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Essays 271 - 300
she formally received the Valmonde name, although according to the locals, "The prevailing belief was that she had been purposely ...
of his talent. He sees and then conveys meaning in the smallest of details and, again, weaves them together in ways that create th...
his studies had no definite object, either of public advantage or personal ambition; a gentleman, high bred and fastidiously delic...
Her Peers"). The Women The primary women, as a whole, present us with knowledgeable and observant women who quickly discover w...
can see that the Hills, which the man remarks are like White Elephants, "refer to the shape of the belly of a pregnant woman, and ...
It is clear early-on that it was common knowledge in the town that Emilys father was abusive -- if not physically, then certain m...
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 took place in the south, as did most of OConnors stories, and showed the ignorance of southern whites by using a certain predil...
Western States Book Award for Fiction and the Walt Whitman Award (The Iguana Killer [Review]). Interestingly enough, Rios spoke Sp...
types of decaying vegetation. The vegetation even permeates the external nooks and crannies of the house itself in the form of a ...
her to take. It is interesting to note that the onlookers do not realize that they might have driven Emily to insanity. Wallace ...
of the boys life are not filled in , the reader is left to surmise the basic facts from what he says. For example, the boy mention...
unfortunate accident, and they do run into the notorious Misfit. Both the grandmother and the Misfit are concerned with the quest...
says she is experiencing anything but sorrow and despair. During the times that this story takes place, a woman was not expected...
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 ...
anxiety. It serves to house the blame for the narrators actions. And, in terms of imagery, the ending of this classic tale speaks ...
In five pages this research paper presents a character analysis of the brothers featured in this short story by James Baldwin. Fi...
In five pages this short story by Raymond Carver is examined in an analysis of the blind character Robert and what he symbolizes. ...
all, it appears that the author addresses social stratification by putting the protagonist in this particular setting. What the p...
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 ...
She is dismissive about feeling hurt or jealous that she was little more than another notch on Tims belt. For this young girl, se...
each. An allegory, while closely associated with symbols or symbolism, is a unique literary element in that everything within the...
events because one parent or the other couldnt take them there. Most of all it would mean that there would be a constant tug of w...
hands of male heads of families and households. Women are disenfranchised" (Kosenko 27). It is the men who are essentially in cha...
to pay her for her sexual favors. They are, however, friends it seems. He tells her, "Stephanie, its very simple. I have a lot of ...
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...
against Mrs. Hutchinson, and they only wanted to get through quickly so they could go home for lunch" (The Lottery: Shirley Jackso...
The seventh and most western of the apartments was "closely shrouded in black velvet tapestries" and it was only in this room that...