In a world without morality and where one's drive for wealth may take them over dishonest roads, social standing is something that, surprisingly, cannot be bought with money. The 1920's novel ¬The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, does a spectacular job of showing many issues of the "Roaring Twenties."

Analyzes the novel East of Eden, by John Steinbeck. Discusses how Caleb Trask's character demonstrates how the struggle between good and evil within an individual can affect one's self-knowledge, which is catalyzed mainly by the nurture of the character and, ultimately, is amendable through free will.

This is a character analysis on certain characters in John Steinbeck's "East of Eden."

Essay provides a brief description of Easter Island.

Analyzes the Richard Yates' book Easter Parade. Provides a detailed plot summary. Describes how the book is very informative of what can happen when a failed marriage occurs and the offspring are forced to cope with the divorce.

Discusses the Ebenezer Denny journals found in The American Revolution, Writings from the War of Independence. Provides details on the life of Denny and examines his motivation for fighting in the war.

A compare and contrast essay between the black and white aspects of Richard Wright's book "Native Son."

Discusses conflicting opinions about the works of Edgar Allen Poe. References his literary works as evidence for conclusions. Describes Poe as a genius for daring to explore the dark side of the human conscience.

Essay examines the life and work of Edgar Allan Poe and whether he is truly a genius or a lunatic. Also examines the possibility that he is the father of the short story and highlights those who have been influenced by his work.

Edgar Allan Poe is well known over the world for many of his literary works, though the opinions people hold for him differ drastically. To some, his works are famous, to some, infamous. Many people see him as a brilliant composer of words and expresser of feelings. Others see him as perverse in his dissection of the dark conscience and motives humans have.

The life and works of the man Edgar Allen Poe

Details how writer Edgar Allen Poe became the father of the modern detective story genre. Analysis his introduction of the character Dupin, the detective in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", as the first detective to use analytical and imaginative reasoning to solve the mystery and will create a guideline for all detective stories to come. Also explores his use of gothic themes.

Even though the characters in Edith Wharton's novels The Age of Innocence and Summer are dissatisfied with their orthodox lifestyle, they know the title of "outcast" is an even heavier burden to bear. In the novel The Age of Innocence, Old New York stifles the individual development of young Newland Archer.

In William Dean Howells' short story, "Editha", the main character is an unusual woman, Editha, who has her own perfect ideals and pushes them on her lover, George, to ask him to fight in the Spanish-American War. In the story Howells not only brought his anti-war message about the dangers of war but also satirized the United States' governments that have foolish ideas about the reasons to go to war.

Provides a character analysis of Edna Pontillier from Kate Chopin's "The Awakening."

Details how the three male characters in Kate Chopin's "The Awakening" affect the awakening of Edna Pontellier, the main character.

Throughout Kate Chopin's novel "The Awakening," Edna Pontellier spends her time trying to escape the things in her life, including her husband, her home, her responsibilities to her family, and society's expected role of women. She does not succeed in her efforts until she commits suicide. Edna may have been truthful to her inner self through her suicide, but she was not truthful to her real life and to the people who cared about her.

In "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin, Edna awakens to individuality as she breaks free from her conventional Creole society. Her desire for freedom leads to her suicide, which is both a victory and a defeat.

In Kate Chopin's novel The Awakening, Edna Pontellier suffers from many weaknesses. Committing suicide, she felt, would free her of her problems and would be the best thing for everyone. In reality, by killing herself she ran from her problems instead of facing them, making her even weaker.

Analyzes how Willy Russell engages his audience in his play, "Educating Rita."

In the story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, three children named Jem, Scout, and Dill learns very important things that will lead to growing up in way that they wouldn't experience at school. Through the many events happening to each of them during the Tom Robinson trial and the gossips around Boo Radley, they each gains separate insights to the society in the small town of Maycomb.

This essay describes and compares the characters in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" and discusses how their varying levels of education affected the role in the story.

This essay is a brief introspection into the theme of education presented in the first six chapters of Harper Lee's book, 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'

Edward Abbey's essay Down the River reveals his strong belief that the existence of life revolves around nature itself. Abbey conveys these views through diction, imagery, and his choice of structure.

"Soul on Fire" is a review for Jonathan Edwards's sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. In "The Autobiography", Ben Franklin says people should base their life on moral perfection. Comparing the works of Jonathan Edwards and Benjamen Franklin leads to an understanding of their desire for moral perfection and spiritual discipline.

Discusses the relationship between mother and children, heritage, family root.

