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with Tayos Indian heritage. Prior to describing Tayos chanted curse of the jungle rain, Silko relates a Pueblo myth about Reed Wom...

to be always luck for me; because as soon as that rise begins here comes cordwood floating down, and pieces of log rafts--sometime...

an intriguing plot concerning a ministers request to never remove the curious black veil he wears. When he dies, should the congre...

of Blue Mountains finest male suitors. She makes frequent mention of Blue Mountain and Blue Roses, and one can assume this symbol...

he is clearly the stable rational order, but by himself he is nothing in the face of the nature of mankind. The Lord of the Fli...

As such he makes a very good narrator. He also cares about people, which also makes him a reliable narrator. This is good because ...

play, the power in this contest lies with Waverly. But her mother is jealous of the girls success (not an unusual reaction), and ...

is typically associated with the imagery of male strength and the dove, that of female purity. According to the metaphysical belie...

This is the function of a shawabti, but does it really describe the way in which one was lovingly carved, placed, or the perspecti...

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 ...

be a Bride --/ So late a Dowerless Girl -" (Dickinson 2-3). This indicates that she has nothing to offer, that she is a poor woman...

rest of the family. There is a picture of a women wrapped in furs, which hangs on one of the walls in Gregors room. This may be...

reside," with the house representative or symbolic of the society as a whole (Goloversic). If we picture the house as society we ...

and societies (Counihan, 1997). This is evidenced in both food habits and human behaviors (Counihan, 1997). More specifi...

reminiscent of African culture as a whole is to miss the point of the masks intent. There are a variety of masks and they are mean...

curiosity. Then the wild and distant seas where he rolled his island bulk; the undeliverable, nameless perils of the whale; these...

a world of what might have been is not healthy. Therefore, he is suggesting that when one determines a course of action, that one ...

speaking with the man directly, or setting about to use his mind to figure out a logical answer, he resorts to unethical behavior....

(Coale 43). In the story, the newlywed Brown leaves Faith, his bride of three months, to take a walk into a forest that no decent...

spiritual awakening. CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EPIC POEM: Epic poems all share similar characteristics which define them as such. Fo...

save their farm from subdivision additional layers of clothing can be added. The scarf is an indicator of his desire to place a st...

between what is real and what is a mere reflection is indicated in the line that says, "Under the October twilight the water/Mirro...

Aziz is a doctor who is living in India as the novel opens. His wife has died and he is raising his three children. Dr. Aziz makes...

of these influences, then, artists began to experiment with the old forms more. The rigidity of the art forms that they had been f...

fruit, the faithful little dog, the rosary, the unshod feet (since this is the ground of a holy union), and even the respectful sp...

and have fail to have a clear cut goal. Todays present situation in Iraq typifies this Bell Jar Effect. The goals were specific wh...

mother and that their buildings were erected, despite their intended purposes, to pay homage to the Mother. He cites in this cases...

to comment on his future and to give him advice. The viewer comes to understand that Ben is expected to follow in his fathers foot...

eros, or cupid, in that the dust from her makes a person fly. Pixie dust coupled with happy thoughts send one skyward...just as fi...

that the whole land is "diseased" and "poisoned." Later in that same scene. Antonio predicts that Bosolas "foul melancholy" will "...