Comparative Literature Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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An Analysis of the Similarities between John Oakhurst from The Outcasts of Poker Flat and Maverick from the Movie Maverick (541 words, 1 pages)

Maverick and Oakhust Gamblers at Heart There come a time when a man has to do what a man has to do. Sometimes It is standing up for himself when confronted with a problem or other times it's just turning tail and running. John Oakhurst from "The Outcasts of Poker ... Read More

An Introduction to a Comparison of the Similarities Between Japan and Europe (1741 words, 4 pages)

Many people often see little similarity between the country of Japan and Europe. However, there are actually several similarities between these two countries. In fact, Reischauer and Jansen note that Feudal Japan had departed so far from East Asian norms that it was more similar to medieval Europe than it ... Read More

A Comparison between James Baldwin and Toni Morrison (2591 words, 4 pages)

There are several novels written by two of the worlds most critically acclaimed literary writers of the 20th century James Baldwin and Toni Morrison. But I would like to focus on just two of their works, James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room, and Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye. In these novels in ... Read More

The Theme of Cold War Represented in Blind Man’s Bluff and Dr. Strangelove (1524 words, 3 pages)

The irrational fear of Soviet invasion gripped our country for over 35 years. That fear led to the upper echelons of authority making decisions, which would create a feeling of near hysteria throughout the public. Americans feared that the Soviets were planning some nuclear attacks on the States, and were ... Read More

A Comparison between Two Pilgrims, John Smith and William Bradford, and Their Books A Description of New England and Of Plymouth Plantation (875 words, 5 pages)

John Smith and William BradfordThe author John Smith, a pilgrim who arrived to the Americas, wrote adescription of the new land inhis book A Description of New England . In this book Smith shows awonderful world of vast foodand pleasure. Also, William Bradford another pilgrim who arrived toPlymouth on the ... Read More

A Comparison of Romanticism and Realism in Fathers and Sons by Turgenev (874 words, 2 pages)

Turgenev Realist or Romantic?The Great Reforms of the 1860s generated an era of social and economic turmoil in Russia. These unstable times spawned the growth of a radical intellectual group known as, the intellegencia. These new reformers or radicals were the sons and daughters of the heads of Russia. They ... Read More

The story Editha by William Dean Howells and the poem Reconciliation by Walt Whitman are part of a true national literature. They are both told in a way that only we as Americans could ever understand. They speak of war in all of its glory, and they speak of all ... Read More

An Introduction to a Comparison of the Two Main Candidates for the Election of 2000: George W. Bush and Al Gore (1315 words, 2 pages)

The two main candidates for the election of 2000 are George W. Bush and Al Gore. Al Gore, of course, being the current Vice President. I have never been into the whole politics game. But, know that I am 18 years old I feel I should start paying more attention ... Read More

Comparison of Dodge and Vince in Buried Child by Sam Shepard (1868 words, 3 pages)

ujhkhChoose two characters form Buried Child, compare and contrast them, and say what each say to the contributions to the action to the play DODGE Vs. VINCEThe character is Dodge and Vince I have chosen to look at for a comparison in Buried Child. Dodge is chosen because he seems ... Read More

A Comparison of “Franny and Zooey” by J.D. Salinger and “The Razor’s Edge” by W. Somerset Maugham in The Way of Presenting Religion as Theme (3746 words, 5 pages)

Franny And Zooey The Razors EdgeMany novels use religion as the central object of their plot. Franny and Zooey, by J.D Salinger and The Razors Edge, by W. Somerset Maugham both display religion as having they key role in their novels. Religion is the main guide in Franny and Zooey ... Read More

A Comparison of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson in Expressing Tranquility in Nature on Their Literary Works (631 words, 1 pages)

Tranquility in NatureHenry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson are the two authors that I chose mainly because their ideas about nature are similar. Thoreau and Emerson were both writers who got their start writing during the nineteenth century. Their views on nature are similar, but as with every writer ... Read More

An Overview and Assessment of C.K. William’s and Ted Hughes’s Poems (2018 words, 3 pages)

C.K. Williams Ted HughesAn Overview and AssessmentThere are few positive views of life to be found in C.K. Williams The Vigil. His poetry does not present a necessarily negative life-view, but rather sees the world as most others do. He calls out commonplace people, places, and times in the same ... Read More

Comparison of Themes and Styles of Richard Wright and Zora Neale Hurston (1892 words, 4 pages)

I. AbstractThis paper examines the drastic differences in literary themes and styles of Richard Wright and Zora Neale Hurston, two African--American writers from the early 1900's. The portrayals of African-American women by each author are contrasted based on specific examples from their two most prominent novels, Native Son by Wright, ... Read More

An Analysis of Desperation in Stephen Kind’s Misery and Beloved by Toni Morrison (2408 words, 3 pages)

True desperation, even when unobserved by the desperate, is never a comfortable experience. Acts of desperation appear in both Misery, by Stephen King, and Beloved, by Toni Morrison. Characters in both novels reach several levels of desperation throughout the narratives. There are both similarities and differences in the desperation shown ... Read More

An Analysis of Personal Experiences and Political Battles With the English Monarchy of the Author in “Robinson Cursoe” by Daniel Defoe (2135 words, 3 pages)

Daniel Defoes acclaimed novel, Robinson Crusoe, is not only a great adventurous novel, but an amazing reflection of Defoes moral beliefs, personal experiences, and political battles with the English monarchy. Throughout the course of this novel, references to defoes own experiences come up again and again. In addition to these ... Read More

