YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Six Short Stories Summary and Analyses
Essays 391 - 420
pick the right kind of prodigy" (Tan 53). Her mother tried different roles on Jing-mei to see which would fit. At first, she tried...
standing in a position that speaks of martyrdom: "he, his hands behind him, appeared pinned to the door frame, waiting like Saint ...
own enlightenment. Joy/Hulga has actively chosen to be pessimistic about life and about people. She is bitter and angry, which ...
the beginning. He states, "From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of heart was...
both married before their husbands had died and left them widows. In the first section of the story, Wharton gives background prof...
this day, of course, will differ from all others. What makes this a significant day in Miss Brills life is that she is about to be...
there is the suggestion that Elsie is a good mother. OHara writes that the "only thing," that Elsie "held against" her children, i...
human being. Her song on the "blond wood psaltery" produced a "crystalline sound like water purling between stones" (82). As this ...
some of the local women, but he does not follow through on this desires because - above all else - he wishes to avoid consequences...
Race is something everyone must deal with in a multiracial society. No matter what ones color or religion or ethnicity, they at so...
In the examination of the house she realizes that "during all those years she had never found out the name of the priest whose yel...
against Mrs. Hutchinson, and they only wanted to get through quickly so they could go home for lunch" (The Lottery: Shirley Jackso...
such. We had long thought of them as a tableau, Miss Emily a slender figure in white in the background, her father a spraddled sil...
of trance, or opens himself to whatever psychic power he possesses at these times. But lets go back to the beginning. One of the ...
enough cotton over the next summer to buy her a new coat. However, it is also clear that his mother feels compelled to hold James ...
says, knows he is telling the truth about the murder, but because he is trying to justify it so strongly, and madly, we know he is...
character. Looking at both works shows belies Martin Kearneys arguments and demonstrates that Joyce had an altogether different po...
could "be a devilish Indian behind every tree" or that the devil may even be in the woods (Hawthorne). As one can see, the nature ...
hands of male heads of families and households. Women are disenfranchised" (Kosenko 27). It is the men who are essentially in cha...
to pay her for her sexual favors. They are, however, friends it seems. He tells her, "Stephanie, its very simple. I have a lot of ...
her mothers influence, she will debase herself and all the people she is involved with, and even those wives who she does not know...
This essay offers analysis of Pamela C. Joern's short story "Running in Place." The writer focuses on Joern's skill in regards to ...
This essay pertains to "My Kid's Dog," a short story by Ron Hansen. The writer discusses how the story reflects the therapeutic ap...
This essay presents an analysis of "Everyday Use, " a short story, by Alice Walker. Nine pages in length, seven sources are cited....
Joan Didions short story "On Going Home" is a story that describes Didions childhood home and the influences that she...
story "Grit" portrays the intense conflict that arises between Glen, the manager of the Black Beauty Minerals Plant located in Mob...
life would be long with sunny days and happiness. This reluctant joy at a husbands death could be considered even more of...
still hurt, and it didnt help that every time I volunteered at the temple afterwards, I had to see that portrait of him looking ba...
life. One of those sprawling flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin. It is dull enough to confuse the eye in followin...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at three short stories including "The Cranes", "Carnal Knowledge", and "The Necklace"....