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"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner

reader with an insiders view on the Southern culture of the era because narrator frequently describes the reactions of the townspe...

On Going Home

Joan Didions short story "On Going Home" is a story that describes Didions childhood home and the influences that she...

Representations of Taiwan

legitimate government of both Taiwan and China began to change in the 1990s when democracy was introduced and new leaders were ele...

A Film Adaptation/Soldier's Home

adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway short story, directed by Robert Young and produced in 1997. The protagonist of this short film ...

"Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

This essay offers interpretation of Hawthorne's short story " Young Goodman Brown." Three pages in length, two sources are cited. ...

Judith Ortiz Cofer’s Silent Dancing

words ONLY is a little over 9 pgs!!! 11 14 3037 (5-10-10) 3150 12 15 3375 13 16 3600 14 18 15 19 16 20 4500...

Symbolic Motifs and Gothic Imagery of 'The Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe

In six pages this paper discusses how supernatural, dualism, and death motifs are emphasized through Gothic imagery in this famous...

Critical Reception to Alice Adams's Fiction

In eight pages the varied critical responses to Adams's fiction particularly as it portrayed class is discussed with reference mad...

Suffering in 'Sonny's Blues' by James Baldwin

In a paper consisting of three pages the theme of suffering is considered within the context of the short story written by James B...

The Writing Techniques Alice Walker Uses to Address Her Concerns

In six pages the ways in which Walker employs fiction to express her concern about specific issues and love of humanity are consid...

'A Doll's House' by Katherine Mansfield

In seven pages this short story is analyzed in terms of primary themes, plot, and characterization. There are no other sources li...

Lengel's Perspective Applied to 'A and P' by John Updike

In four pages this paper analyzes the inner struggles of Lengel by adopting his perspective in an examination of John Updike's sho...

Critical Analysis of 'Rip Van Winkle' by Washington Irving

In seven pages this short story by Washington Irving is critically analyzed. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

American Romanticism and the Writings of Washington Irving

This paper discusses how American Romanticism is represented in 'Rip Van Winkle,' a short story by Washington Irving in three page...

Happiness Struggle and Conflicts in 'Shiloh' by Bobbi Ann Mason

In a paper consisting of four pages character conflicts as they exist in this short story are considered and through an examinatio...

Conflict in Frank O'Connor's 'Guests of a Nation' and Bobbi Ann Mason's 'Shiloh'

In four pages the ways in which conflict functions in these short stories are contrasted and compared. Four sources are cited in ...

Insight of a Blind Man in 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver

In six pages this essay discusses the positive characterization of the blind man in the short story 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver....

Anti Humanism in 'Good Country People' by Flannery O'Connor

who OConnor suspected believed God to be dead -- found it puzzling and bizarre. For this reason, OConnor is often classified in th...

Flannery O'Connor and Religion

In ten pages this paper examines how religion, particularly the grace of God, is thematically depicted in Flannery O' Connor's sho...

Racism and Emotion in Flannery O'Connor's Works

In eight pages this paper examines how racial intolerance is thematically portrayed in Flannery O'Connor's short stories 'Judgment...

Opposites in 'Revelation' by Flannery O'Connor

In seven pages the unity established through opposites is examined within the context of this short story by Flannery O'Connor. S...

'Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe

In two pages this essay examines how the structural collapse of the house in Poe's short story represents the collapse of the fami...

'The Tell Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe

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...

Edgar Allan Poe's Fiction and Theme of Death

In eight pages the ways in which Poe's death obsession manifests itself in ten of his short stories are examined. There are 4 bi...

Revenge in 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

In seven pages the theme of revenge as depicted in this short story is analyzed as the author's personal commentary attacking the ...

Brawn and Brains in 'The Catbird' Seat' by James Thurber

In eight pages this paper examines the contrasting imagery of sexuality and athletic prowess in this short story by James Thurber....

Comparative Analysis of Trifles and A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell

In two pages this play and short story by Susan Glaspell are contrasted and compared in terms of themes and characterization. The...

Protagonist's Transformation in 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In nine pages this paper examines how the protagonist is transformed throughout this short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Seven so...

Dark Secret of Nathaniel Hawthorne Revealed in 'Young Goodman Brown'

from Melville to modern Freudians, Hawthornes fearful secret has been the subject of speculation. But whatever it was and whatever...

Feminist Perspectives on The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In fifteen pages this paper considers how women were treated in this famous novel as well as their portrayal in the short stories ...