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Somerset Maughan

makes it clear that the house is not a privilege, as a necessity. This is because if Remire lived in the camp, the other prisoners...

Literary Analysis of Amy Tan's 'Two Kinds'

reader watches as a mother tries desperately to give her daughter all the advantages that she never had, reliving, to some extent,...

'The Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant

reminiscent of real people experiencing real social pain and suffering, in spite of the fact that Mathilde chose to wallow in what...

The Literary Techniques of William Faulkner

This paper addresses Faulkner's various literary techniques, such as setting, theme, and characterization, in his short story, Bar...

Surprise and Structure in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

In 8 pages this short story considers the element of surprise and presents a structural analysis of the author's employment of sty...

'The Dead' by James Joyce

In five pages this essay analyzes James Joyce's short story and the meaning of 'dead' within the characterization of Gabriel. The...

Carol Henning and John Steinbeck's 'The Chrysanthemums'

In 9 pages this paper analyzes the short story by John Steinbeck in order to determine whether or not his wife Carol Henning was t...

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

In five pages the deceptive novel that is short on story but high on characterizations and vignettes discussing the neighborhood a...

Symbolism and Setting in 'Revelation' by Flannery O'Connor

In seven pages this paper analyzes this short story in terms of meaning and characterization but focuses primarily upon the 2 sett...

'The Pit and the Pendulum' by Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages the representation of the author in this short story is considered with an analysis of the story's plot, setting, ch...

'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...

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....

'A Clean, Well Lighted Place' and 'Hills Like White Elephants' by Ernest Hemingway

In five pages this essay considers the 'everything' or 'nothing' connotation of oneness as represented within these short stories ...

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...

Misfit Character Symbolic Uses in 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor

the more meaning it opens up" (Yaghjian 268). Christian symbols and portrayals of Christ abound in "A Good Man is Hard to...

Running in Place by Pamela C. Joern

This essay offers analysis of Pamela C. Joern's short story "Running in Place." The writer focuses on Joern's skill in regards to ...

'The Sculptor's Funeral' by Willa Cather

by the men on the train platform, and then by the overly dramatic grief of Merricks mother. The contrast between the nature of Mer...

'A Rose For Emily' Short Story Analysis

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

Comparing 'Two Kinds' with 'Bartleby'

ending is quite compelling, letting on that the narrator is much more insightful than first appears. Certainly, the narrator is no...

Analysis of Flannery O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard To Find'

criminal is so small, few would talk about it. Another way to look at the situation is that the author hones in on one story in ...

Symbolism and Characterization in Katherine Mansfield's Miss Brill

again from the red eiderdown!" (Mansfield NA). We see her as a sensitive and imaginative old woman as she thinks of the fur as ...

Los Premios by Julio Cortazar

Lucio and Nora, and so forth until all of the players in the drama have been introduced. In addition to the teachers, there is Med...

Anderson's "Feed" - Sinister Possibilities And Prodding

of consumerism - the perpetual wanting of more and more materialistic tangibles until there is nothing left to appreciate - reside...

Nonfiction and Fiction's Portrayal of History

book is that the author has primarily been a fiction writer. Why, all of a sudden, does a fiction writer attempt to write a non-fi...

Sigmund Freud's 'The Uncanny' and Fiction's Messages

In eight pages this paper examines the messages that exist within horror or ghost stories. Eleven sources are cited in the biblio...

Romantic Fiction's Gothic Genre

are generally seen as common to the Gothic novel, including a medieval or pseudo-medieval setting, a solitary protagonist and a se...

Question on Grapes of Wrath

happy at the camp, the family suffers when the men cannot find work. Ma Joad insists that they move on when money and food are alm...

Portraying Character on Screen

of the play, which is the fact that Toms continues to love his sister, miss her and long for a different past, as he pursues a dif...

Kate Chopin: Exploring Culture and Identity

themselves aloof until the conditions of their acquiescence are met through achieving an understanding with the men who occupy the...

Niccolo Machiavelli Characterized in The Prince

realist, above all, when it came to understanding human nature. He was a founder of the philosophy of history, due to his reflect...