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down, pistol in hand, and he had cried out in time to save himself, and his father had been horrified to think how nearly he had k...

age when a womans reputation was crucial to her welfare and future) on the slim chance that she can free herself from subservience...

against Mrs. Hutchinson, and they only wanted to get through quickly so they could go home for lunch" (The Lottery: Shirley Jackso...

such. We had long thought of them as a tableau, Miss Emily a slender figure in white in the background, her father a spraddled sil...

we are all but immediately taken to a place where the boy is completely betrayed by that adult world. In the beginning he is proud...

and inwardly becomes free, realizing that what they have done is not wrong, but natural, and that she is truly, in her heart and s...

just like you say. Only when you dont have no dinner, it aint" (Steinbeck). He never says he would love some food or a meal or any...

hands of male heads of families and households. Women are disenfranchised" (Kosenko 27). It is the men who are essentially in cha...

to pay her for her sexual favors. They are, however, friends it seems. He tells her, "Stephanie, its very simple. I have a lot of ...

my birthday and my parents are throwing a party for me. Its no surprise, but thats just as well. I cant ever remember having a p...

and possibly to establish a comfort level with something frightening, the townsfolk begin to contrast the angel with other area at...

clothed. Later, the family takes a detour onto a country road in order for the grandmother to show them a "old plantation" that sh...

by Robert Altman of the same name. Many believe that this collection of short stories is an example of Carvers writings when he w...

Dark suspense elements are the focus of this comparative analysis of two 19th century great American short stories in five pages. ...

especially in inner city conditions, is a culture that relies heavily on community. Like other cultures, and unlike the majority o...

Indeed, Olsens socialist upbringing and working class background, as well as her experience as a single parent, provides a major s...

ordinary and therefore the townspeople find it frightening. They have tried on several occasions to discover why the minister wear...

doesnt let this bother her in the least (Hurston, 1999). Interestingly, despite Janies assertiveness and her obvious independen...

However, it is clear from the opening section of the narrative that the unknown writer of the letters has seen a very different...

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

no simple way, for an old culture to adjust to a new one. New and Old World Beliefs The primary character in this story is the...

Latino barrios in Chicago and she understands the plight of young Chicanos in addition to women feeling trapped between two cultur...

prior to the approaching storm but soon becomes unconsciously aware of her longing for passion when she feels oppressed under the ...

she formally received the Valmonde name, although according to the locals, "The prevailing belief was that she had been purposely ...

her arms and legs, eyeing her sister with a mixture of envy and awe. She thinks her sister has held life always in the palm of one...

of his talent. He sees and then conveys meaning in the smallest of details and, again, weaves them together in ways that create th...

his studies had no definite object, either of public advantage or personal ambition; a gentleman, high bred and fastidiously delic...

the more meaning it opens up" (Yaghjian 268). Christian symbols and portrayals of Christ abound in "A Good Man is Hard to...

Her Peers"). The Women The primary women, as a whole, present us with knowledgeable and observant women who quickly discover w...

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