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(without excluding the importance of the past), where everything is not spelled out neatly for the reader. The reader must interp...

In four pages On the Road by Jack Kerouac, 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson are ...

353). Symbols present another layer to a story, as well as another realm for questioning. Who or what is "Young Goodman Brown" t...

In five pages this essay discusses the spiritual meaning of the allegories featured in 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorn...

from Melville to modern Freudians, Hawthornes fearful secret has been the subject of speculation. But whatever it was and whatever...

In five pages this paper examines how social and religious values collide in a contrast and comparison of the short stories 'The S...

In five pages this paper discusses how human nature's dark side is portrayed by Nathaniel Hawthorne in his short story 'Young Good...

In six pages this paper examines how temptation is featured in the Hawthorne short stories 'Young Goodman Brown,' 'The Minister's ...

In five pages this paper analyzes 'The Birth Mark' and compares it to other Nathaniel Hawthorne short stories including 'Young Goo...

This paper analyzes two short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown, and The Minister's Black Veil. This five page ...

In eleven pages this paper examines the impact of transcendentalism on the life and writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne with 'Young Go...

This paper discusses the character of Emily in William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily.' This five page paper has no outside referen...

of symbolism can be seen in Melvilles "great white whale in Moby Dick; Dantes journey into the underworld in The Inferno" and many...

and venture onto "a dreary road, darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest, which barely stood aside to let the narrow pat...

gothic tone, which is a feature of romanticism. Goodman Brown soon arrives at his destination as he meet a man who has been wait...

he managed to illustrate some of the ridiculous restrictions and excessive emotional burdens that various religions placed on the ...

true nature. Goodman Browns problems stem from his decision to reject certain facets of the human condition. In fact, after he ret...

oppressed. Later in the story the reader learns of how Emily was not allowed to have male suitors and how her only responsibilit...

for an hour, thinking about her past, her relationship, and her future. As she ponders she begins to really experience a sense of ...

symbol, the black veil that the minister wears. The intriguing thing about the story is that unlike, say, the Phantom of the Opera...

While this may be one way of looking at the story, and the character of Emily, it seems to lack strength in light of the fact that...

is also presented in a manner that makes the reader see what a sad and lonely life she has likely led. This is generally inferred ...

flowing calligraphy in faded ink, to the effect that she no longer went out at all" (Faulkner). This is a clear indication that Em...

late at night and sprinkling lime around, presumably on the theory that her servant killed a rat or snake and they smell its decom...

pertinent thematic statement about social conditions in the old South; namely, that the reliance upon a superficial standard of mo...

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

combination that seemed to be excluded was "gothic romances." According to Alexander (1971), the reasons why Poe should be cons...

In seven pages the literary device of fate is examined within the context of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Edgar Allan...

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

(Faulkner). In the story of Miss Brill one does not see her as a tradition of the people, a sort of monument to an Old South bec...