant work ethic.

Romanticism in Literature - Although the term ‘Romanticism’ is generally used to refer to literature and/or art that contains manifestations of certain influences that spread throughout Europe in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, appearing later in North America, the cultural phenomenon of Romanticism. transcends the categorization of a particular type of literature, visual art, or music.

Romeo and Juliet - Term papers on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare show the problem of the play is that the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, are the offspring of noble, feuding, Veronese houses.

Romeo and Juliet and Othello - Romeo and Juliet and Othello term papers compare the similarities between the two classic tragedies.

Satan in Paradise Lost - Satan’s ability to appreciate the goodness of God and His new paradise, coupled with his remorse without willingness to repent sets forth a theme that reverberates to this day in literature.

Saussure’s Nature of the Linguistic Sign - In this essay, Saussure delves into many of the long-held assumptions about the way we use to language to distinguish objects from one another.

The Scarlet Letter - Scarlet Letter term papers discuss Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel featuring Hester Prynne.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Secret Life of Walter Mitty term papers on the James Thurber story about a many with a rich fantasy life.

The Secret Sharer - The Secret Sharer term paper will analyze Joseph Conrad's sea novel.

Self-Reliance by Emerson - In an Emerson essay on Self-Reliance, the essay should point out that Emerson urges mankind to adopt an attitude of trust in oneself. 

Sense and Sensibility - Sense and Sensibility depicts a social life that is a collision between linear concerns (finding a husband, establishing a family, securing the future) and later concerns (savoring the present, assuring sociability, behaving justly).

Setting in Ethan Frome - Setting in Ethan Frome term papers examine the New England backdrop for the novella by Edith Wharton.

Setting in Shiloh - The log cabin at Shiloh is the setting for when Norma Jean tells Leroy that she wants to leave him.

Setting in House of Mirth - Setting in House of Mirth term papers look at how Edith Wharton uses setting in the novel.

Setting in Willa Cather Novels - Setting in Willa Cather's Novels term papers show the importance of setting in her novels such as My Antonia and The Professor's House.

Shadwell's Don Juan - Shadwell’s Don Juan is the archetype of English pageantry in literature as he exhibits the motif of an Elizabethan tragedy.

Shakespearean Comedies - "A Midsummer's Night Dream", “Twelfth Night,” “Much Ado About Nothing,” “A Comedy of Errors,” and “The Merry Wives of Windsor.”

Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors - Comedy of Errors is one of a series of his plays in which mistaken identity, hidden identity and/or confusing plot twists build until the climax of the play, when, in every case, all’s well that ends well. 

Shakespeare's Histories - Loosely based on actual historical figures and events, and were often exaggerated for either heroic or satirical effect, as exemplified by “King Henry V”, ”King Henry VIII,” “King John,” and “King Richard II.

Shakespeare's Plays - this term paper will draw certain parallels as well as take a look at some of his technique used within those tragedies.

Shakespearean Tragedies - Term papers on the Shakespearean tragedies are littered with characters who suffer the repercussions of possessing major flaws.

Shiloh - Bobby Ann Mason’s short story Shiloh is character sketch of two people who had grown apart in their marriage and in their ideals for the future.

Shirley Jackson - Order a custom literature term paper on Shirley Jackson that focuses on why The Lottery was such an important contribution to Literature today.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight term papers in the English Literature story.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro - Ernest Hemingway’s 1936 short story The Snows of Kilimanjaro is one of the most frequently critiqued works of fiction in the author’s prodigious oeuvre.

Social Class in American Literature - The research paper on social class in American Literature will attempt to show that many writers show an intense awareness of the phenomena of social class and are astute in their observations of the effect that the existence of social stratification has upon people.

Social Class in Huckleberry Finn - In Huckleberry Finn there are four social classes.

Soldier's Home - Soldier’s Home is a tale that is heavily influenced by the life of its writer.

Song of Myself - Whitman’s Song of Myself is filled with things designed to convey a sense of the sheer grandeur and multitude of the phenomena over which he exults.

The Song of Roland - The poem describes events that happened several centuries earlier, during the reign of Charlemagne.

