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at times the exact opposite of what is being said. The once well-known short stories of O. Henry are masterpieces of irony: in one...

movement in Japan, which became prominent in the 1920s focused on the "prewar, bourgeois cultural phenomenon that devoted itself t...

cry and Nina apologizes, but Olive "shook her head," indicating that she need not apologize and, after getting control of herself,...

hallmark of cinematic portrayals of blindness in the 1960s and 70s, dramatized the fears of the able-bodied concerning disability,...

shadow of a doorway, looking just like Sonny ... Then I saw that it wasnt Sonny, but somebody we used to know, a boy from around o...

they are poor because they have no luck. Paul, being a small child, thinks that luck is a tangible object to be found, obtained or...

of nature and the unveiling of secrets; a theme which is well illustrated in The Use of Force. As Johnson (2004) notes, the narrat...

In eight pages the varied critical responses to Adams's fiction particularly as it portrayed class is discussed with reference mad...

brother. This is where Baldwin sets up another beautiful metaphor: the ice. "A great block of ice got settled in my belly and kept...

In a paper consisting of three pages the theme of suffering is considered within the context of the short story written by James B...

In seven pages this short story is analyzed in terms of primary themes, plot, and characterization. There are no other sources li...

In five pages this paper examines life and humanity in a comparison of the short stories Paul Fussell's 'Thank God for the Atom Bo...

In a paper consisting of four pages character conflicts as they exist in this short story are considered and through an examinatio...

In four pages the ways in which conflict functions in these short stories are contrasted and compared. Four sources are cited in ...

In six pages this essay discusses the positive characterization of the blind man in the short story 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver....

In five pages this paper discusses how in her novel debut, Jane Austen parodied the Gothic literary genre with a comparison with o...

In six pages the ways in which Walker employs fiction to express her concern about specific issues and love of humanity are consid...

In one page the character of Sergeant featured in 'On the Road,' a short story by Langston Hughes, is analyzed. There is no bibli...

In six pages this paper examines women's power and how it is portrayed in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Are Watching God and Ric...

This 3 page paper analyzes Toni Cade Bambara's short story The Lesson, which deals with a group of young children learning first h...

In five pages education and its prejudices are captured in the poem 'Theme for English B.' and the short story 'The Lesson.' Ther...

In seven pages this short story collection is examined in terms of how Latino families are represented within. There are no other...

In five page this paper examines the many types of freedoms the author considers within the context of this short story. There ar...

In five pages this paper discusses how Kate Chopin portrayed female sexuality in her short story 'The Storm.' There are no other ...

In five pages this paper discusses how realism is portrayed in 'The Lottery Ticket' short story by Chekhov and in the play An Enem...

In eight pages this paper analyzes Tolstoy's protagonist and considers how this short story explores the value and meaning of life...

The characters of Mabel and Elizabeth that were featured in one of D.H. Lawrence's short stories are analyzed in four pages. Ther...

In five pages this paper examines how the author effectively utilizes setting in this moving short story. Four sources are cited ...

In five pages this paper examines the French author's short stories 'Mademoiselle Fifi' and 'Boule de Suif' in terms of how they r...

In one pages this short story by Existentialist philosopher and writer Jean Paul Sartre is summarized. There are no sources inclu...