YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Life and Short Stories of Ring Lardner
Essays 271 - 300
be left with a limp as a reminder of his close call, however. However, because of this illness, he would often be sent to live ...
clearly shows how the concept of love differs between people, regardless of gender. "There was a time when I thought I loved my ...
books. They always had a good time, and the bad boys had the broken legs; but in his case there was a screw loose somewhere; and i...
the perspective of Japanese culture, particularly in regards to "proper" conduct for women. From the beginning of the tale, Osen...
the world of all evil by silencing any voice of dissention. This short story clearly illustrates the idea that evil is in the doin...
true nature. Goodman Browns problems stem from his decision to reject certain facets of the human condition. In fact, after he ret...
and the girls eyes [stop] rolling. At this point Mrs. Turpin asks her, What have you got to say to me?" (Bernardo [3]). This of...
speaking with the man directly, or setting about to use his mind to figure out a logical answer, he resorts to unethical behavior....
agendas with propaganda and information misrepresentation reportedly in the name of national security. In this story, the governm...
letters and "The letters cover everything from the emptiness Hemingway felt upon completing a novel to their shared loneliness" (P...
comes to bail him out is tied to a tree in the jails courtyard and tortured; finally the ordeal ends when Mr. Chiu signs a false c...
Puritan religion, culture and education along with the setting of his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, is a common topic in Natha...
tale: "The stories include The Courtship of Mr. Lyon,] a fairly straightforward interpretation of Beauty and the Beast, which is a...
rage (Cutts). Poe, like his stories, was quite unusual. Even his physical appearance hinted that his mental processes were...
the beginning. He states, "From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of heart was...
not been fulfilled as she soon learned that many of the columns in the paper originated from a central syndication network and the...
BODY "I Stand Here Ironing" relates the several facts which are pertinent...
her, it is apparent that his "real" life is with his wife and children, and that Nadine is only on the periphery. It is ironic, of...
a person tried hard, anything could be accomplished. Therefore, she saw it as her duty to lead her daughter towards becoming an A...
beating his wife which illustrates a theme of the helpless, and perhaps primarily the helplessness of women in society controlled ...
this only comes in the form of regret at the end. In fact, if anyone were to be bitter about things, it would have to be the gra...
ended as they could have logically ended. So, too, it must be stated that this spelling out of the ending of the mysteries is a ...
is mystical and unexplainable, in the house. They understand that they cannot necessarily see what is taking place, or truly put t...
a mother to do that. As Granny closes her eyes for "just a minute," Porter us an indication of how her life has been lived. She ha...
journey, he prefers to run from the prophecy. He thinks he is doing the right thing, much like Ruebens belief that he is doing the...
no simple way, for an old culture to adjust to a new one. New and Old World Beliefs The primary character in this story is the...
great pain, screaming, the arrogance of the doctor comes out in the following: "But her screams are not important. I dont hear the...
and private places; the divisions which existed between regular days and festive days; the divisions which existed between the vil...
especially in inner city conditions, is a culture that relies heavily on community. Like other cultures, and unlike the majority o...
as just another aspect of his wife who is indeed beautiful. Clearly God created everything about Georgiana and that birthmark is ...