Essays 1051 - 1080
of the narrators gender importance. It is suggested -- by a woman, no less -- that something be said to Emily in an effort to rid...
Her husband has only used her sexually for that is his nature, and is representative of the oppressive patriarchal culture. But, s...
its extreme, I pointed out the evil being perpetuated against the Irish." Lady Macbeth interrupts, "I am familiar with this wo...
to catch up with and crush idealistic young people afraid of occurrences over which they seem to have no control" (Hynes 265). "L...
her life caring for her mother" (McCarthy 34). She has quite obviously had no life of her own. While we do not necessarily know th...
readily admits that: "On the whole theyre not a bad lot of natives; though you get a cheeky bastard now and then" (21). She is als...
stopped, at least for Neddy Merrill. It seems that for those like Neddy, money must be had at all costs, but he had a problem too,...
living with Emily, which is certainly not proper but the town accepts this because there is sympathy for Emily who is a sad and lo...
Edson shows how Vivian uses her poetry as a means for tenaciously clinging to her identity as a person. However, it also becomes c...
story is accepting and understanding of the old mans emotional needs. He points out to the younger waiter that the caf? is "clean ...
his poor little puppet-like body" to be rather pathetic and ridiculous. Nevertheless, he is intrigued and he becomes "wildly anxio...
tend to our own affairs, doing what has to be done and then relaxing as reward or for regeneration enabling us to repeat the proce...
of tradition. Just because things have always been done a certain way does not mean that such traditions are good for any communit...
that her father is dead. Therefore, she reasons that he is merely resting and is still capable of making decisions for her. She wo...
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 ...
a graduated student of philosophy she has the knowledge and the wisdom to rise above the ridiculous and find truth. But, it is her...
This paper pertains to "We So Seldom Look on Love," a short story by Barbara Gowdy and It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken, a g...
Macomber." Review of the Binaries Argument One way that Hemmingway explored the question...
Garcia Marquez seriously or are they an absurdists slanted look at the world? This paper argues that even though they are often co...
an adulterous tryst that ends up happily for everyone connected with it. It is beautiful, charming and - although it sounds strang...
In 5 pages a short story analysis that features the effects of government corruption upon rural Russia is presented. There are no...
In three pages a consideration of the short stories 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' 'The Imp of the Perverse,' and 'Ligeia' reve...
In a paper consisting of 8 pages the symbolism of blindness in this short story by Raymond Carver is discussed in terms of insight...
In five pages the similarities and differences that exist in these two short stories are contrasted and compared. Two sources are...
In five pages this paper discusses how sexuality is thematically portrayed in Tennessee Williams' short story 'Desire and the Blac...
This paper consists of ten pages and discusses the symbolic importance of stairs in Flannery O'Connor's short stories 'The Geraniu...
In two pages a biographical overview along with reviews of Joyce's short story collection Dubliners is presented. There is a bibl...
Mr. Mooney because of his atrocious act of violence. One must conclude that Mrs. Mooney was not only in fear for herself, but als...
The focus of this three page paper is a young boy's first experience with death as it unfolds in the short story in James Joyce's ...
In five pages this paper discusses how human nature's dark side is portrayed by Nathaniel Hawthorne in his short story 'Young Good...