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The Settings and Evil Characters in the Short Stories The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence and The Destructors by Graham Greene (844 words, 1 pages)

A Comparison and Contrast of D. H. Lawrences The Rocking Horse Winner and Graham Greenes The Destructors The similarities and differences in D. H. Lawrences The Rocking-Horse Winner and Graham Greenes The Destructors (reprinted in Laurence Perrine and Thomas R. Arp, Literature Structure, Sound, an Sense, 6th ed. Fort Worth ... Read More

An Analysis of the Stories From The Odyssey (1240 words, 5 pages)

"Both a Teacher and Entertainer" One of the most difficult tasks as a parent is to teach your child lifes lessons. Many have tried, and many have failed. But over the ages most successful ideas have come in a form of story or tale. Aesops Fables, nursery rhymes, and other ... Read More

A Personal Account of My Father’s Anger and Violent Behavior, and My Decision to Leave Home (301 words, 1 pages)

My father Khalid has a very bad temper. First of all at home he yells at everybody specially me. One day when I was taking a shower he knocked the door real hard. In a angry way asked me to get my butt out of the rest room quickly. So ... Read More

A Summary of My Twin Sister Committed Suicide (484 words, 1 pages)

My Twin Sister Committed Suicide" The narrator and Sara are identical twin sisters. They did everything together. They also looked and acted exactly alike. They always tried to act different, but it never worked. Their real life story is told in "My Twin Sister Committed Suicide." At home, the twins ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story of Thurber (710 words, 1 pages)

Thurber's aim in this text is to satirize political language which is used to justify reprehensible actions, in this case the attack of one community by another, leading to the extermination of the weaker of the two. Using a mixture of elements from fairy tale and fable, Thurber draws a ... Read More

An Analysis of A Clean, Well Lighted Place-The Story of Lights and Shadows (647 words, 1 pages)

A Clean, Well Lighted Place is a story of lights and shadows, of the coexistence of ''being'' and ''nothingness''. An old man sits outside the cafe, on the terrace, where all the tables are empty except then one he sits at. He hides himself in the shadow - the perfect ... Read More

The Use of Characters and Symbolism to Give an Understanding of the Puritans and the Original Sin in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Story Young Goodman Brown (625 words, 1 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne does a great job of giving his readers an understanding of the Puritans and Original Sin, in his short story Young Goodman Brown. The story takes place in a Massachusetts town called Salem Village. The main character and protagonist is a man called Goodman Brown. He is changed ... Read More

A Personal Account of a Visit to My Grandparents in Albania and the Help Provided for the Kosovar People There (901 words, 1 pages)

It was March 1999, when I went back to Albania for a visit. I was so excited and just couldn't wait to get there. After an eleven-hour flight, there I was meeting my relatives, my friends, even strangers. I had missed everything my city had, including its streets, its small ... Read More

The Practice of Unbeneficial Traditions in The Lottery, a Short Story by Shirley Jackson (749 words, 1 pages)

Traditions in Society Traditions are a daily part of our lives, playing a game of slow pitch with an entire family, cooking a special dinner for a birthday, raking the leaves into a pile in the fall and then jumping into it with your dog. Each of these are traditions ... Read More

The Rise of Feminism and the Symbols of the House, the Window, and the Wallpaper in The Yellow Wallpaper, a Short Story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (807 words, 3 pages)

Ghost stories often contain mystery and confusion however, the mystery of the ghost story is, is the narrator a ghost or a character in the story. In "The Yellow Wallpaper," Charlotte Perkins Gilman decides to write this short story in narrative form however, some reader may not depict "The Yellow ... Read More

The Description of the Soldiers’ Things in Tim O’Brien’s Collection of Linked Short Stories The Things They Carried (652 words, 1 pages)

THE THINGS THEY CARRIED In his book "The Things They Carried," Tim O'Brien describes a group of soldiers marching through Vietnam. He does this by describing the items that each of them carries with him during the march. The things that the soldiers carry with them are both tangible and ... Read More

The Impact of the Media on Identity and Body Image in Two Essays: The Story of My Body by Judith Ortiz Cofer and Never Just Pictures by Susan Bordo (1290 words, 2 pages)

Appearance is the first sign of identity and personality that a person shows. The majority of the people are used to judge by appearance instead of personality, but what happens when our personality and appearance are directly connected? Most of us would think that our body and our identity are ... Read More

The (In)Sanity and Desperation of William Cornish Radson in The Sound of Hollyhocks, a Short Story by Hugh Garners (649 words, 1 pages)

William Cornish Radson Insane or just Desperate? Insanity in society is generally described as a person's inability to reason logically. In an acclaimed story, "The Sound of Hollyhocks" by a Canadian writer, Hugh Garners, the protagonist William Cornish Ranson (nicknamed Rock) displays qualities of a psychotic person in a desperate ... Read More

A Contrast between Dupin and the Prefect, and the Parallels between Dupin and the Minister in The Purloined Letter, a Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe (2611 words, 3 pages)

