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Shirley Jackson's Subtle Use of Horror

this a model of an extremely traditional patriarchal society, with the men in charge and the women and children following them obe...

Character Analysis of Emily Grierson in "A Rose for Emily"

that a womans association with a man is what defined women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Yet, Emily was le...

Targets for a Merger with Southwest Airlines

Southwest is one of the US airline success stories, at a time when there is consolidation the airline industry Southwest may have ...

"I Stand Here Ironing" And "Fever Flower" Mother Daughter Relationships

entire identity. Similarly, Olsen sheds light upon the way intent and effort do not always produce the desired outcome, which is ...

George W. Cable's Old Creole Days

and pleasant image of a family on this plantation: "Truly they were a family fine enough, and fancy-free enough to have fine wishe...

Resistance and Violence in Richard Wright's Native Son and Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

belly pulsed with fear...and the rat emitted a long thin song of defiance, its black beady eyes glittering" (Wright, 10). ...

Comparison of Protagonists in Joyce Carol Oates' and Anton Chekhov's The Lady with the Pet Dog

experience, clearly illustrating how her lack of inner strength and fortitude is what stands in the way of her finding true happin...

Comparing 'Burning Chrome' and 'The Matrix'

as the term is defined. They use and are used in like fashion. Neos character is more of the classic hero archetype. However, Bu...

Literature and the Creature in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

seen in any other character in the novel. He began to see that he was different, and not human. Then he came upon a bundle that...

Comparative Analysis of Ursula K. Le Guin's 'Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas' and Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'

it that way for ages. Madness is not only contagious; it is bred into the people of the village. The black box, then, represents u...

Mythological Archetype and Adam and Eve

originate in the collective unconscious of the race as a whole, saying that they were "primordial images which have always been th...

An Examination of Aborigine Oppression in Doctor Worreddy's Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the World

other words, through the words of the author, the Aborigines are no longer just a group of people in Australia, but rather they ar...

Plays and Determinism

Carol is seeking help from her professor, but also knows how to manipulate the situation for her advantage. John provides Carol w...

Comparing Mary Shelley's Frankenstein To Other Frankenstein Stories

up killing him for revenge and blaming the crime on another. Therefore, while we can clearly see this demon doing wrong, murderin...

Morality Tale Vathek by William Beckford

indicative of a disdain for authoritarian institutions. Vathek is a powerful man who indulges in vast excesses. Beckford makes it ...

Thinking Makes It So

by the church, works for them. She relents and tells him to remain just as he is, but that he still cannot join her church. The st...

Reality and Old Harjo

story of Old Harjo because clearly there are at least two different realities dealt with in the tale, and both are persuasive. Ho...

Gilgamesh and Odyssey

Introduction The ancient stories of Gilgamesh and Ulysses in Homers Odyssey are classic tales that allow the reader to glimpse wh...

The Symbolic Function of Marriage in Irving's "Rip Van Winkle"

literary works of early America, is awash with allegory and symbolic meaning. Ostensibly, the story tells the tale of a somewhat l...

Wangero’s Betrayal

shows the dilemma of those who seek to build a new life for themselves, at the cost of betraying their heritage. This paper discus...

The Importance of Title in Van Der Zee's "A Secret Sorrow"

marriage can never be because of the information she kept from Kai. Kai arrives, however, and impresses upon her that she must tel...

Canterbury Tales and The Song of Roland

should control the entire known world and so the theme of religion, and the power of religious men, was not questioned in The Song...

Race in the Movie The Blind Side

Michaels fate finally changes for the better. The wealthy family of a white boy that has befriended him driving down the road and...

Ninth Day, Sixth Story and the Reeve's Tale

as an "honest man" who kept a "little hut for the entertainment of travelers, serving them with meat and drink" but seldom offerin...

The Workers Movement and the Haymarket Bombing

The American Labor Movement has a long and turbulent history, a history that is partially detailed by author...

Hannah and O'Brien's War Stories: The Sacred and the Mundane

Whitelaw from their hometown, and the narrator imbues this physical artifact with a great deal of emotional significance. In parti...

Crime in the Newspapers: An Anomie-Oriented View

the crime being committed. First of all, the report indicates that the suspect was in his late 20s, had a beard, and wore a sloppi...

Chopin and O’Connor

gently as possible the news of her husbands death" (Chopin). In these two simple descriptions it is very evident that the women ar...

Charles Baxter - The Disappeared

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

'Ball of Fat' and 'The Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant

meant to be - mixing with society people and being decorated with fine jewelry. However, she ends up losing the necklace...