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An Analysis of The Color Purple, a Story by Alice Walker (1016 words, 2 pages)

The Color Purple By Alice Walker The Color Purple is a story that is told openly and sincerely by a black woman named Celie. Throughout the course of the story, we are shown Celie's struggle to find herself, love, confidence, independence, and the courage to fight and fend for herself. ... Read More

The Untold Story of Theseus (720 words, 2 pages)

The Untold Story of Theseus The road ran along the edge of the cliff above the burning blue sea. Theseus turned a bend in the road and saw a man sitting on a rock. The man held a great battle-ax in his hand he was so large that the ax ... Read More

A Creative Story About a Woman Who Suffered Abuse (2065 words, 3 pages)

The radio hummed out some nameless tune that seemed to keep the beat with rain hitting the windscreen. She sat, fingers tapping on the steering wheel, waiting for the turning traffic to stop and the green arrow to signal it was her turn. It was then that she felt the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Connection between the Zodiac, Religion and Myth in the Story of the Sphinx (655 words, 2 pages)

The Riddle of the Sphinx The study of myths probably began in the 4th century. BC. when Euthemerus explained them as exaggerated adventures of historical individuals. The allegorical interpretation of myths , stemming from the 18th century study , says that at one time myths were invented by wise men ... Read More

An Overview of Some York Ghost Stories (494 words, 1 pages)

I think that if you have ever been in York, you would say, that it is the most mysterious and haunted city in England and all over the world! Mystic atmosphere in York is everywhere, and also in old streets and walkways, where there is no sunlight. As you can ... