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of tradition. Just because things have always been done a certain way does not mean that such traditions are good for any communit...

concerned for the welfare of his rather homely adopted daughter, Beina. First of all, Jin makes it clear that women within Chinese...

from the fact that I realized that I knew nothing. A man of my era named Chaerephon once asked the Oracle at Delphi is there w...

tone to the story that keeps the reader from fully empathizing with Emily or her situation. However, it is this distancing from Em...

Edson shows how Vivian uses her poetry as a means for tenaciously clinging to her identity as a person. However, it also becomes c...

Being put into a position of having to sexually service their master was the ultimate blow to a female slaves psyche. This...

being overly emotional, but even though she believes in reason is it not a guiding principle in her life. In this way, it is evid...

are portrayed in this story range from shepherds to artisans, and in this way Hardy stays true to the types of characters that wou...

it that way for ages. Madness is not only contagious; it is bred into the people of the village. The black box, then, represents u...

his poor little puppet-like body" to be rather pathetic and ridiculous. Nevertheless, he is intrigued and he becomes "wildly anxio...

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...

story is accepting and understanding of the old mans emotional needs. He points out to the younger waiter that the caf? is "clean ...

It is clear early-on that it was common knowledge in the town that Emilys father was abusive -- if not physically, then certain m...

it was: "Well be fine afterward. Just like we were before" (Hemingway NA). She wants to know how he is so sure and he replies that...

though not necessarily horribly so. In essence, the boy is neglected and it is not surprising "why parentless Harry was inclined t...

an ever-present element in "The Cask of Amontillado", Poe manages to keep it just below the surface of the plot until that final ...

and their three children. Hearing of the escape of a dangerous Florida killer known only as The Misfit and his band of thugs prov...

connection to the past somehow. The young men do not possess a strong link with their past and this causes them problems. They do ...

as "tiny jewels glowing behind the cover," which weave a "tapestry of transformed lives." This point is exemplified by the first s...

barely stood aside to let the narrow path creep through, and closed immediately behind. It was all as lonely as could be; and ther...

to assist him in his most basic needs, provides the kind of care and understanding required by the dying and increasingly isolated...

she thinks this man must love her. She thinks, suddenly, that he does not, and in all honesty, he does not love her for he has onl...

first of the story, show a young man, still engrossed with pigeon holing everyone he meets. They either are good or they are bad. ...

when they enter it. Fortunato has a bad cough and so, on their way to the wine cellar, Montressor keeps giving Fortunato more wine...

a new life, and emphasizes how people, when tested by circumstances can overcome adversity along their path toward self-respect. ...

songs and lays had been the product of his youthful years, and that he acquired a reputation for songs as well as jocular tales (P...

the money she had borrowed to buy her friend a necklace that she lost.....All of her work was really for nothing" (Cortez ss1.html...

even though her sister will not appreciate them in a real way as Maggie will. Maggie is one of those people who is easily used and...

there is the suggestion that Elsie is a good mother. OHara writes that the "only thing," that Elsie "held against" her children, i...

he used to own and wear while he was working. The fact that Tom wore a tuxedo while performing suggests that he played at the best...