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applied to literature in terms of presenting visual imagery in words that does not need to make sense and involves the subconsciou...

a chicken farm. Of his life there and the annoying chickens he writes:" It is born out of an egg, lives for a few weeks as a tiny...

this point, the determined Mrs. Mooney obtains a separation from her husband, gains control of her remaining inheritance, custody ...

we are all but immediately taken to a place where the boy is completely betrayed by that adult world. In the beginning he is proud...

is true of the character Joy/Hulga in "Good Country People." Joy/Hulga has a heart condition, which prevents her from living the...

he says, that our protagonist was assigned by his parents. The name in itself is an ironic reflection of the impact of the white ...

for him, lift his spirits, and perhaps bring him a bit of distraction and joy as he descends. This narrator is very powerful and...

country seems to be in a perpetual state of war with its neighbors, and on the fact that this eternal war has become the norm. Th...

trouble getting through the fences. Frank and Kenny could have helped him; they could have lifted up on the top wire and stepped o...

takes on the persona of Samantha, and Samantha eagerly takes on the persona of Amanda because they seem to be the same. There ar...

with that in mind it becomes obvious that religion is such an important part of this story that one cannot ignore it. In first l...

she should behave. She goes to a home where she is treated very well and ultimately has a puppy of her own and this makes her life...

was much different.) There are other aspects to the mum that remind us of Kin. First, a flower of any kind is beautiful, but pra...

testify, to lie for his father he can "smell and sense just a little of fear because mostly of despair and grief, the old fierce p...

she was saying many bad things about America and Americans. There were many others who were simply confused by the story and appar...

the physical setting and the Vasilievichs thoughts and emotions with exquisite clarity, though he doesnt tell us what Varinka is t...

time reader knows the story may move on logically from her death to another consecutive event. However, after a couple of paragr...

is actually an "angel of light," as he serves as the "unwilling instrument of grace," by stealing Joy/Hulgas leg and leaving her s...

OConnors characterization of Joy/Hulga carefully builds up an image of a woman who has been very badly scarred by life, both physi...

him that she wants to stop talking about it, indicating she feels completely powerless and is just going to do it and get it over ...

are pure creatures and seeing them run or even trot, or perhaps even exist, makes this young man incredibly happy and content. The...

protagonist finds his fathers rejection of him to be too much to bear and continue living. Kafka begins "The Judgment" by pictu...

of revelation. Each of these stories begins with opening cryptic epigraphs that lay the ominous thematic groundwork. In "MS Foun...

to justify the decision we make that we are uncomfortable with. This is also seen with the consideration of walking up to the elep...

persona, observing early in the narrative, "He was very reluctant to take precedence of so many respected members of the family, b...

keep from feeling frightened. The residents are startled, no doubt, and even perhaps afraid, but they dont react appropriately to...

a well-to-do family. They were quickly blessed with a baby boy, and all seemed well with the family until Madame Valmonde reacted...

complements that of the utilitarian. The utilitarian focuses on the badness of the victims agony but cannot readily grasp the sign...

asked her if he could feel her face. He felt every detail of her face and it touched her to such a degree that she felt compelled...

thinking about making a living. But a predominantly capitalist economy meant that all goods and services, including works of art,...