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by curiosity, I wanted something better" (Chekhov). However, the better life that she imagined did not materialize with her marria...

for the best. Soon, however, a sudden sense of calm overcomes her as she whispers "free, free, free" (Chopin PG). Mrs. Mal...

otherworldly and immovable. She is not a fully functioning human being. Louise Mallard is also damaged, but her weakness is physi...

On a conscious level, Edna realizes that she can never be like Adele. Therefore, she is also drawn towards Mademoiselle Reisz, who...

happy: "Except that one day Haroun asked one question too many, and then all hell broke loose" (Rusdie, 1990, p. 8). The question ...

his arms. She was a revelation in that dim, mysterious chamber; as white as the couch she lay upon. Her firm, elastic flesh that w...

sense of awe and wonder at the complex beauty of the music. The classical music of Beethoven blends the varied textures of the o...

accident in 1855. According to biographer Emily Toth, subsequent photographs of Katherine OFlaherty Chopin reveal an individual t...

novel The Awakening provides insight into the marriages of Edna Pontellier and her friend Adele Ratignolle. Examination of these m...

an intriguing plot concerning a ministers request to never remove the curious black veil he wears. When he dies, should the congre...

and traumatic childhood (Taylor and Fineman 35). Edna longs for some sort of meaning and transcendence in her life. In Mademoise...

Lighthouse, there is a subtle form of cruelty that thrusts the female protagonist into society as the woman is expected to act lik...

incredibly natural and part of the environment so to speak. Or, as Zimmerman states, "If observation from nature imprints upon his...

but had no clue how to engage in interpersonal relationships with members of the opposite sex. For him, the Bible was a way for h...

it threatened who she was as a member of the white race and the upper classes. Therefore, it can be seen that Ednas desire to pa...

at the piano" but it may well have been the "first time she was ready, perhaps the first time her being was tempered to take an im...

whom she falls in love, but she begins to branch out and experience life on her own terms, focusing on her own desires. She learns...

In six pages these two female protagonists are contrasted and compared with their respective self images also considered. There a...

In seven pages Chopin's work is examined in terms of its criticism and then relates these criticisms to specific portions of the n...

than matron, she needed to attach a descriptive label to herself which belonged to her alone, and to no one else. It becomes evid...

In five pages a contrast and comparison of O'Connor's short stories 'Everything That Rises Must Converge' and 'Good Country People...

Both works focus on an important racial figure as a primary element in the development of the plot. The relationship between Huck...

In a paper consisting of 5 pages the ways in which the author portrays the lacking maternal instincts of protagonist Edna Pontelli...

AS the novel develops and Edna works towards finding meaning and creative expression in her life she attempts painting which does ...

("Master"). It is also believed by scholars that the extensive biblical cycle contained in the Rohan Hours is based on the Bible m...

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prior to the approaching storm but soon becomes unconsciously aware of her longing for passion when she feels oppressed under the ...

In five pages the ways in which Judaism ins represented in Franz Kafka's works are examined with an emphasis upon his story 'Metam...

housebound in Los Angeles in 1949. Sally has learned that she is pregnant again, and gives herself the time to read Virginia Wool...

In two pages this essay compares these short stories in terms of symbolism, theme, and imagery. There are no other sources listed...