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the skill they once had, but rather their passion for that subject matter. For example, an opera singer such as Leoni may well hav...

in this short story depict them simply in neutral roles. Some of the female depictions in this story, however, at least hint at t...

telephone wire holding her to her duty like a leash. The next time she must telephone, or wait to be telephoned, nailed her to her...

has returned home for a visit with his mother and to reintroduce her to his lover, Wayne, who joins him at his childhood home. Nei...

nothing of pleasantry or peace. The windows seem as though they are "vacant," and "eye-like" and the narrator continues in this ...

himself during this period (Ross, 1999). He began writing soon after his arrival in Canada, and won the "Canadian Fiction Magazin...

Many factual elements of Schmids horrendous crimes and his persona impregnate Oates short story. Schmid is described in the "Life...

he urges Jig to have an abortion. Despite the fact that the man repeatedly says that he does not want Jig to do anything that sh...

significant loss. Examining the examples of The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Fall of the House of Usher,...

Understandably, such an action might be interpreted as a willingness on her part but in reality this action, even though Arnold ne...

The obvious conclusion that many students come to when considering this encounter was that Connie in effect encouraged Arnolds pur...

educated, for most people are in the future, and they just live a life that is filled with criminal activity. It is the norm and t...

workings of identity, however, there are grand variances that separate one person from the next when it gets past a superficial le...

his deceptiveness, and the danger the ensuing adventure holds for her become more understandable when Friend is viewed as the mani...

to save her family. Perhaps she can convince him not to kill anyone, but instead, she only pleads for her own life without much re...

at the same time he is not successful, such as the relationship with his grandfather and a wife. In terms of three specific events...

and pure joy was leaping in her being and she was perhaps experiencing a very subtle and simple joy at life itself, something that...

the city contrasts with his depiction of the boys at play, trying gamely to be frolicsome and experience the joy of childhood agai...

other hand, proposes that time is circular and events are cyclical. The old mystic who dreams is dreaming specifically to create...

persona, observing early in the narrative, "He was very reluctant to take precedence of so many respected members of the family, b...

keep from feeling frightened. The residents are startled, no doubt, and even perhaps afraid, but they dont react appropriately to...

to justify the decision we make that we are uncomfortable with. This is also seen with the consideration of walking up to the elep...

in any real noble cause, he quickly succumbs to the realities that surround him, the bullets and the danger. This man has taken i...

asked her if he could feel her face. He felt every detail of her face and it touched her to such a degree that she felt compelled...

of revelation. Each of these stories begins with opening cryptic epigraphs that lay the ominous thematic groundwork. In "MS Foun...

letting the weight move along to her toes as if she was testing the floor with every step, putting a little deliberate extra actio...

protagonist finds his fathers rejection of him to be too much to bear and continue living. Kafka begins "The Judgment" by pictu...

a garden. Without end or limit, without borders and fences, in noises and rustling, golden in the sun, pale green in the shade, a...

my birthday and my parents are throwing a party for me. Its no surprise, but thats just as well. I cant ever remember having a p...

are pure creatures and seeing them run or even trot, or perhaps even exist, makes this young man incredibly happy and content. The...