YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :The Short Stories of Angela Carter
Essays 211 - 240
agendas with propaganda and information misrepresentation reportedly in the name of national security. In this story, the governm...
comes to bail him out is tied to a tree in the jails courtyard and tortured; finally the ordeal ends when Mr. Chiu signs a false c...
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...
he so closely identifies with him, which is precisely Poes point-the narrators is not normal, but is quite insane. The point of ...
on charming it much as he believes he has charmed most of the towns women, and confining Delia to the home for years is comparable...
men, and it was known that he drank with the younger men in the Elks Club--that he was not a marrying man" (Faulkner). This can be...
the narrator another instance where the town was concerned about Miss Emily and her home, which was over a smell, an awful smell o...
(Cather 68). It became readily apparent that these local men were there more out of a sense of civic duty than out of any love fo...
careful selection of names and how they reflect the personalities of the characters, and in the hypocritical nature of the charact...
decline, from onset to death, takes but "half an hour" (Poe). In the face of this overwhelming specter of death, Prince Prospero i...
this only comes in the form of regret at the end. In fact, if anyone were to be bitter about things, it would have to be the gra...
This 9 page paper gives an example of a short story which related to the technology of self driving cars. This paper includes desc...
journey, he prefers to run from the prophecy. He thinks he is doing the right thing, much like Ruebens belief that he is doing the...
This paper presents discussion of "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, ...
This essay pertains to The short stories "Bible" by Tobias Wolfe and "Virgins" by Danielle Evans. The writer discusses the theme o...
This 3 page paper gives an overview of the short story called The Country Husband. This paper includes issues of trying to escape ...
other words it compels the reader to say, "What?!" or "Whoah. What happens next?" or "Wow, how did this happen?" Any combination ...
woman who is significant, but rather how she makes the male character feel. This is particularly true of young women, who almost f...
a lady....
anxiety. It serves to house the blame for the narrators actions. And, in terms of imagery, the ending of this classic tale speaks ...
this story that Dees mother has always secretly longed for acceptance from Dee. Mrs. Johnson was always amazed by her daughters "...
life is at stake as the narrator expresses the fact that a man will actually freeze to death if he cannot get a fire going. The ...
she is known for. This particular compilation of stories was written prior to her incredible fame and would thus indicate that she...
were forced to relocate whenever the pyromaniac patriarch, Abner Snopes, would become angry and set fire to his employers barn. T...
who despises her life and dreams of wealth and social status. When she is finally invited to an elegant reception, she complains ...
In five pages this paper examines the themes featured in William Faulkner's short stories 'Dry September,' 'The Bear,' and 'A Rose...
in Gilbs narrative is that Jake really doesnt know how to be anything other then deceptive and manipulative, the small-time con ar...
life must endure social intolerance at one time or another; however, certain groups face prejudicial persecution on a regular basi...
from Londons story which illustrates how the man is ignorant and in need of the weather to make him strong and enlightened: "But a...
era has wielded its impact on the mother and her young daughter who moves through the one temporary home after another, for the mo...