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being overly emotional, but even though she believes in reason is it not a guiding principle in her life. In this way, it is evid...

are portrayed in this story range from shepherds to artisans, and in this way Hardy stays true to the types of characters that wou...

it that way for ages. Madness is not only contagious; it is bred into the people of the village. The black box, then, represents u...

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...

Edson shows how Vivian uses her poetry as a means for tenaciously clinging to her identity as a person. However, it also becomes c...

that her father is dead. Therefore, she reasons that he is merely resting and is still capable of making decisions for her. She wo...

to that of a man and saw womens role in society as being purely to serve men. When they were "no longer willing to fill that role,...

representative of the many generations of Church representatives that have pummeled the Ojibwe with its Christian doctrine. Endri...

experience, clearly illustrating how her lack of inner strength and fortitude is what stands in the way of her finding true happin...

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 ...

is a story about change - the change in a man, people he recognizes and knew his entire life did not recognize this man who Garl...

a graduated student of philosophy she has the knowledge and the wisdom to rise above the ridiculous and find truth. But, it is her...

and monitoring others. He does not merely sit back in his office, but likes to possess the power that can make the young boys crin...

a grandfather is made clear as soon as Robert ushers Mr. Winfield into the car. Wiinfields granddaughter, Sheila, greets him. With...

who had nothing to do with the death of his father. When Hamlet does figure out what is right for him, in terms of addressing the ...

an ever-present element in "The Cask of Amontillado", Poe manages to keep it just below the surface of the plot until that final ...

and their three children. Hearing of the escape of a dangerous Florida killer known only as The Misfit and his band of thugs prov...

connection to the past somehow. The young men do not possess a strong link with their past and this causes them problems. They do ...

as "tiny jewels glowing behind the cover," which weave a "tapestry of transformed lives." This point is exemplified by the first s...

barely stood aside to let the narrow path creep through, and closed immediately behind. It was all as lonely as could be; and ther...

to assist him in his most basic needs, provides the kind of care and understanding required by the dying and increasingly isolated...

by the men on the train platform, and then by the overly dramatic grief of Merricks mother. The contrast between the nature of Mer...

us are perhaps afraid to pursue the thing that would make us the most happy but is likely to also be the most risky. We may fear ...

War while still serving with the Italians, and became well-decorated by the Italian government4. After returning from the war, he...

taking from different cultures to provide the most appropriate terms. The way in which OHearn fitted into the society around her...

with typical Christian values, and most of them wanted to grow up to become policemen, firemen, or doctors. Being average did not...

above her on the social ladder, Sophy accepts him when he proposes marriage. She marries, not from love, but more from a standpoin...

Melville is describing again the schoolmaster not just as an animal carrying out instinctual actions, but is describing his behavi...

sack of flour, no gunpowder, or leather, or cloth, or iron tools" (Cather). He would see, "Not a letter, even -- no news of what w...