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way his eyes move continually to the fact that he cannot stand to be touched: "Once, when he had been making a synopsis of a parag...

until it breaks. This inner storm mirrors the outer storm which brings Calixta and Alcee together. "When he touched her breasts t...

the beginning. He states, "From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of heart was...

era has wielded its impact on the mother and her young daughter who moves through the one temporary home after another, for the mo...

Realist writers "were more or less in open revolt against [society]," and naturalism combined the theories of Charles Darwin to co...

who despises her life and dreams of wealth and social status. When she is finally invited to an elegant reception, she complains ...

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

Saigon; its the real-life slog of the guys out in the field, the ones who took the chance of dying every time they went on patrol....

that respect for a lady takes precedence over legality, common sense and ethical values. It is the sheer weight of her social stat...

basis for Nicks disillusionment with the decadence of east coast American society (Fitzgerald 3). Gatsbys pursuit of the American ...

see some good in forced change such as this narrator suggests, and initiates. She simply feels impersonal and as though she is n...

This paper analyzes F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, The Great Gatsby. The author argues that the work qualifies as an excell...

In five pages this character analysis compares Hamlet to Nick Carraway and Claudius to Tom Buchanan with themes also compared. Th...

In five pages the literary style in this short story is analyzed in terms of the story's direct and indirect evidence, deductive o...

the bank while there is a line of people waiting for service, but rather than agree with a fellow human being, he is caustic and s...

circle. It soon becomes apparent that everyone with whom Sharon and Frank come into contact know the rumor and believe it. This cr...

This paper analyzes thematic elements of the short story, The Story of the Bad Little Boy by Mark Twain. The author compares this ...

much of a respected figure. One author, in noting this states that his "playboy image impeded the proper assessment of his work" (...

she sits she possesses "a dull stare" possessed of a gaze that "was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky. It ...

1997). She attributes the warnings to some sort of liberal conspiracy: "I believe those Republicans who think that theres been a c...

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

hit-and-run death of Toms mistress, the married Myrtle Wilson. Her widower is deceived into thinking Gatsby caused the accident, ...

being owned by "Her Jim" (Porter). As Della contemplates her options, she considers her reflection and O. Henry introduces the f...

by the narrator was a man that the narrator actually claims to have loved, but yet the narrator is bothered by their eye, an eye t...

agendas with propaganda and information misrepresentation reportedly in the name of national security. In this story, the governm...

She is dismissive about feeling hurt or jealous that she was little more than another notch on Tims belt. For this young girl, se...

was much different.) There are other aspects to the mum that remind us of Kin. First, a flower of any kind is beautiful, but pra...

his mother. Sheppard fails to see the depth of the boys grief, and Norton hangs himself in despair. His suicide is an attempt to b...

takes on the persona of Samantha, and Samantha eagerly takes on the persona of Amanda because they seem to be the same. There ar...

really did what he wanted to do. As one critic notes, he is "a disillusioned writer" (Arthur). But, in reality he is far more than...