Essays 121 - 150
gothic tone, which is a feature of romanticism. Goodman Brown soon arrives at his destination as he meet a man who has been wait...
understanding of the lottery is the same as her neighbors. She complacently believes that it will never touch her family. This goe...
every night to a battlefield" (Cheever 73). Later in the story, at a party, Weed recognizes the maid serving canap?s, as a woman...
with human emotions, as the sea is described as being "nervously anxious." This conveys to the reader the way in which the men per...
of the story escalates the tension that is associated with this part of the narrative. There is considerable irony in the attitu...
the Old South and the New South which further complicates the matter. In the Old South, the South ruled and supported by slavery...
that he despises genius, "the greater the genius the greater the ass" (Poe). At this point, Proffit sounds like a particularly pom...
a chicken farm. Of his life there and the annoying chickens he writes:" It is born out of an egg, lives for a few weeks as a tiny...
which is considered to be one of his best (Jack London). The 1902 juvenile version As London intended this version of the story f...
mind. For example, the "flowers" of Edo is a term that refers to the citys tendency to have many fires. Within this reality frame...
In three pages this essay examines how women are treated in the symbolic portrayal of Emily as being a rose in this short story by...
In five pages this essay examines how Puritanism and witchcraft contribute to the setting of this short story by Nathaniel Hawthor...
In five pages this essay considers whether the events that transpired in this short story were real or were in fact a dream. Ther...
free; and Joy, whose miserable disposition is anything but joyful. It is Joy who is the chief protagonist, an educated 32-year-ol...
In five pages this research essay explores the abortion debate within the context of Hemingway's short story and how important saf...
In five pages this essay considers the 'everything' or 'nothing' connotation of oneness as represented within these short stories ...
In five pages this essay analyzes the development of the protagonist Elisa in a consideration of this John Steinbeck short story. ...
This essay consisting of two pages examines the symbolic representation of flowers within the context of this short story by Kate ...
In six pages this essay considers how this short story by Ernest Hemingway describes 'nothingness' and the despair of loneliness. ...
this point, the determined Mrs. Mooney obtains a separation from her husband, gains control of her remaining inheritance, custody ...
is true of the character Joy/Hulga in "Good Country People." Joy/Hulga has a heart condition, which prevents her from living the...
In two pages this essay examines how the structural collapse of the house in Poe's short story represents the collapse of the fami...
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...
In six pages this essay discusses the positive characterization of the blind man in the short story 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver....
This essay pertains to "How to date a brown girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)" by Junot Diaz. Referring to a description if...
This essay pertains to The short stories "Bible" by Tobias Wolfe and "Virgins" by Danielle Evans. The writer discusses the theme o...
This essay offers a summary and discussion of themes and characters in "Winter Dreams," a short story by Fitzgerald. Three pages i...
This essay pertains to Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning" and focuses on the character of Abner Snopes. The writer argues that ...
This essay pertains to Faulkner's short story "Dry September." The writer offers analysis of the plot and argues that Faulkner use...
This essay focuses on three works of John Updike, which are his novel A Month of Sundays and his short stories "Wildlife" and "Far...