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An Analysis of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin (497 words, 1 pages)

"Free, free, free""Free! Body and soul free!", Mrs. Mallard keeps whispering . The death of her husband brings her the exhilaration of freedom rather than the desolation of loneliness. However, in its turn, Mrs. Mallard's death also puts an end to her short hope of freedom. Two deaths in Kate ... Read More

An Analysis of Kate Chopin’s Short Story “The Storm” (676 words, 1 pages)

In Kate Chopin's short story "The Storm", an extremely passionate wife and mother faces her past love and is left in an awkward situation which could potentially cause detriment for her family. The storm that actually takes place during this story serves as the key symbolic element throughout the entire ... Read More

An Analysis of the Methods of Creating Tension in H. G. Wells’s Short Story The Red Room (6496 words, 10 pages)

Laura Buckingham 10s The Red Room By H.G.Wells How does the writer create and build tension in this ghost story? The writer immediately creates a sense of mystery by the title, "Red Room." Instantly it makes the reader ask questions, "What is the Red Room?" This introduces the tension, as ... Read More

An Analysis of the Masque of the Red Death Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe (1171 words, 2 pages)

"The Masque of the Red Death", a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe, is truly a frightening story that includes many symbols dealing with life and death. Each symbol gives a great deal of significance to the story and helps to enhance the lesson being taught. Symbolism found in ... Read More

An Analysis of a Story Basically About an Old Tradition Practices in the Village- the Lottery (610 words, 1 pages)

This story is basically about an old tradition practiced in the village-the 'lottery'. Firstly, the definition...this lottery in the story is a ritual held yearly, every 27th of June. The head of each family (the oldest able man in the family) living in the village draws a slip of paper. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Internal Conflict of Stephen in The Glass Roses, a Short Story by Alden Nowlan (494 words, 1 pages)

There are various conflicts in the story, "The Glass Roses", though the main and most significant one being of an internal conflict within the protagonist, Stephen, a "willowy fifteen-year-old" working in the pulp woods. The internal conflict occurs between his desires to fulfill his childhood dreams and those to become ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story “The Fall of the House of Usher ” By Edgar Allan Poe (1651 words, 2 pages)

In his short story "The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allen Poe presents his reader with an intricately suspenseful plot filled with a foreboding sense of destruction. Poe uses several literary devices, among the most prevalent, however are his morbid imagery and eerie parallelism. Hidden in the malady ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story “The Broken Chain” By Gary Soto (521 words, 1 pages)

Have you ever wanted to go on a date with a girl and accidentally did something to mess it up. Well in the story "The Broken Chain" by Gary Soto a boy named Alfonso, doesn't like the way he looks so he tries to push them back in place where ... Read More

An Analysis of an Essay Generally About the Author of the Short Story, Hawthorne (623 words, 1 pages)

Essay Thesis This essay is generally about how the author of the short story, Hawthorne, wants to show the world that perfection is not beauty and that science should not alter the way that nature set man on this world to be. He was a major asset to the transcendental ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story of “Outcast of Poker Flat ” By Bret Harte (1020 words, 2 pages)

In the story of "Outcast of Poker Flat," by Bret Harte, there are four shady characters that had been excommunicated from the town of Poker Flats. The main character, Mr. John Oakhurst, was a gambler. The town was willing to make a public example of anyone that they didn't trust, ... Read More

My Analysis of Carl Hantman’s Painting “Shootout at Big Muddy” (568 words, 1 pages)

While visiting the Cook Center I chose the painting Shootout at Big Muddy by Carl Hantman because I saw so much going on in the simple painting. It invoked a lot of thought as well as visual stimulation. The medium of this piece is oil paint while the support is ... Read More

An Analysis of “Paul’s Case” a Short Story Written By Willa Cather in 1905 (527 words, 1 pages)

"Paul's Case" is a short story written by Willa Cather in 1905. It is about a boy in his late teens who is forced to cope with a society that he does not want to fit into. We learn about his struggle to be a nonconformist which eventually leads to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story of Brotherhood in the Novel the Outsiders by S. E. Hinton (572 words, 1 pages)

My view on things has changed a lot since I read this book. A movie, a death, a church and friendship, "The Outsiders" has it all. A story of brotherhood, friendship, and of a murder, a boy and his friend are caught in a murder, they have to escape form ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characterization of the Story “Night School” By Raymond Carver (662 words, 1 pages)

Characterization In the story 'Night School' by Raymond Carver, there are a total of three main characters, namely the protagonist and the two women. The story is told using the first person narrative. The protagonist, who is also the narrator, is a divorcee. This is evident in the first sentence ... Read More

An Analysis of Comparing Two Short Stories (1476 words, 3 pages)

Wide Reading Assignment Comparing Two Short Stories Introduction In this coursework assignment, I am going to compare two short stories. They are Night Fears, by L.P. Hartley, and Into The Unknown - A Superstitious Mans Story by Thomas Hardy. These Stories are written in different centuries, but are still in ... Read More

An Analysis of an Autobiographical Account “My Place” By Sally Morgan’s (1415 words, 2 pages)

