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Lucy in the Heat of Despair by Jamaica Kincaid

even "seeing" that in marrying a man, Lucy would not be happy (81). Lucy understands then that her mother is only concerned with L...

Othello by William Shakespeare and the Antagonist Iago

Iago and others are not around, we know that Iago is a liar. Our first true indication of how Iago plans to use Othellos love a...

An Analysis of All's Well That Ends Well

the ribald joke or two. Of course, considering that the entire play revolves around Helenas ability to get her promised husband in...

Impact of Adultery in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

to delve deeper into their own spirituality. Thus, each of the four major characters are guilty of acquired knowledge which stems ...

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler and Rufus and Dana's Relationship

small boy, but to insure my familys survival, my own birth" (29). Through the next several years, Dana returns to the Weylin plan...

Torvald Helmer in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

the complete ignorance that the male of Torvalds type had toward women during this time in history. They are seen as incapable of ...

An Analysis of Mansfield's 'Miss Brill'

This paper provides an analysis of this short story in terms of theme, symbolism, and character development. This four page paper ...

Lost Direction of Fowler in Graham Greene's The Quiet American

Phuong. In this we see he has no real love for Phuong and he has no real desires other than simple comfort. He is unhappy with the...

"Coming, Aphrodite!" by Willa Cather

This essay offers analysis of "Coming, Aphrodite!" by Willa Cather, focusing on how each of the major characters define and percei...

Overview of 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

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

An Analysis of The Monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

young woman chafe, to say the least, and would cause a great deal of social alienation should she ever seek to breach the social c...

Love of Othello Used by Iago

from the beginning of the play, leaving no doubt that Iago is a conniving and deceitful individual (Anonymous Iago the Liar Othell...

Moment of Truth in 'The Temple of the Holy Ghost' by Flannery O'Connor

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

Importance of the Unknown Letter Writer in 'Her Letters' by Kate Chopin

However, it is clear from the opening section of the narrative that the unknown writer of the letters has seen a very different...

Arabian Nights and Days by Naguib Mahfouz

plagued with corruption. Gamasa Al-Bulti is the chief of police, at least at first, and he delves into the underworld. Yet, while...

Analyzing Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

In fact, Bastard Out of Carolina is very much the story of her own life (Dorothy Allison Talks About Working Class Guilt). Allis...

Double Lives in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations

illustrating how misery is a product of human actions. This book can be said to have more dark overtones than those of some of h...

Yossarian in Joseph Heller's Catch 22

in a most hideous way, Yossarian pleads with Doc Daneeka to ground him on the basis of insanity. Doc Daneeka replies that Yossaria...

Mary Shelley's Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Joseph Conrad's Kurtz and Human Personality

In five pages this paper applies the human personality theories of Sigmund Freud to an analysis of these two classic literary char...

Comparing Margaret Atwood Novels Alias Grace and The Handmaid's Tale

that there is always a tidy or satisfactory resolution to the womens dilemmas. In fact, in the case of the intentionally ambiguou...

Moby Dick by Herman Melville and Ahab's Character

the whales as evil, or the one particular whale as evil, has infiltrated the beliefs of the men on board as well: "The whalemen be...

The Diviners and Women's Role

born on July 18, 1926 and died on January 5, 1987 (Margaret Laurence). Laurence was married in 1947 and then moved to London with...

Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness and Bernard Malamud's The Assistant

which Alpine realizes by the novels end, through Bobers example, can be the foundation of a meaningful life. Bober is unsuccessf...

Lena, the American Dream, and Willa Cather's My Antonia

seeing her dressed up for she was obviously a young woman who was bare foot and bore unkempt hair. When the conversation progre...

Sandra Cisneros' House on Mango Street and the Identity of Esperanza

also knows that she cannot abandon all that she is or all that she has experienced. We watch as she confronts her strengths and ...

Analyzing 'The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg' by Mark Twain

was many years ago. Hadleyburg was the most honest and upright town in all the region round about. It had kept that reputation uns...

Macon in The Accidental Tourist and OCD

safe with American restaurant choices, avoiding human contact, and the like. What is interesting about this story is tha...

'Paradise Lost' by John Milton and the Satan Character

the story unfolds Satans speeches become increasingly hostile and destructive and the true deception of Satans nature is revealed....

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

man and religion, which changes the society. Through all of these events and conditions we are witness to incredible change, most ...

Character Influences in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and John Updike's 'A & P'

excitement in the place. It is not necessarily a nurturing environment for one who wants something more out of life than to be a b...