Essays 661 - 690
trees carry with them the promise of spring and new growth, new beginnings, which is evocative of the fact that the two children s...
she imagines that she is able to rub "the life back into the dim little eyes" (Mansfield 176). On one level, Miss Brill realizes t...
of "Desirees Baby," Teresa Gibert observed, "The number and the intensity of the surprises that provoke astonishment in the highly...
regions, such as Palestine, Bethany and Cana. Some of what John records only an eyewitness could have reported, such as the fragra...
legal husband was not even in the country. She will not reveal the childs fathers name, however, out of sincere love for the man w...
to kiss her, but naturally, Proudlock was convicted of murder (PG). She received a death sentence but the the European community ...
"fundamental difference" as well in the actions of the men and women, a difference "grounded in varying understandings of the home...
the late nineteenth century (the same time the story was written). This setting is of vital importance because at that time, weal...
great deal of information about the Birlings, even before they speak. It is a family dinner, but the setting is extremely formal a...
and dedication to his single goal, he was able to afford two of them; Old Dan (the "brawn" of the duo) and Little Ann (the "brains...
ironically named Faith) participating in what appears to be satanic rituals, Brown is so psychologically damaged by all he sees he...
wife Virginias slow death, the narrator focuses on every detail of his wife Ligeia as she lies dying: "The pale fingers became of ...
the experiences their protagonists have growing up as young, ethnic women in America. However, the relationship between the fictio...
the four most important symbols are the characters names, especially the women; the green light on Daisys dock, the so-called "val...
power. I willed my keepsakes, signed away What portion of me I Could make assignable,-and then There interposed a fly, With blue...
and the bright blue squills. I walk down the patterned garden-paths In my stiff, brocaded gown. With my powdered hair and jewelled...
contrast in each of these dualistic aspects of the setting reflects the dichotomous void that exists between the two central chara...
of recurrence and an admonishment not to expect recurrence immediately draws the reader in. The poet them goes on to describe "the...
decision to transform a personal tale of forbidden love into a social commentary on increasing teen violence and decreasing morali...
denigrating to himself as he comforts John R. Isidore, a "special," that is, someone affected by the omnipresent radioactive dust,...
and fancies as Willy himself, and his wife Linda has no skills that would help her find a job; she is a housewife and has cared fo...
the manner in which Fugards symbols inform and strengthen the play, it is first necessary to understand the formal context in whic...
the context of death, and it is because of the placement of a familiar symbol in this all too familiar context that readers have b...
1297 The Spanish Civil War marked a...
is a classic "quest" tale; the description of a mans journey through a strange new world, in this case, Detroit, Michigan. This pa...
Invisible Man, a searing portrait of the way in which society ignores the African-Americans in its midst-making them "invisible." ...
Psalm of Life" and Edgar Allan Poes "Sonnet-To Science" address the way that each poet perceived life and the reality of their era...
once per hour The revelers are visibly agitated each time the clock becoming disconcerted and tremulous (Poe). The rooms, like the...
This paper examines how scapegoats propel the comedy of William Shakespeare's play in the characterizations of Don John, Claudio, ...
This essay is on Kate Chopin's short story "Desiree's Baby." The writer discusses the plot charter, metaphor and symbolism used by...