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cold hearted person. She was like this because she was afraid to really look at herself. She was also afraid to hope for anything ...

why he became an addict; he also express great uncertainty about his life after hes released from prison (Class lecture on "Sonnys...

as he encounters people he believes to be good Puritans his innocence is slowly being threatened with a truth he cannot understand...

still places on the planet where nature is more important than man and his machines, and where nature actually "knows best" and sh...

enough cotton over the next summer to buy her a new coat. However, it is also clear that his mother feels compelled to hold James ...

this relationship, which is entails infidelity and, therefore, mistrust and lies. Similarly, miscommunication and infidelity pla...

Her neighbors believed she never married because "none of the young men were quite good enough" (Faulkner 437). It was only when ...

other words it compels the reader to say, "What?!" or "Whoah. What happens next?" or "Wow, how did this happen?" Any combination ...

woman who is significant, but rather how she makes the male character feel. This is particularly true of young women, who almost f...

this only comes in the form of regret at the end. In fact, if anyone were to be bitter about things, it would have to be the gra...

this story that Dees mother has always secretly longed for acceptance from Dee. Mrs. Johnson was always amazed by her daughters "...

life is at stake as the narrator expresses the fact that a man will actually freeze to death if he cannot get a fire going. The ...

a lady....

journey, he prefers to run from the prophecy. He thinks he is doing the right thing, much like Ruebens belief that he is doing the...

a mother to do that. As Granny closes her eyes for "just a minute," Porter us an indication of how her life has been lived. She ha...

is mystical and unexplainable, in the house. They understand that they cannot necessarily see what is taking place, or truly put t...

especially in inner city conditions, is a culture that relies heavily on community. Like other cultures, and unlike the majority o...

no simple way, for an old culture to adjust to a new one. New and Old World Beliefs The primary character in this story is the...

than relating the events of a shopping trip. "Shopping is really the story of a mothers (Mrs. Dietrichs) relationship with her t...

as just another aspect of his wife who is indeed beautiful. Clearly God created everything about Georgiana and that birthmark is ...

such a position where this is his best hope. His entire family seems thrilled that he can have such a good job with good pay, neve...

who they had both known was sent to the hospital after the game that day. Grimes, not realizing the Lardner is a reporter, and Lar...

and private places; the divisions which existed between regular days and festive days; the divisions which existed between the vil...

great pain, screaming, the arrogance of the doctor comes out in the following: "But her screams are not important. I dont hear the...

attending Bowdoin College. While some of his work was published, this did not provide him with enough income to live on and he ear...

Gregory talks about how his mother got angry when he threw out a free coat and Williams speaks of how his parents loved the kids, ...

son" (Rivera 108). The next day, he will be in charge of his brothers and sisters working in the fields. She warns him "Dont overw...

woman who has given her life to being a wife and a mother and she is simply trying to understand why her son expects to live his l...

the late nineteenth century (the same time the story was written). This setting is of vital importance because at that time, weal...

Puritan religion, culture and education along with the setting of his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, is a common topic in Natha...