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Willa Cather's Paul's Case (Analysis)

this right away. The author begins by writing: "At first, it appears that Paul is, perhaps, simply filled with the arrogance that ...

Literary Analysis: “Dubliners” by James Joyce

Each morning he waits for her to leave for school, then follows her, passing her at the point where their paths diverge, where the...

Sammy Grows Up in the “A&P”

that he too is a man like Stoksie, but the reference to Stoksies children again reveals his immaturity. Referring to the babies in...

The Heart in The Story of an Hour

the end, of her heart and a possible "condition" and so the reader may well dismiss this fact in a first reading. But, at the same...

Detailed Analysis of Kate Chopin’s Short Story, ‘Desiree’s Baby’

of "Desirees Baby," Teresa Gibert observed, "The number and the intensity of the surprises that provoke astonishment in the highly...

Herman Melville’s Piazza Tales

(Melville The Piazza). In this one sees that the narrator values her life perhaps, but not his own, while she values much. This na...

Literary Themes

a stuff house in total darkness; these help to create an atmosphere of unrelieved terror. The murderer, of course, is so unhinged ...

"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner

This essay looks at "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner and presents the argument that this story presents a critique of Southe...

"Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin

This essay asserts that in order to comprehend the motivation and action portrayed in Kate Chopin's short story "Story of an Hour,...

Charlotte Perkins Gillman: Women in Victorian Times

This 6 page paper gives an analysis of the story the Yellow Wallpaper. This paper includes comparisons from Gillman's own life a...

Short Story Analysis:The Guest

This 6 page paper is an analysis of the short story by Camus called The Guest. This paper gives a summary of the story as well as ...

Literary Analysis: Flannery O' Connor Stories

This 4 page paper gives an overview of the stories Good Country People and A Good Man is Hard to Find, by Flannery O'Connor. This ...

Different Versions for the Biblical Flood

This report identifies and discusses different sources for Noah and the Flood. There were four much older stories of such a flood ...

Nineteenth Century Patriarchy and Kate Chopin

This essay is on nineteenth century writer Kate Chopin's short story "The Story of an Hour." The position presented is that this n...

Poe's tale about Amontillado

This 7 page paper gives an analysis of the story “The Cask of Amontillado”. This paper includes discussion or other articles about...

Death as a Representation of Failing Marriages

This 9 page paper gives an explanation of how the timeless ideal of marriage is not real and how The Dead and The Story of an Hour...

Human Nature in Gulliver's Travels

This 6 page paper gives an overview of the story Gulliver's Travels. This paper includes human nature and corruption as theme with...

Antigone and A Jury of Her Peers

This 3 page paper gives an overview of the two stories Antigone and A Jury of Her Peers and the relationships between the women in...

Women's Search for Independence in 3 Works: Finding Happiness

This essay discusses 3 works: which are a poem by Gwendolyn Brook, "The Beam Eaters"; a short story by Kate Chopin, "The Story of ...

Melville's "Bartleby, The Scrivener" - 'Eminently Safe'

them, much of which is brought about by Bartlebys unusual behavior (Dickstein, 2005). The method by which Melville (2004) address...

Humans and Nature

essay that illustrates her story about being African American is not every African Americans story and in truth it is quite differ...

A Kind Gesture

I smiled and nodded, but I wasnt sure if he was offering me his seat or just making a general observation. "Come on," he said. "...

Rogerian Therapy, Hansen's "My Kid's Dog"

This essay pertains to "My Kid's Dog," a short story by Ron Hansen. The writer discusses how the story reflects the therapeutic ap...

Role of the Feminine in Ancient Creation Myth

males. In both "Enuma Elish" and in Hesiods mythology, the Earth goddess is described in terms of motherhood. Tiamet first rages a...

Mind and Body in the Works of Judith Ortiz Cofer and Alice Walker

from thereon, looked different. She was no longer cute, but different. Other people did not seem to care that she looked different...

A Traditional Hawaiian 'Talk' Story

After two days with them, I felt sure I could stay with them forever. I remember the smells of their house, the ginger cookies,...

Two Views of Murder

because her mother ended up marrying Donnas former lover. In an ironic twist of fate, therefore, Donnas lover ended up becoming he...

A Character and Thematic Comparison of Desiree's Baby and Antlers

knowledge that Desiree has gone to her death, even though Arnaud will have to cope with a revelation that shakes the foundations o...

3 Short Stories About Growing Up

She has been given the opportunity, or so she thinks, to finally live a life that is solely hers. There is a powerful sense of fre...

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

other nations, acting in commercial or diplomatic positions (The Literature Network). Then in 1385 he apparently lost his job as w...