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and the girls eyes [stop] rolling. At this point Mrs. Turpin asks her, What have you got to say to me?" (Bernardo [3]). This of...

This paper examines how Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet compare and critique 'The Second Coming' of W.B. Yeats and 'A Good Man is Har...

In nine pages this paper examines how women's changing roles are reflected in the literary works Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons, A S...

In six pages this short story is analyzed in terms of male bonding and how the relationship between the men changes throughout the...

In seven pages this paper examines the short story in terms of how it expresses the author's attitudes about religion. Six source...

In five pages the ways in which allegory is used by the author in this short story are discussed. Two sources are cited in the bi...

OConnor utilizes the central theme of Christianity is as a subtle, symbolic plot to convert her readers, whom she had envisioned a...

In seven pages this short story is analyzed in terms of the author's use of symbolic images. There are two other sources cited in...

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 ...

In eight pages these three short stories are considered in terms of summary and analysis of themes. Ten sources are cited in the ...

OConnors most controversial and problematic short stories (Clark 66). There are really only two characters in this story-the grand...

In five pages the grandmother and the Misfit characterizations are examined with the context of good and evil and how those assump...

Sylvan Barnet?s A Short Guide To Writing About Literature, foreshadowing in literature "which [one would think] would eliminate su...

demonstrates her own fall from grace. It is because of her distraction with evil -- the Misfit, whom she deems is a quality and u...

This paper consisting of five pages examines the symbolism of trees in terms of the family's fate in this famous Flannery O'Connor...

In four pages the Old and New South are contrasted within the context of this short story by Flannery O'Connor. One source is cit...

of the Old South, which is where she bases her identity. She sees the antebellum era and everything about the Southern values in t...

that respect for a lady takes precedence over legality, common sense and ethical values. It is the sheer weight of her social stat...

In three pages these issues are considered within the context of characters the Misfit and the grandmother. There are three bibli...

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

that if they go to Florida, where it has been rumored that there is an escaped murderer loose, they will all be killed. The family...

is on its way, OConnor emphasizes that the grandmother is totally lacking in any sort of sympathetic or empathetic feeling. The ...

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

clothed. Later, the family takes a detour onto a country road in order for the grandmother to show them a "old plantation" that sh...

Iin four pages this combination research paper and essay discusses the critical thematic interpretation of this famous short story...

This essay pertains to the literary features of this short story, focusing on its plot and symbols as the writer describes how the...

Race is something everyone must deal with in a multiracial society. No matter what ones color or religion or ethnicity, they at so...

to look at his own veiled prejudices if only through the eyes of his bigoted mother. Says Mrs. Chestney, in a typical outburst th...

standing in a position that speaks of martyrdom: "he, his hands behind him, appeared pinned to the door frame, waiting like Saint ...

Sebastian for the arrows to begin piercing him" (OConnor). We see the hat that she is so proud of an he, in his impatience, "Put i...