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of symbolism can be seen in Melvilles "great white whale in Moby Dick; Dantes journey into the underworld in The Inferno" and many...

asked her if he could feel her face. He felt every detail of her face and it touched her to such a degree that she felt compelled...

of passion in their lives, this somber existence. The mood is also set by the tone as it develops along with the plot. In Lawrence...

reader watches as a mother tries desperately to give her daughter all the advantages that she never had, reliving, to some extent,...

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

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

significant loss. Examining the examples of The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Fall of the House of Usher,...

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

rest of the family. There is a picture of a women wrapped in furs, which hangs on one of the walls in Gregors room. This may be...

of death, while the Mourning Dove reminds one of the mourners at ones funeral. This also sets the tone for the frame of mind that ...

the world of all evil by silencing any voice of dissention. This short story clearly illustrates the idea that evil is in the doin...

speaking with the man directly, or setting about to use his mind to figure out a logical answer, he resorts to unethical behavior....

OConnors characterization of Joy/Hulga carefully builds up an image of a woman who has been very badly scarred by life, both physi...

does he reach in and grab the insect and hand it to her. She is delighted and states it is not a grasshopper but a bell cricket, o...

her we see this as representative of the Devil, but the Devil will, as Delia suggested, is going to make sure Sykes got what was c...

Her neighbors believed she never married because "none of the young men were quite good enough" (Faulkner 437). It was only when ...

Invisible Man, a searing portrait of the way in which society ignores the African-Americans in its midst-making them "invisible." ...

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

the most frightening short stories ever written. Jackson begins with a description of a gorgeous summer day and subtly weaves a we...

This essay discusses the themes, symbolism and context of the conflict between the genders that defines this Hemingway short story...

she imagines that she is able to rub "the life back into the dim little eyes" (Mansfield 176). On one level, Miss Brill realizes t...

ironically named Faith) participating in what appears to be satanic rituals, Brown is so psychologically damaged by all he sees he...

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

the late nineteenth century (the same time the story was written). This setting is of vital importance because at that time, weal...

cultures," and is always a figure of evil (Champion). Delia is busy working, when she is frightened out of her wits: "Just then so...

soul to the devil for what he desires. This relates well to Paul for he is a man who will do anything to live, if even only for a ...

and one from their devoted black servant Dilsey Gibson and read like the gospels of the Bible in that observations of actual event...

In seven pages George MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin and C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe are compared ...

5 pages and 6 sources. This paper provides an overview of arguments in favor of the censoring of literature written by homosexual...

Children benefit a great deal from having both structure and order in their lives (Scarbro, 2004). They gain a sense of security (...