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her to take. It is interesting to note that the onlookers do not realize that they might have driven Emily to insanity. Wallace ...

the narrator informs the reader, looks at his wife as she were a "valuable piece of personal property" (Chopin 4). It is largely E...

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 ...

unfortunate accident, and they do run into the notorious Misfit. Both the grandmother and the Misfit are concerned with the quest...

population of the resort is almost entirely Creole, so Edna is immersed in a culture in which she feels like a stranger, one that ...

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

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...

of death, while the Mourning Dove reminds one of the mourners at ones funeral. This also sets the tone for the frame of mind that ...

with love and tenderness, a place where man and woman awaken each other to share the beauty and brutality of life together in mutu...

a grandfather is made clear as soon as Robert ushers Mr. Winfield into the car. Wiinfields granddaughter, Sheila, greets him. With...

by the men on the train platform, and then by the overly dramatic grief of Merricks mother. The contrast between the nature of Mer...

barely stood aside to let the narrow path creep through, and closed immediately behind. It was all as lonely as could be; and ther...

of Brown. It is essentially natural worshipping, however, with many different types of people coming together in a more ritualisti...

this day, of course, will differ from all others. What makes this a significant day in Miss Brills life is that she is about to be...

human being. Her song on the "blond wood psaltery" produced a "crystalline sound like water purling between stones" (82). As this ...

Sebastian for the arrows to begin piercing him" (OConnor). We see the hat that she is so proud of an he, in his impatience, "Put i...

nagging them at home. Given that he wrote many of his works between the fifties and seventies, it was a certainty that the indepen...

tells the reader that whatever happened to the occupants occurred recently, as obviously the house still has electricity. The per...

as devoted as Ms. Emily thinks, goes out with another woman. When he returns, Emily poisons him with arsenic. Finally, she closes ...

now, instead of letting his hands out into the open, he shoves them deep into his pockets and does not talk much. When he talks, t...

of such an objective that one becomes labeled as selfish and intolerant of commonly accepted methods. This negative connotation o...

In five pages this research paper presents a character analysis of the brothers featured in this short story by James Baldwin. Fi...

In eight pages these three short stories are considered in terms of summary and analysis of themes. Ten sources are cited in the ...

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 paper discusses Edgar Allan Poe's writing style in this analysis of his 'The Tell Tale Heart' short story. The...

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...

Indeed, Olsens socialist upbringing and working class background, as well as her experience as a single parent, provides a major s...

story is that Chopin also begins to set up the ending. The reader sees the Aubigny estate, LAbri, through the eyes of Madame Valmo...

It is clear early-on that it was common knowledge in the town that Emilys father was abusive -- if not physically, then certain m...