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1997). She attributes the warnings to some sort of liberal conspiracy: "I believe those Republicans who think that theres been a c...

she sits she possesses "a dull stare" possessed of a gaze that "was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky. It ...

see some good in forced change such as this narrator suggests, and initiates. She simply feels impersonal and as though she is n...

circle. It soon becomes apparent that everyone with whom Sharon and Frank come into contact know the rumor and believe it. This cr...

later in the story, Montressor relates that his family was once "great and numerous" (Poe 146). The use of the past tense indicate...

marriage" distorts the meaning of the sentence "John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that [in marriage]" (Seshachari 115)...

being owned by "Her Jim" (Porter). As Della contemplates her options, she considers her reflection and O. Henry introduces the f...

failure of the Catholic faith to suppress Copernicus. By the start of the...

fantasy resides and where reality resides. There is a very fantastical quality to Don while Sancho is the common man. The ...

The philosophy of existentialism originated among late nineteenth century philosophers such as Keirkegaard...

Joan Didions short story "On Going Home" is a story that describes Didions childhood home and the influences that she...

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

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...

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...

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...

are the American couple and they are simply trying to get in an adventure before Mark dies. They have always wanted to see Ireland...

is true of the character Joy/Hulga in "Good Country People." Joy/Hulga has a heart condition, which prevents her from living the...

applied to literature in terms of presenting visual imagery in words that does not need to make sense and involves the subconsciou...

and are also interested in fashion trends. The trucks are shown as then being sued by a ranger of stars, keys being given to val...

life. One of those sprawling flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin. It is dull enough to confuse the eye in followin...

very fast and uncontrolled manner - all signs of the narrators questionable mental state. The narrators obsession with th...

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

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...

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

workings of identity, however, there are grand variances that separate one person from the next when it gets past a superficial le...

to save her family. Perhaps she can convince him not to kill anyone, but instead, she only pleads for her own life without much re...

at the same time he is not successful, such as the relationship with his grandfather and a wife. In terms of three specific events...