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her life caring for her mother" (McCarthy 34). She has quite obviously had no life of her own. While we do not necessarily know th...
of the narrators gender importance. It is suggested -- by a woman, no less -- that something be said to Emily in an effort to rid...
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 ...
its extreme, I pointed out the evil being perpetuated against the Irish." Lady Macbeth interrupts, "I am familiar with this wo...
Her husband has only used her sexually for that is his nature, and is representative of the oppressive patriarchal culture. But, s...
Especially when he speaks of Stoksie, in this example: "I forgot to say he thinks hes going to be manager some sunny day, maybe in...
a graduated student of philosophy she has the knowledge and the wisdom to rise above the ridiculous and find truth. But, it is her...
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...
of tradition. Just because things have always been done a certain way does not mean that such traditions are good for any communit...
stopped, at least for Neddy Merrill. It seems that for those like Neddy, money must be had at all costs, but he had a problem too,...
living with Emily, which is certainly not proper but the town accepts this because there is sympathy for Emily who is a sad and lo...
tone to the story that keeps the reader from fully empathizing with Emily or her situation. However, it is this distancing from Em...
his poor little puppet-like body" to be rather pathetic and ridiculous. Nevertheless, he is intrigued and he becomes "wildly anxio...
the world of all evil by silencing any voice of dissention. This short story clearly illustrates the idea that evil is in the doin...
story is accepting and understanding of the old mans emotional needs. He points out to the younger waiter that the caf? is "clean ...
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...
likely remain lost for the rest of his life. Analysis When we look at the very beginning of the story we can clearly see an an...
all his days. This appears to be true as Montressor is compulsively confessing his evil fifty years later. Other critics agree t...
white, and all of the men knew the colors of the sea. The horizon narrowed and widened, and dipped and rose, and at all times its ...
again from the red eiderdown!" (Mansfield NA). We see her as a sensitive and imaginative old woman as she thinks of the fur as ...
Old South. Her father represents the ideals and traditions of the Old South: "Historically, the Grierson name was one of the most ...
The morbid tale of revenge of "The Cask of Amontillado" is carefully depicted with crypt like wine vaults which eventually entomb ...
journey, he prefers to run from the prophecy. He thinks he is doing the right thing, much like Ruebens belief that he is doing the...
his insistence that he does not love her, is accounted for by the delirium which is affecting his mental faculties. However, the g...
In nine pages this paper examines how insanity is thematically and symbolically portrayed the short stories 'The Lottery' by Shirl...
but will not be arriving soon. The wife, existing in a space with her children, is happy for this news for she and her children ar...
Iin four pages this combination research paper and essay discusses the critical thematic interpretation of this famous short story...
serious illness. The five stages are generally thought to be denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance ("The stages of ...
Don DeLillo are both stories about observation, but they are completely different, and the difference is unsettling for people who...