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

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...

In a paper consisting of four pages character conflicts as they exist in this short story are considered and through an examinatio...

In four pages the ways in which conflict functions in these short stories are contrasted and compared. Four sources are cited in ...

In six pages this essay discusses the positive characterization of the blind man in the short story 'Cathedral' by Raymond Carver....

In a paper consisting of three pages the theme of suffering is considered within the context of the short story written by James B...

In seven pages this short story is analyzed in terms of primary themes, plot, and characterization. There are no other sources li...

In five pages this paper examines life and humanity in a comparison of the short stories Paul Fussell's 'Thank God for the Atom Bo...

In eight pages the varied critical responses to Adams's fiction particularly as it portrayed class is discussed with reference mad...

In five pages this research paper analyzes Welty's popular short story with the emphasis upon family eccentricities and the post m...

son, but upon closer examination he realizes the woman is not as old as he first thought, and Sonny is her husband. In fact, the w...

In seven pages this short story by Washington Irving is critically analyzed. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

This paper discusses how American Romanticism is represented in 'Rip Van Winkle,' a short story by Washington Irving in three page...

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

In two pages this play and short story by Susan Glaspell are contrasted and compared in terms of themes and characterization. The...

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

a graduated student of philosophy she has the knowledge and the wisdom to rise above the ridiculous and find truth. But, it is her...

tone to the story that keeps the reader from fully empathizing with Emily or her situation. However, it is this distancing from Em...

that her father is dead. Therefore, she reasons that he is merely resting and is still capable of making decisions for her. She wo...

likely remain lost for the rest of his life. Analysis When we look at the very beginning of the story we can clearly see an an...

Especially when he speaks of Stoksie, in this example: "I forgot to say he thinks hes going to be manager some sunny day, maybe in...

story is accepting and understanding of the old mans emotional needs. He points out to the younger waiter that the caf? is "clean ...

tend to our own affairs, doing what has to be done and then relaxing as reward or for regeneration enabling us to repeat the proce...

a famous singer, a woman who appears also quite lonely and powerful. Her name is Madame Tradutorri and she suffers at the hands of...

of nature and the unveiling of secrets; a theme which is well illustrated in The Use of Force. As Johnson (2004) notes, the narrat...

they are poor because they have no luck. Paul, being a small child, thinks that luck is a tangible object to be found, obtained or...

Edgar Allan Poe. According to Dr. Carl Goldberg, "In creating these tortured souls from the crucible of his own difficult life, P...

he managed to illustrate some of the ridiculous restrictions and excessive emotional burdens that various religions placed on the ...

traveled into the wilderness in order to achieve moral clarity. Hawthornes title character journeys into a forest near his home, ...

them on their journey to death are, more often than not, lacking in any sympathy or emotion, just as the characters in the end of ...