Souls of Black Folks - W.E.B. Du Bois is the author of Souls of Black Folks and it is in this larger work that he repeatedly reveals a sense of justice, the lack of which would have been forgivable given his experiences. 

The Sound and the Fury - The Sound and the Fury term papers can be similiar to a William Faulkner book report or just a research paper on the characters or themes in the novel.

Southern Past in Light in August - The Southern Past in Light in August term papers examine the South, as depicted by William Faulkner in his novel Light in August.

Southern Gothic Literature - Southern Gothic is almost a stand-alone genre, dealing with incest, sexual perversion, secrets hidden from the light of day, and so on; examples are the novels of Faulkner and the plays of Tennessee Williams.

Sun Tzu - Sun Tzu term papers discuss the famous text called the Art of War.

Symbolism in Moby Dick - Essay on the symbolism in Melville's Moby Dick. Each character will be discussed and what each name represents.

Symbolism in the Snows of Kilimanjaro - The hunter, Compton, can be read in The Snows of Kilimanjaro as the realized man who through strict adherence to his personal principles is rewarded with physical and spiritual wholeness.

The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway term papers give examples of the experiences of an author's life being mirrored in his poems, short stories and novels.

Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire - Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire term papers are a character analysis on Stanley Kowalski in Tennesse Williams' play.

Stephen King - Stephen King is perhaps the most popular writer of the 20th Century. 

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening is much more than a description of a scenic snowfall.

The Story of an Hour - The Story of an Hour term papers tell of Kate Chopin’s (1851-1904) short story about a woman whose life changes radically in less than an hour of time and, in an ironic twist, it threatens to change back again.

The Swiss Family Robinson - The Swiss Family Robinson, written by Johann Wyss and published in 1812.

Symbolism of the Raft in Huckleberry Finn - The raft is more than a crude vessel; it is also a physical and psychological entity.

Symbolism in A Streetcar Named Desire - Symbolism in A Streetcar Named Desire term papers show that the main characters of Tennessee Williams' play are symbols.

Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter - Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter term papers analyze Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel.

Supernatural Elements in Hamlet - There is no mistaking one supernatural element to the play, and that is the prominent role played by the ghost of Hamlet’s father.

T.S. Eliot Essay - In this essay, Eliot takes on some of the most significant and longstanding assumptions about tradition, poetry, and literary criticism that had been prevalent in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.

Taming of the Shrew - Taming of the Shrew, has several important themes, among which are: the hurtful nature of shrewish behavior, male domination, and appearance versus reality.

Telemachus in The Odyssey - Telemachus in The Odyssey term papers overview the character in Homer's classic text.

Tennessee Williams - Tennessee Williams term papers give a biography of the famous author and his best known works, such as Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire.

Themes in Crime and Punishment - Term papers on the most important themes in Crime and Punishment include the costs of social withdrawal, nihilistic despair, and the devolution into abject criminality.

Theme of Grapes of Wrath - Theme of Grapes of Wrath term papers on John Steinbeck novels.

Theme of Othello - Discuss theme in the essay. What is the main theme? How is it developed? Is the author effective in conveying his or her main points? Is the same theme explored in different ways in different texts on the syllabus?

The Tiger's Bride - In many respects, Angela Carter’s The Tiger’s Bride is a retelling of Madame De Beaumont’s Beauty and the Beast

Things Fall Apart - There is a strong, memorable lesson in Things Fall Apart, and that is we must respect all people of every ethnicity, treating them as equals, and respecting their way of life, no matter how remote it is from our own.

Thucydides - Thucydides research papers write about Athens and Sparta.

Titus Andronicus and the Roman World - Research papers on Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, then, have a great deal to say about the nature of the Roman world.

Tom Jones - This term paper explores Henry Fielding’s 1749 novel Tom Jones, which many critics identify as one of the most important texts of 18th Century Literature.

Tom Sawyer - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer research papers show that it is one of the most popular American novels of all time—“a sacred text within the body of American literature”.

Tristan and Iseult - Research papers on Tristan and Iseult begin by telling the tale of Tristan.

Truth and Illusion in A Streetcar Named Desire - Truth and Illusion in A Streetcar Named Desire term papers look at the characters of Stanley, Stella and Blanche and how each one represents either truth, illusion or the middle of the road.

