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A comparison of "Initiation" and "A Cap For Steve"
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,299 words, approx. 4 pages)
Compares "Initiation," by Sylvia Plath and "A Cap For Steve," by Morley Callaghan. Defines epiphany as it relates to character development. Compares characters within the two stories, conflict within each story, influence from other characters within each story, and the epiphanies these characters experience in the story.
"A Good Novel Is Subversive"
Essay Grade: 88%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
In her novel Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi challenges the reader to question the world around them and the views commonly accepted by society, claiming strongly that a good novel is subversive. The novel questions the government of her native Iran, challenges the views and accepted ways in that country, and draws the reader into a world of hardships that she and her fellow Iranians must face. The novel utilizes references to F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and also challenges Americans to defy the norm.
"A Man Told Me the Story of His Life" Vs. "To Earn My Living"
Essay Grade: 86%   (294 words, approx. 1 pages)
Its a comparison essay between the two stories of "A Man Told Me the Story of His Life" and "To Earn My Living."
"A Terribly Strange Bed" Vs. "The Red Room"
Essay Grade: 96%   (4,019 words, approx. 13 pages)
Essay compares the stories of "A Terribly Strange Bed" by Wilkie Collins and "The Red Room" by H.G. Wells.
"All Quiet on the Western Front" Vs. "War of the Rats"
Essay Grade: 89%   (891 words, approx. 3 pages)
This essay compares two books that discuss the aspect of war: "All Quiet on the Western Front" (WWI) by Erich Maria Remarque and "War of the Rats" (WWII) by David Robbins. It compares the books camaraderie, and also contains some personal essay elements.
"Bartleby the Scrivener": Short Story vs. Movie
Essay Grade: 86%   (723 words, approx. 2 pages)
Key differences exist between Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby the Scrivener" and the movie version of the story, "Bartleby." These differences include the job Bartleby holds, from a scrivener in the story to an audit clerk in the movie; the movie's removal of the walls, which in the story signified Bartleby's inability to escape from his tedious life and how he separated himself frome everyone else; the setting, from Wall Street in the story to England in the movie; and Bartleby's destination after he is removed from the office, which was a prison in the story, but a mental hospital in the movie. These differences change the overall effect of the story.
"Beowulf" and "Gilgamesh" Comparison
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,084 words, approx. 4 pages)
Essay is a comparison of "Beowulf" as translated by Sheamus Heanny and "Gilgamesh" by anonymous. The essay describes the hero, the journey, and any supernatural being and side kick encountered.
"Brave New World" and "1984"
Essay Grade: 97%   (1,895 words, approx. 6 pages)
An essay comparing and contrasting "1984" by George Orwell and "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley.
"Bridget Jones's Diary" Parallels with "Pride and Prejudice"
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,406 words, approx. 5 pages)
Obsession with finding a husband and mothers marrying off their daughters are themes found in both "Bridget Jones's Diary" by Helen Fielding and Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice."
"Every Text Constructs Its Own Truth"
Essay Grade: 89%   (866 words, approx. 3 pages)
Essay evaluates the statement "Every text constructs its own truth" and examines the techniques used to represent telling the truth.
"Exterminate All the Brutes"; Analysis
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,045 words, approx. 4 pages)
"Exterminate All the Brutes" by Sven Lindqvist Analysis
"Fairy Tale" Desires to Rise Into a Higher Class
Essay Grade: 88%   (567 words, approx. 2 pages)
A comparison of Charles Perrault's "Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper" and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's "Aschenputtel." Both tales reveal the degree to which lower socioeconomic and social classes before the twentieth century viewed themselves as being virtually "stuck" with little or no way to raise themselves to a higher social class.
"Heart of Darkness" Vs. "The Secret Sharer"
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,223 words, approx. 4 pages)
Essay provides a literary comparison between "Heart of Darkness" and "The Secret Sharer" by Joseph Conrad.
"I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died" Vs. "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"
Essay Grade: 88%   (726 words, approx. 2 pages)
Poetic Analysis of "I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died" and "Because I Could not Stop for Death."
"Just Lather, That's All" and "The Catbird Seat"
Essay Grade: 88%   (732 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay consists of a literary comparison of "Just Lather, That's All" and "The Catbird Seat."

"Lord of the Flies" and "A Separate Peace" Support Hobbes' Quote
Essay Grade: 96%   (2,242 words, approx. 8 pages)
Essay uses "Lord of the Flies" and "A Separate Peace" to back up Thomas Hobbes' quote from the Leviathan that all evil is "natural."
