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Ernest Hemingway's 'Hills Like White Elephants' and the Topic of Abortion

it was: "Well be fine afterward. Just like we were before" (Hemingway NA). She wants to know how he is so sure and he replies that...

Toni Cade Bambara's Sylvia and John Updike's Sammy

first of the story, show a young man, still engrossed with pigeon holing everyone he meets. They either are good or they are bad. ...

Overview of 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

when they enter it. Fortunato has a bad cough and so, on their way to the wine cellar, Montressor keeps giving Fortunato more wine...

Fiction of Eudora Welty

a new life, and emphasizes how people, when tested by circumstances can overcome adversity along their path toward self-respect. ...

'The Snows of Kilimanjaro' by Ernest Hemingway and the Depiction of the Husband

he tells her that he never loved her when she asks: Dont you love me?" to which he replies "No...I dont think so. I never have" (H...

A Comparison of The Snows of Kilimanjaro” and The Yellow Wallpaper

his insistence that he does not love her, is accounted for by the delirium which is affecting his mental faculties. However, the g...

Literary Critique of Guy de Maupassant's 'The Necklace'

the money she had borrowed to buy her friend a necklace that she lost.....All of her work was really for nothing" (Cortez ss1.html...

'The Rocking Horse Winner' by D.H. Lawrence, 'Everyday Use' by Alice Walker and Families

even though her sister will not appreciate them in a real way as Maggie will. Maggie is one of those people who is easily used and...

Julio Cortazar's Deshoras

back to the past, as the young man obsesses over his mother and his search for identity. And, "Although the narrator begins by den...

What it Takes to Change

5 pages and 2 sources. This paper provides an overview of what it might take to change the future and improve a life. Though man...

Flannery O'Connor's 'Everything that Rises Must Converge'

In eight pages this paper examines the mother and son relationship that is featured in the short story by Flannery O'Connor. Seve...

Lu Xun's A Small Incident and Vo Phien's The Key

These short stories and their themes of birthplace separation are compared in a report consisting of five pages. There are no oth...

'Dancing Bear' by Guy Vanderhaeghe

In five pages the theme of this Canadian short story is analyzed. There are no other sources listed....

Surprise and Structure in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

In 8 pages this short story considers the element of surprise and presents a structural analysis of the author's employment of sty...

Gothic Author Mary Shelley

In seven pages this paper considers the Gothic characteristics of Mary Shelley's writings in an analysis of short stories 'Transfo...

Relationships Among Spouses in 'The Girls in Their Summer Dresses' by Irwin Shaw and 'The Storm' by Kate Chopin

In five pages these short stories are analyzed in a contrasting and comparison of spousal relationships. There are no other sourc...

'The Lightning Rod Man' by Herman Melville

In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of contrasting points of view between the salesman of lightning rods and a pro...

Symbolism and Setting in 'Revelation' by Flannery O'Connor

In seven pages this paper analyzes this short story in terms of meaning and characterization but focuses primarily upon the 2 sett...

'A Good Man is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor and Symbolism

OConnor utilizes the central theme of Christianity is as a subtle, symbolic plot to convert her readers, whom she had envisioned a...

'Sorrow Acre' by Isak Dinesen and Parallels Between Christianity and Judaism

In five pages this paper examines the religious parallels that exist within this short story by Isak Dinesen. Four sources are ci...

Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and the Horror Genre

In 5 pages this paper examines how the horror short story genre was developed in 'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne an...

'The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg' by Mark Twain

In five pages this paper examines the themes that are featured in this short story by Mark Twain. Six sources are cited in the bi...

'Story of an Hour' by Kate Chopin and Real Life Reflections

In 7 pages this paper discusses how the author expressed real life feelings in this short story. Seventeen sources are cited in t...

'The Birth Mark' and 'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In 6 pages the theme of scientific experimentation as it is represented in both of these short stories are analyzed. There are 6 ...

Analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Roger Malvin's Burial'

An analysis of this short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne consists of six pages. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Hunted or Haunted Protagonists in the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper examines how Nathaniel Hawthorne's protagonists are either hunted or haunted in the novel The Scarlet Let...

'Fathers and Sons' by Ernest Hemingway

In five pages Hemingway's 'reminiscent narrative' and tone are examined within the context of this short story. Two sources are c...

'Word for Word by Ingeborg Bachmann

In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of title, plot, theme, and mood with emphasis upon the protagonist. There are...

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

In five pages the deceptive novel that is short on story but high on characterizations and vignettes discussing the neighborhood a...

Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Minister's Black Veil' and 'Young Goodman Brown' and the Theme of Evil

Evil is examined as it is thematically represented in two famous Nathaniel Hawthorne short stories in a paper consisting of 6 page...