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Flannery O'Connor and Religion

In ten pages this paper examines how religion, particularly the grace of God, is thematically depicted in Flannery O' Connor's sho...

Racism and Emotion in Flannery O'Connor's Works

In eight pages this paper examines how racial intolerance is thematically portrayed in Flannery O'Connor's short stories 'Judgment...

E.B. White, John Cheever, and Existentialism

In four pages this paper discusses how existentialist thought manifests itself in the short stories 'The Door' by E.B. White and '...

Individual, the Majority, and Evil in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

In ten pages this research paper analyzes the famous short story in terms of its conflict between minority or individual rights ve...

Social Message in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

In five pages this paper analyzes the social message contained in this short story of human sacrifice to ensure fertile agricultur...

Ending Foreshadowed in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

In five pages this paper examines how the ending is foreshadowed throughout various events in the short story with its symbolism a...

I'm Not Stupid by David Rodriguez and 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

In seven pages the controlling characters of Margaret Fletcher and Mr. Summers in Rodriguez's play and Jackson's short story are c...

Biography of Shirley Jackson

In five pages this paper discusses Shirley Jackson's life, writings, evil as a popular theme, and her most famous short story 'The...

Communication and Marriage in 'Unicorn in the Garden' and 'Wife Wooing' by John Updike

her, he would be interested in having sex, but she wants to read a book on Richard Nixon. As soon as she settles in, however, she ...

'Araby' by James Joyce and 'A and P' by John Updike

perspective upon the young mans romantic infatuation. Not only are descriptive phrases shared by both stories, but parallels occu...

Nature and Naturalism in The Open Boat by Stephen Crane

In eight pages this paper discusses how nature and naturalism is depicted through powerful imagery in this famous short story by S...

'Indian Camp' by Ernest Hemingway

A short story analysis consisting of three pages is presented in terms of the relationship between father and son and the elements...

Elisa Character in 'The Chrysanthemums' by John Steinbeck

In five pages this essay analyzes the development of the protagonist Elisa in a consideration of this John Steinbeck short story. ...

Abortion in 'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway

In five pages this research essay explores the abortion debate within the context of Hemingway's short story and how important saf...

'A Clean, Well Lighted Place' and 'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway

In five pages this essay considers the 'everything' or 'nothing' connotation of oneness as represented within these short stories ...

'The Butterfly and the Tank' by Ernest Hemingway

him and a real gun is fired and he is killed. 6) The narrator is...

Happiness Struggle and Conflicts in 'Shiloh' by Bobbi Ann Mason

In a paper consisting of four pages character conflicts as they exist in this short story are considered and through an examinatio...

Conflict in Frank O'Connor's 'Guests of a Nation' and Bobbi Ann Mason's 'Shiloh'

In four pages the ways in which conflict functions in these short stories are contrasted and compared. Four sources are cited in ...

Insight of a Blind Man in 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver

In six pages this essay discusses the positive characterization of the blind man in the short story 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver....

Analysis of 'Why I Live at the P.O.' by Eudora Welty

In five pages this research paper analyzes Welty's popular short story with the emphasis upon family eccentricities and the post m...

Communication Lacking in the Fiction of Eudora Welty

son, but upon closer examination he realizes the woman is not as old as he first thought, and Sonny is her husband. In fact, the w...

Critical Analysis of 'Rip Van Winkle' by Washington Irving

In seven pages this short story by Washington Irving is critically analyzed. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

American Romanticism and the Writings of Washington Irving

This paper discusses how American Romanticism is represented in 'Rip Van Winkle,' a short story by Washington Irving in three page...

Pain and Healing in Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin

brother. This is where Baldwin sets up another beautiful metaphor: the ice. "A great block of ice got settled in my belly and kept...

'A Doll's House' by Katherine Mansfield

In seven pages this short story is analyzed in terms of primary themes, plot, and characterization. There are no other sources li...

What Life Is

In five pages this paper examines life and humanity in a comparison of the short stories Paul Fussell's 'Thank God for the Atom Bo...

Suppressed Dialogue in 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

and claims to be overtired, although she seems to be able to write some thousand words at a stretch. In this first section she als...

Brawn and Brains in 'The Catbird' Seat' by James Thurber

In eight pages this paper examines the contrasting imagery of sexuality and athletic prowess in this short story by James Thurber....

Lengel's Perspective Applied to 'A and P' by John Updike

In four pages this paper analyzes the inner struggles of Lengel by adopting his perspective in an examination of John Updike's sho...

Comparative Analysis of Trifles and A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell

In two pages this play and short story by Susan Glaspell are contrasted and compared in terms of themes and characterization. The...