Twelfth Night - Twelfth Night term papers illuminate how William Shakespeare, with his ability to capture the very base qualities of human nature, tapped into this desire in one of his funniest and confounding plays, Twelfth Night, or What You Will.

Utopia - Sir Thomas More wrote Utopia in the early 16th Century as an exploration into what would be the perfect society.

Versions of Don Juan - A comparative analysis research paper of the play Don Juan by Morliere, the play The Libertine by Thomas Shadwell and the play Don Juan by Max Frisch reveals important similarities that contribute to the interpretation of the character of Don Juan as an archetype.

Victors and Vanquished - The historical material of the book as well as its role in religion will be discussed.

Virginia Woolf - Virginia Woolf term papers examine the author's view of women in the middle ages and the Renaissance.

Walden - Walden research papers show that Walden is a document in which Thoreau converses freely with nature through Walden Pond.

Walden Two - Walden Two term papers discuss B.F. Skinner's approach to the concept of utopia in society.

Walt Whitman - Walt Whitman term papers show he is remembered as one of America’s greatest poets by some and as a man who lived outside of society’s boundaries by others.

Walt Whitman and Homosexuality - Whitman’s Calamus poems were clearly homosexual, although Whitman denied it while he was alive.

Walt Whitman and Slavery - Slavery was a major theme that emerged in Walt Whitman's works.

Walter in A Raisin in the Sun - Walter in A Raisin in the Sun term papers analyze the significance of the main character Walter in Lorraine Hansberry's novel.

Washington and Du Bois - The American Dream is contemplated by both Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois.

Wife of Bath - Chaucer's Wife of Bath examined in relationship to the themes of feminism, abuse, and female sexuality.

Willa Cather - Willa Cather term papers examine her life and her most famous works, such as House of Mirth.

William Blake Poem "London" - For Blake, "London" was the only city he knew and the largest in the world, yet it represented a "social evil that some create and all permit".

William Faulkner - William Faulkner term papers discuss his works such The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying and Light in August.

William Shakespeare - A sample outline on William Shakespeare and his plays.

Wimsatt and Beardsley - In this famous essay, Wimsatt and Beardsley argue that it is misguided for readers to assume that a text means what the author intended it to mean.

Women in the Iliad and the Odyssey - Women in the Iliad and the Odyssey term papers examine Homer's works in relation to their female characters.

Women in the Odyssey - This research paper will analyze the role of women in The Odyssey.

Women in Pride and Prejudice - An examination of the lives of women living in the late 18th and early 19th century.

The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper (1899). Analyze this short story using Setting as the basis of your term paper.

Zeus - Zeus term papers discuss the God in Greek Mythology that was the supreme god the Greco-Roman pantheon.

Zeus in Greek Literature - Zeus in Greek Literature term papers discuss the God's role in Greek Litearture as the fountainhead of Greek Mythology.

Zorba the Greek - Zorba the Greek term papers analyze the Greek novel by Nikos Kazantzakis along with the characters of Zorba, Madam Hortense and the widow.

 

 

Literature Term Paper Topics

 

George in A Raisin in the Sun - In A Raisin in the Sun, George symbolizes the epitome of a black man that has fully assimilated into the white mainstream.

Gilgamesh - Gilgamesh research papers show the Sumerians were a complex and advanced civilization when other human societies struggled in primitive barbarism. 

Gilgamesh and Religion - Gilgamesh and Religion research papers state that one of the universal aspects of Gilgamesh is that it is strongly laden with religious motifs.

Gilgamesh and the Heroic Journey - There is also a heroic journey motif in Gilgamesh research papers and this too is something that is a perennial motif in mythic literature. 

The Glass Menagerie - Glass Menagerie term papers explore Tennessee Williams' play that focuses on the loss of the American Dream.

The God of Small Things - Indian novelist Arundhati Roy’s first novel The God of Small Things feels like India itself.

Gore Vidal's Lincoln - Gore Vidal's Lincoln in a unique look at Abraham Lincoln's presidency during the time of the Civil War.

Grapes of Wrath - Grapes of Wrath term papers on John Steinbeck's Classic work of American Literature.

The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925) is the great novel of the Jazz Age. 

