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Short Fiction Characterization

humanity. The action is the medium by which the man learns, but it is the learning that makes the story fundamentally interesting....

Cathedral by Raymond Carver and the Blind Man Robert

In five pages this short story by Raymond Carver is examined in an analysis of the blind character Robert and what he symbolizes. ...

Kate Chopin and Raymond Carver on Love

quietly, knowing something is coming her way, some feeling, some understanding, some epiphany. Then, it comes. It tells her she is...

Life and Writings of Raymond Carver

making a comeback"(Carver 2003). This was the turning point for Carver. Many of his works are shaped by a sense of...

Three Stories and the Damage of Social Stereotypes and Prejudice

is duly noted is with the different names that people of all ethnic origins - including African-Americans themselves - use to iden...

Prejudice against the Disabled

hallmark of cinematic portrayals of blindness in the 1960s and 70s, dramatized the fears of the able-bodied concerning disability,...

Love and What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver

love that both lives and dies upon ones overzealous sense of passion. "There was a time when I thought I loved my first wife more...

Cathedral by Raymond Carver

more poignant due to their downtrodden setting. The approach of the characters is generally reacted to events which are around th...

Bluest Eye, Sonny Blues and Cathedra

is beautiful, acceptable, and normal while black physical characteristics, i.e., broad lips, kinky hair, flat nose and dark skin, ...

Medication Errors

in control of the medication. Worse, not all medication errors are reported. If the wrong medication has reached the patient, the...

Literary Metaphors Involving Water

In five pages this paper examines how water is metaphorically depicted in 'The God of Small Things' by Arundhati Roy, 'The Innocen...

Metaphor in 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver

extensively from both the perspective of the unsighted as one who fails to see the beauty of the world around him to the sightless...

Character of Bill Miller in 'Neighbors' by Raymond Carver

In five pages this undestated bookkeeper character is analyzed in terms of his importance to Carver's short story. Five sources a...

J.D. Salinger, Raymond Carver, and Ernest Hemingway

write about" (Anonymous Brainstorm Page IV-A, 2002; iv-a.htm). Also as mentioned, his stories were not always, if ever, truly h...

Analyzing 'Your Dog Dies' by Raymond Carver'

is perhaps the first experience they will have when they lose someone very close. The poem goes on: "you feel bad about it/ you fe...

Omar Salinas, Raymond Carver, and Issues of Fathers and Sons

unique voice for their character, who is at once symbolic of the old Latin America and also indicative of what the new emerging co...

Blindness in 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver

asked her if he could feel her face. He felt every detail of her face and it touched her to such a degree that she felt compelled...

Langston Hughes & Raymond Carver

sore" (line 4)? The structure of the poem asks a series of questions that, in themselves, suggest the answers, which are all found...

Is Working Too Many Hours Good?

There are some who feel that working overtime is good because it allows an individual to get ahead at work, or that it allows them...

Freedom of Speech According to Duke University Professor Stanley Fish

In twenty one pages this paper critiques Professor Stanley Fish's views on freedom of speech as expressed in There's No Such thing...

Birth Defects and Vitamin A Overuse

In five pages this paper discusses how birth defects including those involving the cranial neural crest and retinal issues can be ...

The God of Small Things and Sexual Transgression's Dark Reality Symbolism

so clearly it is evident why the Indian people placed such importance on caste and took the entire system so seriously....

Ernest Hemingway's 'Hills Like White Elephants,' Raymond Carver's 'Are These Actual Miles?' and Marriage

He figures thousands on luxury items alone" (Carver NA). From these lines we note that the couple is likely very superficial an...

Mohsin Hamid's Moth Smoke, Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things and Class

see him, comes from how many people think he feels he is better than others. The men in the factory thinks he is somewhat pretenti...

Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things

entire novel is the childrens experience with love. Rahels relationship with her twin brother goes far beyond love; despite the fa...

Henry Petroski's 'Small Things Considered'

different ways. Another, even more important point is that good design isnt perfect design; indeed, there is no such thing as perf...

Baby Boomer's Autobiography

baby boomer, you must have been born in any year from 1946 through 1964 which has been recognized as a period of increased birth r...

Comparing Small Town Living to Metropolitan Lifestyle

type of entertainment depends on a larger population to be successful. It is highly unlikely that a person would be able to see a...

THE EU, POLICIES AND GLOBAL TRADE

and trade on the global market. In the first scenario above, fining the cartel sent a signal that cartels, with fixed prices, woul...

Four Things That Will Help Improve the Quality of Life for Others

everyone needs to exercise and eat a well-balanced diet. Here, one way to help might be for a person to assist older people with t...