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Alice Walker's 'Everyday Use'

In five pages Walker's short story is analyzed in a focus on quilt symbolism but with a thematic and story synopsis also included....

Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Minister's Black Veil' and Symbolism

was a message for his people, and for the reader as well. What did the black veil symbolize? The story ends as follows: " The gras...

Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man and Communism

his search for his place, his level of involvement in his society, brings into play Ellisons perceptions of communism, in the sear...

Artwork of Egypt's Rishi Coffins

vulture and the cobra frequently are found on both royal and private mummiform coffins from this period. This era of transition m...

Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea and Symbolism

world of the innermost self (Burgess and See Also Lynn). This essay examines one of this writers most critically acclaimed books...

"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant: Short Story Analysis

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

Priestley's use of dramatic devices in An Inspector Calls

great deal of information about the Birlings, even before they speak. It is a family dinner, but the setting is extremely formal a...

The Letter by Somerset Maugham and Characterization

to kiss her, but naturally, Proudlock was convicted of murder (PG). She received a death sentence but the the European community ...

Blindness in 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver

asked her if he could feel her face. He felt every detail of her face and it touched her to such a degree that she felt compelled...

Fire Symbolism in Barn Burning

had been older, he would have wondered why his father, would have witnessed the "waste and extravagance of war" and who "burned ev...

'Cross' by Langston Hughes

her well" (lines 4-8). This substantiates the forgiveness and understanding that the speaker already has indicated towards his fat...

Christian Symbolism in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

because he sounds wonderful. The three children find Aslan while Edmund goes to the witch and tells her that Aslan is going to s...

Examples of Symbolism in the Epic 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In three pages this paper examines how symbolism is represented in this epic tale. There are no sources listed....

Food's Anthropological Symbolism

and societies (Counihan, 1997). This is evidenced in both food habits and human behaviors (Counihan, 1997). More specifi...

An Analysis of Mansfield's 'Miss Brill'

This paper provides an analysis of this short story in terms of theme, symbolism, and character development. This four page paper ...

William Butler Yeats' 'The Wilde Swans of Coole'

between what is real and what is a mere reflection is indicated in the line that says, "Under the October twilight the water/Mirro...

E.M. Forster's A Passage to India

Aziz is a doctor who is living in India as the novel opens. His wife has died and he is raising his three children. Dr. Aziz makes...

Native American Short Story 'High Horse's Counting'

speaking with the man directly, or setting about to use his mind to figure out a logical answer, he resorts to unethical behavior....

Government's Policies on War and The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

and have fail to have a clear cut goal. Todays present situation in Iraq typifies this Bell Jar Effect. The goals were specific wh...

History and Citizen Kane

flashbacks in the movie) (Street 48). Through these interviews, the audience learns that Kane inherited a fortune at a young age, ...

'The Black Cat' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe

live. "In this theory, Madeline and Roderick (who are twins) represent the unconscious and the conscious, and when Roderick denies...

Argument in 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell' by William Blake

one can tell that the Angels of Heaven are stoic, devoid of emotion, limited, and conformity. Blake, himself, makes an appearance ...

Class, Privilege, and Maturity in 'A and P' by John Updike

definitely engages in what can be interpreted as seductive posturing (Wells 128). For example, as she slowly turns, Sammys stomach...

Cormac McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses and How Death Was Treated

fresh-faced innocent youths of before, but they are beginning to see life as a struggle. John Cole learned the first of these les...

Three Organizational Communication Theory Questions

or not they are expected to use it. Meetings at IBM years ago contained references to some meeting factor being off- or online. ...

Symbolism and Theme in 'A Worn Path' by Eudora Welty

of death, while the Mourning Dove reminds one of the mourners at ones funeral. This also sets the tone for the frame of mind that ...

William Shakespeare's 'Dark Lady' Sonnet 127

In this way the sinfulness is likened to the darkness, since evil and dark tend to go hand in hand. And the fact that one is a mi...

Sophocles' Oedipus the King and Symbolism

behold his greatness without envy? Now what a black sea of terror has overwhelmed him. Now as we keep our watch and wait the final...

Overview of 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

when they enter it. Fortunato has a bad cough and so, on their way to the wine cellar, Montressor keeps giving Fortunato more wine...

TV Comparisons of Friends and Three's Company

democrat and one-time peanut farmer Jimmy Carter became president, there were significant differences in attitudes among the older...