Green Hills of Africa - Another story that relates very directly to Hemingway’s life is that of Green Hills of Africa.

The Great Gatsby - A typical book report on the The Great Gatsby begins with Jay Gatsby meeting and falling in love with a young Daisy while he is still an impoverished officer.

Greek Epic - Greek Epic research papers discuss the epic tradition in the works of Homer and the stories of Antigone, Odysseus, Penelope and the Iliad.

Greek Literature - Greek Literature research papers focus on the famous ancient Greek authors such as Homer, Thucydides and Herodotus.

Greek Mythology - Greek Mythology research papers focus on the Gods of Ancient Greece in literature by poets such as Homer.

Greek Tragedy - Greek Tragedy term papers examine the function of tragedy in literature.

Hamlet - In term papers about Hamlet familial problems assume a catastrophic importance.

Hemmingway Stories - This is an essay that compares the protagonists in Hemingway's Stories.

Harriet Beecher Stowe - Pulitzer prize winner, Margo Jefferson (1995) wrote that Harriet Beecher Stowe’s literary gifts extend beyond the political effect that her works had.

Henry IV - In term papers about Shakespeare's Henry IV the central family problem is posed by Prince Hal’s relationship with Falstaff, and the disapproval of his father.

Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler - This term paper is compares relationships in Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler.

Hero - Hero term papers write on the concept of the heroic ideal in literature.

Herodotus - Herodotus research papers discuss the Greek Historian and his report on the world of Ancient Greece.

Hester Pyrnne and Dimmesdale - Hester Prynne and Dimmesdale term papers examine the main characters of the Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne.

Hills Like White Elephants - Hemingway’s short story gives readers a glimpse into several moments in the lives of two characters.

Holden Caulfield - Holden Caulfield term papers analyze the main character from Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.

Holden Caulfield as a Saint - Holden Caulfield as a Saint term papers examine the possibility that Salinger meant his main character in Catcher in the Rye to be better than man.

Holden Caulfield's Quest - Holden Caulfield's Quest term papers look at J.D. Salinger's portrayal of Caulfield's quest in Catcher in the Rye.

Holgrave and Phoebe in House of Seven Gables - Holgrave and Phoebe in Seven Gables term papers examine the two main characters of Nathaniel Hawthorne's House of Seven Gables.

Homer - Homer term papers discuss the Greek author's works such as The Illiad and The Odyssey.

House of Mirth - House of Mirth term papers review the novel by Edith Wharton with the main character Lily Bart.

The House of Seven Gables - The House of Seven Gables term papers analyze Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The House of Seven Gables.

The House on Mago Street - The House on Mango Street term papers overview Sandra Cisneros story of her life in one of the most famous stories in Latino Literature.

How to Tell a True War Story - In six different ways, Tim O’Brien tells the story of how Curt Lemon was killed in the chapter entitled How to Tell a True War Story, from his book The Things They Carried.

Huck and Jim - Research papers on Huck and Jim show Jim as a person, a human being and not merely a run-away slave.

I Felt a Funeral in My Brain - I Felt a Funeral in My Brain term papers on Emily Dickinson's poetry about death.

I Sing the Body Electric - Walt Whitman poem from Leaves of Grass.

Iliad - Iliad term papers on Homer's classic tale.

Iliad and Meno - Iliad and Meno term papers discuss Homer's The Iliad and Plato's Meno.

Iliad and Odyssey - Iliad and Odyssey term papers Homer's works.

Into the Wild - Paper Masters writes custom research paper on Into the Wild by John Krakauer.

Invisible Man - The important part imagery of vision has in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is evident from its title.

Irony in The House of Mirth - Irony in The House of Mirth term papers exaine the life of Lily Bart and how Edith Wharton weaves irony throughout the novel.

Islands in the Stream - An example of Hemingway's work and attitude about life is the novel Islands in the Stream.

Jane Austen - Jane Austen is one of the most beloved writers of the English language, although the “cult” that has surrounded her writing did not originate until well after the woman’s death in 1817. 

Jane Eyre - Jane Eyre term papers examine the classic Emily Bronte novel, one of the talented Bronte Sisters.

John Steinbeck - John Steinbeck term papers on his short stories and novels like Chrysanthemums, Tortilla Flat and more.

