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Analysis of Symbolism in the Short Story 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Puritan religion, culture and education along with the setting of his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, is a common topic in Natha...

Movies/Then & Now

theater environment, that is most often accused of encouraging crime. Then, as now, the majority of the people ignored the naysaye...

Analysis of Flannery O'Connor's Short Story 'Good Country People'

cold hearted person. She was like this because she was afraid to really look at herself. She was also afraid to hope for anything ...

An Analysis of Moore's Short Story, How to Become a Writer

paper and open a vein. The point is that non-writers dont understand how difficult writing is; writers do, and frequently wish th...

An Analysis and Synopsis of Gaines Short Story, The Sky is Gray

enough cotton over the next summer to buy her a new coat. However, it is also clear that his mother feels compelled to hold James ...

Olsen & Tyler On Being a Parent

mother into "trembling" and her breasts, as she nursed Emily, were swollen with milk, she steadfastly stuck to the feeding schedul...

O. Henry/Gift of the Magi

being owned by "Her Jim" (Porter). As Della contemplates her options, she considers her reflection and O. Henry introduces the f...

Short Story Analysis: Three Literary Works

way his eyes move continually to the fact that he cannot stand to be touched: "Once, when he had been making a synopsis of a parag...

Comparative Analysis of James Joyce's 'Finnegan's Wake' and D.H. Lawrence's 'The Horse Dealer's Daughter'

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...

Comparative Analysis of John Updike's 'A and P' and James Joyce's 'Araby'

In six pages these two short stories are compared and contrasted in terms of girls' roles in each tale. There are no other sources...

'Chrysanthemums' by John Steinbeck from a Psychological Perspective

In five pages a psychological analysis of John Steinbeck's short story includes the flowers' symbolism and the depression of Elisa...

Comparison of Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne

combination that seemed to be excluded was "gothic romances." According to Alexander (1971), the reasons why Poe should be cons...

Gregor Samsa in Franz Kafka's 'Metamorphosis'

In five pages this essay provides a character analysis of Gregor as featured in Kafka's short story. Three sources are cited in t...

'A and P' by John Updike and Social Class Theme

innocently wanted to be a part of the mainstream, he found that in a little shore town, he could not shake his class position. T...

'The Snows of Kilimanjaro' by Ernest Hemingway

In seven pages a biography of Hemingway is included in this short story analysis. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography....

'Young Goodman Brown' and 'Roger Malvin's Burial' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages a comparative analysis of these Nathaniel Hawthorne short stories focuses on character, theme, development, and how ...

Analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Roger Malvin's Burial'

An analysis of this short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne consists of six pages. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Gothic Author Mary Shelley

In seven pages this paper considers the Gothic characteristics of Mary Shelley's writings in an analysis of short stories 'Transfo...

'Greenleaf' by Flannery O'Connor and the Symbolic Importance of the Bull

This short story is discussed in an analysis of the many types of bull symbolism featured throughout in a paper consisting of five...

Character and Setting in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

In five pages this paper presents a short story analysis of the Tessie Hutchinson character and the setting with the importance of...

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...

Overview of 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

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

Social Patriarchy in William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily' and Kate Chopin's 'Story of an Hour'

says she is experiencing anything but sorrow and despair. During the times that this story takes place, a woman was not expected...

Moment of Truth in 'The Temple of the Holy Ghost' by Flannery O'Connor

It took place in the south, as did most of OConnors stories, and showed the ignorance of southern whites by using a certain predil...

Alberto Rios' 'The Secret Lion'

Western States Book Award for Fiction and the Walt Whitman Award (The Iguana Killer [Review]). Interestingly enough, Rios spoke Sp...

Character Analysis of the Narrator in 'Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe

types of decaying vegetation. The vegetation even permeates the external nooks and crannies of the house itself in the form of a ...

Class Themes in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper and William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily'

her to take. It is interesting to note that the onlookers do not realize that they might have driven Emily to insanity. Wallace ...

Protagonist's Insanity in 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner

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

Evil in 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor

unfortunate accident, and they do run into the notorious Misfit. Both the grandmother and the Misfit are concerned with the quest...

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

two share. They are obviously not really enjoying this moment, or life, for some reason. And, the reason is never clearly spelled ...