ESSAYS -
LIST OF AVAILABLE ESSAYS ...
Select any essay below and it WILL be delivered to you TODAY via your choice of e-mail or fax! --Only $/pg!-- The bibliography page(s) are always FREE!

The Importance of Setting in Poe's, "The Fall of the House of Usher":
[ send me this essay ]
This 7 page paper examines the immense importance that setting plays in the classic, "The Fall of the House of Usher". This paper asserts that in this story, setting is virtually inseparable from the story's meaning. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: GSPoeUsh.rtf

The Importance of the Minor Characters in Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
[ send me this essay ]
This 5 page paper provides an overview of the classic work as well as an investigation into the relevance of several minor characters. Sandy, Candy, Mr. Turkel, Old Rawler and the lifeguard are each discussed. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA144CN.rtf

The Importance of the Past in Lawrence W. Levine’s “Black Culture and Black Consciousness: Afro-American Folk Thought From Slavery to Freedom”
[ send me this essay ]
An 8 page paper which examines how the African-American present culture is influenced by the past, with particular emphasis on the chapters “The Rise of Secular Song” and “A Pantheon of Heroes.” No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGlevine.rtf

The Importance of the River in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
[ send me this essay ]
A 9 page overview of Mark Twain’s tall tale. The author of this paper identifies the river as an ever present symbolic theme in the story which unfolds. The river is symbolic for the mother than Huck never had and it is symbolic for the freedom which he so desperately seeks. The river is a separator between two worlds. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPhuckFn.rtf

The Importance of Young Cathy in Wuthering Heights
[ send me this essay ]
This 5 page paper looks at Bronte's great work of fiction. The older Catherine and her relationship with Heathcliff is compared and contrasted with young Cathy's relationship with Hareton. The relevance of the story in the later generation is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA144Cat.rtf

THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF EARTHLY PERFECTION: HAWTHORNE
[ send me this essay ]
This 10 page paper analyzes two of Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories for symbolism, setting and characterization which illustrate the theme of perfection and man's sinful nature. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: MBhawsin.rtf

The Inclusion of Historical, Cultural, and Religious Influences in the Themes and Works of Walt Whitman, William Shakespeare and William Golding
[ send me this essay ]
This is an 8 page paper on the themes and influences on the works of Walt Whitman, William Shakespeare and William Golding. An introductory outline is included. American poet Walt Whitman, British playwright William Shakespeare and British writer William Golding all manage to include important historical, cultural, religious and societal influences in the themes within their writing. Whitman who was greatly distressed over the political situation and destructiveness of the American Civil War in the 19th century included these concerns in his collection of war poems entitled “Drum Taps” which portrayed not only the excitement during the recruitment stages but also the description and compassion felt for those who were injured or dying as a result of the war. William Shakespeare who wrote during the late 16th and early 17th centuries depicted a somewhat different societal theme evident at the time in his play “The Merchant of Venice” which portrayed the views and attitudes towards Jews in Elizabethan England. The theme of the conflict which existed between the Christians and Jews is reflected in the Jew Shylock portrayed as a villain, a common portrayal for the Jews at that time. Lastly, William Golding in his novel “The Lord of the Flies” (1954) reveals the theme of the horrors of war and the darkness which can overcome a man’s character through the loss of civilization in which not even children can escape; no doubt as a reflection of his own experiences and involvement during World War II. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TJcomth1.rtf

The Incorruptibility of Moral Truth By the Pentangle in the Poem, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page paper which analyzes the literary criticism which considered the primary theme of moral truth, represented by the pentangle in the poem, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGgawain.wps

The Individual and Society in Achebe and Hurston
[ send me this essay ]
A five page paper looking at the way Chinua Achebe's protagonist Okonkwo in "Things Fall Apart" and Zora Neale Hurston's protagonist Janie Crawford in "Their Eyes Were Watching God" function as subversive elements within their society due to their inability to understand either its changing face (in the case of Okonkwo) or its basic realities (in the case of Janie). No additional sources.
Filename: KBzora.wps

The Individual and Society in Literature
[ send me this essay ]
This 7 page paper explores this theme in light of the following five works: Antigone, Utopia, Brave New World, The War of the Worlds and Herald. Context is discussed as well as applicability in today’s society. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA005Lit.rtf