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Faith and Reason by Peter Abelard

In twelve pages this paper examines the religious conflict between reason and faith as considered in the works of Peter Abelard. ...

Literary Depictions of Greed

In five pages the role greed plays in the literary works No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre, Candide by Voltaire, and Antigone by Sophocl...

Magic In Sir Gawain And The Green Knight and A Midsummer's Night Dream

This paper examines these two classic literary works in relation to the significance of magic in each. This five page paper has no...

Arthurian Romances and Medieval Courtly Love

In eleven pages the courtly love theme as represented in the literary works of such authors as Chretien de Troyes and Andreas Cape...

Medieval Warfare and Literature

In eight pages this paper discusses the chivalric code of honor and a knight's pursuit of financial gain within the context of the...

Medieval Literature and the Portrayals of Kingship

In seven pages this paper discusses how the relationship between warriors and their king is symbolically depicted as that of sons ...

Value Conflict in The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki

In five pages the setting of prewar Japan is featured in this tale of four sisters and the conflict of transitioning values as pre...

Dream of the Red Chamber by Tsao Hsueh Chin and The Family by Pa Chin

In eight pages the family as it is portrayed in each of these works is the focus of this comparative analysis. There are 2 source...

'My Son's Story' by Nadine Gordimer

In four pages this paper analyzes the work in its representation of the society and politics of South Africa and also considers th...

The Portrayal of Women in the Stories of Gawain and Beowulf

The writer argues that the women in these two works are portrayed as passionate but uncontrollable forces that must be tamed by me...

Form and Structure in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Dubliners by James Joyce

In five pages the form and structure of these works by James Joyce are contrasted and compared. There are 10 sources cited in the...

Hidden Self and Oscar Wilde

he sees Dorian daily; "I couldnt be happy if I didnt see him every day. He is absolutely necessary to me" ("Picture", 113). Howeve...

William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders

In eight pages these works are contrasted and compared in terms of the relationship between the marriage concept and the female ch...

The Characterization of Pip in Great Expectations

Pip is a character in this Charles Dickens classic. His role in the work is the focus of attention in this six page paper that inc...

Characterization and Realism in the Dickens Classic Great Expectations

This work is discussed in depth and realism is the focus of attention along with a look at characterization. This paper looks at h...

Friendship in Great Expectations

Friendship is often the focus of attention by novelists as characters interact with one another. This is the case in this classic ...

Hard Times by Charles Dickens

Education is discussed in this general analysis of this classic work. Mr. Gradgrind is a character given much attention in this th...

Romantic and Enlightenment Eras

In ten pages this paper considers these literary and philosophical movements in a discussion of such works as She Stoops to Conque...

Toni Morrison's Beloved, Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, and the Ghosts of Slavery

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares these literary works regarding the lasting impressions of the slave experience up...

Self Discovery in the Stories 'In Country' by Bobbie Ann Mason and 'Mules and Men' by Zora Neale Hurston

The self discovery journey and sense of place featured in these works are contrasted and compared in five pages. Two sources are ...

Anatole France's Gods Will Have Blood and Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness

In five pages this paper compares the themes of justice and human cruelty within the context of these works. There are 2 sources ...

Gustave Flaubert's A Simple Heart and Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights

In four pages these works are compared in an analysis of the themes, plots, and major characters of each. There are no other sour...

Arna W. Bontemps' 'A Summer Tragedy'

In five pages a biography of this predominantly children's author is provided as well as an examination of his adult fiction work....

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

intent of exploiting its people, resources, or land. This definition fairly well characterizes the attitude with which the British...

Social Satire in E.M. Forster's My Wood and Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal

This paper consists of five pages and examines how what the authors condemn as society's false values are satirized in these two w...

Sanity, Insanity and Society From A Swiftian Viewpoint

Jonathan Swift's satiric work A Digression Concerning the Original, the Use and Improvement of Madness in a Commonwealth provides ...

Imagery as Used in Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities

level to something much deeper. The trick in appreciating Dickens use of symbolism is to figure out what his images mean. And wha...

Desire and Chastity in The Faerie Queene by Edward Spenser and Paradise Lost by John Milton'

287), and "Daughter of God and man, immortal Eve," (Milton 288). But for the first time, Eve comes up with an idea that shows her ...

Narrative Voice in 'A Modest Proposal' by Jonathan Swift and 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton

In five pages the use of narrative voice by these authors in their respective works is contrasted and compared. There are no othe...

A Comparison of the Novel and Film Versions of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

This paper compares and contrasts Shelley's original literary work with Kenneth Branagh's 1994 film entitled, Mary Shelley's Frank...