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Edith Wharton’s Roman Fever

about, but as the tension rises, a perspective that is discussed in the section on tone within the story, the reader senses that t...

Louise Erdrich: ”Fleur"

amount of money (Erdrich). Fleur won, and refused to play any longer; in retaliation, the men got drunk and raped her; that same n...

Caroline Knapp's 'Drinking A Love Story'

not aware enough to have often remembered it. Later she illustrates that when she first had sex she was told, by her friend, to si...

Suzanne Loncher's A Brooklyn Rose

a woman, not a man. In addition, much of the information in the book, while involving the social history of the Italians and the n...

'The Lady with the Pet Dog' by Anton Chekhov

his otherwise dull life. When we meet the woman with the dog we begin to see that she is young and innocent and lonely. She als...

An Analysis of The Big Lie

sets out to illustrate how Grace was "a onetime protege of Huey P. Long and virtually the only woman in Louisiana politics" and ho...

'As I Lay Dying' by William Faulkner

youngest, wants a toy train. The two remaining brothers, Jewel and Darl, want nothing for themselves, but the journey brings to it...

Human Isolation in The Country Doctor and Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

by some mysterious external power, capable of turning a man into a giant insect, is virtually ignored by the characters: their foc...

Kate Chopin's 'Story of an Hour' as a Good Short Story Example

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

Symbolism and the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Such a setting, she points out, simply added to the fear and accusations of witchcraft against innocent people (Jacobs). I...

Islamic Story of Creation

We are expanding it (51:47)," is often contended by many scholars in light of the fact that it was not until fairly recently that ...

Nine Short Stories of J.D. Salinger

In five pages the differences and similarities that exist within Salinger's Nine Short Stories are discussed....

'Sugar and Other Stories' by A.S. Byatt

goes on behind its sheltering walls. The central point to the story deals with making both moral and literary judgements and how t...

Violence in Kaplan's 'Doe Season' and Jackson's 'The Lottery'

In five pages the violence associated with ritual is examined in this comparative analysis of these stories by Kaplan and Jackson....

Overview and Analysis of the Story 'The Lady Who Loved Insects'

In five pages a synopsis of this story and an analysis are presented....

Fictional Short Story 'Into Her House, With Flowers'

In seven pages this short story which features a woman's fight to freely live her life despite several mental impairment is presen...

The Language and the Quilt in 'Everyday Use' by Alice Walker

In seven pages the use of language and the symbolism of the quilt are examined within the context of Walker's short story....

The Lesson #2 by Toni Cade Bambara

This 5 page paper discusses the central theme of Toni Cade Bambara's story The Lesson #2....

'A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain' by Robert Olen Butler

In five pages this paper analyzes the structure of Butler's short story....

James Baldwin's 'Sonny's Blues,' Joyce Carol Oates' 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?' and Maturity

In three pages this paper contrasts and compares how the maturity theme is featured in each of these stories....

Comparing 2 Short Stories by Franz Kafka

In nine pages Kafka's 1913 short story 'The Judgment' is compared with his classic 1915 work 'The Metamorphosis.'...

'The Egg' by Sherwood Anderson

In five pages this essay discusses this amusing short story by Sherwood Anderson....

'A Clean Well Lighted Place' by Ernest Hemingway

This paper consisting of six pages argues that in this story art reflects life as the common denominator linking Hemingway to his ...

'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway

In four pages this essay analyzes the short story by Ernest Hemingway with an emphasis upon symbolism includiing that represented ...

Stephen Crane's 'The Monster' and Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown'

In seven pages this essay considers transformation within a comparative context of these short stories....

Human Psychology in William Faulkner's Sanctuary and Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

In three pages this paper examines the primary characters in these two stories in terms of society's treatment of them and human p...

Characterization of Abner Snopes and Symbolism in 'Barn Burning by William Faulkner

This paper examines how symbolism enhances Abner Snopes' characterization in William Faulkner's short story 'Barn Burning' in five...

Analysis of Kate Chopin's Short Story 'The Story of an Hour'

In five pages this paper presents an analysis of this short story in terms of how imagery, similes, foreshadowing and parallelism ...

The Story of Alvar Cabeza De Vaca y Nunez

In five pages the exciting and tragic story of Cabeza and his Florida colonization efforts on behalf of Spain are discussed....

Creative Short Story Romance

In five pages this paper presents an original short story romance which is followed by an explanation of the narrative form used....