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becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...

ordinary and therefore the townspeople find it frightening. They have tried on several occasions to discover why the minister wear...

However, it is clear from the opening section of the narrative that the unknown writer of the letters has seen a very different...

her arms and legs, eyeing her sister with a mixture of envy and awe. She thinks her sister has held life always in the palm of one...

of his talent. He sees and then conveys meaning in the smallest of details and, again, weaves them together in ways that create th...

his studies had no definite object, either of public advantage or personal ambition; a gentleman, high bred and fastidiously delic...

she formally received the Valmonde name, although according to the locals, "The prevailing belief was that she had been purposely ...

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

Her Peers"). The Women The primary women, as a whole, present us with knowledgeable and observant women who quickly discover w...

can see that the Hills, which the man remarks are like White Elephants, "refer to the shape of the belly of a pregnant woman, and ...

the more meaning it opens up" (Yaghjian 268). Christian symbols and portrayals of Christ abound in "A Good Man is Hard to...

It took place in the south, as did most of OConnors stories, and showed the ignorance of southern whites by using a certain predil...

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

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

Indeed, Olsens socialist upbringing and working class background, as well as her experience as a single parent, provides a major s...

Dark suspense elements are the focus of this comparative analysis of two 19th century great American short stories in five pages. ...

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

he urges Faith to deny the Devil and look to Heaven, he suddenly finds himself alone in the forest. Although Brown has escaped the...

her to take. It is interesting to note that the onlookers do not realize that they might have driven Emily to insanity. Wallace ...

Western States Book Award for Fiction and the Walt Whitman Award (The Iguana Killer [Review]). Interestingly enough, Rios spoke Sp...

types of decaying vegetation. The vegetation even permeates the external nooks and crannies of the house itself in the form of a ...

says she is experiencing anything but sorrow and despair. During the times that this story takes place, a woman was not expected...

two share. They are obviously not really enjoying this moment, or life, for some reason. And, the reason is never clearly spelled ...

criminal is so small, few would talk about it. Another way to look at the situation is that the author hones in on one story in ...

of Brown. It is essentially natural worshipping, however, with many different types of people coming together in a more ritualisti...

this day, of course, will differ from all others. What makes this a significant day in Miss Brills life is that she is about to be...

human being. Her song on the "blond wood psaltery" produced a "crystalline sound like water purling between stones" (82). As this ...

like herself. From their initial conversation in the garden, Beatrice reassures him that she is sincere by stating that "Forget wh...

by the men on the train platform, and then by the overly dramatic grief of Merricks mother. The contrast between the nature of Mer...

a grandfather is made clear as soon as Robert ushers Mr. Winfield into the car. Wiinfields granddaughter, Sheila, greets him. With...