Katherine Bartel Essay Examples

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An Introduction to the Life of Katherine Dunham and Martha Graham and Bill Robinson (679 words, 1 pages)

Gyrating hips, fast feet, high stepping, and magnificent moves, are characteristics that belong to the great African-American dancers of historys past. Famus Black Archives Museum has a vast collection of African-American artifacts including a variety of pictures of dazzling African-American dancers. These dancers Katherine Dunham, Martha Graham, and Bill Bo ... Read More

A Comparison of the Film and Story Versions of Katherine Ann Porter’s The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (720 words, 3 pages)

1. Intro A. The story of The Jilting of Granny Weatherall by Katherine Ann Porter is portrayed in two different ways by the video and story version. B. Both versions of the story have the same basic main points but some of the smaller points are different between the two ... Read More

An Analysis of the Types of the Narrative Voice of William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Richard Wright and Katherine Anne Porter (348 words, 1 pages)

What is narrator? Narrator is the voice the author creates to tell the story. The possible ways of telling a story are many, and more than one way can be worked into a single story. Conventionally, the various narrators that storytellers draw upon can be grouped into four broad groups ... Read More

A Review of Katherine Ann Porter’s Short Film “Adaptation of the Jilting Granny Weatherall” (896 words, 2 pages)

EL HADJI M. NDIAYEENGLISH 102Katherine Ann Porters short film adaptation of The Jilting of Granny Weatherall is widely considered as being one of the greatest classics in short filmmaking. And the reputation is far from being undeserved. Granny, (Geraldine Fitzgerald) is a matriarch who, on the last day of her ... Read More

The Life and Literary Works of Katherine Mansfield (1413 words, 2 pages)

Katherine Mansfield Katherine Mansfield, who lived from 1888 to 1923, is considered to be one of the most remarkable short story writers of her time. Using her life experiences as an inspiration for her short stories, Mansfield sculpted her ideas into masterful pieces of literary work. Mansfield's life was full ... Read More

A Review of Jacob I Have Loved by Katherine Paterson (340 words, 1 pages)

Jacob Have I Loved is a great book for any child that resents their siblings, because thats how this twin sister relationship is best described. Sara Louise recalls her difficult adolescence on Rass Island and her intense jealousy of her own twin sister Caroline. Caroline is a selfish, over protected ... Read More

An Analysis of Prejudice, Family and How You Make it in Life in “The Great Gilly Hopkins” by Katherine Paterson (933 words, 4 pages)

The Great Gilly Hopkins was an interesting novel with many themes, some werehidden and others were obvious. Katherine Paterson has a way of telling a story in amanner that is interesting to the reader yet has a very strong theme, life is what you makeof it. Gilly made life hard ... Read More

The Relationship Between Katherine and Bianca in Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” (1659 words, 2 pages)

Women in ShakespeareOften in literature, parallels are used to accentuate certain things. William Shakespeare utilizes this tool in both The Taming of the Shrew and A Midsummer Nights Dream. In both of these comedic plays, there is a set of women who are at odds with each other. These relationships ... Read More

Character Analysis of Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (513 words, 1 pages)

In William Shakespeares Taming of the Shrew, Katherine is not truly tamed because she simply follows Petruchios orders without changing her spirit. Petruchio gets his hands full when he marries Katherine. She is a very wild and rough woman who needs to be tamed. In the beginning of the story, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel The Jilting of Granny Weatherall by Katherine Porter (443 words, 1 pages)

What are the thoughts that go through the minds of those who near death? These are the questions at the heart of "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" written by Ernest Hemmingway and Katherine Porter's "The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall." The main focus of "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" is on the pain ... Read More

A Review of Katherine Anne Porter’s “The Grave” (2044 words, 4 pages)

Born May 15, 1890, in Indian Creek, Texas Katherine Anne Porter has written numerous short stories and a novel. Katherine Anne Porter uses autobiographical information and symbolism to relate the story of Mirandas maturation into adulthood in her short story The Grave. In The Grave, Miranda discovers her feminine side ... Read More

A Comparison of Maria and Miranda by Katherine Anne Porter in the Novel Old Mortality (1667 words, 2 pages)

Throughout Katherine Anne Porters Old Mortality, a variety of elements are present. Some of which consist of romance, memories and the illusions instilled upon the legendary status of Amy. All of these elements play a solid role towards the persuasion of Miranda. They persuaded her into acting on certain ideas ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Jilting of Granny Weatherall by Katherine Ann Porter (558 words, 2 pages)

The Jilting of Granny WeatherallIn Katherine Ann Porters The Jilting of Granny Weatherall, there are twoprevalant themes. The first is self-pity. The second theme is the acceptance of herimmenent demise. Both deal with the way people perceive their deaths and mortality ingeneral. Granny Weatheralls behavior is Porters tool for making ... Read More

The Sacred Marriage by Katherine Chopin (234 words, 1 pages)

Katherine Chopin has a different opinion of love, marriage, than most writers of her day. In her writing she indicates to her readers that marriage, though built on a foundation of love can not contain passion. Love is considered a feeling that inspires passion, and romance. It continues on throughout ... Read More

An Analysis of the Conflict in the Novel Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield (403 words, 1 pages)

PART IICONFLICT IN MISS BRILLKatherine Mansfields short story Miss Brill outlines an old womans lack of understanding for a world that she observes so intimately. The story is told from the point of view of an aging insignificant character, who on this particular Sunday is cruelly forced to see herself ... Read More

