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fact. In "The Black Cat," the narrator tells readers that he was "docile" and "tender of heart" as a youth, and that he retained t...

man called each living creature, that was its name" (Genesis 2:19). Adam gave names to all of them "But, for Adam no suitable help...

been a scruffy collection of shabby hirelings and rich macho playboys who were footing the bill" (Hoaglund). Schaller is someone q...

"Big Tall Goony-Goony," but is the third girl with whom he is instantly smitten. She is "Queenie" in Sammys mind and he associates...

of her character. Just after she marries Charles, Flaubert tells us that before they had married she thought she was in love, but ...

only author struggling with this issue; the subject is frequently explored today by people of many ethnic backgrounds. For instanc...

many years, that she hardly heard them at all" (Lawrence). In these references it is quite clear that Mabel is essentially...

are not so lucky; they remain in Afghanistan under Soviet rule and then later are subjected to the tyranny of the Taliban regime d...

"develop a healthy sense of omnipotence which will naturally be frustrated as the child matures" (D. W. Winnicott). Because Pu Yi...

are learning that every living being sometime, somehow, some way ultimately dies. Fairy tales have long utilized this concept as ...

day to trip me up" (Updike). This is a line that also suggests he may be judgmental as well. But, in essence, he is very much symb...

who suffered a serious ax wound and is lying on the top bunk, above his laboring wife. When he heard this comment he "rolled over ...

Mr. Henderson; Sheriff Peters and his wife and Mr. Hale and his wife Martha. The five of them go to the Wright place the morning a...

camps, and symbolic of the true need to survive, something not really seen in the mother or the infant who all but seem to accept ...

any sustenance for her. This brings in the thematic element of the shawl in a very powerful way for Magda would suck on the shawl,...

end of the story, because the man whose son was killed appears to be handling it well. He notes that life is difficult, and that w...

the story, the children would be summoned, and the narrators father would let them go, saying something to the effect of "to hell ...

another persons mind and perception. We each live isolated lives with only language as a bridge to understanding the worldview and...

he urges Jig to have an abortion. Despite the fact that the man repeatedly says that he does not want Jig to do anything that sh...

significant loss. Examining the examples of The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Fall of the House of Usher,...

This paper examines the issue of gender in Le Guin's short story, Sur. The author discusses gender roles, symbolism, and thematic...

the skill they once had, but rather their passion for that subject matter. For example, an opera singer such as Leoni may well hav...

in this short story depict them simply in neutral roles. Some of the female depictions in this story, however, at least hint at t...

educated, for most people are in the future, and they just live a life that is filled with criminal activity. It is the norm and t...

groups" (Robinson 73). Apparently these community fault lines developed in accordance with the religious/ benevolent functions of ...

is described as apelike and lowered its claws, and became a pliant beast (Colette, 197)" (Johnny Boy). This critic indicates that ...

his deceptiveness, and the danger the ensuing adventure holds for her become more understandable when Friend is viewed as the mani...

to save her family. Perhaps she can convince him not to kill anyone, but instead, she only pleads for her own life without much re...

at the same time he is not successful, such as the relationship with his grandfather and a wife. In terms of three specific events...

himself during this period (Ross, 1999). He began writing soon after his arrival in Canada, and won the "Canadian Fiction Magazin...