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'Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe

In two pages this essay examines how the structural collapse of the house in Poe's short story represents the collapse of the fami...

Gothic Hero Edgar Allan Poe in 'Ligeia' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher'

won, beating out a number of well-known short story writers. Poe needed money badly, and decided to embark on a side career as a s...

Plague Theme in 'The Masque of the Red Death' by Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages Poe's short story is subjected to a psychological analysis that contends Poe related the many deaths that surrounded...

Edgar Allan Poe Interpretations

In seven pages interpretations of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death' short story are presented by a comparative analy...

Edgar Allan Poe's Fiction and Theme of Death

In eight pages the ways in which Poe's death obsession manifests itself in ten of his short stories are examined. There are 4 bi...

Happiness Struggle and Conflicts in 'Shiloh' by Bobbi Ann Mason

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

Conflict in Frank O'Connor's 'Guests of a Nation' and Bobbi Ann Mason's 'Shiloh'

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

Insight of a Blind Man in 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver

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

Analysis of 'Why I Live at the P.O.' by Eudora Welty

In five pages this research paper analyzes Welty's popular short story with the emphasis upon family eccentricities and the post m...

Communication Lacking in the Fiction of Eudora Welty

son, but upon closer examination he realizes the woman is not as old as he first thought, and Sonny is her husband. In fact, the w...

Critical Analysis of 'Rip Van Winkle' by Washington Irving

In seven pages this short story by Washington Irving is critically analyzed. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

American Romanticism and the Writings of Washington Irving

This paper discusses how American Romanticism is represented in 'Rip Van Winkle,' a short story by Washington Irving in three page...

Lengel's Perspective Applied to 'A and P' by John Updike

In four pages this paper analyzes the inner struggles of Lengel by adopting his perspective in an examination of John Updike's sho...

Brawn and Brains in 'The Catbird' Seat' by James Thurber

In eight pages this paper examines the contrasting imagery of sexuality and athletic prowess in this short story by James Thurber....

Comparative Analysis of Trifles and A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell

In two pages this play and short story by Susan Glaspell are contrasted and compared in terms of themes and characterization. The...

Suppressed Dialogue in 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

and claims to be overtired, although she seems to be able to write some thousand words at a stretch. In this first section she als...

Isolation Theme in Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

In five pages this paper examines how isolation is interwoven into the short stories featured in Sherwood Anderson's 1919 collecti...

Suffering in 'Sonny's Blues' by James Baldwin

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

'A Doll's House' by Katherine Mansfield

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

What Life Is

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...

Pain and Healing in Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin

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

Critical Reception to Alice Adams's Fiction

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

First Encounter With Death in Joyce's The Sisters

The focus of this three page paper is a young boy's first experience with death as it unfolds in the short story in James Joyce's ...

Goodman Brown 'Dark Side'

In five pages this paper discusses how human nature's dark side is portrayed by Nathaniel Hawthorne in his short story 'Young Good...

Mrs. Mooney in 'The Boarding House' of James Joyce's Dubliners

Mr. Mooney because of his atrocious act of violence. One must conclude that Mrs. Mooney was not only in fear for herself, but als...

The Sundown Bar & Grill

A 9 page essay exploring St. Paddy's at the Sundown Bar and Grill, a short story that illuminates the differences in love and sex ...

'To Hell with Dying' by Alice Walker

In four pages this paper argues that what the narrative does not say about social prejudices reveals more than the short story say...

Achieving Order in Life Through Language in 'After the Denim; and 'The Bath' by Raymond Carver

In five pages this paper discusses these two short stories in terms of how language is employed by the characters to achieve order...

Works of Tennessee Williams and the Theme of Sexuality

In five pages this paper discusses how sexuality is thematically portrayed in Tennessee Williams' short story 'Desire and the Blac...

'To Build a Fire' by Jack London

In 5 pages this paper analyzes the creatures featured in this short story with the dog representing instinct and man symbolizing i...