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Each story is quite solidly set in their culture. In Hawthornes the narrator states, "Young Goodman Brown came forth at sunset int...

her mothers influence, she will debase herself and all the people she is involved with, and even those wives who she does not know...

until he is drunk so the main character gets drunk, passes out and then is told that Zaabalawi was there with him all night. This ...

In the examination of the house she realizes that "during all those years she had never found out the name of the priest whose yel...

In one such commentary, "Managing political dissent," she offers up a look at Singapore from many perspectives. In this essay one ...

his mother. Prior to the war, Hemingway lets the reader know that Krebs was in tune with small town life. He attended a Methodist ...

as a "sweet moral blossom" for the reader (James). Hawthorne thus identifies the story at the outset as a parable that is designed...

he says, that our protagonist was assigned by his parents. The name in itself is an ironic reflection of the impact of the white ...

is true of the character Joy/Hulga in "Good Country People." Joy/Hulga has a heart condition, which prevents her from living the...

he recognizes this. They are a challenge and women have always been drawn to him. But, with this one woman he begins to become far...

are the American couple and they are simply trying to get in an adventure before Mark dies. They have always wanted to see Ireland...

this point, the determined Mrs. Mooney obtains a separation from her husband, gains control of her remaining inheritance, custody ...

Like White Elephants" we have a man and a woman, although the characters are an American Man and a Girl, wherein the man is seemi...

her training in society was different, for her focus was on religion and the proper way things should be done. While the mother in...

But Ichabod has a problem, in the form of "Brom Bones," the nickname the locals have given to Abraham ("Brom" Van Brunt, a strong ...

to justify the decision we make that we are uncomfortable with. This is also seen with the consideration of walking up to the elep...

thinking about making a living. But a predominantly capitalist economy meant that all goods and services, including works of art,...

a part of the childhood experience. But then, a girl referred to only as Mangans sister (obviously the sister of one of his frien...

in any real noble cause, he quickly succumbs to the realities that surround him, the bullets and the danger. This man has taken i...

keep from feeling frightened. The residents are startled, no doubt, and even perhaps afraid, but they dont react appropriately to...

complements that of the utilitarian. The utilitarian focuses on the badness of the victims agony but cannot readily grasp the sign...

of revelation. Each of these stories begins with opening cryptic epigraphs that lay the ominous thematic groundwork. In "MS Foun...

a garden. Without end or limit, without borders and fences, in noises and rustling, golden in the sun, pale green in the shade, 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...

a criminal like that aloose in it. I couldnt answer to my conscience if I did" (OConnor). II. HULGA & THE MISFIT: RELIGIOUS FAIT...

Many factual elements of Schmids horrendous crimes and his persona impregnate Oates short story. Schmid is described in the "Life...

are pure creatures and seeing them run or even trot, or perhaps even exist, makes this young man incredibly happy and content. The...

letting the weight move along to her toes as if she was testing the floor with every step, putting a little deliberate extra actio...

protagonist finds his fathers rejection of him to be too much to bear and continue living. Kafka begins "The Judgment" by pictu...

in the story where a judgment is made concerning the validity of revenge. The argument is made that a killing will not restore ...