A Comparative Analysis of Thematic Consistency Through “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” And “A Refusal to Mourn the Death by Fire of a Child in London” by Dylan Marlais Thomas (1183 words, 2 pages)

Thomas Dying LightDylan Marlais Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales on October 27, 1914. After leaving school, he worked briefly as a junior reporter on the South Wales Evening Post. In November of 1923 he moved to London and in December of that he published his first book, Eighteen Poems. ... Read More

A Comparative Analysis of Society in Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest”, “Salome”, and “The Picture of Dorian Gray” (2116 words, 9 pages)

In Oscar Wildes The Importance of Being Earnest, Salome, and ThePicture of Dorian Gray we see certain themes and similarities that reflectWildes ideas about society and aspects of it. Oscar Wilde chose to focusThe Importance of Being Earnest, Salome, and The Picture of Dorian Gray on satirizing the life of ... Read More

The Theme of Isolation in Winesburg Ohio and Death in the Woods by Sherwood Anderson (2194 words, 4 pages)

In 1919, Sherwood Anderson composed his work Winesburg Ohio, which depicts the inner lives of small-town America. Andersons fascination to explore whats beneath the surface of human lives results in another story in 1933 called Death In The Woods. These two works, incidentally, share a common theme of isolation. The ... Read More

An Analysis of Feminist Themes in Fantasia by Assia Djebar and So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba (3259 words, 4 pages)

Elizabeth ChangEnglish 121EDecember 2, 2000Limits of a Womens Place.Throughout history women have always had to stand behind their men (whether it be rules, tradition, etc.). In almost every history context, whether it about wars or people, they have almost been written by men for men. It is not even until ... Read More

Taking a Stand against Oppression in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Billy Budd, and the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (2775 words, 3 pages)

The world in which we live in now is much less oppressive than say the world lived in the middle of the 1800s. Up until the Civil War, the South depended on their peculiar institution of slavery, in order to be productive a successful. Most people believed slavery was not ... Read More

Family Loyalty in Faulkner’s Barn Burning and Baldwin’s Sonny’s Blues (1801 words, 3 pages)

Growth through PainThe word family evokes an image of trust and a bond of loyalty. In William Faulkners Barn Burning and James Baldwins Sonnys Blues, the main characters in both these stories demonstrate the idea of family loyalty in several ways. While they continue to express the values of family ... Read More

The Theme of Courage in Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, and Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1711 words, 2 pages)

In most of the world's greatest literature, there have been introduced countless courageous characters and triumphant victories. These characters have the power to father strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. Such characters as Janie from Their Eyes Were Watching God, Gatsby from The Great Gatsby, June from The ... Read More

A Comparison in Experience by Harriet Beecher Stowe and Fredrick Douglass (1406 words, 2 pages)

Harriet Beecher Stowe and Fredrick Douglass experienced completely different events in their lives that led them both to write in protest of the slave society that they experienced. Harriet Beecher Stowe was a white woman raised in a Puritan society. She was outwardly opposed to slavery. She told her story ... Read More

A Comparison of Storylines in The Lady’s Maid by Katherine Mansfield and Cinderella the Folk Tale (1389 words, 2 pages)

The Ladys Maid and Cinderella Two Similar StorylinesChildrens stories are often simple, with loveable characters and a feel-good ending. However, these simple plots sometimes have an underlying meaning that may be the basis for adult stories with social, intellectual, or emotional themes. For example, The Wizard of Oz, by L. ... Read More

In Dantes Divine Comedy, Dante incorporates Virgils portrayal of Hades (In The Aeneid) into his poem, and similarities between the Inferno and Hades can be drawn, however Dante wasnt attempting to duplicate Virgils works. Although the Hell depicted in Dantes Inferno is essentially based on the literary construction of the ... Read More

A Comparison of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving and Sleepy Hollow by Tim Burton (1420 words, 2 pages)

SLEEPY HOLLOWThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by Washington Irving. Based on a well-known legend, this story tells the tale of the disappearance of the main character, Ichabod Crane. An effective ghost story, Irving leaves you guessing what the truth is behind the ending. The movie Sleepy ... Read More

A Comparison of the Characters of the Grandmother in A Good Man is Hard to Find and Mrs. Turpin in Revelation by Flannery O’Connor (1330 words, 3 pages)

Carlos LunaMrs. RadarIntro to LiteratureMarch 17, 2001Is a Good Revelation Hard to Find?Flannery O'Connors views on society and life are forever imprinted through her work she paints a vivid picture of ignorant southern middle class families. In "A Good Man is Hard to Find", O'Connor presents the reader with a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Lessons in Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi and The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1325 words, 2 pages)

Childrens stories are often written about growing up or appreciating the joy of being a kid. These stories consist of characters that children can easily relate to and offer the road to exciting adventures. The main character has a personality very similar to the young readers. They have childlike qualities ... Read More

The Correlation Between T.S Eliot’s Works “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” and “The Fire Sermon” (1717 words, 3 pages)

Brianna LuskCasterPaper 1Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and ?The Fire Sermon?No one ever questioned T.S. Eliot as to whether or not he is a human being. Harriet Jacobs is just as much of a person, but looked down upon as a possession, as an animal. T.S. Eliot ... Read More

A Comparison of Wharton’s “The House of Mirth” and Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” (1626 words, 4 pages)

Society often paints a picture of helpless females, who must depend on men in order to survive. This stigma has influenced literature throughout the centuries, and can be seen very clearly in both Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth and Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. The main female characters ... Read More

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