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charities was remarkable. She was coming into her own, moving out of the extremely heavy shadow cast by the royal family (particu...
bound to engage. While mythological women were strong of mind and spirit, they were not allowed to express their inner most being...
reader, who has the benefit of hindsight, to wonder why German Jews, such as the Oppermanns, did not react earlier to the Nazi thr...
regard to the acceptance of reality, issues of morality and, perhaps above all, the concept of divine judgment and human guilt. I...
Chandler was famous for his evocative descriptions of L.A.; the heat and light, the flowers, traffic, noise and above all the vivi...
This sets the stage for a pessimistic story, despite any optimistic elements. This sense of pessimism is also one that is very u...
are proud. The main character, however, although she wants to own the house someday, is embarrassed by the house because she feels...
to return to the cave because its familiar and comfortable? The answer to all these questions is "yes." (Allegory of the Cave, 2...
until it breaks. This inner storm mirrors the outer storm which brings Calixta and Alcee together. "When he touched her breasts t...
thinking that pretending to be something she is not will somehow make her life more pleasant and simple. However, she learns that,...
does so in a most subtle way. It is as if O. Henry plays on the expectation of a terrible demise, then, at the last moment, as a s...
in a manner that was often regarded as blasphemous by her Puritan and Calvinist neighbors. Emily Dickinsons approach to poetry wa...
critic notes that, "Whether in a brief novella or in an epic tome, one common technique utilized by many writers is a framing of a...
are pleasant individuals who go through many different dilemmas, relatively simple dilemmas in the beginning. They become friends ...
themselves. It is in adjusting to change that people lose their ground. Meaning and purpose in life is lost. Thus, clinical depres...
the everyday eye, Dorian does not seem to age a day, nor does his beauty fade. There are several indications of a homosexual nat...
loves to write, and obviously sneaks off to do because we are reading about it. Writing is her passion and while it is seen as an ...
for the best. Soon, however, a sudden sense of calm overcomes her as she whispers "free, free, free" (Chopin PG). Mrs. Mal...
will discover and find, much of which is seen in things that are black and things that are white. This critic notes that, "Signs ...
with what respect that principle is surrounded" (Turgenev, 1996, p. 7). Although the...
story (Sparknotes). Her husband is Roskus, a man who suffers greatly from rheumatism, a condition that will kill him. T.P. is...
there is the father, a man who feels a deep connection with the past, and perhaps more importantly, the Mexican Revolution. It is ...
"These sketches will . . . will include every person of literary note in America; and will investigate carefully, and with rigorou...
success and leading a happy life. Willys attitude toward being liked and being popular do not change at all. This is evident when ...
You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat. AT LENGTH I would be av...
no nurturing. Neither story has a good ending, but the characters do emerge somewhat enlightened. Candide takes a very differen...
a future where she could do as she pleased, without the burden of a husband. She was not imagining a life where she lived wildly, ...
huge country (Kaplan, 2001). Wihtin this country were seven great powers (competing with one another in both military and economic...
and perverts every aspect of their lives. Unlike the Hubbards, Reginas husband, Horace Giddens, is a man of principle. He has jus...
each. Before going on, it pays to define post colonialism. DeHay (2004) explains that the definition she likes to use for postc...