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and simplistic style she employs. "The lottery was conducted--as were the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program--by...

at the center of the town square, and to emphasize its importance, the narrator notes, "The villagers kept their distance" (Jackso...

all together. The characters are not three-dimensional in that they are more caricatures of types of people. Whereas Faulkner give...

The way in which protagonists in these respective short stories discover they are different than what their parents want them to b...

This paper examines how symbolism enhances Abner Snopes' characterization in William Faulkner's short story 'Barn Burning' in five...

This paper considers the similar falls of each family in a comparative analysis of these novels by Nathaniel Hawthorne and William...

chose to make his sentences histories of actual perceptions and thoughts, an accomplishment recognized by biographer Carlos Baker,...

like herself. From their initial conversation in the garden, Beatrice reassures him that she is sincere by stating that "Forget wh...

In nine pages this paper examines how insanity is thematically and symbolically portrayed the short stories 'The Lottery' by Shirl...

a feeling that his ferocious conviction in the rightness of his own actions would be of advantage to all whose interest lies with ...

The ways in which rounded characters are constructed within short stories are considered in a six page examination of Guy de Maupa...

there are certain things a person must do, certain things a man must feel and never turn away from. So many men were lost in their...

testify, to lie for his father he can "smell and sense just a little of fear because mostly of despair and grief, the old fierce p...

judge asks if he can produce the black man, Harris said no, he was a stranger; then he says "Get that boy up here. He knows" (Faul...

child, which is further emphasized by his stiff nature. All of these symbolic descriptions lay the foundation for understanding th...

coming of age and seeking an enlightened path, in the Freudian lens the boy is clearly trying to somehow come to terms with himsel...

had been older, he would have wondered why his father, would have witnessed the "waste and extravagance of war" and who "burned ev...

at times the exact opposite of what is being said. The once well-known short stories of O. Henry are masterpieces of irony: in one...

This essay pertains to William Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning," and the changing attitudes of its 10-year-old protagonist Sa...

In five pages the violence associated with ritual is examined in this comparative analysis of these stories by Kaplan and Jackson....

social factor to which he is excluded, Abners anger is compounded by the fact that the Negro servant does not acknowledge his whit...

offers a very powerful image of the lives these people live trapped in a tiny apartment and in their individual lives. Melville...

time reader has no idea why. "The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer...

there is an appearance of such. While Lomans life is all about lies and innuendo, Snopess emotions are simply lacking. He is just ...

In five pages these two stories are compared in terms of their presentations of class consciousness where distinctions are clearly...

This paper offers an explication of the story in three pages and includes setting, tone, style, characters, summary, narrator, the...

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

In five pages this paper discusses Shirley Jackson's life, writings, evil as a popular theme, and her most famous short story 'The...

to Bill" (Kosenko). The women, in general, accept their position as submissive in the little community and it is actually only Tes...

a coveted prize! However, the prize is anything but coveted. The Lottery begins in a simple community, a little town that ...