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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...

workings of identity, however, there are grand variances that separate one person from the next when it gets past a superficial le...

to save her family. Perhaps she can convince him not to kill anyone, but instead, she only pleads for her own life without much re...

at the same time he is not successful, such as the relationship with his grandfather and a wife. In terms of three specific events...

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

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...

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

The obvious conclusion that many students come to when considering this encounter was that Connie in effect encouraged Arnolds pur...

significant loss. Examining the examples of The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Fall of the House of Usher,...

This paper examines the issue of gender in Le Guin's short story, Sur. The author discusses gender roles, symbolism, and thematic...

the skill they once had, but rather their passion for that subject matter. For example, an opera singer such as Leoni may well hav...

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

hearers quaked. An unsought pathos came hand in hand with awe" (Hawthorne). They shuddered and were simply fearful of this man who...

telephone wire holding her to her duty like a leash. The next time she must telephone, or wait to be telephoned, nailed her to her...

has returned home for a visit with his mother and to reintroduce her to his lover, Wayne, who joins him at his childhood home. Nei...

the glory when the farming goes well. Of course, this bitterness is something felt by most housewives of an earlier generation and...

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...

In five pages this paper examines how Nathaniel Hawthorne's protagonists are either hunted or haunted in the novel The Scarlet Let...

In five pages Hemingway's 'reminiscent narrative' and tone are examined within the context of this short story. Two sources are c...

In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of title, plot, theme, and mood with emphasis upon the protagonist. There are...

In five pages the deceptive novel that is short on story but high on characterizations and vignettes discussing the neighborhood a...

to salvage their relationship. When a scratch on his leg goes untreated with iodine, it becomes gangrenous, and as he lay dying, ...

In seven pages this report presents a synopsis of the famous short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in 1948. The...

In 6 pages the theme of scientific experimentation as it is represented in both of these short stories are analyzed. There are 6 ...

works of Ray Bradbury, the face of the crowd is death, the death of a more spacious, easier-paced world that has been sacrificed t...

effectively touches upon marriage, its meaning within the social backdrop, as well as the requirements necessary to maintain its e...

In three pages postmodern fiction is defined and then considered within the context of 'Experiment,' a short story by Julian Barne...

Such an endeavor may provide one with an interpretation of events in the story that would be far different from one that does not ...