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it would be the heavy bedstead, and then the barred windows, and then that gate at the head of the stairs, and so on" (Gilman 11)....

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

to look at his own veiled prejudices if only through the eyes of his bigoted mother. Says Mrs. Chestney, in a typical outburst th...

with human emotions, as the sea is described as being "nervously anxious." This conveys to the reader the way in which the men per...

and venture onto "a dreary road, darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest, which barely stood aside to let the narrow pat...

tales. While "The Oval Portrait" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" are distinctive in setting they share certain simil...

In five pages this paper examines how the author effectively utilizes setting in this moving short story. Four sources are cited ...

In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of setting and character development. There is no bibliography included....

can be emphasized that it is the psychological landscape that matters, not the physical one in this use of setting. Porter begin...

In five pages this research paper focuses upon the author's use of setting in this short story and how it mirrors the progressive ...

In five pages this essay examines how Puritanism and witchcraft contribute to the setting of this short story by Nathaniel Hawthor...

nature of the protagonists soul, as it has perceived injuries made to it. Poe builds on the potential success of his trap by disc...

such as "bleak walls" and minute fungi overspread on the whole exterior" to describe the place of which he speaks. There is defin...

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

both married before their husbands had died and left them widows. In the first section of the story, Wharton gives background prof...

with typical Christian values, and most of them wanted to grow up to become policemen, firemen, or doctors. Being average did not...

by the men on the train platform, and then by the overly dramatic grief of Merricks mother. The contrast between the nature of Mer...

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...

right in their eyes for one who has died. They paint his face, sprinkle corn meal and pollen, and thus give him a very fitting wra...

In three pages Raymond Carver's last short story is analyzed in terms of culture and setting. There are no other sources cited....

In five pages this paper analyzes Stephen King's short story in terms of how the author employs the setting of rural Maine. There...

effectively touches upon marriage, its meaning within the social backdrop, as well as the requirements necessary to maintain its e...

In five pages this paper presents a short story analysis of the Tessie Hutchinson character and the setting with the importance of...

This paper addresses Faulkner's various literary techniques, such as setting, theme, and characterization, in his short story, Bar...

In four pages this paper discusses how teachers should implement short story writing instruction in an elementary school setting. ...

In seven pages this paper analyzes this short story in terms of meaning and characterization but focuses primarily upon the 2 sett...

criminal is so small, few would talk about it. Another way to look at the situation is that the author hones in on one story in ...

of food, loud noises upset him, strong scents, such as from flowers disturbed him. In every sense of the word, he was neurotic. Us...

themselves, perhaps unnecessarily, on their knowledge of wines. This offers us a very powerful and self righteous look at these tw...

In six pages this paper examines how intent and meaning are enhanced by literary symbolism and settings in Eudora Welty's short st...