Essays 61 - 90
in a language that, though poetic, little resembles modern English: "By very force he raft hir maidenheed, / For which oppressioun...
In five pages the violence associated with ritual is examined in this comparative analysis of these stories by Kaplan and Jackson....
In five pages a synopsis of this story and an analysis are presented....
From his wife, by the means of her recently discovered manuscript, we find that "Ernest Everhard was an exceptionally strong man. ...
because her mother ended up marrying Donnas former lover. In an ironic twist of fate, therefore, Donnas lover ended up becoming he...
In six pages this short story considers the author's diagnosis for what is ailing the Caribbean culture and how it can be cured as...
Short story success is based on a variety of factors, and this paper examines those elements. For example, the use of surprise an...
In five pages the grotesque is analyzed within the context of Faulkner's short story 'A Rose for Emily' and O'Connor's short story...
In five pages this short story examines the theme of identity within the context of this short story. Four sources are cited in t...
When this story was first published "India was highly visible in the international arena for the cultural conflict among its relig...
a stake in his hen-pen and like any cock, his hair was up about it" (Head 70). He returns home to reestablish his "claim" on his "...
may be in similar situations as I have myself been subjected to. "I should start by telling you my name. My name is Beatrice McK...
rather read about romance and adventure, read the work of Stendhal, Dostoevsky, Balzac, Tolstoy, Flaubert and Proust, rather than ...
our traditional notions regarding love and romance. She doesnt want any one "box" to define love or sex. The lesbian with a man ...
that what they hoped for at collage. However, the betrayal by Duane despite the beauty of Holly. Carver starts to indicted the way...
humanity. The action is the medium by which the man learns, but it is the learning that makes the story fundamentally interesting....
Puritan religion, culture and education along with the setting of his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, is a common topic in Natha...
rage (Cutts). Poe, like his stories, was quite unusual. Even his physical appearance hinted that his mental processes were...
her, it is apparent that his "real" life is with his wife and children, and that Nadine is only on the periphery. It is ironic, of...
the beginning. He states, "From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of heart was...
way his eyes move continually to the fact that he cannot stand to be touched: "Once, when he had been making a synopsis of a parag...
the late nineteenth century (the same time the story was written). This setting is of vital importance because at that time, weal...
decision to commit suicide. Others, who dont understand why anyone should have to suffer intolerable pain when theyre going to die...
cold hearted person. She was like this because she was afraid to really look at herself. She was also afraid to hope for anything ...
for an hour, thinking about her past, her relationship, and her future. As she ponders she begins to really experience a sense of ...
paper and open a vein. The point is that non-writers dont understand how difficult writing is; writers do, and frequently wish th...
Her neighbors believed she never married because "none of the young men were quite good enough" (Faulkner 437). It was only when ...
enough cotton over the next summer to buy her a new coat. However, it is also clear that his mother feels compelled to hold James ...
era has wielded its impact on the mother and her young daughter who moves through the one temporary home after another, for the mo...
This paper presents discussion of "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, ...