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This paper provides an analysis of this short story in terms of theme, symbolism, and character development. This four page paper ...

has returned home for a visit with his mother and to reintroduce her to his lover, Wayne, who joins him at his childhood home. Nei...

nothing of pleasantry or peace. The windows seem as though they are "vacant," and "eye-like" and the narrator continues in this ...

the glory when the farming goes well. Of course, this bitterness is something felt by most housewives of an earlier generation and...

not strain her mental state. She must not write in her journal, she must not be in a room she finds more pleasant than the one cho...

telephone wire holding her to her duty like a leash. The next time she must telephone, or wait to be telephoned, nailed her to her...

This paper examines the issue of gender in Le Guin's short story, Sur. The author discusses gender roles, symbolism, and thematic...

the skill they once had, but rather their passion for that subject matter. For example, an opera singer such as Leoni may well hav...

in this short story depict them simply in neutral roles. Some of the female depictions in this story, however, at least hint at t...

even on good speaking terms with him. This leads the rest of the townsfolk to determine that Brown is crazy making Hawthornes poin...

Dark suspense elements are the focus of this comparative analysis of two 19th century great American short stories in five pages. ...

especially in inner city conditions, is a culture that relies heavily on community. Like other cultures, and unlike the majority o...

she goes about her work and the family talks around her. As one author notes, "None of the sons address the sister as they do each...

ordinary and therefore the townspeople find it frightening. They have tried on several occasions to discover why the minister wear...

are pure creatures and seeing them run or even trot, or perhaps even exist, makes this young man incredibly happy and content. The...

the city contrasts with his depiction of the boys at play, trying gamely to be frolicsome and experience the joy of childhood agai...

what they had just read (TeacherFocus.com). If they had not been shocked they would likely not have done this, and they were proba...

a criminal like that aloose in it. I couldnt answer to my conscience if I did" (OConnor). II. HULGA & THE MISFIT: RELIGIOUS FAIT...

man who is old, perhaps given up on life, and essentially a man who spends his days watching television and checking the mail. Wit...

gothic tone, which is a feature of romanticism. Goodman Brown soon arrives at his destination as he meet a man who has been wait...

him that she wants to stop talking about it, indicating she feels completely powerless and is just going to do it and get it over ...

letting the weight move along to her toes as if she was testing the floor with every step, putting a little deliberate extra actio...

protagonist finds his fathers rejection of him to be too much to bear and continue living. Kafka begins "The Judgment" by pictu...

a garden. Without end or limit, without borders and fences, in noises and rustling, golden in the sun, pale green in the shade, a...

my birthday and my parents are throwing a party for me. Its no surprise, but thats just as well. I cant ever remember having a p...

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

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

thinking about making a living. But a predominantly capitalist economy meant that all goods and services, including works of art,...

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

a well-to-do family. They were quickly blessed with a baby boy, and all seemed well with the family until Madame Valmonde reacted...