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The original equipment needed to conduct the lottery was lost "long ago," and the current paraphernalia shows signs of age, the bl...

small town life where everything is simple and seemingly perfect and content. But, in reality they are nothing more than a symboli...

that were written prior to 1980 will be compared with three from the later time period. Elizabeth Janeway published a critique o...

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 ...

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

understanding of the lottery is the same as her neighbors. She complacently believes that it will never touch her family. This goe...

of her father and her eventual release from her house, little is known of the first thirty years of her life in addition to the li...

of the Compson family, the offspring of the pioneer Jason Lycurgus Compson" (Classicnotes [1]). Within the family we see a very Fa...

(without excluding the importance of the past), where everything is not spelled out neatly for the reader. The reader must interp...

it that way for ages. Madness is not only contagious; it is bred into the people of the village. The black box, then, represents u...

him an hour just to move his head into the room. The protagonist exclaims, "Ha! Would a madman have been so wise as this?" which i...

anthologized works in literature and for good reason. The story is simple, follows a linear structure, and within that basic frame...

role of Americas first President, seeking to separate his persona as the general "who was first in war" from the President "who wa...

a harbinger of change in the society. Fine art makes an impact on society in a powerful way and also reflect society. Pollocks Con...

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Joyce’s “The Dead”. Themes between the two works are co...

how Over three thousand die in the Macondo massacre, and the only surviving witnesses are Jose Arcadio Segundo and a small child. ...

His soul seemed to melt...He had never thought of loving her...When he rescued her and restored her, he was a doctor, and she was ...

In five pages the tone and style of these short stories are compared in terms of similarities and differences. There are no other...

This paper applies Samuel Johnson's contention that 'representations of general nature' should be featured in good stories in a co...

In eight pages these two supernatural tales are analyzed in a comparison and contrast of similarities and differences. There are ...

limited means to make a living. The fires he sets may be construed as the rage that burns inside of him. This arsonist is continua...

as devoted as Ms. Emily thinks, goes out with another woman. When he returns, Emily poisons him with arsenic. Finally, she closes ...

It is clear early-on that it was common knowledge in the town that Emilys father was abusive -- if not physically, then certain m...

kills them when hes trying to pet them, not realizing his own strength. His strength, in fact, is his downfall - when he first mee...

In five pages this paper examines how William Faulkner's character Col. John Sartoris is presented somewhat differently in an anal...

success is also her own. Jacks mother dotes on him, and in turn, she becomes the center of his universe. However, Jacks mother a...

An analysis consisting of five pages compares the ways in which three protagonists attempt to improve their lives. The works exam...

In five pages this pape examines how William Faulkner's splicing montage techniques are applied to presenting a family's many comp...

This paper compares the literary criticism of 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner by Ray B. West Jr. in 'Atmosphere and Theme i...

secrets are inferred. That her father suppressed her sexuality and thwarted her womans life is clearly stated. The town assumes t...