SEARCH RESULTS

Sonnys Blues, Sonny is the protagonist who is a recovering drug addict. He tries to begin a new life with the help of his brother,...

formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him" (An Occurrence...). The third person point of view is d...

In seven pages this short story is analyzed in terms of primary themes, plot, and characterization. There are no other sources li...

In five pages this paper examines life and humanity in a comparison of the short stories Paul Fussell's 'Thank God for the Atom Bo...

OConnors most controversial and problematic short stories (Clark 66). There are really only two characters in this story-the grand...

In five pages this paper examines how gender conditions controlled the protagonist Emily in Faulkner's short story with reference ...

brother. This is where Baldwin sets up another beautiful metaphor: the ice. "A great block of ice got settled in my belly and kept...

In seven pages this short story by Washington Irving is critically analyzed. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

In a paper consisting of four pages character conflicts as they exist in this short story are considered and through an examinatio...

In four pages the ways in which conflict functions in these short stories are contrasted and compared. Four sources are cited in ...

In six pages this essay discusses the positive characterization of the blind man in the short story 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver....

In five pages this research paper analyzes Welty's popular short story with the emphasis upon family eccentricities and the post m...

In four pages this paper analyzes the inner struggles of Lengel by adopting his perspective in an examination of John Updike's sho...

In eight pages the ways in which Poe's death obsession manifests itself in ten of his short stories are examined. There are 4 bi...

In five pages this paper examines how isolation is interwoven into the short stories featured in Sherwood Anderson's 1919 collecti...

In eight pages this paper discusses how nature and naturalism is depicted through powerful imagery in this famous short story by S...

and claims to be overtired, although she seems to be able to write some thousand words at a stretch. In this first section she als...

In eight pages this paper examines the contrasting imagery of sexuality and athletic prowess in this short story by James Thurber....

free; and Joy, whose miserable disposition is anything but joyful. It is Joy who is the chief protagonist, an educated 32-year-ol...

In two pages this play and short story by Susan Glaspell are contrasted and compared in terms of themes and characterization. The...

In seven pages the theme of revenge as depicted in this short story is analyzed as the author's personal commentary attacking the ...

In five pages Poe's short story is analyzed in terms of the author's masterful point of view usage. There are no other sources li...

nature of the protagonists soul, as it has perceived injuries made to it. Poe builds on the potential success of his trap by disc...

to kill, the speaker insists on frequently and rather adamantly reminding us that he is not mad. As the story reads on, I found m...

the "ebon blackness of the floors, and the phantasmagoric armorial trophies" (Poe 24). This seems to indicate a dark illusion tha...

In two pages this essay examines how the structural collapse of the house in Poe's short story represents the collapse of the fami...

won, beating out a number of well-known short story writers. Poe needed money badly, and decided to embark on a side career as a s...

is old enough to evaluate her life and find it wanting. She has two small children and is pregnant with a third. Her husband is la...

Old South. Her father represents the ideals and traditions of the Old South: "Historically, the Grierson name was one of the most ...

brother and sister, were split, with Edgar being taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Va. (Poe Chronology). His sister,...