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"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

This essay pertain to Charlotte Perkins Gilman's famous short story "The Yellow Wallpaper." The writer discusses plot, metaphor, s...

"Barn Burning," Sarty's Attitudes Towards his Father

This essay pertains to William Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning," and the changing attitudes of its 10-year-old protagonist Sa...

Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

In five pages this essay analyzes the language, themes, story, and characters found within Marilynne Robinson's novel Housekeeping...

Insight of a Blind Man in 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver

In six pages this essay discusses the positive characterization of the blind man in the short story 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver....

Rules of the Game by Amy Tan

In three pages this essay discusses the symbolism of the novel's title and considers how it relates to the human experience. The ...

'The Tell Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe

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...

An Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

This 6 page essay examines author Miguel Leon Portilla's "The Broken Spears : The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico&quo...

Much Ado About 'Nothing' in 'A Clean, Well Lighted Place' by Ernest Hemingway

In six pages this essay considers how this short story by Ernest Hemingway describes 'nothingness' and the despair of loneliness. ...

Abortion in 'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway

In five pages this research essay explores the abortion debate within the context of Hemingway's short story and how important saf...

'A Clean, Well Lighted Place' and 'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway

In five pages this essay considers the 'everything' or 'nothing' connotation of oneness as represented within these short stories ...

Flower Symbolism and Imagery in 'The Storm' by Kate Chopin

This essay consisting of two pages examines the symbolic representation of flowers within the context of this short story by Kate ...

Elisa Character in 'The Chrysanthemums' by John Steinbeck

In five pages this essay analyzes the development of the protagonist Elisa in a consideration of this John Steinbeck short story. ...

'Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe

In two pages this essay examines how the structural collapse of the house in Poe's short story represents the collapse of the fami...

'Good Country People' by Flannery O'Connor

free; and Joy, whose miserable disposition is anything but joyful. It is Joy who is the chief protagonist, an educated 32-year-ol...

John Updike/Sammy quitting in "A & P"

"Big Tall Goony-Goony," but is the third girl with whom he is instantly smitten. She is "Queenie" in Sammys mind and he associates...

An Analysis of The Merchant's Tale in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

This essay presents in in depth analysis of The Merchant's Tale. The author presents a synopsis of the story, the theme of sarcas...

Thomas Malory's 'Every Man' and Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Pardoner's Tale'

In an essay consisting of six pages what can be gleaned from these author's respective societies and times based on the stories is...

Puritan Dilemma of John Winthrop

In six pages this essay discusses John Winthrop's story as presented by Edmund Morgan in a consideration of the Puritan dilemma an...

Epic Heroism of King Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 2000 BC and found inscribed on 12 tablets at Nineveh, is the earliest known epic. The Epic...

Motifs of Ancient Greek Literature and Superman

This essay consists of seven pages and presents the argument that the motifs in the contemporary Superman stories are much like th...

Social Oppression in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

This essay consists of six pages and compares the social oppression the wives in each story experiences. There is no bibliography...

Sherman Alexie's Smoke Signals, and 'It's a good day to be indigenous'

determine the dramatic strengths and weaknesses of one version compared to another. The movie This is a "coming of age" story and...

Gregor Samsa in Franz Kafka's 'Metamorphosis'

In five pages this essay provides a character analysis of Gregor as featured in Kafka's short story. Three sources are cited in t...

The Fortunate Pilgrim by Mario Puzo

reviewer also points out, there is simplicity and beauty to this prose that is not evident in Puzos later work. In the...

Is Amy Tan's Life Like 'The Red Candle?'

Iin a paper consisting of six pages this essay discusses the short story in terms of how it reflects the author's own life. There...

Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown' and William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily'

in humanity until he hears the voice of his wife. When he stumbles out of the woods the next morning, he is a changed man. He ha...

Choosing the Right Path in Conflict

The human element can bring two seemingly mutually exclusive tales and ideas together. This essay uses Maus, A Survivor's Tale by ...

Psychological Stories of Edgar Allan Poe and Henry James

In five pages this essay discusses the supernatural and psychological narratives that are featured in Poe's short story 'The Black...

Stephen Crane's Open Boat from a Christian Perspective

An essay of 5 pages that considers the worldview of Christian writer James W. Sire. After defining the worldviews of Existentiali...

Rome's Mythical Origins

In five pages this essay considers Rome's origins in an examination of Romulus and Remus's story and the Aeneas saga. Three sourc...