Essays and Research Papers on Irish & Scottish Literature

This 3 page paper is based on a close reading of an early episode in Frank McCourt's memoir "Angela's Ashes," and argues that Frankie had to become the "man of the family" far too soon. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 7 page paper which examines keeping secrets in Shakespeare’s Othello and Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An page paper which examines the context of James Joyce’s Eveline from Dubliners. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page explication of Irish poet Eavan Boland's poem "Fever." Bibliography lists 3 sources, but the bibliography is incomplete.

This 5 page paper is a literary analysis of the book “Dubliners” by James Joyce, a collection of short stories. It concentrates on the famous story “Araby” as an example of the typical Joycean style. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the protagonists in Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" and James Joyce's "Araby" and how their fantasy worlds clash with reality.

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts two classic short stories: A&P by John Updike and Araby by James Joyce. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses Great Expectations, Dubliners and Pride and Prejudice and how they can carry readers away from reality. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper which analyzes the character of Jim in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines the development of the characters in Araby and Eveline by James Joyce as it relates to appearance, reality and epiphany. Bibligraphy lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the novel “Michael’s War,” about the IRA. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page essay that discusses how Langston Hughes in his short story "One Friday Morning" and James Joyce in "Araby" both describe situations of loss. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts the elements of disillusionment and coming of age in John Updike’s A&P and James Joyce’s Araby. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper defines the concept of the “Byronic hero” and argues that Mr. Rochester in Jane Eyre is such a man, while Gabriel in The Dead by James Joyce is not. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 3 page paper on Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Joyce’s “The Dead”. Similar themes are explicated. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

A 3 pages essay that describes the prejudicial behavior of Lilliputians against Gulliver in Jonathan Swift's eighteenth century novel Gulliver's Travels. No additional sources cited.

An 8 page essay that compares and contrasts Portrait of the Artist and Ulysses by James Joyce. No other sources are cited.

This is an 8 page paper that provides an overview of "Dracula" and "The Call of Cthulhu". Gothic and 20th century approaches to horror are contrasted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Joyce's "Clay". Outlines are used to formulate responses to two essay questions. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page essay compares "Araby" by James Joyce and "Veronica's Poetry" by Neil Sebacher. The writer argues that both stories offer similar views of adolescent infatuation and the effect that this infatuation has on a young male protagonist. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Joyce's "Araby". Themes of isolation and disappointment are highlighted. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 6 page paper reviews the 1989 film and addresses how it impacts our ideas regarding Cerebral Palsy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the notion that Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray is indecent in terms of male relationships. Bibliography lists 5 sources.