Jonathan Culler’s Literary Competence - Culler holds that the process of interpreting the meaning of a literary text is one that is learned over time, through one’s exposure to and cumulative experience with a variety of texts.

A Journal of the Plague Year - Custom term paper on Daniel Defoe’s 1722 novel A Journal of the Plague Year is an interesting example of the double-voiced discourse that characterized the literature of the eighteenth century.

Kate Chopin - Kate Chopin research papers show she is one of the most well-known nineteenth-century female American authors.

Keats - This paper will seek to trace the development of these Romantic elements in three of Keats’ most significant poetic works, namely, “Endymion,” “Ode to a Nightingale,” and “Ode on a Grecian Urn.”

Leaves of Grass - Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman’s famous folio of poetry, was originally published in 1855.

Life of Frederick Douglas - Read the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave with an introduction by David W. Blight.

Light in August - Light in August term papers look at the novel that focuses on the typical Southern community in Faulkner's day.

Like Water for Chocolate - Like Water for Chocolate term papers overview the novel by Laura Esquivel detailing the story of Tita and Pedro.

Lily Bart of The House of Mirth - Lily Bart of House of Mirth term paper exaines the main character in Edith Wharton's novel on elitism.

The Lion and the Jewel - The Lion and the Jewel term paper looks at the play by Wole Soyinka in relation to societal change.

Literary Criticism of A Road Not Taken - Literary Criticism of A Road Not Taken analyzes Robert Frost's most famous poem.

The Lord of the Rings and Classic Myths - Compare The Lord of the Rings to Beowulf, the Song of Roland, Tristan and Iseult, the Volsunga Saga, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

The Lottery - An outstanding term paper on The Lottery will show that an otherwise “normal” town becomes the focal point, once a year, for a bizarre and deadly ritual that ends up in the death of one of their own.

Ma Joad - Ma Joad, from John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, is a strong main character in the classic American novel.

Mark Twain - Most Americans are familiar with writer Samuel Clemens (1835-1910) better known as Mark Twain.

Maya Angelou - Maya Angelou term papers discuss the famous African American Female Writer and her famous work I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Maypole of Merry Mount - This is an explication essay on Hawthorne's Maypole of Merry Mount.

Meursault and Alienation - Camus depicted Meursault as a subject of alienation.

Milton's Paradise Lost in Historical Context - Milton’s “Paradise Lost” was first published in 1667.

Moliere's Don Juan - Moliere’s version of the play allows for an interpretation of 17th century French perception of what may be a stereotype of Spanish masculinity. 

Moll Flanders - Moll Flanders term papers look at the 17th Century view of love and marriage according to the author Daniel Defoe.

Much Ado About Nothing - In Much Ado About Nothing, the plot device of physical disguise is restricted.

The Murder in the Rue Morgue - The Murder in the Rue Morgue, defined the classic “locked room” puzzle.

My Antonia - The term paper focuses on the characters in the novel give of themselves, body and soul, to be in America and be a part of the immigrant experience in America.

Myth - Myths are rooted in the past and represents a belief that has been handed down through a story.

Myth in Gilgamesh - Myth in Gilgamesh term papers attempt to discuss two of the functions of myth that are exhibited in Gilgamesh.

Myth in Homer's Odyssey - They used mythology to explain the details of the world around them and the mountains around Phaecia are an instance of this.

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym - Reading The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym Term Papers closely reveals the similarities between Pym’s adventure and the experiences of American pioneers settling the West.

Nathaniel Hawthorne - Nathaniel Hawthorne term papers examine his use of Puritanism in literature and his criticism of the puritan ideals.

Naturalism in Maggie, Girl of the Streets - A research paper on Maggie, A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane will give four instances of typically naturalistic treatments of human behavior.

Nikos Kazantzakis - Nikos Kazantzakis term papers discuss the life and works of the famous author of Greek Literature who wrote Zorba the Greek and Freedom or Death.

Nobody Ever Dies - Term papers on the short story by Ernest Hemingway titled Nobody Ever Dies, illustrate that the story is a brief exercise on freedom.

