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abilities, illustrating how and why she wears the clothing she does: "I can work outside all day, breaking ice to get water for wa...

and supportive, as well as including the usual element of sexual attraction. The problem that Allie and Noah faced early on was ...

when one of the friends drops in on another unexpectedly, he is always made welcome and given a meal. The animals are always upset...

In her story Let them call it jazz, Rhys "assumes the personality of Selina, a black West Indian in London, whose struggles parall...

really did what he wanted to do. As one critic notes, he is "a disillusioned writer" (Arthur). But, in reality he is far more than...

her training in society was different, for her focus was on religion and the proper way things should be done. While the mother in...

several symbolic connotations in this name, primarily the contrast to the happy little dance called the Jig and the fact that she ...

modern-day utopias that seemed to have the best of everything. There were sporting events, community activities, performing arts,...

that respect for a lady takes precedence over legality, common sense and ethical values. It is the sheer weight of her social stat...

an affair. The whole family was corrupt and unforgiving, but most importantly their downfall came at their very own hands because...

with typical Christian values, and most of them wanted to grow up to become policemen, firemen, or doctors. Being average did not...

and finds that his father has not eaten much in the past three months. His father confesses that Dantes had left a debt when he l...

we meet the main characters, Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders, two boys with similar backgrounds who meet at a baseball game. Dan...

from the fact that I realized that I knew nothing. A man of my era named Chaerephon once asked the Oracle at Delphi is there w...

grief-stricken protagonist/narrator who is mourning the loss of his beloved, Lenore, and has perhaps taken to drink much as Poe ha...

features suggest, Miss Moore, first of all, does not try to change her appearance to meet white standards, hence, her hair is "nap...

son, Hally, who is young and in desperate need of both attention and guidance. In this regard, Sam plays the role of a surrogate ...

did not allow her to be an individual. This offers us a subtle vulnerability that all people possess to some extent. And that vuln...

became increasingly diffident towards him" (Ramirez 79). Yet, when the manager asked the narrator what Francoise was saying, he wo...

"the trees were full of silver-white sunlight and the meanest of them sparkled"(OConnor). This would seem to symbolize the wildern...

self and applies a moral message to his way of being in the world. Others may not agree with this moral message, but a man of cha...

rest of the family. There is a picture of a women wrapped in furs, which hangs on one of the walls in Gregors room. This may be...

Tom rescues his daughter (Little Eva) from a drowning death. St. Clare is one who believes in paying his debts and, in fact, promi...

that this woman has a great power over her and over the rest of the class. She begins to look around her at the reservation and re...

Carol is seeking help from her professor, but also knows how to manipulate the situation for her advantage. John provides Carol w...

who has always studied hard and done what is right in order to get ahead. He has gone to college and is a successful lawyer. In es...

My tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the jest of my companions. I was especially fond of animals, and was ...

the world of all evil by silencing any voice of dissention. This short story clearly illustrates the idea that evil is in the doin...

tries to conceal his guilt before hes forced to acknowledge it or go insane (fortunately for him, the love of a good woman "saves"...

or knowledge which is essential to him if he is to complete his tasks and become a true hero....