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denigrating to himself as he comforts John R. Isidore, a "special," that is, someone affected by the omnipresent radioactive dust,...

consequence. Her grief is obviously great even though the event was decades ago. She tells Oedipus, "...my son/ he wasnt three day...

the accent will change the meaning of the poem. Instead of stressing the syllables like this: Let me NOT to the MAR-riage of TRUE ...

hit-and-run death of Toms mistress, the married Myrtle Wilson. Her widower is deceived into thinking Gatsby caused the accident, ...

main character, but is predominantly depicted as a sympathetic witness to a way of life that he senses will soon be lost forever. ...

power. I willed my keepsakes, signed away What portion of me I Could make assignable,-and then There interposed a fly, With blue...

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

the most frightening short stories ever written. Jackson begins with a description of a gorgeous summer day and subtly weaves a we...

Invisible Man, a searing portrait of the way in which society ignores the African-Americans in its midst-making them "invisible." ...

is a classic "quest" tale; the description of a mans journey through a strange new world, in this case, Detroit, Michigan. This pa...

ironically named Faith) participating in what appears to be satanic rituals, Brown is so psychologically damaged by all he sees he...

wife Virginias slow death, the narrator focuses on every detail of his wife Ligeia as she lies dying: "The pale fingers became of ...

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...

cultures," and is always a figure of evil (Champion). Delia is busy working, when she is frightened out of her wits: "Just then so...

that is, as more closely comply with white standards of beauty are regarded with more favor by both whites and blacks, such as the...

opening to Jacksons Lottery, as Jackson carefully underscores the normality of the day and how what is to take place is viewed as ...

does he reach in and grab the insect and hand it to her. She is delighted and states it is not a grasshopper but a bell cricket, o...

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

soul to the devil for what he desires. This relates well to Paul for he is a man who will do anything to live, if even only for a ...

and one from their devoted black servant Dilsey Gibson and read like the gospels of the Bible in that observations of actual event...

This essay pertain to Charlotte Perkins Gilman's famous short story "The Yellow Wallpaper." The writer discusses plot, metaphor, s...

In five pages this paper examines how the ending is foreshadowed throughout various events in the short story with its symbolism a...

In five pages this paper examines the significance of symbolism in this famous short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. There are no o...

In five pages this paper examines how this short story features the author's powerful use of symbolism. Five sources are cited in...

This paper consisting of five pages examines the symbolism of trees in terms of the family's fate in this famous Flannery O'Connor...

In four pages this short story from Distant View of a Minaret is analyzed in terms of the call's symbolism. There is 1 source cit...

In seven pages this paper examines the character and symbolism featured in this story by James Joyce. Seven sources are cited in ...

In five pages this story is analyzed in terms of the importance of color symbolism. There are no other sources listed....

fiction has become a cardinal rule, with the demand being even more stringent in the short story due to its compressed form. Rese...

reminiscent of real people experiencing real social pain and suffering, in spite of the fact that Mathilde chose to wallow in what...