Essays 271 - 300
of the story escalates the tension that is associated with this part of the narrative. There is considerable irony in the attitu...
with human emotions, as the sea is described as being "nervously anxious." This conveys to the reader the way in which the men per...
his victories against large predators to his faith in God. Scholarship points out that many features of this narrative relate to...
the Old South and the New South which further complicates the matter. In the Old South, the South ruled and supported by slavery...
all sorts of unsettling events. This is a fictional account but it brings into play very real issues faced by todays population. ...
The story then details the amount of cash assets that Hillary and former president Bill Clinton hold in joint accounts, which incl...
of antecedents, tastes, habits, inclinations, and speaking all sorts of sub-dialects of the same jargon, thrown pell-mell into one...
who suffered a serious ax wound and is lying on the top bunk, above his laboring wife. When he heard this comment he "rolled over ...
OConnors characterization of Joy/Hulga carefully builds up an image of a woman who has been very badly scarred by life, both physi...
is actually an "angel of light," as he serves as the "unwilling instrument of grace," by stealing Joy/Hulgas leg and leaving her s...
summarizing the work of both Postrel and OBrien. Aesthetics, according to Postrel, aid people in defining themselves by the "loo...
choir. However, she ahs peered through neighbors windows and caught glimpses of singers on television, realizing that her talent c...
of the females role in society, which confined women exclusively to the home and the roles of wives and mothers, lingered well int...
reader with an insiders view on the Southern culture of the era because narrator frequently describes the reactions of the townspe...
the workshops and consultations offered could help improve quality management in a local company. The Boston Consulting Group is...
Cervantes "rather formulaic" descriptions of Italian cities were "perfectly in tune with the rhetorical canons of the time" (Cerva...
"Big Tall Goony-Goony," but is the third girl with whom he is instantly smitten. She is "Queenie" in Sammys mind and he associates...
she imagines that she is able to rub "the life back into the dim little eyes" (Mansfield 176). On one level, Miss Brill realizes t...
are knit by Chaucer into a complex tapestry in this allegorical tale, illustrating the instability of lifes joys, but also the sam...
of this minister, and "his belief in Gods sense of humor and His fondness for neer-do-wells," inspired Sonny, as this fueled the ...
possible defect" causes him dismay, as it is a "visible mark of earthly imperfection" (Hawthorne 1021). Alymers disdain for the bi...
becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...
memory of past events. He explains that he will not be a narrator, "I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion t...
of the boys life are not filled in , the reader is left to surmise the basic facts from what he says. For example, the boy mention...
about alcohol. The narrator describes that -- if her parents ever drank alcoholic beverages -- it was outside their home (Munro 43...
he is about to leave home, his oldest daughter asks her mother to do the can-can. His wife kicks up her heels and begins to dance....
Carthage queen, to fall in love with Aeneas. The entire story of Dido and Aeneas brims with fire imagery that demonstrates both Di...
home for everyone, as everyone has a mother. Even people who do not know who their mothers are perhaps have a gut feeling about he...
have to occupy the nursery with the horrid wallpaper" (161). As befits a woman who is practically a nonentity, the narrator in "...