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brother and sister, were split, with Edgar being taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Va. (Poe Chronology). His sister,...

stupor, Montressor begins to wall him in...alive. As Fortunato begins to sober up and realize what is going on he begins to scream...

as life slips away alongside the wonderment borne of childhood is, perhaps, some of the most intense and illustrative of all Hales...

thinks the woman will die. Arsat is very sad and while he waits out the long night he begins to tell his friend about how he came ...

to convince her that having the abortion is no big deal. PATTERN OF SYMBOLS ASSOCIATED WITH MODERN WORLD It is an interesti...

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...

generation, perceiving life and important family relationships very differently. They do not come from the same position, in terms...

powerful persuasiveness to lead man astray, the consequences of disobeying God and the subsequent struggle of all humanity. It is ...

well enough to write some thousand words at a stretch. She describes the view from her window quite lucidly, as well as the pretty...

he presents. There is pain and violence and death in Hemingways world, and he struggles to show his readers this aspect of life....

human being. Her song on the "blond wood psaltery" produced a "crystalline sound like water purling between stones" (82). As this ...

both married before their husbands had died and left them widows. In the first section of the story, Wharton gives background prof...

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

hygiene she also realizes are very large and she is shocked. This is a significant statement by the wife, since up until this time...

several symbolic connotations in this name, primarily the contrast to the happy little dance called the Jig and the fact that she ...

modern-day utopias that seemed to have the best of everything. There were sporting events, community activities, performing arts,...

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...

taking from different cultures to provide the most appropriate terms. The way in which OHearn fitted into the society around her...

with typical Christian values, and most of them wanted to grow up to become policemen, firemen, or doctors. Being average did not...

environment, which is rare anymore, is often a very dangerous environment that can threaten ones life. This makes the reader under...

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...

an ever-present element in "The Cask of Amontillado", Poe manages to keep it just below the surface of the plot until that final ...

It is clear in this story that the greed of the Washingtons is out-of-control. Mr. Washington doesnt want anyone to find out abou...

of death, while the Mourning Dove reminds one of the mourners at ones funeral. This also sets the tone for the frame of mind that ...

is a story about change - the change in a man, people he recognizes and knew his entire life did not recognize this man who Garl...

son, Hally, who is young and in desperate need of both attention and guidance. In this regard, Sam plays the role of a surrogate ...

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...

Edson shows how Vivian uses her poetry as a means for tenaciously clinging to her identity as a person. However, it also becomes c...