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The way in which protagonists in these respective short stories discover they are different than what their parents want them to b...

reader watches as a mother tries desperately to give her daughter all the advantages that she never had, reliving, to some extent,...

This paper examines how symbolism enhances Abner Snopes' characterization in William Faulkner's short story 'Barn Burning' in five...

This paper considers the similar falls of each family in a comparative analysis of these novels by Nathaniel Hawthorne and William...

chose to make his sentences histories of actual perceptions and thoughts, an accomplishment recognized by biographer Carlos Baker,...

a feeling that his ferocious conviction in the rightness of his own actions would be of advantage to all whose interest lies with ...

This paper presents discussion of "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, ...

all together. The characters are not three-dimensional in that they are more caricatures of types of people. Whereas Faulkner give...

a person tried hard, anything could be accomplished. Therefore, she saw it as her duty to lead her daughter towards becoming an A...

like herself. From their initial conversation in the garden, Beatrice reassures him that she is sincere by stating that "Forget wh...

pick the right kind of prodigy" (Tan 53). Her mother tried different roles on Jing-mei to see which would fit. At first, she tried...

The conflict between mother and daughter and the importance of the last paragraph of the short story are the focus of this paper t...

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

had been older, he would have wondered why his father, would have witnessed the "waste and extravagance of war" and who "burned ev...

and simplistic style she employs. "The lottery was conducted--as were the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program--by...

The ways in which rounded characters are constructed within short stories are considered in a six page examination of Guy de Maupa...

there are certain things a person must do, certain things a man must feel and never turn away from. So many men were lost in their...

testify, to lie for his father he can "smell and sense just a little of fear because mostly of despair and grief, the old fierce p...

coming of age and seeking an enlightened path, in the Freudian lens the boy is clearly trying to somehow come to terms with himsel...

judge asks if he can produce the black man, Harris said no, he was a stranger; then he says "Get that boy up here. He knows" (Faul...

child, which is further emphasized by his stiff nature. All of these symbolic descriptions lay the foundation for understanding th...

social factor to which he is excluded, Abners anger is compounded by the fact that the Negro servant does not acknowledge his whit...

she thinks her daughter should be doing. She tells her daughter "Only ask you be your best" (Tan). The author who discusses ambi...

When she disappoints her mother by failing one of her tests, she acknowledges her mothers failed hopes, but she also sees her "pro...

Mothers and daughters are perhaps, first and foremost, women. And, as women they are often stuck in many social categories as well...

When Jing-Mei fell short of achieving the lofty goal her mother set for her, her insecurity intensified. After seemingly endless ...

and sends her to learn to play the piano from a neighbor, Mr. Chong. Jing-Mei resents the lessons but tolerates them because Mr. C...

of the nation, America is and was considered a land where someone could be anything they wanted, and they could succeed and be ric...

magazines; these tests are things like name the capitals of the states and so on (Tan, 1989). She hopes that Jing-mei will demonst...

took the piano lessons and began, at the recital, to feel some powerful connection with the music, and then failed. She would neve...