YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Symbolism and Theme in the Short Stories of Flannery OConnor
Essays 271 - 300
Edson shows how Vivian uses her poetry as a means for tenaciously clinging to her identity as a person. However, it also becomes c...
his poor little puppet-like body" to be rather pathetic and ridiculous. Nevertheless, he is intrigued and he becomes "wildly anxio...
living with Emily, which is certainly not proper but the town accepts this because there is sympathy for Emily who is a sad and lo...
both married before their husbands had died and left them widows. In the first section of the story, Wharton gives background prof...
books. They always had a good time, and the bad boys had the broken legs; but in his case there was a screw loose somewhere; and i...
talked too much anyway" (Glaspell). Throughout the story, Martha Hale feels guilty because she did not visit Minnie more often, b...
the weight,/ the weight we carry/ is love" (Ginsberg 1-9). In this poem we do not necessarily see love as an uplifting real...
and monitoring others. He does not merely sit back in his office, but likes to possess the power that can make the young boys crin...
that respect for a lady takes precedence over legality, common sense and ethical values. It is the sheer weight of her social stat...
an ever-present element in "The Cask of Amontillado", Poe manages to keep it just below the surface of the plot until that final ...
a person tried hard, anything could be accomplished. Therefore, she saw it as her duty to lead her daughter towards becoming an A...
generation, perceiving life and important family relationships very differently. They do not come from the same position, in terms...
of a mother or a sister; and on his head was a three-cornered hat, which in its better days had perhaps sheltered the graver brow ...
later in the story, Montressor relates that his family was once "great and numerous" (Poe 146). The use of the past tense indicate...
see some good in forced change such as this narrator suggests, and initiates. She simply feels impersonal and as though she is n...
machine, and cannot understand why his mother doesnt really seem to love him. Among the science fiction elements are the followi...
Norma Jeans development toward individuation throughout the story by relating her relationship to her mother, Mabel, who is omnipr...
Johnson muses about the past and, in so doing, tells the reader a great deal about both herself and her daughters. Mrs. Johnson ...
letters and "The letters cover everything from the emptiness Hemingway felt upon completing a novel to their shared loneliness" (P...
In five pages the theme of this Canadian short story is analyzed. There are no other sources listed....
In 5 pages the theme of maturation as it is featured in these two short stories is compared. There are no other sources listed....
This paper addresses Faulkner's various literary techniques, such as setting, theme, and characterization, in his short story, Bar...
These short stories and their themes of birthplace separation are compared in a report consisting of five pages. There are no oth...
In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of title, plot, theme, and mood with emphasis upon the protagonist. There are...
In 6 pages the theme of scientific experimentation as it is represented in both of these short stories are analyzed. There are 6 ...
In this paper consisting of five pages the 'voice' Walker uses in constructing her short stories as expressed in sentence structur...
In five pages this paper examines the themes that are featured in this short story by Mark Twain. Six sources are cited in the bi...
to whom Sammy is attracted, enter the A&P, there is a problem. The manager berates them, and they are seemingly embarrassed. Samm...
These short stories are contrasted and compared in six pages with characters, themes, and endings analyzed. Six sources are cited...
In five pages this paper discusses the themes of life and death evoked by Jack London in his short story 'To Build a Fire.' Four ...