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the irony of the Congo River, which is described as the antithesis of the Thames, which is the location from which Marlow tells th...

all of its aspects. This also ties in with the idea that they are traveling to the city of Canterbury to be redeemed. Here, the po...

At the same time, however, it reflects a twinge of sadness with Allens passing and the importance it played in his life year after...

and rainfall again. References to wetness and of being soaked with water seem to refer to the state of the men, that they are abou...

say in their prose pieces. "Of Chambers as the Cedars/Impregnable of Eye And for an Everlasting Roof/The Gambrels of the S...

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

of symbolism can be seen in Melvilles "great white whale in Moby Dick; Dantes journey into the underworld in The Inferno" and many...

of balance. The Knight carries the potential for both peace and war. They are intimately bound to one another, it should be said, ...

hope. The mothers wise voice could be seen to be the voice of experience, conservative ways, of hope seasoned with hard times. The...

lover on the edge of being lost. Donne promises that lover that if she abides with the callers wished she will be rewarded with g...

he decides to proceed anyway. Clearly, the dark, cold, unforgiving surroundings that encapsulate the guest as his driver leaves h...

survivor of a slave ship, which crossed the water. With this crossing of the water, vast numbers of people had their way of life c...

and singing ancient songs and lose myself in that moment when all the breaths and all the heartbeats become one. What I want is ju...

theme. Without the skill of Munro, the themes might be buried with just a scant plot controlling the movement of the characters. Y...

so clearly it is evident why the Indian people placed such importance on caste and took the entire system so seriously....

it right in front of him. However, in The Birthmark we are also introduced to the character of Aminidad, who...

BODY "I Stand Here Ironing" relates the several facts which are pertinent...

with typical Christian values, and most of them wanted to grow up to become policemen, firemen, or doctors. Being average did not...

were signified by it" (1323). He then goes into great narrative detail to describe the letter to emphasize its significance: "The...

saved by a friend and turned to writing which greatly changed her entire perspective, giving her "some measure of power" (Gilman [...

she imagines that she is able to rub "the life back into the dim little eyes" (Mansfield 176). On one level, Miss Brill realizes t...

of Thatchers diary. Film components: Dissolves, flashback, deep-focus shots, long shots, close-ups. In the establishing long sho...

regions, such as Palestine, Bethany and Cana. Some of what John records only an eyewitness could have reported, such as the fragra...

luster that made her, herself, shine so" (Capote 14-15). In this one can see how despite the group of people she hung out with, ...

"fundamental difference" as well in the actions of the men and women, a difference "grounded in varying understandings of the home...

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

great deal of information about the Birlings, even before they speak. It is a family dinner, but the setting is extremely formal a...

legal husband was not even in the country. She will not reveal the childs fathers name, however, out of sincere love for the man w...

the experiences their protagonists have growing up as young, ethnic women in America. However, the relationship between the fictio...

- into a "setting conducive to unrest and fears" (Fisher 75). The narrator reveals that his grief over his wife Ligeias death pro...