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

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Movie Comparison of in a Cold Blood by Truman Capote (1500 words, 3 pages)

Mark Jennings Jennings 1English 1302Mrs. Carroll29 March 1999In Cold Blood Novel to Movie ComparisonThe book, In Cold Blood, is a nonfiction story by Truman Capote. This book presents one of the worst murders in history. It was a best seller worldwide, and turned into a successful movie. As usual the ... Read More

The Themes of Selfishness and Possesiveness in John Updike’s Short Story The A&P and Robert Browning’s Poem Porphyria’s Lover (1556 words, 3 pages)

In John Updikes short story, The AP, he writes of an eighteen-year-old cashier who is infatuated with three girls that enter the store and in Robert Brownings poem, Porphyrias Lover, He writes of a mans intense passion for his lover. Even thought these two works are different in context, they ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Novels Ellen Foster, a Virtuous Woman and a Cure for Dreams by Kaye Gibbons (1541 words, 2 pages)

Innocence, happiness, success, and optimism, are all characteristics of human kind. A cure for cancer is superior to the elimination of physical abuse and suicidal deaths. A result to have all people treated equally appreciated and loved. Is it a possible gesture? It may not happen in our lifetime, but ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Two Literary Works: How to Talk to a Hunter by Pam Houston and Woman on a Roof by Doris Lessing (1418 words, 3 pages)

The understanding of attraction between opposite sexes and the impact they have on each other has qualities of both mystery and accessibility. These complex issues are elusive and cannot be fully comprehended. Only small pieces of knowledge about them have been captured in literature, in scientific and analytical studies, and ... Read More

An Analysis and a Comparison of Alice Walker’s Everyday Use and Amy Tan’s a Pair of Tickets (1435 words, 2 pages)

On the Road to HeritageA key factor in Alice Walkers Everyday Use, and Amy Tans A Pair of Tickets, is heritage. Throughout both stories the use of heritage can be seen easily. Walkers avoidance of heritage in her writings and Tans understanding of heritage in her writing. Through this readers ... Read More

An Analysis and a Comparison of the Conventional Image of Maternal Instinct of a Mother Figure by Brecht and Zola (1401 words, 3 pages)

English World LiteratureHow do Brecht and Zola use language to practice and convey the conventional image of maternal instinct of a mother figure?Bertolt Brechts Mother Courage and Emile Zolas Therese Raquin are both works with characters that possess maternal instinct. There is not a definite explanation for maternal instinct because ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Skystone and the Singing Sword by Jack Whyte (1461 words, 3 pages)

Marion Zimmer Bradley, a book critic, says The Skystone is "one of the most interesting historical novels that I've ever read, and I've read plenty"(Front cover). In writing, success is generally a direct result of an author being able to keep a reader interested. Jack Whyte is an interesting and ... Read More

A Comparison of Amanad Wingfield and Blanche Dubois (1480 words, 2 pages)

Struggles WithinAComparison of Amanad Wingfield And Blanche DuboisIn todays rough and tough world, there seems to be no room for failure. The pressure to succeed in life sometimes seems unreasonable. Others often set expectations for people too high. This forces that person to develop ways to take the stress and ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Swamp Angel and the Fifth Business (1453 words, 3 pages)

In the novel Swamp Angel the main character, Maggie, asserts that "swimming is like living , it is done alone". This is, in fact, a very telling statement with respect to the life of both Maggie and the life of Dunstan, the main character in the novel The Fifth Business. ... Read More

Association of Parent-Child Relationships in Literary Works (1348 words, 3 pages)

Some consider the most important aspect of the nuclear family is that of the relationship a child possesses with his parents. True, although, without this relationship, a child can still turn out to be a well-behaved child. However, in turn, they can also develop a defiant nature against their elders. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Heller’s Principle Emphasis on the Internal Struggle with Conflicting Values and the Characters’ Evolution (1195 words, 2 pages)

Heller's principle emphasis is on the internal struggle with conflicting values and the characters' evolution. He creates a quandary that Yossarian explores throughout the novel, and establishes Yossarian's world as one turned upside down by war. After exploring this chaotic condition and the mess it creates on people's values, Yossarian ... Read More

An Analysis of the Narrative Styles in Melville’s Bartleby and Poe’s Arthur Gordon Pym and Hawthorne’s the House of Seven Gables (1180 words, 2 pages)

narrative styles in Melville's Bartleby, Poe's Arthur Gordon Pym, and Hawthorne's The House of Seven Gables. How all three authors utilize a "conversational" tone for the function of their work. In works by three of the most classically American authors of the nineteenth century, Melville, Poe, and Hawthorne, a trait ... Read More

An Analysis of Blake’s Poems: The Little Girl Lost and the Little Girl Found (1168 words, 2 pages)

The Little Girl Lost The Little Girl FoundV. Propps essay Morphology of the Folktale (Rivkin Ryan, p. 28) is perfectly suitable when analyzing Blakes poems, The Little Girl Lost and The Little Girl Found. Propp discusses the function of the dramatic personae and its applicability to stories that run their ... Read More

An Analysis of the Tempest and in Defense of the Indians and Montaigne’s Essays (1330 words, 3 pages)

I Know I Am But What Are You?Cultural Differences in The Tempest, Montaignes Essays, and In Defense of the IndiansThe Tempest, In Defense of the Indians, and Montaignes essays each illustrate what happens when two very different worlds collide. As Europe begins to saturate New World soil, the three authors ... Read More

An Analysis of the Unique Family Structures in Who Has Seen the Wind and to Set Our House in Order (1208 words, 4 pages)

All households studied in Who Has Seen the Wind and "To Set Our House in Order," include minor characters who have power, demonstrate acceptable behavior yet fail to provide proper nurturing - all acting as major influences on the order with which the main characters conduct their lives. The main ... Read More

