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Comparison of 'The Cask of Amontillado,' 'The Tell Tale Heart,' and 'The Black Cat' by Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages these famous short stories by Edgar Allan Poe are summarized and compared in terms of similarities and differences, ...

Analyzing John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and The Pearl

In five pages these stories are analyzed in terms of their similarities and differences and literary elements such as themes, char...

Turn of the Century Feminism as Seen in Chopin and Woolf

This paper compares and contrasts two short stories by Kate Chopin and Virginia Woolf, written around the turn of the Twentieth Ce...

Winesberg, Ohio Stories of Sherwood Anderson and Common Themes

In 6 pages two stories from Anderson's collection are compared in terms of their common theme. There are 3 bibliographic sources ...

Analysis of Hemingway's, The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber

This paper analyzes Ernest Hemingway's short story, The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber. The author addresses narrative voic...

Hawthorne and Poe

This essay discusses short stories Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" and Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat," contrasting...

The Second Shift and other Reading Questions

This 10 page paper gives answers to the various homework questions concerning the stories The Second Shift, The Motherhood Manifes...

Discussion of Ways of Knowing

This essay pertains to Margaret Edson's play "Wit," and Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use." The writer argues that each of ...

The Diary of Christopher Columbus's First Voyage to America, 1492-1493, Reading Assignment

This 3 page paper gives an overview of the writing of Christopher Columbus on his first discovery of America. This paper includes ...

The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death and America's Dilemma, A Reflection Essay

This 4 page paper gives a reflection of a story concerning two towns separated by their opinions concerning a young man's death. T...

"Barn Burning," Sarty's Attitudes Towards his Father

This essay pertains to William Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning," and the changing attitudes of its 10-year-old protagonist Sa...

Junot Diaz, "How to Date a Brown Girl..."

This essay pertains to "How to date a brown girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)" by Junot Diaz. Referring to a description if...

Obama and a Story of Race

In a paper of three pages, the author reflects on the autobiography about Barack Obama's childhood and his development. The autho...

Six Short Stories, Summary and Analyses

This paper presents discussion of "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, ...

2 Short Stories, Identity

This essay pertains to The short stories "Bible" by Tobias Wolfe and "Virgins" by Danielle Evans. The writer discusses the theme o...

Short Stories That Are Both Different and Alike

In a paper consisting of 5 pages two short stories featured in an instructional text on writing are contrasted and compared. Ther...

A James Joyce Brief Biography

In two pages a biographical overview along with reviews of Joyce's short story collection Dubliners is presented. There is a bibl...

Floods in the Koran and the Bible

In a paper containing 5 pages the stories of the great flood featured in these religious texts are examined. There are two source...

Life's Meaning in 'Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka and 'Ivan Ilyich' by Leo Tolstoy

In 4 pages this paper examines how life's meaning is conveyed through physical and spiritual changes in a contrasting of these two...

A look at The House on Mango Street by Cisneros

up being a house that was "crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in" (4). It is smal...

Flannery O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' and Symbolic Imagery

In seven pages this short story is analyzed in terms of the author's use of symbolic images. There are two other sources cited in...

Rain Forests and Fictional Newira People

In five pages this fictional overview of a rain forest group includes the people's story of creation, religion, economics, and liv...

Revenge and Justice in House of Atreus

A conceptual analysis of the House of Atreus story focuses on revenge and justice in 5 pages. Two sources re cited in the bibliog...

Revelation of Colonel Sartoris Snopes in 'Barn Burning' by William Faulkner

or not he should warn the de Spains illustrate the strength of family loyalty or as Faulkner calls it "the old fierce pull of bloo...

Comparing Nathaniel Hawthorne's Short Stories 'Young Goodman Brown' and 'Roger Malvin's Burial'

In two pages this essay compares these short stories in terms of symbolism, theme, and imagery. There are no other sources listed...

Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club and Symbolism

play, the power in this contest lies with Waverly. But her mother is jealous of the girls success (not an unusual reaction), and ...

Ralph Ellison's 'Battle Royal' and James Joyce's 'Araby'

we are all but immediately taken to a place where the boy is completely betrayed by that adult world. In the beginning he is proud...

Short Stories by Shirley Jackson 'After You, My Dear Alphonse' and 'The Lottery'

domestic tendencies in their society. In "The Lottery" there are many characters and in "After You, My Dear Alphonse" there are ...

Thermal Stress Reaction Case Study Analysis

with a back-pack blower." This 30 year old man had throughout the day complained to his partner that he was not feeling well; at ...

Edgar Allan Poe's 'A Threat In His Mind'

ill person - a person who might easily be Poe himself. Poes preoccupation with humanitys darker side could very well have perpetu...