Sally Morgan's 'My Place' is an autobiographical account of three generations of Aboriginals, which illustrate the social history of Aboriginals from the point of view of an Aboriginal and marks its development as society evolves. Two aboriginals, Gladys and Daisy Corruna, of the Stolen Generations describe the Paternalism which led ... Read More

A Personal Account of Spending Time in My Living Room (477 words, 1 pages)

A Character Sketch, meaning a descriptive essay of a place I know well. My point is when I would sit in my living room, I actually never realized how important a simple room can be. An extreme amount of details about my living room at home. Teacher quoted " Lovely ... Read More

How Laughter Brings A Lot of Joy in My Life (675 words, 1 pages)

Standing in front of a room filled to the brim with people of all ages, I am utterly without mind. My fingers are numb with fear, and my stomach is turning every which way. I take a deep breath, and try to release all of my bottled up nerves, but ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes of “My Left Foot” By Sydney Harris (822 words, 2 pages)

The Themes of My Left Foot Cerebral Palsy "When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'" -Sydney Harris One of the themes in My Left Foot is Christy Brown's struggles with Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy is a disease that is caused ... Read More

A Review of the Story of Thomas More (1234 words, 2 pages)

From the beginning of the story to the very last chapter we see that Nicholas Barber is searching for a father figure. Unfortunately he is not only extremely religious but also very idealistic, which makes it difficult for him to find someone who can live up to his standards. When ... Read More

An Analysis of a Story of Marco Stanley Fogg (564 words, 2 pages)

MOON PALACE -PAUL AUSTER This is the story of Marco Stanley Fogg, an orphan searching for love, his father and the key to the riddle of his origin and fate. Marco's mother was killed in a car accident when he was eleven years old, and he never knew who was ... Read More

An Analysis of Anna Rogers’s Argument That Male Attitudes Are Central to the Story of New Zealand’s War Nurses (3541 words, 5 pages)

'Male Attitudes Are Central To The Story Of New Zealand's War Nurses', Anna Rogers. Discuss. Anna Rogers has argued that 'male attitudes are central to the story of New Zealand's war nurses, this however, is not completely accurate. Gendered attitudes, those composed of both male and female counterparts, have a ... Read More

A review of the Story of The Chipeweyans and Crees (429 words, 1 pages)

The book starts off with the main character Jamie Macnair, he was a teenager from Toronto. Jamie's uncle Angus Macnair eventually talks him into coming to his cottage at Macnair Lake near The Pas. It didn't take long for Jamie to make friends. His best friend was Awasin, a boy ... Read More

An Analysis of the Importance of Imagination in Haroun and the Sea of Stories (949 words, 2 pages)

Stories are account of real or imagined events. Haroun and the Sea of Stories contains many of them that do not clearly distinguish the line between reality and imagination. In fact these stories, true or untrue, show that imagination is necessary to work and feed the mind as well as ... Read More

An Analysis of the Portrayal of Values and Characteristics of the Traditional Woman in Flannery O’Connor’s Short Story Everything That Rises Must Converge (730 words, 1 pages)

Historically, literature has presented its readers with a dominant male gender and has produced an inferior female. "Everything that Rises Must Converge", by Flannery O'Connor is a perfect example of literature that exhibits the values and characteristics of the traditional woman. It exposes the common stereotypes associated with women and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Use of Irony in Shirley Jackson’s The Possibility of Evil, Hernando Tellez’s Just Lather, That’s All and Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour (812 words, 1 pages)

Irony Essay Using elements 10 text. Irony is used in stories by authors for a number of reasons. It is used to create humorous situations and involve the reader in the piece of writing. Irony can also be used to add surprise and suspense in a writing piece, to cause ... Read More

Technological Mishap in the Story of the Failed Computer (898 words, 2 pages)

'You are nearing the spaceship 'Bascal'. Please report immediately!' The computer crackled to life, jerking me awake from my peaceful slumber. I rubbed my eyes and sat up. Charlie was near her computer, head on her arms, fast asleep. "Computer, send a message to 'Bascal'. We want to dock immediately!" ... Read More

The Story of Adam and Eve in Herman Melville’s “Billy Budd” (1333 words, 2 pages)

Before the Fall, Adam and Eve were perfect. They were innocent and ignorant, yet perfect, so they were allowed to abide in the presence of God. Once they partook of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, however, they immediately became unclean as well as mortal. ... Read More

An Analysis of Lyrics in Bigger Than My Body by John Mayer and The Odyssey by Homer (623 words, 1 pages)

From modern pop to timeless epics, people have always wanted to be something more than what they already are. This way they can leave a legacy for all to remember. The lyrics in "Bigger Than My Body," by John Mayer and "The Odyssey," by Homer, express this desire through theme, ... Read More

A Review of the Story, Oregon Trail (433 words, 1 pages)

This is the greatest book I've ever read! Not many quality books have been written on life in the army during this time period it is usually the Civil War or way before that. It is easy to understand and tons of details are at your fingertips. It is a ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013