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content nor particularly happy with her lot in life. She brags to her husband and it is obvious that she could best him in almost...

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

much fuller understanding of the feelings and motivations of his fellow men, which is reflected in his sermons. As noted by Eaton ...

the characters talk and interact creates a very different setting for the story. It also limits how we envision the story that unf...

barely stood aside to let the narrow path creep through, and closed immediately behind. It was all as lonely as could be; and ther...

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...

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

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...

the world of all evil by silencing any voice of dissention. This short story clearly illustrates the idea that evil is in the doin...

wronged by the people sets out to uncover just how dishonest they truly are, how they do not possess righteousness and that they a...

If the reader proves victorious at ascertaining the entire concept as a whole, while comprehending the connection of the detailed ...

living with Emily, which is certainly not proper but the town accepts this because there is sympathy for Emily who is a sad and lo...

to catch up with and crush idealistic young people afraid of occurrences over which they seem to have no control" (Hynes 265). "L...

are similar to Emilys. The characters discussed are Carrie, from the film "Carrie," Norman Bates from the film "Psycho," Eleanor f...

her husband who did not reside with her. As such she could not deny that she had an affair with someone. However, she would never ...

a feeling that his ferocious conviction in the rightness of his own actions would be of advantage to all whose interest lies with ...

freely expressing their sinful temptations to the minister. The cause of Reverend Hoopers alienation, it would appear, was not an...

It is clear early-on that it was common knowledge in the town that Emilys father was abusive -- if not physically, then certain m...

also the Salem of his ancestors" (Hawthorne.htm). When we understand something of the history of Salem, as well as the history of ...

manner in which both people and society are viewed. The very basis of the story is perhaps the biggest symbol, where Hester Prynn...

lives, and all this really comes out as people and their relationships to the place that formed them (Smith ppg). Duality shown i...

In five pages this paper examines the themes featured in William Faulkner's short stories 'Dry September,' 'The Bear,' and 'A Rose...

was a message for his people, and for the reader as well. What did the black veil symbolize? The story ends as follows: " The gras...

This paper consists of six pages and analyzes the symbolism that appears throughout each short story. Two sources are cited in th...

a nation of disillusionment, and we often find some sort of sympathetic resonance in tales of the dark and unholy. And the first p...

This paper consists of six pages examines William Faulkner's life and the themes of life and death that abound in his novel The So...

In seven pages this essay considers transformation within a comparative context of these short stories....

In five pages this paper examines how humiliation is used as a theme in Ibsen's play and Hawthorne's novel. Two sources are cited...

In eight pages this paper examines the evil that manifests itself in the predatory characters of Roger Chillingworth in The Scarle...

secrets are inferred. That her father suppressed her sexuality and thwarted her womans life is clearly stated. The town assumes t...