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2 Stories by Edgar Allan Poe and Themes of Anxiety, Guilt, Fear, and Confined Space

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how Poe develops these themes in his short stories 'Fall of the House of Usher' an...

Poe's Obsession with Beautiful Young Women Dying and the Influence of His Wife's Premature Death

In six pages this paper discusses how Edgar Allan Poe's obsession with young women dying was due to the premature death of his wif...

Protagonist's Insanity in 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner

It is clear early-on that it was common knowledge in the town that Emilys father was abusive -- if not physically, then certain m...

Ernest Hemingway's 'Hills Like White Elephants' and the Topic of Abortion

it was: "Well be fine afterward. Just like we were before" (Hemingway NA). She wants to know how he is so sure and he replies that...

Julio Cortazar's Deshoras

back to the past, as the young man obsesses over his mother and his search for identity. And, "Although the narrator begins by den...

Toni Cade Bambara's Sylvia and John Updike's Sammy

first of the story, show a young man, still engrossed with pigeon holing everyone he meets. They either are good or they are bad. ...

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...

Fiction of Eudora Welty

a new life, and emphasizes how people, when tested by circumstances can overcome adversity along their path toward self-respect. ...

Literary Critique of Guy de Maupassant's 'The Necklace'

the money she had borrowed to buy her friend a necklace that she lost.....All of her work was really for nothing" (Cortez ss1.html...

'The Rocking Horse Winner' by D.H. Lawrence, 'Everyday Use' by Alice Walker and Families

even though her sister will not appreciate them in a real way as Maggie will. Maggie is one of those people who is easily used and...

Moment of Truth in 'The Temple of the Holy Ghost' by Flannery O'Connor

It took place in the south, as did most of OConnors stories, and showed the ignorance of southern whites by using a certain predil...

Old South in 'A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner

Old South. Her father represents the ideals and traditions of the Old South: "Historically, the Grierson name was one of the most ...

'Odour of Chrysanthemums' by D.H. Lawrence and 'Chrysanthemums' by John Steinbeck

is old enough to evaluate her life and find it wanting. She has two small children and is pregnant with a third. Her husband is la...

Symbolism and Characterization in Katherine Mansfield's Miss Brill

again from the red eiderdown!" (Mansfield NA). We see her as a sensitive and imaginative old woman as she thinks of the fur as ...

'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe and Setting

The morbid tale of revenge of "The Cask of Amontillado" is carefully depicted with crypt like wine vaults which eventually entomb ...

Comparative Analysis of Kate Chopin's 'The Storm and 'Story of An Hour' with Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House

her husbands life seems threatened Nora does the right thing by forging her fathers name and getting money to assist her husband. ...

Comparing the Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne

he urges Faith to deny the Devil and look to Heaven, he suddenly finds himself alone in the forest. Although Brown has escaped the...

'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson and Symbolism

small town life where everything is simple and seemingly perfect and content. But, in reality they are nothing more than a symboli...

Insanity in Literature

In nine pages this paper examines how insanity is thematically and symbolically portrayed the short stories 'The Lottery' by Shirl...

'Mr. and Mrs. Elliot' by Ernest Hemingway

to have a baby. They tried as often as Mrs. Elliot could stand it. They tried in Boston after they were married and they tried c...

Edith Wharton's 'His Father's Son' and Point of View

third person (not a character in the story)" (Peterson elements.html). From this basic understanding of the element of point of...

'The Snows of Kilimanjaro' by Ernest Hemingway and the Depiction of the Husband

he tells her that he never loved her when she asks: Dont you love me?" to which he replies "No...I dont think so. I never have" (H...

A Comparison of The Snows of Kilimanjaro” and The Yellow Wallpaper

his insistence that he does not love her, is accounted for by the delirium which is affecting his mental faculties. However, the g...

Critiques of 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson Examined

that were written prior to 1980 will be compared with three from the later time period. Elizabeth Janeway published a critique o...

Duality in 'The Dead' by James Joyce

like Poes "The Casks of Amontillado," Joyces "The Dead" contains many "Gothic themes and motifs" (1). For one thing, the time of t...

Communication Failure in 'Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka

real motivation or interest. Therefore, to have his body match the way that he has felt about himself for a long time does not gre...

Community in Maxine Hong Kingston's 'No Name Woman' and 'Everyday Use' by Alice Walker

actions related to their sense of community. A small agricultural community generally lives on the edge of survival. What holds t...

Extended Version of Acceptance But Not Soul Mates After Five Years

house, the meals, and my life. Fiona never seemed to bother too much with my brothers but she seemed to take a particular interes...

Gender Representations in 'The White Heron' by Sarah Orne Jewett

positively in most of her readers. Whittington-Egan describes Sylvia Plath as a young woman as being the: "shining, super-wholesom...

'My Oedipus Complex' by Frank O'Connor

becomes the focus of attention in the family. Both Larry and his father are now ousted from being the center of attention. This, h...