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three months (History of Emilys Life). A superficial reading of Brontes classic novel inevitably leads the reader to a understand...

are similar to Emilys. The characters discussed are Carrie, from the film "Carrie," Norman Bates from the film "Psycho," Eleanor f...

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

and understood in many different ways. We are not only given one perspective but two that work together in different and powerful ...

supposedly goes insane and they think that he has no power, no part in all else that takes place within the kingdom. Hamlet has pu...

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...

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

did not allow her to be an individual. This offers us a subtle vulnerability that all people possess to some extent. And that vuln...

stables, no longer a real member of the family, Catherine still roamed the hills with him, being his companion, and he really her ...

so strongly rooted in the collective consciousness that respect for a lady takes precedence over legality, common sense and ethica...

with one last chance at a relationship in the form of Homer Barron, a day laborer from the North. When the community realized that...

content nor particularly happy with her lot in life. She brags to her husband and it is obvious that she could best him in almost...

Each story is quite solidly set in their culture. In Hawthornes the narrator states, "Young Goodman Brown came forth at sunset int...

time reader knows the story may move on logically from her death to another consecutive event. However, after a couple of paragr...

to protect their possessions from ending up in the hands of government agencies once they have died; however, this particular appr...

whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument" (Faulkner I). In this one im...

in the midst of an otherwise modern cityscape. In this manner, Emilys eventual psychological breakdown which leads to her murderin...

the circumstances surrounding their creation and the manifest events of the plot differ quite dramatically. For instance, one migh...

had died, the reader recognizes that Emily must always live in that Old South because of her father and his demands. But, at the s...

Culturally-relevant literature generally reflects the foundations of the culture in which it was developed, often creating a view ...

one of the most frequently anthologized stories in English, and one of the most popular. Its blend of horror, mystery and irony ar...

great deal of literature there is a foundation that is laid in relationship to a community. The community is a part of the setting...

deathly lit environment gives the mention of rose a very sad and lonely tone. While people may, at first, immediately think the ...

literary criticism entitled, The Resisting Reader: A Feminist Approach to American Fiction, Judith Fetterley described "A Rose for...

expensive toy store. The children are amazed, as this gives them a glimpse of another world and lifestyle that is totally alien ...

- into a "setting conducive to unrest and fears" (Fisher 75). The narrator reveals that his grief over his wife Ligeias death pro...

finished creating mayhem yet. Mortgage-backed securities, backed by subprime mortgages, are likely to continue falling in value as...

of the story escalates the tension that is associated with this part of the narrative. There is considerable irony in the attitu...

array of individuals that Whitman clearly associated himself with as perhaps an American. He states, "I am enamourd of growing out...

men, and it was known that he drank with the younger men in the Elks Club--that he was not a marrying man" (Faulkner). This can be...