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why he became an addict; he also express great uncertainty about his life after hes released from prison (Class lecture on "Sonnys...

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

Her neighbors believed she never married because "none of the young men were quite good enough" (Faulkner 437). It was only when ...

still places on the planet where nature is more important than man and his machines, and where nature actually "knows best" and sh...

enough cotton over the next summer to buy her a new coat. However, it is also clear that his mother feels compelled to hold James ...

as he encounters people he believes to be good Puritans his innocence is slowly being threatened with a truth he cannot understand...

not something that had occurred to him earlier. The murder appears to stem solely from the fact that the narrator has the power in...

rage (Cutts). Poe, like his stories, was quite unusual. Even his physical appearance hinted that his mental processes were...

tale: "The stories include The Courtship of Mr. Lyon,] a fairly straightforward interpretation of Beauty and the Beast, which is a...

clearly shows how the concept of love differs between people, regardless of gender. "There was a time when I thought I loved my ...

not been fulfilled as she soon learned that many of the columns in the paper originated from a central syndication network and the...

BODY "I Stand Here Ironing" relates the several facts which are pertinent...

her, it is apparent that his "real" life is with his wife and children, and that Nadine is only on the periphery. It is ironic, of...

a person tried hard, anything could be accomplished. Therefore, she saw it as her duty to lead her daughter towards becoming an A...

beating his wife which illustrates a theme of the helpless, and perhaps primarily the helplessness of women in society controlled ...

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

books. They always had a good time, and the bad boys had the broken legs; but in his case there was a screw loose somewhere; and i...

the end are shown to have empty, meaningless lives. "It was the very perfection of quiet absorption of good living, good drinking,...

In fact, the idea that women were dubbed "useful" should be frightening. While of course things have been good for women and tod...

constantly to the topic of the beautiful heifer that Uwe has purchased as a present for his bride. The cow cannot be separated fro...

until it breaks. This inner storm mirrors the outer storm which brings Calixta and Alcee together. "When he touched her breasts t...

cigarette dangling out of the corner of his mouth, and a tie that had been loosened to hang limply against his shirt stood in fron...

the perspective of Japanese culture, particularly in regards to "proper" conduct for women. From the beginning of the tale, Osen...

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

material conditions and may be equated with historical materialism ("Exploration," 1992). They emphasize the economic value of wo...

the world of all evil by silencing any voice of dissention. This short story clearly illustrates the idea that evil is in the doin...

true nature. Goodman Browns problems stem from his decision to reject certain facets of the human condition. In fact, after he ret...

and the girls eyes [stop] rolling. At this point Mrs. Turpin asks her, What have you got to say to me?" (Bernardo [3]). This of...

first time has begun to take a look at what his years of toil have produced. The comment, then, on the American...

be left with a limp as a reminder of his close call, however. However, because of this illness, he would often be sent to live ...