YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :The 1995 Short Story Winner
Essays 391 - 420
she is the sort of woman who would love to go to such an event, but could not possibly go to such without looking regal and wealth...
and the girls eyes [stop] rolling. At this point Mrs. Turpin asks her, What have you got to say to me?" (Bernardo [3]). This of...
speaking with the man directly, or setting about to use his mind to figure out a logical answer, he resorts to unethical behavior....
cold hearted person. She was like this because she was afraid to really look at herself. She was also afraid to hope for anything ...
why he became an addict; he also express great uncertainty about his life after hes released from prison (Class lecture on "Sonnys...
be left with a limp as a reminder of his close call, however. However, because of this illness, he would often be sent to live ...
the perspective of Japanese culture, particularly in regards to "proper" conduct for women. From the beginning of the tale, Osen...
the world of all evil by silencing any voice of dissention. This short story clearly illustrates the idea that evil is in the doin...
true nature. Goodman Browns problems stem from his decision to reject certain facets of the human condition. In fact, after he ret...
It does not necessarily make men evil or bestial, but it does recognize that we live in a patriarchal society and that the structu...
a political fundraiser with a blind man named Bovanne. She shocks her daughters by behavior they regard as unbefitting for a woma...
cases from the point of view that the person on trial is guilty. There is no presumption of innocence until proven guilty-he start...
This 4 page paper discusses four of E.A. Poe's short stories, and critical reaction to his work. Bibliography lists 6 sources....
clearly shows how the concept of love differs between people, regardless of gender. "There was a time when I thought I loved my ...
the beginning. He states, "From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of heart was...
the end are shown to have empty, meaningless lives. "It was the very perfection of quiet absorption of good living, good drinking,...
books. They always had a good time, and the bad boys had the broken legs; but in his case there was a screw loose somewhere; and i...
not been fulfilled as she soon learned that many of the columns in the paper originated from a central syndication network and the...
BODY "I Stand Here Ironing" relates the several facts which are pertinent...
her, it is apparent that his "real" life is with his wife and children, and that Nadine is only on the periphery. It is ironic, of...
a person tried hard, anything could be accomplished. Therefore, she saw it as her duty to lead her daughter towards becoming an A...
beating his wife which illustrates a theme of the helpless, and perhaps primarily the helplessness of women in society controlled ...
tale: "The stories include The Courtship of Mr. Lyon,] a fairly straightforward interpretation of Beauty and the Beast, which is a...
rage (Cutts). Poe, like his stories, was quite unusual. Even his physical appearance hinted that his mental processes were...
In five pages Steinbeck's 'The Chrysanthemums' is compared with Cheever's 'Country Husband' in an argument that each are about aba...
In five pages a contrast and comparison of O'Connor's short stories 'Everything That Rises Must Converge' and 'Good Country People...
quotes Gertrude Stein as calling Hemingways set "the lost generation" (Roth, 450). Although only a few of his stories and novels a...
In nine pages this paper examines how the life of Ernest Hemingway particularly his wartime experiences are reflected in his short...
of her life. One of the children asks her whats wrong: " I aint nothing but a nigger, Nancy said. It aint none of my fault " ("Tha...
having their baby. His act was accomplished so quietly, no one knew it had happened despite the fact he was lying on the bunk abov...