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of the story escalates the tension that is associated with this part of the narrative. There is considerable irony in the attitu...

men, and it was known that he drank with the younger men in the Elks Club--that he was not a marrying man" (Faulkner). This can be...

Each story is quite solidly set in their culture. In Hawthornes the narrator states, "Young Goodman Brown came forth at sunset int...

This paper presents discussion of "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, ...

This essay looks at "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner and presents the argument that this story presents a critique of Southe...

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

decline, from onset to death, takes but "half an hour" (Poe). In the face of this overwhelming specter of death, Prince Prospero i...

expensive toy store. The children are amazed, as this gives them a glimpse of another world and lifestyle that is totally alien ...

the supposed "insult" which Fortunato has offered him; he vacillates between a hatred of the man and a reluctant admiration for hi...

been and am; but why WILL you say that I am mad?" (Poe [3]). In this the reader is immediately told that the narrator is mad becau...

of revelation. Each of these stories begins with opening cryptic epigraphs that lay the ominous thematic groundwork. In "MS Foun...

that never completely healed. It is believed that there is a little of Elizabeth in all of Poes female characterizations. One of...

In five pages this essay examines Faulkner's 'Barn Burning' and 'A Rose for Emily' as they represent the themes of death and love....

ill person - a person who might easily be Poe himself. Poes preoccupation with humanitys darker side could very well have perpetu...

her, hearing her cough and moan, witnessing her tears at the knowledge that she must soon leave them... the mothers despair and an...

as a proper Southern lady, with the pretention of adhering to a moral code above that of the common person, but in reality, she fo...

in the midst of an otherwise modern cityscape. In this manner, Emilys eventual psychological breakdown which leads to her murderin...

In eight pages the ways in which Poe's death obsession manifests itself in ten of his short stories are examined. There are 4 bi...

from school describing in the most graphic terms fights and accidents he had witnessed: "I saw the arm afterwards -- it was really...

These two stories are contrasted and compared in seven pages in terms of how the protagonists' emotionally appeal to the reader al...

In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares how evil is thematically depicted in these short stories. There are 2 sources cited ...

a mother to do that. As Granny closes her eyes for "just a minute," Porter us an indication of how her life has been lived. She ha...

themselves, perhaps unnecessarily, on their knowledge of wines. This offers us a very powerful and self righteous look at these tw...

rage (Cutts). Poe, like his stories, was quite unusual. Even his physical appearance hinted that his mental processes were...

the beginning. He states, "From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of heart was...

it was resolved precluded the idea of risk. I must not only punish, but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed when retribut...

creation of Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. For some time now, as the student researching this topic may be aware...

reality in Poes work. And, the fact that it comes back to haunt the characters in the story further emphasizes the power of this "...

turn out for the good. A student working on this project can see that the following sentences present something of the tone Poes n...

In six pages this paper analyzes the classic elements of the poems 'Letter to F...,' 'Lenore,' and 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe....