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the perspective of Japanese culture, particularly in regards to "proper" conduct for women. From the beginning of the tale, Osen...

be left with a limp as a reminder of his close call, however. However, because of this illness, he would often be sent to live ...

beating his wife which illustrates a theme of the helpless, and perhaps primarily the helplessness of women in society controlled ...

her, it is apparent that his "real" life is with his wife and children, and that Nadine is only on the periphery. It is ironic, of...

a person tried hard, anything could be accomplished. Therefore, she saw it as her duty to lead her daughter towards becoming an A...

the beginning. He states, "From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of heart was...

books. They always had a good time, and the bad boys had the broken legs; but in his case there was a screw loose somewhere; and i...

of superstition that he is there to stamp out. He suggests that the villagers build a new path skirting the school grounds; he rem...

cold hearted person. She was like this because she was afraid to really look at herself. She was also afraid to hope for anything ...

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...

It does not necessarily make men evil or bestial, but it does recognize that we live in a patriarchal society and that the structu...

cases from the point of view that the person on trial is guilty. There is no presumption of innocence until proven guilty-he start...

a political fundraiser with a blind man named Bovanne. She shocks her daughters by behavior they regard as unbefitting for a woma...

This 4 page paper discusses four of E.A. Poe's short stories, and critical reaction to his work. Bibliography lists 6 sources....

such a position where this is his best hope. His entire family seems thrilled that he can have such a good job with good pay, neve...

tale: "The stories include The Courtship of Mr. Lyon,] a fairly straightforward interpretation of Beauty and the Beast, which is a...

domestic tendencies in their society. In "The Lottery" there are many characters and in "After You, My Dear Alphonse" there are ...

The grandmother thinks she has the answers and is saved, religiously or otherwise, but yet she perhaps seems to realize that this ...

paper and open a vein. The point is that non-writers dont understand how difficult writing is; writers do, and frequently wish th...

this relationship, which is entails infidelity and, therefore, mistrust and lies. Similarly, miscommunication and infidelity pla...

Her neighbors believed she never married because "none of the young men were quite good enough" (Faulkner 437). It was only when ...

enough cotton over the next summer to buy her a new coat. However, it is also clear that his mother feels compelled to hold James ...

still places on the planet where nature is more important than man and his machines, and where nature actually "knows best" and sh...

as he encounters people he believes to be good Puritans his innocence is slowly being threatened with a truth he cannot understand...

other words it compels the reader to say, "What?!" or "Whoah. What happens next?" or "Wow, how did this happen?" Any combination ...

woman who is significant, but rather how she makes the male character feel. This is particularly true of young women, who almost f...

this only comes in the form of regret at the end. In fact, if anyone were to be bitter about things, it would have to be the gra...

a mother to do that. As Granny closes her eyes for "just a minute," Porter us an indication of how her life has been lived. She ha...

is mystical and unexplainable, in the house. They understand that they cannot necessarily see what is taking place, or truly put t...

no simple way, for an old culture to adjust to a new one. New and Old World Beliefs The primary character in this story is the...