Essays 181 - 210
types of decaying vegetation. The vegetation even permeates the external nooks and crannies of the house itself in the form of a ...
like herself. From their initial conversation in the garden, Beatrice reassures him that she is sincere by stating that "Forget wh...
by the men on the train platform, and then by the overly dramatic grief of Merricks mother. The contrast between the nature of Mer...
death(The Death/synopsis). He simply lived his life like most people do: work, family, community. There was nothing else. Or was t...
a grandfather is made clear as soon as Robert ushers Mr. Winfield into the car. Wiinfields granddaughter, Sheila, greets him. With...
of Brown. It is essentially natural worshipping, however, with many different types of people coming together in a more ritualisti...
this day, of course, will differ from all others. What makes this a significant day in Miss Brills life is that she is about to be...
barely stood aside to let the narrow path creep through, and closed immediately behind. It was all as lonely as could be; and ther...
human being. Her song on the "blond wood psaltery" produced a "crystalline sound like water purling between stones" (82). As this ...
which is clearly understandable, yet she has not used her intelligence to rise above it all and find truth. She cannot exhibit kin...
nagging them at home. Given that he wrote many of his works between the fifties and seventies, it was a certainty that the indepen...
Sebastian for the arrows to begin piercing him" (OConnor). We see the hat that she is so proud of an he, in his impatience, "Put i...
her arms and legs, eyeing her sister with a mixture of envy and awe. She thinks her sister has held life always in the palm of one...
of his talent. He sees and then conveys meaning in the smallest of details and, again, weaves them together in ways that create th...
his studies had no definite object, either of public advantage or personal ambition; a gentleman, high bred and fastidiously delic...
the more meaning it opens up" (Yaghjian 268). Christian symbols and portrayals of Christ abound in "A Good Man is Hard to...
she formally received the Valmonde name, although according to the locals, "The prevailing belief was that she had been purposely ...
Her Peers"). The Women The primary women, as a whole, present us with knowledgeable and observant women who quickly discover w...
can see that the Hills, which the man remarks are like White Elephants, "refer to the shape of the belly of a pregnant woman, and ...
Latino barrios in Chicago and she understands the plight of young Chicanos in addition to women feeling trapped between two cultur...
prior to the approaching storm but soon becomes unconsciously aware of her longing for passion when she feels oppressed under the ...
no simple way, for an old culture to adjust to a new one. New and Old World Beliefs The primary character in this story is the...
becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...
great pain, screaming, the arrogance of the doctor comes out in the following: "But her screams are not important. I dont hear the...
However, it is clear from the opening section of the narrative that the unknown writer of the letters has seen a very different...
This short story is discussed in an analysis of the many types of bull symbolism featured throughout in a paper consisting of five...
In five pages a comparative analysis of these Nathaniel Hawthorne short stories focuses on character, theme, development, and how ...
In five pages a psychological analysis of John Steinbeck's short story includes the flowers' symbolism and the depression of Elisa...
innocently wanted to be a part of the mainstream, he found that in a little shore town, he could not shake his class position. T...
In seven pages a biography of Hemingway is included in this short story analysis. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography....