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Inclusion in the Contemporary Literary Canon, Anton Chekhov

This research paper/essay provides an argument that Chekhov deserves his place in the literary canon, providing a brief overview o...

"2b or Not 2b" by David Crystal

This essay pertains to "2b or Not 2b" an article by David Crystal, in which he defends texting as a behavior that is actually bene...

"A Good Man Is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor

This essay pertains to the literary features of this short story, focusing on its plot and symbols as the writer describes how the...

Charles Ramsey and the Celebrity Phenomenon

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at Charles Ramsey. The piece takes the form of a literary journalistic story. Paper us...

Literary Analysis: Flannery O' Connor Stories

This 4 page paper gives an overview of the stories Good Country People and A Good Man is Hard to Find, by Flannery O'Connor. This ...

Literary Stylistic Differences Between On the Road by Jack Kerouac and Go by John Clellon Holmes

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the authors' styles of writing in these two novels. Six sources are cited in the ...

Analysis of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

In five pages this paper subjects Ibsen's social drama to a literary analysis that focuses on characterization, plot, and irony. ...

Chapters Twenty Two and Twenty Three of Waterworks by E.L. Doctorow

In five pages this paper discusses the author's uses of literary techniques and the development of characters in these 2 Waterwork...

False Human Experience Analysis Represented by 'The Death of Ivan Ilych' by Leo Tolstoy

In three and a half pages this paper argues that the criticism of this 1886 literary work by Leo Tolstoy that describes it as 'a p...

Comparing On the Road by Jack Kerouac and Go by John Clellon Holmes

In five pages this paper examines these two literary examples of the Beat Generation in a consideration of Stofsky's imaginary tri...

Literature and Modernism

In six pages this paper examines 20th century modernist literature in a consideration of such concepts as impressionism, postmoder...

Literary Heroes Come of Age

The tale of a hero becoming an adult is a staple of literature. This essay compares heroes Han Solo and Odysseus, Luke Skywalker a...

Jane Tompkins' Revolutionary Approach to Literary Criticism

In eighteen pages this paper supports Jane Tompkins' suggestions that literature instruction should address the students' minds an...

Marianela by Benito Perez Galdos

for conflict that occur between human beings and social institutions (Berkowitz 143). It appears to be a simple story of idyllic...

Writings of Ben Jonson and Their Significance

to tell than did the others. His work, whether comedy, drama or poetry, also had an extra acerbic "bite" that audiences enjoyed (...

Bilingual Pupil and Literature

In seven pages this paper discusses how the bilingual pupil can be assisted through the classroom incorporation of American litera...

The Meaning of Life According to Leo Tolstoy

This 10 page paper examines Leo Tolstoy's literary works and personal philosophy, and argues that he sought simplicity and spiritu...

Relationship Between Theme and Setting

In three pages this paper examines the literary relationship between theme and setting in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and 'Circe' by Eu...

Postcolonial Fiction and Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

In seven pages postcolonial fiction is defined in order to determine whether this 1996 novel is representative of the literary gen...

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, a Gothic Masterpiece

This paper discusses various elements of Shelley's novel that classify the work as Gothic, one of the nineteenth-century's literar...

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

tatters" (Stevenson PG). Also evident between the books outer casing is the fact that the author was mightily intrigued with what...

Pamela Joern/"Judgment Day"

This essay presents a literary analysis of "Judgment Day" by Pamela Joern. Three pages in length, one source is cited....

'Beat Generation' Writers Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and Neal Cassady

In eighteen pages this paper examines the American 'Beat Generation' literary movement popular during the 1950s in a consideration...

William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily' and Themes of Pride and Loneliness

In five pages this paper discusses these themes presented in William Faulkner's short story with also literary elements including ...

Literary Depiction of Cultures

but complications arise. Not one, but two suitors join them on their trip. During the trip both men vie for her affections. In the...

Flannery O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' and Its Literary Deconstruction

son and shoots her repeatedly. Mama is the important character in the story, though the Misfit certainly plays a strong secondary...

Kate Chopin and Raymond Carver on Love

quietly, knowing something is coming her way, some feeling, some understanding, some epiphany. Then, it comes. It tells her she is...

'On Being Young - A Woman - and Colored' by Marita Bonner and 'How It Feels to Be Colored Me' by Zora Neale Hurston

what governs their overall behavior. Conspicuously absent in this story is the weak and fragile persona; instead, Hurstons ...

A Ficticious Literary Panel Discussion

its extreme, I pointed out the evil being perpetuated against the Irish." Lady Macbeth interrupts, "I am familiar with this wo...

Literary Depiction of Africa

limited at best. The average American will probably not ever venture off her shores. Often, the more technologically advanced cult...