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just like you say. Only when you dont have no dinner, it aint" (Steinbeck). He never says he would love some food or a meal or any...

been and am; but why WILL you say that I am mad?" (Poe [3]). In this the reader is immediately told that the narrator is mad becau...

significant loss. Examining the examples of The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, and The Fall of the House of Usher,...

Understandably, such an action might be interpreted as a willingness on her part but in reality this action, even though Arnold ne...

The obvious conclusion that many students come to when considering this encounter was that Connie in effect encouraged Arnolds pur...

his deceptiveness, and the danger the ensuing adventure holds for her become more understandable when Friend is viewed as the mani...

to save her family. Perhaps she can convince him not to kill anyone, but instead, she only pleads for her own life without much re...

at the same time he is not successful, such as the relationship with his grandfather and a wife. In terms of three specific events...

himself during this period (Ross, 1999). He began writing soon after his arrival in Canada, and won the "Canadian Fiction Magazin...

possibilities; and other issues. They also dont seem to understand that older people were once young, and therefore understand th...

workings of identity, however, there are grand variances that separate one person from the next when it gets past a superficial le...

and pure joy was leaping in her being and she was perhaps experiencing a very subtle and simple joy at life itself, something that...

the glory when the farming goes well. Of course, this bitterness is something felt by most housewives of an earlier generation and...

This paper provides an analysis of this short story in terms of theme, symbolism, and character development. This four page paper ...

hearers quaked. An unsought pathos came hand in hand with awe" (Hawthorne). They shuddered and were simply fearful of this man who...

the skill they once had, but rather their passion for that subject matter. For example, an opera singer such as Leoni may well hav...

This paper examines the issue of gender in Le Guin's short story, Sur. The author discusses gender roles, symbolism, and thematic...

has returned home for a visit with his mother and to reintroduce her to his lover, Wayne, who joins him at his childhood home. Nei...

he would not be getting any scholarships for furthering his education, he "joined the Indian Imperial Police Burma" (George Orwell...

right in their eyes for one who has died. They paint his face, sprinkle corn meal and pollen, and thus give him a very fitting wra...

stories often reflect the ideals, and the alternative ideals, of this time. While he has written numerous stories this particular ...

a criminal like that aloose in it. I couldnt answer to my conscience if I did" (OConnor). II. HULGA & THE MISFIT: RELIGIOUS FAIT...

man who is old, perhaps given up on life, and essentially a man who spends his days watching television and checking the mail. Wit...

the city contrasts with his depiction of the boys at play, trying gamely to be frolicsome and experience the joy of childhood agai...

him that she wants to stop talking about it, indicating she feels completely powerless and is just going to do it and get it over ...

letting the weight move along to her toes as if she was testing the floor with every step, putting a little deliberate extra actio...

other hand, proposes that time is circular and events are cyclical. The old mystic who dreams is dreaming specifically to create...

to the effects on human behavior, not the least of which include community, family, substance addition, divorce, deviant behavior,...

are pure creatures and seeing them run or even trot, or perhaps even exist, makes this young man incredibly happy and content. The...

of revelation. Each of these stories begins with opening cryptic epigraphs that lay the ominous thematic groundwork. In "MS Foun...