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

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 ...

until it breaks. This inner storm mirrors the outer storm which brings Calixta and Alcee together. "When he touched her breasts t...

This paper analyzes Christian's short story collection, Rain on a Tin Roof. The author focuses on details of Christian's coming o...

the beginning. He states, "From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of heart was...

her, it is apparent that his "real" life is with his wife and children, and that Nadine is only on the periphery. It is ironic, of...

rage (Cutts). Poe, like his stories, was quite unusual. Even his physical appearance hinted that his mental processes were...

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

who despises her life and dreams of wealth and social status. When she is finally invited to an elegant reception, she complains ...

era has wielded its impact on the mother and her young daughter who moves through the one temporary home after another, for the mo...

decision to commit suicide. Others, who dont understand why anyone should have to suffer intolerable pain when theyre going to die...

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

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

way his eyes move continually to the fact that he cannot stand to be touched: "Once, when he had been making a synopsis of a parag...

see some good in forced change such as this narrator suggests, and initiates. She simply feels impersonal and as though she is n...

later in the story, Montressor relates that his family was once "great and numerous" (Poe 146). The use of the past tense indicate...

1997). She attributes the warnings to some sort of liberal conspiracy: "I believe those Republicans who think that theres been a c...

she sits she possesses "a dull stare" possessed of a gaze that "was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky. It ...

circle. It soon becomes apparent that everyone with whom Sharon and Frank come into contact know the rumor and believe it. This cr...

the bank while there is a line of people waiting for service, but rather than agree with a fellow human being, he is caustic and s...

that respect for a lady takes precedence over legality, common sense and ethical values. It is the sheer weight of her social stat...

This paper analyzes thematic elements of the short story, The Story of the Bad Little Boy by Mark Twain. The author compares this ...

In five pages the literary style in this short story is analyzed in terms of the story's direct and indirect evidence, deductive o...

being owned by "Her Jim" (Porter). As Della contemplates her options, she considers her reflection and O. Henry introduces the f...

than they preserve" (Killam and Rowe). The poem "Homecoming" which is among his collection which show the corruptive greed ...

This essay pertains to Faulkner's short story "Dry September." The writer offers analysis of the plot and argues that Faulkner use...

story "Grit" portrays the intense conflict that arises between Glen, the manager of the Black Beauty Minerals Plant located in Mob...

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

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...