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'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 ...

'The Butterfly and the Tank' by Ernest Hemingway

him and a real gun is fired and he is killed. 6) The narrator is...

Brawn and Brains in 'The Catbird' Seat' by James Thurber

In eight pages this paper examines the contrasting imagery of sexuality and athletic prowess in this short story by James Thurber....

Suppressed Dialogue in 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

and claims to be overtired, although she seems to be able to write some thousand words at a stretch. In this first section she als...

Edgar Allan Poe's Fiction and Theme of Death

In eight pages the ways in which Poe's death obsession manifests itself in ten of his short stories are examined. There are 4 bi...

Lengel's Perspective Applied to 'A and P' by John Updike

In four pages this paper analyzes the inner struggles of Lengel by adopting his perspective in an examination of John Updike's sho...

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...

Isolation Theme in Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

In five pages this paper examines how isolation is interwoven into the short stories featured in Sherwood Anderson's 1919 collecti...

Opposites in 'Revelation' by Flannery O'Connor

In seven pages the unity established through opposites is examined within the context of this short story by Flannery O'Connor. S...

Analysis of 'Revelation' by Flannery O'Connor

In five pages the last short story by Flannery O'Connor is analyzed and emphasizes the thematic importance of condemnation and red...

'Good Country People' by Flannery O'Connor

free; and Joy, whose miserable disposition is anything but joyful. It is Joy who is the chief protagonist, an educated 32-year-ol...

Anti Humanism in 'Good Country People' by Flannery O'Connor

who OConnor suspected believed God to be dead -- found it puzzling and bizarre. For this reason, OConnor is often classified in th...

Catholic Theology in 'Everything That Rises Must Converge' by Flannery O'Connor

In five pages this paper examines Flannery O'Connor's short story from a theological perspective. Six sources are cited in the bi...

Flannery O'Connor and Religion

In ten pages this paper examines how religion, particularly the grace of God, is thematically depicted in Flannery O' Connor's sho...

Racism and Emotion in Flannery O'Connor's Works

In eight pages this paper examines how racial intolerance is thematically portrayed in Flannery O'Connor's short stories 'Judgment...

Revenge in 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

In seven pages the theme of revenge as depicted in this short story is analyzed as the author's personal commentary attacking the ...

Point of View in 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages Poe's short story is analyzed in terms of the author's masterful point of view usage. There are no other sources li...

'The Tell Tale Heart' and 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

nature of the protagonists soul, as it has perceived injuries made to it. Poe builds on the potential success of his trap by disc...

'The Tell Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe

to kill, the speaker insists on frequently and rather adamantly reminding us that he is not mad. As the story reads on, I found m...

Deviance in 'The Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe

the "ebon blackness of the floors, and the phantasmagoric armorial trophies" (Poe 24). This seems to indicate a dark illusion tha...

'Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe

In two pages this essay examines how the structural collapse of the house in Poe's short story represents the collapse of the fami...

Gothic Hero Edgar Allan Poe in 'Ligeia' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher'

won, beating out a number of well-known short story writers. Poe needed money badly, and decided to embark on a side career as a s...

Women in 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner

In three pages this essay examines how women are treated in the symbolic portrayal of Emily as being a rose in this short story by...

Life and Writings of William Faulkner

This paper consists of six pages examines William Faulkner's life and the themes of life and death that abound in his novel The So...

Point of View in 'Barn Burning' by William Faulkner

lends variety to a work that otherwise might become monotonous. But in short stories, only one point of view is generally used, a...

Presence of the Dead Father in 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner

In seven pages this paper examines how the social oppression of Southern women is represented through the constrictions Emily stil...

Southern Women's Treatment in 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner

This paper examines how women in America, particularly in the South, were treated as represented in 'A Rose for Emily,' a classic ...

Culture of the American South in 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner'

In six pages this paper discusses the profound impact of the culture of the American South upon Emily Grierson in the short story ...

Spirituality in 'The Birthmark' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages the spiritual laboratory assistant Animadab is compared with the nonspiritual Aylmer as depicted in this short story...

Symbolism in 'The Birthmark' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper examines the significance of symbolism in this famous short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. There are no o...