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often in possession of the same last word. For example, the fourth stanza ends with "This it is, and nothing more" and then the fi...

little concern for the development, the past, of the relationships that play a very important part in the stories. One could well ...

"In the nineteenth century, Poe influenced Ambrose Bierce and Robert Louis Stevenson, among others. Twentieth-century writers who ...

that country is assuredly America" (de Tocqueville). de Tocqueville discusses universal suffrage, which he says "had been adopted...

that both of these individuals were perhaps depressed, at least a few times in their lives, and thus their work examined the darke...

makes the story powerful is that hour where the woman sits alone. And watching her character develop and learn is what makes the t...

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

This paper analyzes Christian's short story collection, Rain on a Tin Roof. The author focuses on details of Christian's coming o...

The conflict between mother and daughter and the importance of the last paragraph of the short story are the focus of this paper t...

This paper addresses Gaines' story as the events that unfold develop the character of the protagonist, James. This seven page pap...

This paper examines F. Scott Fitzgerald's story, Babylon Revisited and addresses the themes of characterization and addiction. Th...

The focus of this five page paper is the storyline of two specific short stories in The Bird in the House. The writer compares an...

blue hotel against the "dazzling winter landscape of Nebraska," so that the comparison of the two makes Nebraska appear to be a "g...

This paper explores various elements of the short story, including character and story development. This seven page paper has no ...

having their baby. His act was accomplished so quietly, no one knew it had happened despite the fact he was lying on the bunk abov...

In five pages Steinbeck's 'The Chrysanthemums' is compared with Cheever's 'Country Husband' in an argument that each are about aba...

Puritan religion, culture and education along with the setting of his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, is a common topic in Natha...

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...

era has wielded its impact on the mother and her young daughter who moves through the one temporary home after another, for the mo...

for an hour, thinking about her past, her relationship, and her future. As she ponders she begins to really experience a sense of ...

cold hearted person. She was like this because she was afraid to really look at herself. She was also afraid to hope for anything ...

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

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 ...

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

Realist writers "were more or less in open revolt against [society]," and naturalism combined the theories of Charles Darwin to co...

who despises her life and dreams of wealth and social status. When she is finally invited to an elegant reception, she complains ...

the late nineteenth century (the same time the story was written). This setting is of vital importance because at that time, weal...

way his eyes move continually to the fact that he cannot stand to be touched: "Once, when he had been making a synopsis of a parag...

decision to commit suicide. Others, who dont understand why anyone should have to suffer intolerable pain when theyre going to die...

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at three short stories including "The Cranes", "Carnal Knowledge", and "The Necklace"....