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Essays 211 - 240
In five pages the ways in which the detective literary genre was standardized by Poe's 'The Purloined Letter,' 'The Mystery of Mar...
he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utte...
had "hastened his wifes death to write the poem" (Allen 3). The poem itself is obviously one which revolves around a woman who the...
In five pages this paper considers the life of Poe as an insightful backdrop to a consideration of the author's employment of mela...
modern Gothic writing lies with his ability to create a variety of forms of symbolist terror, using new structures and creating ne...
In ten pages the ways in which Poe contributed to the gothic literary genre establishment is considered in an analysis of 'The Cas...
nature of the protagonists soul, as it has perceived injuries made to it. Poe builds on the potential success of his trap by disc...
In seven pages Poe's life and works are examined with a focus on the theme, symbolism, and meaning of 'The Tell Tale Heart.' Six ...
to kill, the speaker insists on frequently and rather adamantly reminding us that he is not mad. As the story reads on, I found m...
brother and sister, were split, with Edgar being taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Va. (Poe Chronology). His sister,...
of life and death. Poe was considered a pioneer in his quest to ascertain the inner workings of the sinister mind. A good...
when they enter it. Fortunato has a bad cough and so, on their way to the wine cellar, Montressor keeps giving Fortunato more wine...
of the protagonist that Poe sets up the terror inherent in the story. The sheer madness of his thought processes are chilling, bu...
like Poe: "TRUE! nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why WILL you say that I am mad?" (Poe NA). The narr...
been. She is flighty. She moved out of the family home early, as soon as she began college, but Maggie is still living at home. Wh...
it is in a few words: "The sun was risen above the frost mists now, so keen and hard a glitter on the snow that instead of warmth ...
of the elements made her laugh as she lay in his arms. She was a revelation in that dim, mysterious chamber; as white as the couch...
an accident with a drunk man. It is the drunks fault that the cars collided but the drunk man is belligerent and begins to hit Dic...
house, the meals, and my life. Fiona never seemed to bother much with my brothers but she seemed to take a particular interest in...
isolated as a result. In many ways, it is the men...
we have no sense of frustration or unrequited longing in terms of his aspirations....
himself as comfortable as he wished" (Kafka 145). During those terrifying early days, when Gregor was uncertain what was overtaki...
this situation held certain peril for these men. Second, the omniscient view has allowed Crane to describe, in a birds eye...
In five pages the differences and similarities that exist within Salinger's Nine Short Stories are discussed....
In five pages this essay discusses this amusing short story by Sherwood Anderson....
In five pages this paper analyzes the structure of Butler's short story....
In seven pages this short story which features a woman's fight to freely live her life despite several mental impairment is presen...
In nine pages Kafka's 1913 short story 'The Judgment' is compared with his classic 1915 work 'The Metamorphosis.'...
In seven pages the use of language and the symbolism of the quilt are examined within the context of Walker's short story....
This paper examines how symbolism enhances Abner Snopes' characterization in William Faulkner's short story 'Barn Burning' in five...