Essays and Research Papers on World Literature

This 3 page paper examines the work Ambiguous Adventure by Hamidou Kane. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper explores Kafka’s classic novella “The Metamorphosis” and answers the questions how and why does Gregor die, and is his death a good thing? (He starves himself, and yes.) Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page review of the book A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In sixteen pages this paper analyzes writings by Plato, Aristotle, Pico, Machiavelli, Sartre, Freud, and Kane as well as William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Jean Racine’s Phédre in order to determine how free will is treated in Henrik Ibsen’s social drama A Doll’s House, with a categorization of the play as an example of either determinism, ...

This 6 page paper considers the changes and the continuities that characterize women’s work in the early 20th century. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In three pages this book report on Isabel Allende’s Daughter of Fortune includes background information on the author, the novel’s historical context, book summary, and writer’s personal recommendation. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.

This 5 page paper discusses the effect secondary characters have on the protagonists of the novels “Ferdydurke” and “The Stranger.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper that answers specific questions about Ibsen’s play “Hedda Gabler.” Topics covered include the structure of the play; the motivation of Hedda; contrast between the aristocratic class and the bourgeoisie, etc. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper examined Jon Krakauer book that recounts a disastrous expedition to climb Mount Everest. The work, which recounts the many mistakes made by the climbers, is examined to assess if regret is shown and how it manifest in the way that the events are examined. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5 page paper is a critique of the book Opium War, 1840-1842: Barbarians in the Celestial Empire in the Early Part of the Nineteenth Century and the War by Which They Forced Her Gates by Peter Ward Fay, looking at the content as well as the general approach, underlying research and the style of ...

In three pages this paper examines the concept of redemption, whether or not it is primarily religious in nature, how what it entails for the novel’s protagonist Amir, and considers whether or not redemption is possible in this life. Three sources are listed in the bibliography. TGkrredeem.rtf

A 5 page essay that discusses two of the most famous female characters in literature, Daisy Buchanan from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Nora Helmer from Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. While dissimilar in their fundamental character and motivation, both of these women are victims of the heritage of patriarchy, which has historically ...

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 3 page paper discusses the way in which the myth of the Other keeps readers from learning everything about other people, cultures and societies too quickly. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at Orphan Pamuk’s novel The White Castle and the way in which the two main characters switch lives at the end, arguing that this is a critique of human personality and this unstable nature.

This 3 page paper discusses their family’s reactions to the problems facing Gregor Samsa in “Metamorphosis” and Sonny in “Sonny’s Blues.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In nine pages this paper examines how the moral and physical resistance of Jews during the Holocaust is portrayed in Jurek Becker and Nechama Tec’s books Jacob (Jakob) the Liar and Defiance: The Bielski Partisans in and in Frank Beyer and Edward Zwick’s 1975 and 2008 film adaptations of these texts. Three sources are ...

A 3 page paper which offers a critique of Naguib Mahfouz’ Arabian Nights and Days. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines father/son relationships in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. No additional sources cited.

This 10 page paper takes the book “Chimpanzee Politics” by Frans de Waal as a springboard for answering five questions about the chimps described in the book, and how their behavior can be related to human behavior. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In four pages this paper analyzes the novel’s theme of how overall hatred between classes can lead an individual into actions that can lead to guilt and subsequently leads the individual to find ways to redeem himself. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.

This paper analyzes some of the symbolism in Demetria Martinez’ novel “Mother Tongue.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the book “The Line” by Arch and Martin Flanagan, about the experiences of Arch Flanagan as a prisoner of the Japanese in WWII, building the Thai-Burma Railway. It discusses the idea that conflict is profound; the conflict refers to that between returning veterans and their families. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page research paper that analyzes an Icelandic medieval saga. The writer focuses on the structure of this work and argues that it was composed for the purpose of being read aloud to people confined on isolated farms during Iceland's long winter. This purpose accounts for the informal tone of the work, its "artless ...

This 3 page paper analyzes the development of the theme in the children’s book “Haroun and the Sea of Stories” by Salman Rushdie, and the presentation of setting in “The Hours” by Michael Cunningham. Bibliography lists 3 sources.