Essays and Research Papers on World Literature

This 6 page paper discusses the novel "Arabesques" by Anton Shammas and argues that one of the most important techniques he uses is to make his narrator unreliable, thus mirroring both his own situation as a Christian Arab Israeli, who feels out of place; and the turmoil that characterizes the Middle East. Bibliography lists 2 ...

A 4 page book review. Khaled Hosseini, a native of Afghanistan, paints a poignant picture of friendship and bigotry in his novel The Kite Runner. A best-selling first novel, it is also the first novel to be written in English by an Afghan (Noor 148). It is the story of two boys, Amir, the privileged ...

An 8 page paper which examines critical reviews of the texts in order to assess the novel’s strengths and weaknesses. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the French colonization of Algeria; colonization in general; and reviews the book "Fantasia" by Assia Djebar, an Algerian. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the work of Holocaust survivor Tadeusz Borowski and what it tells us about his opinions of human nature, and man's future. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper examines Salman Rushdie's book "Midnight's Children" and explores the relationship between the novel's structure and its theme. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page analysis of Kobo Abe’s play The Man Who Turned Into a Stick as it relates to Aristotle’s Poetics. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page book review that argues that the picture of Turkish society that Nazim Hikmet paints in his epic novel in verse Human Landscapes from My Country is panoramic in scope and psychologically complex, as it seems to encompass, at times, contradictory attitudes toward the old world that was being rapidly left behind in ...

A 3 page paper which examines symbolism in three of Henrik Ibsen’s plays. The plays are Rosmerholm, The Lady From the Sea, and Little Eyolf. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper uses several short stories to explore the way in which authors use setting, Gothic terms, coming of age situations and spousal relationships in their stories. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page analysis of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. No additional sources cited.

In six pages this paper critically analyzes Khaled Hosseini’s debut novel in a block outline that includes an introduction, summary, cultural and historic information as they pertain to the story, assesses the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of the author’s thematic development, and compares and contrasts three characters, considering their actions, motivations, and goals. Three sources ...

A 3 page paper which examines how Harry is diagnosed as not having enough personalities in the novel Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses the short story "Apples in Honey" by Israeli writer Yehudit Hendel. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses several questions in regard to "Lord Jim" by Conrad. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper discusses the characters of Gimpel from "Gimpel the fool" by Singer and Dave Saunders from "The man who was almost a man," and their similarities. Bibliography lists 5 sources

This 8 page paper considers the complex relationship between Tomas and Tereza in the novel “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” by Milan Kundera. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper traces the development of the comic book from comic strips to comic books to the graphic novel. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper examines this work that centers on the transition in China during the era of land reform under the Communists. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper traces the similarities between Franz Kafka and his literary creation, Gregor Samsa, the poor man who woke one morning to find that he had been transformed into a gigantic insect. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In five pages this paper examines the similarities and differences between father and son Baba and Amir in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. There are no additional sources listed.

In five pages a comprehensive review of this novel is presented with the writer’s personal commentary also included. There are no additional sources cited in the bibliography.

This 5 page paper discusses the way Khaled Hosseini presents American and Afghan culture in his novel “The Kite Runner.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses eight tales from “The Arabian Nights” and what they tell us about the people who were listening to the stories. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the expression “To Suffer a Sea Change” as seen in Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Dinesen’s Tempests. No additional sources cited.