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Short Story 'The Death of Ivan Ilych'

on his knee, leans over him, putting his ear first higher then lower, and performs various gymnastic movements over him with a sig...

Gregor Samsa in Franz Kafka's 'Metamorphosis'

In five pages this essay provides a character analysis of Gregor as featured in Kafka's short story. Three sources are cited in t...

'The Bear' by William Faulkner

terms, the trancendentalist is occupied with the natural over the synthetic. He uses vivid images in his explanation of what natu...

Psychoanalysis Reading of 'The Lost Titian' by Christina Rossetti

do with her own ambitions and determination to be acknowledged as a meaningful writer than it has to do with her ability to write ...

Human Nature and Conflict in 'The Storm' by Kate Chopin

In five pages this paper discusses human nature and the conflict that exists between social expectations and human needs within th...

Louise Erdrich's 'The Leap' Feminist Short Story

In five pages this essay analyzes the short story in order to determine that it is an example of feminist literature. Three sourc...

Analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's Works

In seven pages Poe's works are analyzed within the context of his short stories 'The Tell Tale Heart' and 'The Fall of the House o...

Emotion in 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

In six pages the emotional undercurrent that pervades this horrific short story by Edgar Allan Poe is examined. Three sources are...

'A Family Supper' by Kazuo Ishiguro

equivalent of playing Russian roulette, was popular in Japan, but his mother always refused to eat fugu, but decided to do so rath...

Edgar Allan Poe's 'Fall of the House of Usher,' Art and Literature

walls, the ebon blackness of the floors, and the phantasmagoric armorial trophies which rattled as I strode, were but matters to w...

Raymond Carver's 'Where I'm Calling From,' 'Cathedral, 'A Small Good Thing' and the Theme of Communication

inability to understand the calls in the dead of night are paralleled with the frustration they feel at not getting any informatio...

Class, Privilege, and Maturity in 'A and P' by John Updike

definitely engages in what can be interpreted as seductive posturing (Wells 128). For example, as she slowly turns, Sammys stomach...

Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Minister's Black Veil' and Symbolism

was a message for his people, and for the reader as well. What did the black veil symbolize? The story ends as follows: " The gras...

Cathedral by Raymond Carver and the Blind Man Robert

In five pages this short story by Raymond Carver is examined in an analysis of the blind character Robert and what he symbolizes. ...

Themes in 'A Good Man is Hard to Find,' 'Revelation,' and 'Greenleaf' by Flannery O'Connor

In eight pages these three short stories are considered in terms of summary and analysis of themes. Ten sources are cited in the ...

Responsibility and Guilt in 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?' by Joyce Carol Oates

The obvious conclusion that many students come to when considering this encounter was that Connie in effect encouraged Arnolds pur...

William Gibson's Burning Chrome

educated, for most people are in the future, and they just live a life that is filled with criminal activity. It is the norm and t...

Short Stories by Shirley Jackson 'After You, My Dear Alphonse' and 'The Lottery'

domestic tendencies in their society. In "The Lottery" there are many characters and in "After You, My Dear Alphonse" there are ...

'The Boasrding House' by James Joyce and Power

this point, the determined Mrs. Mooney obtains a separation from her husband, gains control of her remaining inheritance, custody ...

Donald Barthelme's 'The Balloon' and Irony

keep from feeling frightened. The residents are startled, no doubt, and even perhaps afraid, but they dont react appropriately to...

'Araby' by James Joyce and Growing Up

a part of the childhood experience. But then, a girl referred to only as Mangans sister (obviously the sister of one of his frien...

How the Angel Was Perceived by the Townspeople in 'A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

and possibly to establish a comfort level with something frightening, the townsfolk begin to contrast the angel with other area at...

Themes of Hemingway's Short Story Collection In Our Time

End of Something," "Cat in the Rain," and "The Big Two-Hearted River (Parts I and II)." First well describe the stories, than anal...

'The Black Cat' by Edgar Allan Poe, 'Shooting the Elephant' by George Orwell and the Human Heart

to justify the decision we make that we are uncomfortable with. This is also seen with the consideration of walking up to the elep...

Poe and The Tell-Tale Heart, a Reaction

when it overwhelms everything, even the narrator who is trying to avoid being caught. Perhaps the most hideous thing about the sto...

The Cask of Amontillado

he is anything but a gentleman or stoic. Through this first person narrative the reader is really made to feel as though the nar...

Ralph Ellison's 'Battle Royal' and James Joyce's 'Araby'

we are all but immediately taken to a place where the boy is completely betrayed by that adult world. In the beginning he is proud...

Characters in Flannery O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' and D.H. Lawrence's 'The Rocking Horse Winner'

her training in society was different, for her focus was on religion and the proper way things should be done. While the mother in...

Flannery O'Connor's 'Revelation,' Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an Hour' and Symbols

(Chopin). This image clearly drives home the fact that the heart was a symbol, a symbol of her confinement and of her hope. The he...

'The Lady with the Dog' by Anton Chekhov

he recognizes this. They are a challenge and women have always been drawn to him. But, with this one woman he begins to become far...