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Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Theme of Guilt

In five pages this paper examines the presentation of the theme of guilt in a consideration of the short stories 'My Kinsman, Majo...

'The Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant

reminiscent of real people experiencing real social pain and suffering, in spite of the fact that Mathilde chose to wallow in what...

James Joyce's The Dead and Themes of Memory, Politics, and Death

In five pages Joyce's short story is examined within the context of these 3 themes with imagination and memories retaining the gre...

Sandra Cisneros' House on Mango Street

In five pages the short stories featured in Cisneros' volume and the continuity that exists between them are analyzed. There are ...

Pinckney Benedict's Town Smokes

This collection of short stories is summarized in a paper consisting of five pages. There are no other sources listed....

Raymond Carver's 'Where I'm Calling From,' 'Cathedral, 'A Small Good Thing' and the Theme of Communication

inability to understand the calls in the dead of night are paralleled with the frustration they feel at not getting any informatio...

'The Youngest Doll' by Rosario Ferre

In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of women's desires and their positioning in the aristocratic patriarchy of Pue...

Comparison of 'The Cask of Amontillado,' 'The Tell Tale Heart,' and 'The Black Cat' by Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages these famous short stories by Edgar Allan Poe are summarized and compared in terms of similarities and differences, ...

Evil in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and 'Young Goodman Brown'

stories often reflect the ideals, and the alternative ideals, of this time. While he has written numerous stories this particular ...

Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson and Revelation

inner most desire is that God would "notice and...talk to him also" as he did to men in the Old Testament (55). Bentley comes to s...

Psychoanalysis Reading of 'The Lost Titian' by Christina Rossetti

do with her own ambitions and determination to be acknowledged as a meaningful writer than it has to do with her ability to write ...

'Suffer the Little Children' by Stephen King

In five pages this paper analyzes the short story by Stephen King in terms of character, setting, theme, and point of view. There...

Counseling Associations' Code of Ethics

In a comparative analysis consisting of five pages the code of ethics espoused by the American Associate of Pastoral Counselors, t...

Human Nature and Conflict in 'The Storm' by Kate Chopin

In five pages this paper discusses human nature and the conflict that exists between social expectations and human needs within th...

Themes and Symbolism in 'The Story of an Hour' by Kate Chopin

In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of perspective, setting, tone, style, and symbolism. Seven sources are cited ...

Analyzing 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

and fascinates her. The wallpaper is described as having "sprawling flamboyant patterns" that commit "every artistic sin" (13) co...

Somerset Maughan

makes it clear that the house is not a privilege, as a necessity. This is because if Remire lived in the camp, the other prisoners...

Sex Crimes, Blame, and Perceptions of Society

Understandably, such an action might be interpreted as a willingness on her part but in reality this action, even though Arnold ne...

William Gibson's Burning Chrome

educated, for most people are in the future, and they just live a life that is filled with criminal activity. It is the norm and t...

Rhinton Mistry's Tales from Firozsha Baag

himself during this period (Ross, 1999). He began writing soon after his arrival in Canada, and won the "Canadian Fiction Magazin...

'The Bear' by William Faulkner

terms, the trancendentalist is occupied with the natural over the synthetic. He uses vivid images in his explanation of what natu...

Analyzing 'The Minister's Black Veil' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

and isolation intensifies, and suffers what Professor Rita K. Gollin refers to as "the penalties of isolation (Nathaniel Hawthorne...

Satire Used by Edgar Allan Poe in 'The Spectacles'

In five pages this paper discusses how Poe expertly employed satire in a mocking of romantic conventions in 'The Spectacles' short...

Analyzing 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner and 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

at the center of the town square, and to emphasize its importance, the narrator notes, "The villagers kept their distance" (Jackso...

Concept of Time in The Sound and the Fury and 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner

appeared to have a definite problem in separating fact from fantasy -- and a patent refusal to accept national transformations (su...

Love and Death in William Faulkner's 'Barn Burning' and 'A Rose for Emily'

The ways in which Faulkner portrays the themes of death and love in these two short stories are considered in five pages. There a...

American Dream as a Nightmare in Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man' and F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'

In five pages this paper provides a comparative analysis of these two famous American literary works in terms of the acquisition o...

The Short Story Chac-Mool by Carlos Fuentes

The writer analyzes the short story Chac-Mool by Carlos Fuentes, and argues that it is representative of his style. The paper is f...

'A Prisoner Who Wore Glasses' and Bessie Head

In a paper consisting of five pages this short story is considered in terms of its message, style, symbolism, and power struggle c...

Metaphor in 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver

extensively from both the perspective of the unsighted as one who fails to see the beauty of the world around him to the sightless...