Essays 481 - 510
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 ...
353). Symbols present another layer to a story, as well as another realm for questioning. Who or what is "Young Goodman Brown" t...
that only through the righteous acts of our lives could redemption be obtained. This belief also encompassed the fact that appear...
tying themselves to the underside of Polyphemus flock" (Stories from the Stars). Though the cyclops checked the sheep, "he didnt d...
standing up rights and truth. In Henrik Ibsens play "A Dolls House" there are many symbols which represent different aspect...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at "A Subaltern's Love Song" by Betjeman. Symbols of post-colonial significance are de...
The ideas of three theorists are explored in this 3 part paper. The first part of the paper explores the rise of capitalism, and ...
This essay focuses on the symbolic meaning of the journey as it pertains to "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty and "I Used to Live Her...
example, include architectural features that are symbolic of the "holy mountain, the sacred cave and the cosmic axis" (Moffett, Fa...
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at use of symbolism in Great Expectations. The use of London itself as a symbol of corr...
Although various cultures and religions have practiced veiling at various points in history, the contemporary practice of veiling ...
from founder Bob Wolff, Winning Ways employees are part of an organizational culture that thrives on verbal cues. The Winning Ways...
has grown deep like rivers" (line 4). Setting the line off by itself emphasizes its significance, as it ties the narrator directly...
the most frightening short stories ever written. Jackson begins with a description of a gorgeous summer day and subtly weaves a we...
had been older, he would have wondered why his father, would have witnessed the "waste and extravagance of war" and who "burned ev...
young men. One of the great ironies of the play is that Willy has sold the boys a perverted version of the American Dream. He has ...
poor state of the realm, it is suggested that some deep essential cause rather than mere circumstance is to blame for the decay of...
Introduction The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a story filled with many images and many forms of symbolism. It is a ri...
In five pages this paper examines how the Green Knight is symbolically portrayed as strong, noble, and just. There are no other s...
luster that made her, herself, shine so" (Capote 14-15). In this one can see how despite the group of people she hung out with, ...
were signified by it" (1323). He then goes into great narrative detail to describe the letter to emphasize its significance: "The...
day it was...Thought my old man was out back stacking wood...She dried her hands on her apron" (Jackson). Clearly this town is sym...
he reminds her that that is still several months in the future (Ibsen). Her response is to suggest that they borrow what they need...
theme of pride that runs in Lyman and his ancestor, as well as other characters. In the work the author notes many instances, su...
saved by a friend and turned to writing which greatly changed her entire perspective, giving her "some measure of power" (Gilman [...
way the housekeeper Nelly Dean cares for generations of motherless children of the intertwined Linton and Earnshaw families, compa...
themes, and arguments Emily Lynn Osborns Our New Husbands Are Here investigates the sociology of households in the Milo River Val...
In a paper consisting of 5 pages the ways in which the poet's views of nature and death are represented in such poems as 'Twas jus...
Marianne Thormahlen's article 'The Lunatic and the Devil's Disciple: The Lovers in Wuthering Heights' is analyzed in two pages. T...
In two pages an analysis of Eric P. Levy's article entitled 'The Psychology of Loneliness in Wuthering Heights' is presented in tw...