YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :A Short Story by Ford
Essays 181 - 210
this right away. The author begins by writing: "At first, it appears that Paul is, perhaps, simply filled with the arrogance that ...
earlier life to the "unguessable country of marriage" (7). As the reader continues, though, it becomes evident that the hope sh...
assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression -- a slight hyster...
how one determines the parameters of moral law is what he refers to as the "categorical imperative." It offers a valuable framewo...
people would likely purchase the vehicle only due to the fact that it had the Jaguar brand, even though the model was known to be ...
She has been given the opportunity, or so she thinks, to finally live a life that is solely hers. There is a powerful sense of fre...
unnamed narrator in this short story. First of all, Oates employs a postmodernist structure in order to convey this girls story,...
but GM is the largest (Bryant, 2007). * Restructuring efforts: Ford sold Hertz Rent-a-car company. GM owns Direct TV as well as th...
whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument" (Faulkner I). In this one im...
her emotions to get the better of her. But, then again, if one looks back in history, at the time this story was written, that hea...
mention this to any of the townspeople, as she does not want the past "brought up against" her (Lawrence 128). Frank agrees and hi...
went to Yale to get his law degree he would coach football, and while many lawyers managed to find a way to stay out of war, Ford ...
and prose, examining her world, and the beauty of nature, in her writings (Munro). She was not a woman that was perhaps normal in ...
her youth she experienced the suicide of a friend in the woods while camping. The body was never found and this woman, Lois, was n...
grows a bit fearful. "There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully...she felt it, creeping out of the s...
A neighbor, Alcee Laballiere, rides up to her home. He asks if he can wait on her porch till the storm abates, but the storm is so...
of creation are vastly different" (Anonymous Selected Portions of the "Enuma Elish" enumaeli.htm). "The six days of creation i...
other words it compels the reader to say, "What?!" or "Whoah. What happens next?" or "Wow, how did this happen?" Any combination ...
woman who is significant, but rather how she makes the male character feel. This is particularly true of young women, who almost f...
this story that Dees mother has always secretly longed for acceptance from Dee. Mrs. Johnson was always amazed by her daughters "...
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 ...
a lady....
she is known for. This particular compilation of stories was written prior to her incredible fame and would thus indicate that she...
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...
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...
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...
is mystical and unexplainable, in the house. They understand that they cannot necessarily see what is taking place, or truly put t...
ended as they could have logically ended. So, too, it must be stated that this spelling out of the ending of the mysteries is a ...
especially in inner city conditions, is a culture that relies heavily on community. Like other cultures, and unlike the majority o...
no simple way, for an old culture to adjust to a new one. New and Old World Beliefs The primary character in this story is the...