Essays 361 - 390
from Londons story which illustrates how the man is ignorant and in need of the weather to make him strong and enlightened: "But a...
were forced to relocate whenever the pyromaniac patriarch, Abner Snopes, would become angry and set fire to his employers barn. T...
In five pages this paper examines the themes featured in William Faulkner's short stories 'Dry September,' 'The Bear,' and 'A Rose...
in Gilbs narrative is that Jake really doesnt know how to be anything other then deceptive and manipulative, the small-time con ar...
life must endure social intolerance at one time or another; however, certain groups face prejudicial persecution on a regular basi...
a mother to do that. As Granny closes her eyes for "just a minute," Porter us an indication of how her life has been lived. She ha...
life is at stake as the narrator expresses the fact that a man will actually freeze to death if he cannot get a fire going. The ...
journey, he prefers to run from the prophecy. He thinks he is doing the right thing, much like Ruebens belief that he is doing the...
a lady....
this story that Dees mother has always secretly longed for acceptance from Dee. Mrs. Johnson was always amazed by her daughters "...
the world of all evil by silencing any voice of dissention. This short story clearly illustrates the idea that evil is in the doin...
and the girls eyes [stop] rolling. At this point Mrs. Turpin asks her, What have you got to say to me?" (Bernardo [3]). This of...
the perspective of Japanese culture, particularly in regards to "proper" conduct for women. From the beginning of the tale, Osen...
be left with a limp as a reminder of his close call, however. However, because of this illness, he would often be sent to live ...
clearly shows how the concept of love differs between people, regardless of gender. "There was a time when I thought I loved my ...
tale: "The stories include The Courtship of Mr. Lyon,] a fairly straightforward interpretation of Beauty and the Beast, which is a...
rage (Cutts). Poe, like his stories, was quite unusual. Even his physical appearance hinted that his mental processes were...
this only comes in the form of regret at the end. In fact, if anyone were to be bitter about things, it would have to be the gra...
other words it compels the reader to say, "What?!" or "Whoah. What happens next?" or "Wow, how did this happen?" Any combination ...
who they had both known was sent to the hospital after the game that day. Grimes, not realizing the Lardner is a reporter, and Lar...
than relating the events of a shopping trip. "Shopping is really the story of a mothers (Mrs. Dietrichs) relationship with her t...
and private places; the divisions which existed between regular days and festive days; the divisions which existed between the vil...
Puritan religion, culture and education along with the setting of his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, is a common topic in Natha...
not something that had occurred to him earlier. The murder appears to stem solely from the fact that the narrator has the power in...
such a position where this is his best hope. His entire family seems thrilled that he can have such a good job with good pay, neve...
as just another aspect of his wife who is indeed beautiful. Clearly God created everything about Georgiana and that birthmark is ...
(Cather 68). It became readily apparent that these local men were there more out of a sense of civic duty than out of any love fo...
men, and it was known that he drank with the younger men in the Elks Club--that he was not a marrying man" (Faulkner). This can be...
careful selection of names and how they reflect the personalities of the characters, and in the hypocritical nature of the charact...
true nature. Goodman Browns problems stem from his decision to reject certain facets of the human condition. In fact, after he ret...