SEARCH RESULTS

two share. They are obviously not really enjoying this moment, or life, for some reason. And, the reason is never clearly spelled ...

criminal is so small, few would talk about it. Another way to look at the situation is that the author hones in on one story in ...

Western States Book Award for Fiction and the Walt Whitman Award (The Iguana Killer [Review]). Interestingly enough, Rios spoke Sp...

her to take. It is interesting to note that the onlookers do not realize that they might have driven Emily to insanity. Wallace ...

types of decaying vegetation. The vegetation even permeates the external nooks and crannies of the house itself in the form of a ...

he urges Faith to deny the Devil and look to Heaven, he suddenly finds himself alone in the forest. Although Brown has escaped the...

It took place in the south, as did most of OConnors stories, and showed the ignorance of southern whites by using a certain predil...

when they enter it. Fortunato has a bad cough and so, on their way to the wine cellar, Montressor keeps giving Fortunato more wine...

It is clear early-on that it was common knowledge in the town that Emilys father was abusive -- if not physically, then certain m...

anxiety. It serves to house the blame for the narrators actions. And, in terms of imagery, the ending of this classic tale speaks ...

such. We had long thought of them as a tableau, Miss Emily a slender figure in white in the background, her father a spraddled sil...

she is the sort of woman who would love to go to such an event, but could not possibly go to such without looking regal and wealth...

down, pistol in hand, and he had cried out in time to save himself, and his father had been horrified to think how nearly he had k...

against Mrs. Hutchinson, and they only wanted to get through quickly so they could go home for lunch" (The Lottery: Shirley Jackso...

storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her" (Chopin p. NA). She retires ...

of such an objective that one becomes labeled as selfish and intolerant of commonly accepted methods. This negative connotation o...

In eight pages these three short stories are considered in terms of summary and analysis of themes. Ten sources are cited in the ...

his mother. Sheppard fails to see the depth of the boys grief, and Norton hangs himself in despair. His suicide is an attempt to b...

was much different.) There are other aspects to the mum that remind us of Kin. First, a flower of any kind is beautiful, but pra...

by the narrator was a man that the narrator actually claims to have loved, but yet the narrator is bothered by their eye, an eye t...

agendas with propaganda and information misrepresentation reportedly in the name of national security. In this story, the governm...

takes on the persona of Samantha, and Samantha eagerly takes on the persona of Amanda because they seem to be the same. There ar...

really did what he wanted to do. As one critic notes, he is "a disillusioned writer" (Arthur). But, in reality he is far more than...

he likes the fact that his wife is confused and thinking he is a homosexual. Frank takes advantage of her confusion and...

story "Grit" portrays the intense conflict that arises between Glen, the manager of the Black Beauty Minerals Plant located in Mob...

This essay pertains to Faulkner's short story "Dry September." The writer offers analysis of the plot and argues that Faulkner use...

This essay offers analysis of Pamela C. Joern's short story "Running in Place." The writer focuses on Joern's skill in regards to ...

This essay presents an analysis of "Everyday Use, " a short story, by Alice Walker. Nine pages in length, seven sources are cited....

History of a Campaign That Failed" with a recounting of his interactions with another young man that was about the same age that h...

we use our life experiences to decide what wee believe otherwise to be. In Young Goodman Brown we are faced with a...