In Ayn Rand's "Fountainhead," the character traits of egocentrism and altruism are examined. Howard Roark is symbolized as a true egoist, one who has absolutely no desire to be involved in other peoples' business. Ellsworth Toohey is a prefect example of a second-hander, who uses the principle of altruism to demand men to live for others and place others above themselves.

Animal Farm has many mimetic qualities. One such quality is demonstrated in the use of symbolism. The animals, representing people, overthrow their authority. This is similar to the situation in the Russian Revolution. The people followed Lenin and overthrew the czar, the same as the animals overthrew Mr. Jones.

Readers can obtain a more in-depth perspective on an author's true meaning behind his writing through a critical analysis based on elements of fiction. For instance, Susan Glaspell's story "A Jury of Her Peers" effectively applies irony, theme, plot, and structure throughout. These elements play important roles in Glaspell's description of the struggles women had with inequality and the method Mrs. Wright took to overcome her personal struggle in this regard.

The Elephant Man and humanity connect at various levels. Humanity, which is the quality of being human, is used to describe the life for which John Merrick strives.

The Holocaust is one of the most horrific events in the history of the world. It claimed the lives of 6 million Jews, 90% of all Jews living at the time. In the middle of it all is a 15 year old boy named Elie Wiesel.

Discusses The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. Provides a character analysis of Elizabeth Proctor. Considers why she is accused of witchcraft.

Reviews the play Elizabeth the Queen, written by Maxwell Anderson. Describes the plot and examines Anderson's depiction of Elizabeth. Details Anderson's use of modern humor and political satire in the play.

Essay about life in Elizabethan England and how Shakespeare's plays both shaped and were shaped by societal pressures during that time.

In "Our Time," John Wideman bravely dives into the pits of a scorpion society - one that juxtaposes the poor and minorities with the rich and people in power - in an attempt to understand how society affects the lives of each individual in its clutches.

Women are seen as threatening the masculinity of mental ward patients in Ken Kesey's novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

Emerson's essays still to this day are controversial, causing argument and inspiration to others. His essay "Self Reliance" is no different, bringing about questions of society and what truly makes a man.

Compares and contrasts Ralph Waldo Emerson's and Henry David Thoreau's views on life. Describes how each man believed strongly in the self. Considers them great examples of transcendentalists and men who wished for people to live for themselves.

Essay discusses if the optimism of Ralph Waldo Emerson was unrealistic or a search for complete understanding.

This essay is a personal opinion supported with a personal example of Emily Dickinson's quote "A word is dead when it is said, I say it just begins to live that day."

Edith Wharton's novel Ethan Frome explains one's need for affection and belonging in society, which sometimes comes about only through tragedy. The emotional status of Ethan Frome himself serves as the novel's most important theme. Ethan's decisions are based upon his emotions, which in turn evolve from the appearance, character, and actions of the two women in his life, Zeena Frome and Mattie Silver.

The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, illustrates the emotion one holds; and in literature emotion is the driving force for the actions of characters. In literature it is emotion that drives a character, not reasoning. Throughout The Awakening Edna's emotions as opposed to her conscious lead her actions.

Discusses the book "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. Describes the emotionless life of Jonas. Explores how after becoming the receiver of memories for the community, Jonas experiences happiness, pain, and anger. Details how the experience of these emotions changes his life.

In the stories "The Bath" and "A Small Good Thing," Raymond Carver's subtle, minimalist writing style reveals the way in which people emotionally connect. The reader can see himself in the text because Carver taps into the human experience.

Harold Krebs, a young war veteran who has returned home from the fighting in Europe, represents the theme of emotional detachment in Ernest Hemingway's short story "Soldier's Home." Having experienced the complications associated with war, and unable to feel emotionally close to anyone, Krebs wishes to live a simple life without complications, commitments, or consequences. Breakfast at his family's table, however, proves the complicated nature of that wish.

Essay discusses how the character of Paul is emotionally, physically, and mentally lost in "All Quiet On The Western Front."

Throughout his story Black Boy, Richard Wright described his experiences with many different types of emotions that motivated him to achieve different types of goals in life. The three emotions that he dealt with are anger, frustration, and loyalty.

Emotions motivate a charcter's actions more than any logic or reasoning. This idea is found in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" by August Wilson and "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller.

An analysis of the way in which endings lead to new beginnings for Janie in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. Endings lead to beginnings, and beginnings lead to endings, in such events as Nanny's death, all three of Janie's marriages, and the death of Janie's one true love, Tea Cake.

In Ralph Ellison's The Invisible Man, a man who is handicapped with invisibility because of humanity's blindness succeeds in knowing his place in society is that of anonymity. He goes through many strenuous obstacles that puts him down, yet he finds a way to overcome them and get back up.