Essays 481 - 510
she retreated into security of the family homestead, which like the lady of the house, was also dying a slow death. Before the Ci...
opens the story by saying that he has heard that when people go through some sort of strange or supernatural experience, they usua...
the Russian culture has long remained something of a mystery as well. Even despite the seemingly mysterious nature of Russian l...
flowing calligraphy in faded ink, to the effect that she no longer went out at all" (Faulkner). This is a clear indication that Em...
These short stories are contrasted and compared in six pages with characters, themes, and endings analyzed. Six sources are cited...
In six pages the emotional undercurrent that pervades this horrific short story by Edgar Allan Poe is examined. Three sources are...
In five pages a psychological analysis of John Steinbeck's short story includes the flowers' symbolism and the depression of Elisa...
In five pages this paper discusses the themes of life and death evoked by Jack London in his short story 'To Build a Fire.' Four ...
innocently wanted to be a part of the mainstream, he found that in a little shore town, he could not shake his class position. T...
In seven pages a biography of Hemingway is included in this short story analysis. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography....
is assumed that the narrator is offering a truthful representation, but the readers are expected to often "read between the lines"...
In five pages this undestated bookkeeper character is analyzed in terms of his importance to Carver's short story. Five sources a...
The ways in which Faulkner portrays the themes of death and love in these two short stories are considered in five pages. There a...
In seven pages Poe's works are analyzed within the context of his short stories 'The Tell Tale Heart' and 'The Fall of the House o...
In five pages this paper examines how short stories depict love in terms of similarities and differences found in Susan Minot's 'L...
extensively from both the perspective of the unsighted as one who fails to see the beauty of the world around him to the sightless...
The feminist rewriting of fairytales as reflected in this short story by Angela Carter is considered in a paper consisting of five...
In a paper consisting of five pages this short story is considered in terms of its message, style, symbolism, and power struggle c...
at the center of the town square, and to emphasize its importance, the narrator notes, "The villagers kept their distance" (Jackso...
In twelve pages the many twists and turns Poe incorporated into this horrifying and entertaining short story are examined. Ten so...
In five pages this paper examines how Poe employed satirical humor regarding art and science in this famous short story. Five sou...
terms, the trancendentalist is occupied with the natural over the synthetic. He uses vivid images in his explanation of what natu...
and isolation intensifies, and suffers what Professor Rita K. Gollin refers to as "the penalties of isolation (Nathaniel Hawthorne...
appeared to have a definite problem in separating fact from fantasy -- and a patent refusal to accept national transformations (su...
In six pages these two short stories are compared and contrasted in terms of girls' roles in each tale. There are no other sources...
In five pages this paper discusses how Poe expertly employed satire in a mocking of romantic conventions in 'The Spectacles' short...
In six pages this paper discusses the symbolism of the cask that appears throughout Edgar Allan Poe's compelling short story. Eig...
view" refers to whos telling the story, and it can be crucial to a readers understanding. This paper compares the point of view in...
out and the family, along with their dog Alligator, kill it. The drovers wife shows great strength of character here; she not only...
out of the ordinary that they are shocking (Updike). (And yes, there really is an A&P-the abbreviation is short for the Great Atla...