Essays 751 - 780
denigrating to himself as he comforts John R. Isidore, a "special," that is, someone affected by the omnipresent radioactive dust,...
ironically named Faith) participating in what appears to be satanic rituals, Brown is so psychologically damaged by all he sees he...
wife Virginias slow death, the narrator focuses on every detail of his wife Ligeia as she lies dying: "The pale fingers became of ...
the experiences their protagonists have growing up as young, ethnic women in America. However, the relationship between the fictio...
and the bright blue squills. I walk down the patterned garden-paths In my stiff, brocaded gown. With my powdered hair and jewelled...
and fancies as Willy himself, and his wife Linda has no skills that would help her find a job; she is a housewife and has cared fo...
the manner in which Fugards symbols inform and strengthen the play, it is first necessary to understand the formal context in whic...
the context of death, and it is because of the placement of a familiar symbol in this all too familiar context that readers have b...
1297 The Spanish Civil War marked a...
asked her if he could feel her face. He felt every detail of her face and it touched her to such a degree that she felt compelled...
line assures us that we are in this world" (Ogilvie et al.). There is a very relaxed, yet very introspective, tone to the lines as...
her well" (lines 4-8). This substantiates the forgiveness and understanding that the speaker already has indicated towards his fat...
We can see that he is panicking because he has killed a man and there is blood on him that he cannot wash off. Even though his wif...
and is confused by his grandfathers sudden rejection of this template of behavior as "treachery." The grandfather says to live wit...
Her neighbors believed she never married because "none of the young men were quite good enough" (Faulkner 437). It was only when ...
usually considered a teacher, or guide. The point is that the stories in this book use a great deal of symbolism, perhaps because...
intelligent. She is made to remain aloof from all people in this relationship. The buzzards at this point could well be related to...
portrayal of some shocking events of the thirties" (French 43). Its various conflicts consider the downside of American capitalis...
of passion in their lives, this somber existence. The mood is also set by the tone as it develops along with the plot. In Lawrence...
daddy longlegs in the evening hours is a good omen, a portent of good luck" (Ross). In another painting a critic for...
that is, as more closely comply with white standards of beauty are regarded with more favor by both whites and blacks, such as the...
a room of her own and a house of which she can be proud" (Sandra Cisneros, 2003). Among the issues Esperanza faces are the "disadv...
main character, but is predominantly depicted as a sympathetic witness to a way of life that he senses will soon be lost forever. ...
that fit with their role within the novels "deck." Martha Dreyer, Nabokovs "Queen," is a calculating woman with sharp intelligence...
circle. It soon becomes apparent that everyone with whom Sharon and Frank come into contact know the rumor and believe it. This cr...
61). Symbolism is the use of one thing to stand for or suggest another; a falling leaf to symbolize death, for example. And langua...
life, becoming bitter and angry. In essence they could well become poisonous to themselves and others around them because they hav...
behavior. The influence of such forces can seem so over-powering that the parent eventually stops trying, emotionally abandoning c...
and possibly guilty over Luxs reaction to her initiation to sex. Lux is extremely young and a strictly raised and sheltered Cathol...
this man, had sufficed to make her believe that she at last felt that wondrous passion which, till then, like a great bird with ro...