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says, knows he is telling the truth about the murder, but because he is trying to justify it so strongly, and madly, we know he is...

of his life concerns his apparent alcoholism. There is, however, a great deal of speculation that he was not an alcoholic but rath...

reader with an insiders view on the Southern culture of the era because narrator frequently describes the reactions of the townspe...

early years were relatively chaotic, as one would expect. He went to the University of Virginia but was kicked out because of the ...

but was kicked out due to his gambling debts (Liukkonen). As a result, John Allan would disown him (Liukkonen). It was in 1826 tha...

his murder: he piles the bones against the wall and leaves the chamber, leaving the now-quiet Fortunato to die (Poe). He says "For...

the community as an oddity, "a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town" (Faulkner 433). She ...

any particular theme, any symbolic reference, other than the story itself. It is a poem that clearly reflects the work of ...

"loved the old man" and had "no desire" for his gold (Poe "Tell-Tale Heart"). Why then, did he become obsessed with the idea of mu...

as having "fungi" overspreading "the whole exterior," hanging "in a fine tangled web-work from the eaves" (Poe "Fall"). As this su...

In 8 pages this paper considers how society and the individual is thematically portrayed in the stories 'The Masque of the Red Dea...

In five pages this paper examines decay and death in a thematic analysis of this famous short story by William Faulkner particular...

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

In five pages this paper examines the conflict between protagonist Emily Grierson and her hometown in an analysis of this short st...

In seven pages this paper examines the history of the Old South as it reveals intself in William Faulkner's short story. Four oth...

In 5 pages this paper examines how the theme of insanity is depicted within the characterization of Emily and her mental illness. ...

In five pages these famous short stories by Edgar Allan Poe are summarized and compared in terms of similarities and differences, ...

In five pages this paper examines the detective story as it relates to the life of its author Edgar Allan Poe. Nine sources are c...

In five pages this report considers The Mirror of Consciousness by Henry James and the author's contention that situation reaction...

In three pages a synopsis of this famous short story by Edgar Allan Poe is presented. There are no other sources cited....

In five pages this paper discusses how the crime fiction literary genre developed throughout the late 19th and early 20th centurie...

A 5 page analysis of humanity and science as they are portrayed by Mary Shelly's and Edgar Allan Poe. 2 sources....

structure" leaving "means neither of ingress or egress" (799). David R. Dudley states: "The Masque of the Red Death is a vanita...

In five pages this research paper examines American literature from the late 18th century through the 20th century with such autho...

close to his sister, one has to contemplate the possibility of incest which adds to the seductiveness that many authors attribute ...

types of decaying vegetation. The vegetation even permeates the external nooks and crannies of the house itself in the form of a ...

of instruction and inspiration, freedom of the individual, self-analysis, a high value placed on finding connections with nature a...

were forced to relocate whenever the pyromaniac patriarch, Abner Snopes, would become angry and set fire to his employers barn. T...

can one accept that time runs out and that everyone will die someday? After all, time is of the essence. How does one love, be hap...

the other until, in the end, exhaustion overcomes it. We see this not only in Maggie herself, but in Skipper and Brick, and the in...