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both married before their husbands had died and left them widows. In the first section of the story, Wharton gives background prof...

of his own family history." At this point the critic moves into examining the history of Hawthornes ancestors and the developme...

used as power weapons in such crimes as drive-by shootings, minor altercations and myriad other random acts of violence. With the...

standing in a position that speaks of martyrdom: "he, his hands behind him, appeared pinned to the door frame, waiting like Saint ...

own enlightenment. Joy/Hulga has actively chosen to be pessimistic about life and about people. She is bitter and angry, which ...

lost. This brings us to one of the differences in the story, yet it also involves a similarity. With Mabel we have a woman who ...

that respect for a lady takes precedence over legality, common sense and ethical values. It is the sheer weight of her social stat...

reality of humanitys cruel heart. True to Hawthornes nature of portraying both the worst and the best humankind has to offer, he ...

human being. Her song on the "blond wood psaltery" produced a "crystalline sound like water purling between stones" (82). As this ...

talked too much anyway" (Glaspell). Throughout the story, Martha Hale feels guilty because she did not visit Minnie more often, b...

In a research study on the factors which lead to acts of revenge, University of Arkansas psychologists tested a number of voluntee...

him to the hospital. After a short while on the road they stop for coffee, then later, they stop for pancakes. All the while their...

specific time during the study. Women remembered hardware lists with as much ease as they remembered grocery lists. Even t...

his own parent/child relationship. Not coincidentally, Frankenstein labors "for nine months... to complete his experiment" (Riche...

to be dealing with the religious beliefs that he held and those he was questioning at the time. When Young Goodman Brown...

grief-stricken protagonist/narrator who is mourning the loss of his beloved, Lenore, and has perhaps taken to drink much as Poe ha...

banks of a "black and lurid tarn" (Poe Usher). As the narrator in both stories is fully aware of who he is, he never bothers to in...

now, instead of letting his hands out into the open, he shoves them deep into his pockets and does not talk much. When he talks, t...

Stone Face, Ernest, a small boy growing up in the village learns of a prophecy concerning one who will live among them and will be...

the line, asking if he can remain there till the storm passes. "He expressed an intention to remain outside, but it was soon ap...

features suggest, Miss Moore, first of all, does not try to change her appearance to meet white standards, hence, her hair is "nap...

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

Any strategic human resources plan will need to consider the companys future needs as well as its current ones, and plan for meeti...

some of the local women, but he does not follow through on this desires because - above all else - he wishes to avoid consequences...

plan was due to fail on several fronts. First the plan itself was way too broad - and way too much for...

this day, of course, will differ from all others. What makes this a significant day in Miss Brills life is that she is about to be...

and monitoring others. He does not merely sit back in his office, but likes to possess the power that can make the young boys crin...

In five pages this paper examines how Houston promotes drama and literature through theater and writers groups and considers their...

by the men on the train platform, and then by the overly dramatic grief of Merricks mother. The contrast between the nature of Mer...

a grandfather is made clear as soon as Robert ushers Mr. Winfield into the car. Wiinfields granddaughter, Sheila, greets him. With...