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her life caring for her mother" (McCarthy 34). She has quite obviously had no life of her own. While we do not necessarily know th...

of the narrators gender importance. It is suggested -- by a woman, no less -- that something be said to Emily in an effort to rid...

stopped, at least for Neddy Merrill. It seems that for those like Neddy, money must be had at all costs, but he had a problem too,...

Her husband has only used her sexually for that is his nature, and is representative of the oppressive patriarchal culture. But, s...

readily admits that: "On the whole theyre not a bad lot of natives; though you get a cheeky bastard now and then" (21). She is als...

traveled into the wilderness in order to achieve moral clarity. Hawthornes title character journeys into a forest near his home, ...

he managed to illustrate some of the ridiculous restrictions and excessive emotional burdens that various religions placed on the ...

Edgar Allan Poe. According to Dr. Carl Goldberg, "In creating these tortured souls from the crucible of his own difficult life, P...

Especially when he speaks of Stoksie, in this example: "I forgot to say he thinks hes going to be manager some sunny day, maybe in...

they are poor because they have no luck. Paul, being a small child, thinks that luck is a tangible object to be found, obtained or...

of nature and the unveiling of secrets; a theme which is well illustrated in The Use of Force. As Johnson (2004) notes, the narrat...

them on their journey to death are, more often than not, lacking in any sympathy or emotion, just as the characters in the end of ...

a famous singer, a woman who appears also quite lonely and powerful. Her name is Madame Tradutorri and she suffers at the hands of...

tone to the story that keeps the reader from fully empathizing with Emily or her situation. However, it is this distancing from Em...

a graduated student of philosophy she has the knowledge and the wisdom to rise above the ridiculous and find truth. But, it is her...

of tradition. Just because things have always been done a certain way does not mean that such traditions are good for any communit...

living with Emily, which is certainly not proper but the town accepts this because there is sympathy for Emily who is a sad and lo...

that her father is dead. Therefore, she reasons that he is merely resting and is still capable of making decisions for her. She wo...

likely remain lost for the rest of his life. Analysis When we look at the very beginning of the story we can clearly see an an...

Edson shows how Vivian uses her poetry as a means for tenaciously clinging to her identity as a person. However, it also becomes c...

story is accepting and understanding of the old mans emotional needs. He points out to the younger waiter that the caf? is "clean ...

his poor little puppet-like body" to be rather pathetic and ridiculous. Nevertheless, he is intrigued and he becomes "wildly anxio...

tend to our own affairs, doing what has to be done and then relaxing as reward or for regeneration enabling us to repeat the proce...

In six pages the emotional undercurrent that pervades this horrific short story by Edgar Allan Poe is examined. Three sources are...

In five pages this paper examines how Poe employed satirical humor regarding art and science in this famous short story. Five sou...

In five pages this paper discusses the themes of life and death evoked by Jack London in his short story 'To Build a Fire.' Four ...

In six pages this paper discusses how Edgar Allan Poe's obsession with young women dying was due to the premature death of his wif...

In twelve pages the many twists and turns Poe incorporated into this horrifying and entertaining short story are examined. Ten so...

Iin a paper consisting of six pages this essay discusses the short story in terms of how it reflects the author's own life. There...

The ways in which Faulkner portrays the themes of death and love in these two short stories are considered in five pages. There a...