An Analysis of Adolescent Angst in the Wind Blows and the Virgin and the Gypsy (1217 words, 2 pages)

The transition from childhood to adulthood is a complex but universal passage. Both Katherine Mansfield's "The Wind Blows" and D.H. Lawrence's The Virgin and the Gipsy embody adolescent angst in their characterization. Matilda and Yvette search for meaning beyond the lives they perceive they are condemned to lead. Both bring ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Lysistrata and the Peloponnesian War (1357 words, 4 pages)

Lysistrata and the Peloponnesian WarMany comedies of this time period explore issues that were of importance to those people. Lysistrata is no different. It explores issues relevant to the time period in which it was written. Aristophanes uses the Peloponnesian War to illustrate the differences between the men and women ... Read More

An Analysis of the Ways of Reading by Bartholomae and Petrosky (1239 words, 2 pages)

In the book, Ways of Reading, the authors Bartholomae and Petrosky outline what they describe as a strong reader. They characterize the attributes that collectively contribute to this title and then talk about the relations between a strong reader and a strong writer. The perspectives that Bartholomae and Petrosky discuss ... Read More

A Comparison of the Lost World and a Doll’s House (1357 words, 4 pages)

'Until death do us part.' Well, not always. Everywhere one looks, divorce is plaguing society, and it has become widely accepted throughout the world. Now the violent shredding of a family is shrugged off like the daily weather, and the treasured marriage vows have become nothing but a promise made ... Read More

An Explication of the Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot (1347 words, 2 pages)

My Explication of The Love Song of J. Alfred PrufrockPrufrock begins his Love song with a peculiar quote from Dantes Divine Comedy. It reads If I believed that my answer were to a person who could ever return to the world, this flame would no longer quiver. But because no ... Read More

A Comparison of Publications “Writer’s Digest” and “Poets and Writers Magazines” (1174 words, 2 pages)

For the purposes of this literary magazine analysisation project, I reviewed three publications being The Denver Quarterly, Poets and Writers Magazine and Writers Digest. After reviewing these publications, Ive found that literary magazines and journals are useful to help writers get their material published and also to keep them informed ... Read More

An Analysis and Comparison of Madness and Sanity (1376 words, 5 pages)

Comparison of Madness and SanityCould anyone really determine whether or not a person is mad or sane? In William Shakespeares Hamlet and Arthur Millers Death of a Salesmaneach of their two main characters, Hamlet and Wily Loman, are put up to thisquestion, but in each situation their so-called madness differs ... Read More

Flashback and Supernatural Themes in an Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and the Death of Haplin Frayster (1301 words, 5 pages)

AMBROSE BIERCE'SUSE OF FLASHBACKS AND THE SUPERNATURAL IN HIS SHORT STORIESAmbrose Bierce is known for using both flashbacks and the supernatural in hisshort stories "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "The Death of Haplin Frayser." Bierce was born on June 24, 1842, in House Cave Creek, Meigs County, Ohio. ... Read More

An Analysis and a Comparison of Beowolf and Shild Shaving (1040 words, 2 pages)

Beowulf Both Shild Shaving and Beowulf were highly honored during their lives. Both were brave warriors, victorious in many Battles. Shild conquered many people, and many lands. For example, How Shild made slaves of soldiers from every Land, crowds of captives hed beaten into terror He also became the king ... Read More

An Analysis and a Comparison of the Glass Manegerie by Tennessee Williams and a Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (1109 words, 2 pages)

THE MOTHERHOODI have read the two plays, "The Glass Manegerie" by Tennessee Williams and "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry, both of have a big impact on me. The two plays circle around the family values that convey the character of motherhood where mothers have to have a ... Read More

The Differences Between McCarthy and Faulkner (1145 words, 2 pages)

I will never claim to be an expert as an undergrad at anything, but in my personal opinion, McCarthy is not the son of Faulkner in the Southern Literary Renaissance. McCarthy and Faulkner share common view in the complexities of nature and its subsequent weave with the human condition. The ... Read More

A Comparison of “Convergence of the Twain” by Thomas Hardy and “Titanic” by David R. Slavitts in Representing The Tragedy of Titanic (1003 words, 2 pages)

Dusty RossProfessor ReinhardEnglish 1102-10241900Titanic DifferencesMany times in life events occur which stimulate many opinions. In a painting by Picasso, one way see beauty while another sees a squiggle of lines. Two people see a movie and one is moved to tears while the other is bored stiff. People are often ... Read More

The Theme of Loneliness in The Hounted Boy by Carson McCuller, The Solitary by Sara Teasdale and Death of the Hired Man by Robert Frost (1121 words, 2 pages)

LonelinessThere is another disease reeking havoc on men and women all across the globe, and there's no vaccination and no cure to prevent it or completely eradicate it. This disease is called loneliness. Loneliness is the state of being unaccompanied or without friends. So what can we do to diminish ... Read More

An Analysis of the Three Characteristics of Thomas Hardy’s Tragic Novels “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” and “The Mayor of Casterbridge” (983 words, 2 pages)

The Definitive TragediesFrom some of our earliest literature, a style of writing has come forth that has been used throughout history, known as the tragedy. From these classical and definitive texts, including Oedipus Rex, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet, the literati of our society have selected certain characteristics, which we ... Read More

A Comparison of the Outsider by Albert Camus and the Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber (1164 words, 2 pages)

The opening lines of the novel, The Outsider by Albert Camus, set the tone for the book "Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don't know" (pg. 9), it is a dreary and depressing sentence, so are the thoughts of a character by the name of Meursault. However, the circumstances ... Read More

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