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can see that the Hills, which the man remarks are like White Elephants, "refer to the shape of the belly of a pregnant woman, and ...

her arms and legs, eyeing her sister with a mixture of envy and awe. She thinks her sister has held life always in the palm of one...

story of a young girl who lives in Dublin with her father and her brother. But living there has become like living in a prison, a...

becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...

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...

Latino barrios in Chicago and she understands the plight of young Chicanos in addition to women feeling trapped between two cultur...

of his talent. He sees and then conveys meaning in the smallest of details and, again, weaves them together in ways that create th...

his studies had no definite object, either of public advantage or personal ambition; a gentleman, high bred and fastidiously delic...

she formally received the Valmonde name, although according to the locals, "The prevailing belief was that she had been purposely ...

excitement in the place. It is not necessarily a nurturing environment for one who wants something more out of life than to be a b...

prior to the approaching storm but soon becomes unconsciously aware of her longing for passion when she feels oppressed under the ...

that this woman has a great power over her and over the rest of the class. She begins to look around her at the reservation and re...

and we do see a wonderful complexity that is both subtle and descriptive. We see this in the opening sentence, which is seems to b...

Some of them are not. Frequently, it is the combination of heritage and gender which cause the greatest problems, as Rachel discov...

he would not be getting any scholarships for furthering his education, he "joined the Indian Imperial Police Burma" (George Orwell...

and nothing to do with the prank that Oberon is playing through Puck. They happen to enter into the midst of the chaos however, an...

right in their eyes for one who has died. They paint his face, sprinkle corn meal and pollen, and thus give him a very fitting wra...

being overly emotional, but even though she believes in reason is it not a guiding principle in her life. In this way, it is evid...

Story from Historical, Social, Cultural, Political and Religious Perspectives Surprisingly, the original idea for West Side Stor...

My tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the jest of my companions. I was especially fond of animals, and was ...

speaking with the man directly, or setting about to use his mind to figure out a logical answer, he resorts to unethical behavior....

Rather, the bible is a composite of various stories and is therefore to an extent subject to interpretation. Those who interpret t...

to that of a man and saw womens role in society as being purely to serve men. When they were "no longer willing to fill that role,...

of death, while the Mourning Dove reminds one of the mourners at ones funeral. This also sets the tone for the frame of mind that ...

desperation or dismay of the narrator whereas Hemingways story leaves us to infer the desperation, but the ending is very similar....

and possibly to establish a comfort level with something frightening, the townsfolk begin to contrast the angel with other area at...

him that she wants to stop talking about it, indicating she feels completely powerless and is just going to do it and get it over ...

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...

an intriguing plot concerning a ministers request to never remove the curious black veil he wears. When he dies, should the congre...