Nora Character Sketch - Ibsen uses Nora’s adept role-playing to demonstrate the way that the many expectations that were thrust upon women in the 19th century caused moral and emotional deterioration.

Odysseus - Odysseus term papers look at the main character of Homer's classic tale of The Odyssey.

The Odyssey and The Wizard of Oz - Odyssey and The Wizard of Oz term papers discuss both novels as they relate to archetypal themes.

Ode to a Nightingale - Ode to a Nightingale term papers are chiefly preoccupied with questions of mortality and the evanescence of human existence.

Ode on a Grecian Urn - Ode on a Grecian Urn term papers point out that an encounter with the sublime is the image at the core of Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn.

The Odyssey - The Odyssey is considered by many to be one of the greatest epic poems of the ancient world, so much so that it is still widely read to this day.

Oedipus Rex - Oedipus' search for his identity is a search for his own guilt.

Oedipus Rex and Blindness - Blindness is revealed and repeated as a key symbol throughout Oedipus Rex.

Oedipus the King - Oedipus the King defines the tragic hero through the life of Oedipus the king of Thebes.

On the Road - An On the Road research papers report that the Kerouac novel portrays the feelings of an entire generation's search for what to believe in.

The Open Boat - In his story, The Open Boat, Steven Crane recites the tale of four men stranded at sea in a boat.

Ophelia in Hamlet - Ophelia’s descent into madness and eventual suicide are, in a way, as supernatural as Hamlet’s experience with the ghost of his father.

Othello - Othello in Othello term papers, a rough, soldierly Moor, has secretly married Desdemona, the daughter of Brabantio, a Venetian nobleman.

Othello, the Moor - Othello, The Moor term papers discuss the origins of the character Othello.

Othello's Tragic Downfall - A great custom term paper topic on Othello is a study of Othello's Tragic Downfall.

Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking - Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking presents the reader with metaphors and a glimpse of life’s turbulence. Unlike that, and the second poem discussed, there is little relief from the dark mood the poet sets.

Ovid's The Art of Love - Ovid's The Art of Love term paper explicates the poem that is a part of the Metamorphosis by Ovid.

Ovid's Metamorphosis - Ovid’s Metamorphosis stands alone among Roman poetry for of all the great Roman poets he was the least interested in celebrating and sustaining the Roman ideal.

Pearl in The Scarlet Letter - Pearl in The Scarlet Letter term paper shows how the character's in the novel represent the Puritan mindset of New England.

The Peckerwood Dentist and Momma’s Incredible Powers - Maya Angelou’s survival of the racist insult with her grandmother.

Penelope in The Odyssey - The key to Penelope’s essence, chameleon yet fixed, is her femininity.

The Piano Lesson - This is a play analysis of The Piano Lesson. The essay will examine theme, plot, and the characters.

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray provides noticeable parallels to the author’s life.

The Pit and the Pendulum -  Poe gives the readers no choice but to vicariously experience the narrator’s horrifying situation in the The Pit and the Pendulum by writing in the first person.

Poe and Detective Fiction - Edgar Allen Poe is often popularly referred to as the father of detective fiction.

Pride and Predjudice - In a research paper on Pride and Predjudice, a student may want to contrast Austin directly to the glorious union of Knightly and Emma by illustrating what a bad marriage involves. 

Pride and Prejudice and Elizabeth and Darcy - Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is the happy marriage of both Elizabeth and Jane, it is only by navigating an arduous course of obstacles, challenges and contemplation that the couples achieve this state of happiness.

Pride in Raisin in the Sun - The obvious theme within A Raisin in the Sun is racial discrimination, however it's most prevalent message is that of personal pride, and pride within a family.

The Professor's House by Willa Cather - Term paper on Willa Cather's The Professor's House. Synthesize a clear, strong thesis and to include direct evidence from the text The Professor's House.  

Public Response to Leaves of Grass - Published in 1855, Walt Whitman's book Leaves of Grass generated words of caution even from those who supported Whitman’s brave new stance.

Puritan Mindset in The Scarlet Letter - Puritan Mindset in The Scarlet Letter term papers overview Hawthorne's The Scarlett Letter through research and writing.

The Purloined Letter - The most significant of the Dupin detective fiction stories is The Purloined Letter, written in 1844.