Essays 421 - 450
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 ...
of tradition. Just because things have always been done a certain way does not mean that such traditions are good for any communit...
a graduated student of philosophy she has the knowledge and the wisdom to rise above the ridiculous and find truth. But, it is her...
When Pelayo discovers an old man sporting wings in a sandy marsh and summons his wife Elisenda to take a look to assure he is not ...
her life caring for her mother" (McCarthy 34). She has quite obviously had no life of her own. While we do not necessarily know th...
of the narrators gender importance. It is suggested -- by a woman, no less -- that something be said to Emily in an effort to rid...
its extreme, I pointed out the evil being perpetuated against the Irish." Lady Macbeth interrupts, "I am familiar with this wo...
Her husband has only used her sexually for that is his nature, and is representative of the oppressive patriarchal culture. But, s...
readily admits that: "On the whole theyre not a bad lot of natives; though you get a cheeky bastard now and then" (21). She is als...
stopped, at least for Neddy Merrill. It seems that for those like Neddy, money must be had at all costs, but he had a problem too,...
In eight pages this paper examines the contrasting imagery of sexuality and athletic prowess in this short story by James Thurber....
In eight pages this paper discusses how nature and naturalism is depicted through powerful imagery in this famous short story by S...
four men. As Crane describes the four men, he continues to emphasize the perilous quality of their situation. Only six inches of ...
In eight pages this paper examines political incorrectness as it is reflected in Flannery O'Connor's short stories 'Everything Tha...
and claims to be overtired, although she seems to be able to write some thousand words at a stretch. In this first section she als...
In seven pages the theme of revenge as depicted in this short story is analyzed as the author's personal commentary attacking the ...
In five pages Poe's short story is analyzed in terms of the author's masterful point of view usage. There are no other sources li...
nature of the protagonists soul, as it has perceived injuries made to it. Poe builds on the potential success of his trap by disc...
to kill, the speaker insists on frequently and rather adamantly reminding us that he is not mad. As the story reads on, I found m...
the "ebon blackness of the floors, and the phantasmagoric armorial trophies" (Poe 24). This seems to indicate a dark illusion tha...
In two pages this essay examines how the structural collapse of the house in Poe's short story represents the collapse of the fami...
won, beating out a number of well-known short story writers. Poe needed money badly, and decided to embark on a side career as a s...
In five pages Poe's short story is subjected to a psychological analysis that contends Poe related the many deaths that surrounded...
In seven pages interpretations of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death' short story are presented by a comparative analy...
In eight pages the ways in which Poe's death obsession manifests itself in ten of his short stories are examined. There are 4 bi...
In a paper consisting of four pages character conflicts as they exist in this short story are considered and through an examinatio...
In four pages the ways in which conflict functions in these short stories are contrasted and compared. Four sources are cited in ...
In four pages this paper analyzes the inner struggles of Lengel by adopting his perspective in an examination of John Updike's sho...
In two pages this play and short story by Susan Glaspell are contrasted and compared in terms of themes and characterization. The...
In five pages this paper examines how isolation is interwoven into the short stories featured in Sherwood Anderson's 1919 collecti...