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A Westerner's Trip to Burma

still hurt, and it didnt help that every time I volunteered at the temple afterwards, I had to see that portrait of him looking ba...

"The Hills Like White Elephants" - An Interpretation

contrast in each of these dualistic aspects of the setting reflects the dichotomous void that exists between the two central chara...

The Blow is Struck

it out, a four hour task, earlier that day and the relief it brought had been so immense he had treated himself to a slice of rye ...

Descriptive Language in Fiction

always been in Raleighs room, presumably, but he had never noticed it, hidden as it was behind a chest of drawers, until he was te...

Androcentrism in the World of "The Yellow Wallpaper"

in 1892, tells the story of a woman who is diagnosed with a psychological disorder and is subjected to the prevailing treatments o...

Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" - A Symbolic Analysis

this, Samsas preeminent concern is how he will explain this difficult matter to his boss, if he is in fact even able to get to wor...

Different Versions for the Biblical Flood

This report identifies and discusses different sources for Noah and the Flood. There were four much older stories of such a flood ...

"Wickedness" and Liberation in Cisneros

shared her names (Cisneros, 1987). This places a poetic emphasis on the lack of personal efficacious power women experienced in th...

HALF THE SKY AND EDNA’S HOSPITAL

This 3-page paper discusses why "Edna's Hospital" is an important story in the book "Half the Sky."...

Section Five of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Symbolism

In five pages this story's 5th section is analyzed in terms of the wallpaper symbolism, what it projects, and how it relates to th...

'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

A section from this story is analyzed and then considered within the whole story's context in a paper consisting of five pages. T...

An Analysis of Twain's, The Story of the Bad Little Boy

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

Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' Explicated

in a language that, though poetic, little resembles modern English: "By very force he raft hir maidenheed, / For which oppressioun...

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and the Character of Grete Samsa

himself as comfortable as he wished" (Kafka 145). During those terrifying early days, when Gregor was uncertain what was overtaki...

Eudora Welty: A Worn Path

This 6 page paper analyzes Eudora Welty's short story A Worn Path. Primary source only....

'Tent Worms' and Tennessee Williams

In three pages this essay discusses this short story by Tennessee Williams in an analysis of techniques....

The Story of Alvar Cabeza De Vaca y Nunez

In five pages the exciting and tragic story of Cabeza and his Florida colonization efforts on behalf of Spain are discussed....

Stephen Crane's 'The Monster' and Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown'

In seven pages this essay considers transformation within a comparative context of these short stories....

Human Psychology in William Faulkner's Sanctuary and Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

In three pages this paper examines the primary characters in these two stories in terms of society's treatment of them and human p...

Characterization of Abner Snopes and Symbolism in 'Barn Burning by William Faulkner

This paper examines how symbolism enhances Abner Snopes' characterization in William Faulkner's short story 'Barn Burning' in five...

'The Egg' by Sherwood Anderson

In five pages this essay discusses this amusing short story by Sherwood Anderson....

'A Clean Well Lighted Place' by Ernest Hemingway

This paper consisting of six pages argues that in this story art reflects life as the common denominator linking Hemingway to his ...

'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway

In four pages this essay analyzes the short story by Ernest Hemingway with an emphasis upon symbolism includiing that represented ...

Nine Short Stories of J.D. Salinger

In five pages the differences and similarities that exist within Salinger's Nine Short Stories are discussed....

'A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain' by Robert Olen Butler

In five pages this paper analyzes the structure of Butler's short story....

James Baldwin's 'Sonny's Blues,' Joyce Carol Oates' 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?' and Maturity

In three pages this paper contrasts and compares how the maturity theme is featured in each of these stories....

Fictional Short Story 'Into Her House, With Flowers'

In seven pages this short story which features a woman's fight to freely live her life despite several mental impairment is presen...

The Language and the Quilt in 'Everyday Use' by Alice Walker

In seven pages the use of language and the symbolism of the quilt are examined within the context of Walker's short story....

The Lesson #2 by Toni Cade Bambara

This 5 page paper discusses the central theme of Toni Cade Bambara's story The Lesson #2....

Violence in Kaplan's 'Doe Season' and Jackson's 'The Lottery'

In five pages the violence associated with ritual is examined in this comparative analysis of these stories by Kaplan and Jackson....