"Lord of the Flies" and "Great Expectations" Vs. Human Nature
Essay Grade: 97%   (888 words, approx. 3 pages)
Compares William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" and Charles Dicken's "Great Expectations" to human nature.
"Poor but Honest" Vs. "The Ruined Maid"
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,062 words, approx. 4 pages)
The following is a compare and contrast essay on "Poor but Honest" and "The Ruined Maid."
"Pretty Woman": "Pygmalion" Remade
Essay Grade: 92%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
The popular 1990 film "Pretty Woman," directed by Gary Marshall, is essentially a retelling of Bernard Shaw's 1916 play "Pygmalion." The "Pretty Woman" story has been recast, however, to reflect the differing values, attitudes and beliefs of modern-day society.
"September 1, 1939" and "The Things They Carried"
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,302 words, approx. 4 pages)
Both W.H. Auden's poem "September 1, 1939" and Tim O'Brien's story "The Things They Carried" address the physical and emotional traumas of war in many similar ways. Auden's poem approaches the issue through the eyes of a civilian suffering from the emotional burden of an attack by soldiers, while O'Brien's story approaches it through the eyes of soldiers suffering from their various emotional burdens. The literary works express a state of fear on the part of both Auden's civilian and O'Brien's soldiers.
"Sunday in the Park" Compared to "The Other Wife"
Essay Grade: 96%   (565 words, approx. 2 pages)
A dynamic character is one that undergoes an important change in the course of the story. In "Sunday in the Park," a short story by Bel Kaufman, Morton's wife's view of Morton is very different at the end of the story from what it was at the beginning. In "The Other Wife," by Colette, Alice's view of Marc changes drastically.
"Taming of the Shrew" Vs. "Ten Things I Hate about You"
Essay Grade: 89%   (1,225 words, approx. 4 pages)
The following is a comparison of "Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare and "Ten Things I Hate About You" directed by Gil Junger.
"The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Essay Grade: 75%   (250 words, approx. 1 pages)
A brief summary of the short story "The Birthmark" by Nathanial Hawthorne, about a scientist focused on trying to remove the one imperfection on his otherwise beautiful bride.
"The Giver" and "The Butcher"
Essay Grade: 88%   (348 words, approx. 1 pages)
Essay is looking at a critical lens and using the two stories of "The Giver" and "The Butcher" in comparison to the critical lens.
"The Glass Menagerie" Vs. "The Metamorphosis"
Essay Grade: 90%   (1,183 words, approx. 4 pages)
This essay compares, in detail, the play "The Glass Menagerie" and the novella "The Metamorphosis."

"The Great Gatsby" Vs. "The Scarlet Letter"
Essay Grade: 80%   (229 words, approx. 1 pages)
Essay explores the differences between "The Great Gatsby" and "The Scarlet Letter."
"The Handmaid's Tale" Vs. "1984"
Essay Grade: 92%   (908 words, approx. 3 pages)
A comparison of the two novels of "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood and "1984" by George Orwell, and how they influence the world.
"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" Vs. "A Rose for Emily"
Essay Grade: 95%   (504 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay provides a literary analysis of "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter and "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner.
"The Story of Nil"
Essay Grade: 78%   (380 words, approx. 1 pages)
An analysis of "The Story of Nil," a short story by Gabrielle Roy. While the main character has the name of "Nil," he brought much inspiration and hope to people in distress and changed their outlooks on life.
"The Swimmer" Vs. "The Masque of the Red Death"
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,477 words, approx. 5 pages)
A compare and contrast essay about achieving goals in "The Swimmer" by John Cheever and "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe.
"The Three Musketeers" and "The Man in the Iron Mask"
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,708 words, approx. 6 pages)
Essay provides a comparison between "The Three Musketeers" and "The Man in the Iron Mask" by Alexander Dumas.
"To Kill a Mockingbird", "The Catcher in the Rye", and "The Gathering"
Essay Grade: 88%   (843 words, approx. 3 pages)
Examines the themes of survival, life's struggle and youth in "To Kill a Mockingbird", by Harper Lee; "The Catcher in the Rye", by J.D. Salinger; and "The Gathering", by Isobelle Carmody.
"a Journey Is Not Where You Go, but What Occurs along the Way"
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,248 words, approx. 4 pages)
The importance of the journeying process was explored and exposed by Peter Skrzynecki and a variety of other composers. Skrzynecki, using the powerful textual vehicle of poetry explores the importance of the journeying process and its various outcomes, a journey often results in the confused and mixed emotions of the traveller and this was reflected within Skrzynecki's poems, "Crossing the Red Sea" and "A Drive in the Country."
