Essays 151 - 180
in this short story depict them simply in neutral roles. Some of the female depictions in this story, however, at least hint at t...
the end are shown to have empty, meaningless lives. "It was the very perfection of quiet absorption of good living, good drinking,...
now, instead of letting his hands out into the open, he shoves them deep into his pockets and does not talk much. When he talks, t...
as devoted as Ms. Emily thinks, goes out with another woman. When he returns, Emily poisons him with arsenic. Finally, she closes ...
tells the reader that whatever happened to the occupants occurred recently, as obviously the house still has electricity. The per...
of death, while the Mourning Dove reminds one of the mourners at ones funeral. This also sets the tone for the frame of mind that ...
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...
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...
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...
human being. Her song on the "blond wood psaltery" produced a "crystalline sound like water purling between stones" (82). As this ...
a grandfather is made clear as soon as Robert ushers Mr. Winfield into the car. Wiinfields granddaughter, Sheila, greets him. With...
death(The Death/synopsis). He simply lived his life like most people do: work, family, community. There was nothing else. Or was t...
barely stood aside to let the narrow path creep through, and closed immediately behind. It was all as lonely as could be; and ther...
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...
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...
the more meaning it opens up" (Yaghjian 268). Christian symbols and portrayals of Christ abound in "A Good Man is Hard to...
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 ...
prior to the approaching storm but soon becomes unconsciously aware of her longing for passion when she feels oppressed under the ...
she formally received the Valmonde name, although according to the locals, "The prevailing belief was that she had been purposely ...
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...
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...
great pain, screaming, the arrogance of the doctor comes out in the following: "But her screams are not important. I dont hear the...
Latino barrios in Chicago and she understands the plight of young Chicanos in addition to women feeling trapped between two cultur...
becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...
Indeed, Olsens socialist upbringing and working class background, as well as her experience as a single parent, provides a major s...