Throughout "The Purloined Letter," Edgar Allan Poe contrasts the intuitive, poetic deduction of Dupin with the orderly, mathematical logic of the Prefect. When Dupin's poetic logic outwits the Prefect's, Poe appears to convey a triumph of literature over mathematics. However, this apparent triumph of literary logic is underscored by parallels ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story “The Open Window” by Saki (1000 words, 2 pages)

The short story "The Open Window" by Saki gives us a marvelous example of how appearance, semblance and our naivety can distract our attention from reality and even make harm to our health. This story also shows how a writer can make perfect use of irony. "The Open Window" is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story to be Effective (1104 words, 2 pages)

For a short story to be effective, it must be able to produce high levels of intensity, emotion and drama. To do this, it must convey a great deal of information in a short space of time. As a result, the short story usually leaves a great deal of its ... Read More

The Subtle Foreshadowing of Tragedy in The Lottery, a Short Story by Shirley Jackson (1370 words, 2 pages)

Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" does a great job disguising important clues. It is her subtle way of portraying what sounds like an innocent story that intrigues the reader. After reading "The Lottery" a popular initial reaction is to wonder why the ending is not obvious while reading through ... Read More

A Fictional Story About Drift Racing in the Okinawa Mountains (1011 words, 2 pages)

The five cars zoomed across the mountains, their headlights blinking left and right across the moonlit night with the occasional screech of tyres. They took tight turns, skidding with skill and zeal. At the last hairpin turn, one of the cars skidded to far out hit the metal barriers and ... Read More

The Perceptions of the Villagers on the Drowned Man in The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World, a Short Story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (276 words, 1 pages)

It seems that in Gabriel Garcia Marquez' "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World", the villagers are out there - really out there - on the edge of realism and surrealism. Starting with the kids who first saw the drowned man, initially they believed he was a ship and then ... Read More

The Characterization of Trevor in The Destructors, a Short Story by Graham Greene (470 words, 1 pages)

In "The Destructors," Graham Greene focuses the story on a group of kids, who are still young enough to be innocent, but are not. They live through the Second World War and are influenced by the destruction they see. Trevor, the protagonist, is the newest member of the Wormsley Common ... Read More

An Analysis of the Struggle for Gender Equality in John Steinbeck’s Short Story The Chrysanthemums (2843 words, 4 pages)

As you know, women have often been portrayed as the weaker sex when compared to men but do not ask me why. It's been like that throughout the history of mankind. As a result of these assumptions, many women have been bravely trying hard to dissociate themselves from this frame ... Read More

An Analysis of On My First Son by Ben Johnson (457 words, 1 pages)

In the poem "On my first son" Ben Jonson uses powerful diction and language to convey his emotions of anger and despair. These emotions which he feels as a Father over the loss of his son makes him question his faith in his maker. In the first stanza Jonson conveys ... Read More

An Analysis of the Type of Story (843 words, 1 pages)

Type of Story Adventure The story is set in Brantford, New Hampshire, 1969. Main Theme One day, twelve year old Alan Parrish was riding down the main street when he hears "Prepare to die, Parrish!", he starts riding much faster, as Billy Jessup and four of his friends chase after ... Read More

A Comparison of the Stories The Catcher in the Rye and Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut by J.D Salinger (659 words, 1 pages)

As people grow up they are faced with more challenges than when they were children. Milton said, "Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day." If one's childhood is full of poverty and disdain then their adult hood will be prosperous and loving. J.D. Salinger's book Nine Stories shows ... Read More

A Review of the Story Breaking Smith’s Quarter Horse (994 words, 2 pages)

Throughout the story 'Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse' Smith aims to 'mind his own business'. This however seems to back fire on him and doesn't quite turn out how he'd like it to. This happens mainly due to his character traits. Smith feels strongly about what is right and wrong, he ... Read More

My Experience as a Cheerleader (298 words, 1 pages)

A common belief that has been in existence for some time became a blur to me through my second year in high school. I was a cheerleader and a star rookie runner. Two passions I cared for deeply and I heard it, You have to choose one. My coaches were ... Read More

A Story About a Smokey Day (980 words, 2 pages)

A Smokey Day The Germans no longer covered the burning hills around them. The only shooting Martin heard was far away. There were still plenty of screams, though, plenty of moans and breathless prayers. The Germans had not bothered to come down and check on their handiwork, and were too ... Read More

An Analysis of Besi Heads Short Story “Life “ (1629 words, 3 pages)

In Besi Heads short story "Life" the main character is murdered by her husband. He gets sentenced by a white judge to only a few years in prison. In Heads short story "The Collector of Treasures," the protagonist, Dikeledi, murders her husband and is sentenced to life prison. By putting ... Read More

An Analysis of Women and Poverty as a Topic That Comes Close To My Heart (1858 words, 3 pages)

Women and Poverty is a topic that comes close to my heart. More than 1 billion people in the world today, the great majority of whom are women, live in unacceptable conditions of poverty, mostly in the developing countries. Poverty has various causes, including structural ones. Poverty is a complex, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story of Cleofilas (1006 words, 2 pages)

The story of Cleofilas is disturbing with its blunt reality. The first steps of this journey begin with leaving what she knows best, family, friends and location. Cleofilas must start from zero she does not even know or understand really what is going to happen the night of her wedding. ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013