"All Summer in a Day" and "Tri"
Essay Grade: 86%   (1,281 words, approx. 4 pages)
This is an essay comparing the techniques used in the two short stories All Summer in a Day, a text involving elements of bulling, written by Ray Bradbury and Tri, an account of racism and its repercussions, by Frances Echin.
"Beowulf" and "The Day of Destiny"
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,114 words, approx. 4 pages)
Essay compares the stories of "Beowulf" and "The Day of Destiny."
"Concept of Time" in Works of T.S. Eliot
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,840 words, approx. 6 pages)
"Concept of time" is an integrated essay for two works of "Wasteland" and "Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot.
"Dog" and "Two Kinds": Unintended Consequences
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,258 words, approx. 4 pages)
Compares and contrasts two short stories, "Dog" by Richard Russo and "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan. Explores how both stories illustrate the negative impacts parents sometimes have on their children and the unintended consequences that occur as a result of their parenting.
"emma Clueless Comparitive Study"
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,225 words, approx. 4 pages)
The transformation of Jane Austen's novel `Emma' to a 20th century film entitled `Clueless' by Amy Heckerling allows for the same themes of social structure and personal growth to be universally conveyed in a modern situation. The themes associated and catalysing the transformation, including social structure, self realisation, marriage and relationships is enhanced by the techniques each of the composers use alongside satire and irony.
"Let's Go Veggie" Versus "Where's the Beef"
Essay Grade: 88%   (560 words, approx. 2 pages)
The two essays "Let's Go Veggie" by Joseph Pace and "Where's the Beef" by Alan Herscovici cover both sides of the debate regarding the impact of eating meat on human health.
"Much Ado About Macbeth"
Essay Grade: 90%   (2,027 words, approx. 7 pages)
This essay compares Shakespeare's comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" to his history "Macbeth."
"Penny in the Dust" Vs. "Close-Ups"
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,488 words, approx. 5 pages)
Comparison essay between "Penny in the Dust" by Ernest Buckler, and "Close-Ups" by Meg Wolitzer.
'10 Things I Hate about You' Compared To'the Taming of the Shrew'.
Essay Grade: 86%   (933 words, approx. 3 pages)
The Film, `10 Things I Hate About You', is a story which has been adapted from the play written by William Shakespeare known as 'The Taming of the Shrew'. Shakespeare's play teaches a more thorough lesson to those who read the text. It has a deeper, more meaningful storyline and the characters of Kate and Petruchio are looked at with much more detail.
'Cold Mountain' Is Like Homer's 'odyssey'. Which Events Are the Same as in 'cold Mountain'
Essay Grade: 86%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
'Cold Mountain' is the story of two people that were drifted apart by war, and their both physical and mental journey's back to each other. Throughout the novel Inman meets many different and cultured people which is a parallel to the 'Odyssey' because Odysseus travels far away and similarily on his way home meets many of the Gods who help him on his way.
'the Journey Not the Arrival Matters'
Essay Grade: 88%   (2,027 words, approx. 7 pages)
The greater understanding, the power gained and the engaging unknown of a journey are all shown through `The Tempest' by William Shakespeare, 'Journeys to the Interior' by Margaret Atwood and "Chronicles of Life and Death" by Good Charlotte to which the composers, create an understanding of journeys and their importance for the entertainment of their audiences.
1984 and Fahrenheit 451, A Comparison of Themes
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,907 words, approx. 6 pages)
This essay compares two books: 1984 by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury
1984 Vs. Brave New World - Conceived Reality
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,235 words, approx. 4 pages)
A comparison between "Brave New World" and "1984" in terms of how the controlling governements produce desired realities for citizens.
A Befriending Prelude to Murder
Essay Grade: 92%   (541 words, approx. 2 pages)
Poe Comparitive of "The Tell Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado."
A Big Difference between a Machiavellian Rule and a Utopian Rule
Essay Grade: 95%   (710 words, approx. 2 pages)
Shows the contrast between a state under a Machiavellian rule and a state organized like Utopia.
A Bridge Between Two Worlds
Essay Grade: 86%   (807 words, approx. 3 pages)
Comparison essay about the book Mama Day and the urban development in Willow Springs compared with the urban development that happened in Hilton Head Island.
A Close Ananlysis of "Daddy" and "Zonnebeke Road"
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,885 words, approx. 6 pages)
Evaluates and compares two poems, Sylvia Plath's "Daddy" and Edmund Blunden's "Zonnebeke Road." Describes how each poem tackles a disturbing personal experience.
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