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literary criticism entitled, The Resisting Reader: A Feminist Approach to American Fiction, Judith Fetterley described "A Rose for...

- into a "setting conducive to unrest and fears" (Fisher 75). The narrator reveals that his grief over his wife Ligeias death pro...

deathly lit environment gives the mention of rose a very sad and lonely tone. While people may, at first, immediately think the ...

one of the most frequently anthologized stories in English, and one of the most popular. Its blend of horror, mystery and irony ar...

had died, the reader recognizes that Emily must always live in that Old South because of her father and his demands. But, at the s...

Culturally-relevant literature generally reflects the foundations of the culture in which it was developed, often creating a view ...

the circumstances surrounding their creation and the manifest events of the plot differ quite dramatically. For instance, one migh...

extent to which she, as an unchanging artifact of her own times, is overpowered by death despite struggling against it at all poin...

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

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...

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...

attitudes that he has embraced have robbed his life of meaning and value. The ghosts remind him of his past and the choices that h...

great deal of literature there is a foundation that is laid in relationship to a community. The community is a part of the setting...

This essay is on Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. The writer looks at the role of educ...

reader with an insiders view on the Southern culture of the era because narrator frequently describes the reactions of the townspe...

man of the house. Catherines father took Heathcliff in and ultimately one could argue he had lofty ideals, ideals that were closer...

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

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...

(Faulkner). In the story of Miss Brill one does not see her as a tradition of the people, a sort of monument to an Old South bec...

mother and in many ways Catherine is that female figure for him. He cannot bear to let her go, cannot bear to live without her and...

far more refined individual, even if he still slung to some of his impoverished perspectives. For example, he shows his need to sh...

they sneak away; here the reference is to an angry and implacable god who is ready to strike down those who disobey. The second r...

he will bring the excitement back into her life. When she gives him a cutting from her prized mums to give to another woman (its a...

finished creating mayhem yet. Mortgage-backed securities, backed by subprime mortgages, are likely to continue falling in value as...

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

sway over the human condition. She sees the futility of forging an alliance with Linton, while at the same time knowing that she a...

did not allow her to be an individual. This offers us a subtle vulnerability that all people possess to some extent. And that vuln...

that her father is dead. Therefore, she reasons that he is merely resting and is still capable of making decisions for her. She wo...

her life caring for her mother" (McCarthy 34). She has quite obviously had no life of her own. While we do not necessarily know th...