The Life Story of Mary Kingsley as Narrated by Katherine Frank in A Voyager Out (3555 words, 5 pages)

Frank, Katherine. A Voyager Out The Life of Mary Kingsley. Boston Houghton Mifflin Company. 1986Katherine Franks novel A Voyager Out tells the life story of Mary Kingsley. She talks of her childhood, her young adult life, and her traveling life. She wanted to tell the world what this woman explorer ... Read More

The Stylistic Analysis of A Cup of Tea by Katherine Mansfield (1329 words, 4 pages)

STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF A CUP OF TEA1. IntroductionTo be honest, when I read the story, I thought how absurd this is. The first appearance of the story to me was just like this. But when I re- thought about some details I realised that the story is not that absurd. ... Read More

A Biography of Katherine Mansfield a Short Story Writer (1413 words, 2 pages)

Katherine MansfieldKatherine Mansfield, who lived from 1888 to 1923, is considered to be one of the most remarkable short story writers of her time. Using her life experiences as an inspiration for her short stories, Mansfield sculpted her ideas into masterful pieces of literary work. Mansfield's life was full of ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Fly by Katherine Mansfields (971 words, 2 pages)

Professor Becker English 102 The Boss We have all experienced traumatic incidents in our lives. Some of us have endured more than others. But the question remains How much is enough? At what point is a person tired of fighting? When will a person give up hope for survival? Such ... Read More

A Critical Analysis of Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield (1211 words, 8 pages)

Critical Analysis Miss BrillKatherine Mansfields short story into the heart and mind of the aging MissBrillcaptures the spirit of human natures desire to feel important. The shortstory revolvesaround its one main character, Miss Brill who suffers from a lack of purposeorsignificance. Miss Brill appears to be living an illusion of ... Read More

The Story Versus Video Version of Katherine Ann Porter’s Story “The Jitling of Granny Weatherall” (720 words, 2 pages)

Lisa WilsonEnglish 101Story Outline1 December 20001. IntroA.The story of The Jilting of Granny Weatherall by Katherine Ann Porter is portrayed in two different ways by the video and story version.B.Both versions of the story have the same basic main points but some of the smaller points are different between the ... Read More

Valuable Lessons about Life and Prejudices in The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson (933 words, 4 pages)

The Great Gilly Hopkins was an interesting novel with many themes, some werehidden and others were obvious. Katherine Paterson has a way of telling a story in amanner that is interesting to the reader yet has a very strong theme, life is what you makeof it. Gilly made life hard ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Katherine Mansfield (1413 words, 2 pages)

Katherine MansfieldKatherine Mansfield, who lived from 1888 to 1923, is considered to be one of the most remarkable short story writers of her time. Using her life experiences as an inspiration for her short stories, Mansfield sculpted her ideas into masterful pieces of literary work. Mansfield's life was full of ... Read More

An Analysis of Katherine Mansfield’s “Life of Ma Parker”. (1467 words, 2 pages)

Katherine Mansfields "Life of Ma Parker" Womens Plight Katherine Mansfields "Life of Ma Parker" presents the plight of Ma Parker as a working-class woman at the turn of the century, in terms of her position in the sphere of the family and in the sphere of society. "Life of Ma ... Read More

An Analysis of The Jilting of Granny Weatherall by Katherine Ann Porter (572 words, 1 pages)

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall In Katherine Ann Porters "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," there are two prevalant themes. The first is self-pity. The second theme is the acceptance of her immenent demise. Both deal with the way people perceive their deaths and mortality in general. Granny Weatheralls behavior is ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of a Voyager out by Katherine Frank (3555 words, 5 pages)

Frank, Katherine. A Voyager Out The Life of Mary Kingsley. Boston Houghton Mifflin Company. 1986Katherine Franks novel A Voyager Out tells the life story of Mary Kingsley. She talks of her childhood, her young adult life, and her traveling life. She wanted to tell the world what this woman explorer ... Read More

Katherine Chopin’s Own Perception About Love and Marriage (234 words, 1 pages)

Katherine Chopin has a different opinion of love, marriage, than most writers of her day. In her writing she indicates to her readers that marriage, though built on a foundation of love can not contain passion. Love is considered a feeling that inspires passion, and romance. It continues on throughout ... Read More

A Comprehensive Analysis of Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield (397 words, 1 pages)

PART IICONFLICT IN MISS BRILLKatherine Mansfields short story Miss Brill outlines an old womans lack of understanding for a world that she observes so intimately. The story is told from the point of view of an aging insignificant character, who on this particular Sunday is cruelly forced to see herself ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of A&P by John Updike and Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield (473 words, 1 pages)

The most obvious contrast between Flowers for Algernon and other short stories, such as A P and Miss Brill is the length. But length is not the topic for this short essay. The predominant difference, besides length, is the number of fully realized characters in the story. In A P ... Read More

An Analysis of Katherine Ann Porter’s The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (558 words, 2 pages)

The Jilting of Granny WeatherallIn Katherine Ann Porters The Jilting of Granny Weatherall, there are twoprevalant themes. The first is self-pity. The second theme is the acceptance of herimmenent demise. Both deal with the way people perceive their deaths and mortality ingeneral. Granny Weatheralls behavior is Porters tool for making ... Read More