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the late nineteenth century (the same time the story was written). This setting is of vital importance because at that time, weal...

This paper addresses Gaines' story as the events that unfold develop the character of the protagonist, James. This seven page pap...

way his eyes move continually to the fact that he cannot stand to be touched: "Once, when he had been making a synopsis of a parag...

the beginning. He states, "From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of heart was...

The focus of this five page paper is the storyline of two specific short stories in The Bird in the House. The writer compares an...

decision to commit suicide. Others, who dont understand why anyone should have to suffer intolerable pain when theyre going to die...

This paper analyzes Christian's short story collection, Rain on a Tin Roof. The author focuses on details of Christian's coming o...

makes the story powerful is that hour where the woman sits alone. And watching her character develop and learn is what makes the t...

This paper explores various elements of the short story, including character and story development. This seven page paper has no ...

blue hotel against the "dazzling winter landscape of Nebraska," so that the comparison of the two makes Nebraska appear to be a "g...

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at three short stories including "The Cranes", "Carnal Knowledge", and "The Necklace"....

This paper presents discussion of "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, ...

for an hour, thinking about her past, her relationship, and her future. As she ponders she begins to really experience a sense of ...

paper and open a vein. The point is that non-writers dont understand how difficult writing is; writers do, and frequently wish th...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the Sharon Olds' poem 'Sex Without Love' with Raymond Carver's short story 'What W...

lament: "Of everything that is alive and has a mind, we women are the most wretched creatures. First of all, we have to buy a hus...

though not necessarily horribly so. In essence, the boy is neglected and it is not surprising "why parentless Harry was inclined t...

in men. Her daughter had died in childhood and with her one son she had no articulate relations. On the night when she died she wa...

In five pages the importance of setting to these stories is discussed in this comparative analysis. Two sources are cited in the ...

Secure in the knowledge that his origins are unknown, Max joins a white supremacist group and allies himself with their bigotry. S...

In 5 pages this paper discusses the thematic connection between the stories of Cass Mastern, Willie Stark, and Jack Burden in this...

In five pages the literary style in this short story is analyzed in terms of the story's direct and indirect evidence, deductive o...

1997). She attributes the warnings to some sort of liberal conspiracy: "I believe those Republicans who think that theres been a c...

she sits she possesses "a dull stare" possessed of a gaze that "was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky. It ...

circle. It soon becomes apparent that everyone with whom Sharon and Frank come into contact know the rumor and believe it. This cr...

their native primitive cultures and European colonial modernization. Back in the 1940s, few Nigerians were accorded the opportuni...

being owned by "Her Jim" (Porter). As Della contemplates her options, she considers her reflection and O. Henry introduces the f...

excitement in the place. It is not necessarily a nurturing environment for one who wants something more out of life than to be a b...

This paper analyzes thematic elements of the short story, The Story of the Bad Little Boy by Mark Twain. The author compares this ...

In 5 pages this comparative analysis considers the power of visual images in these films and how war is told through manipulative ...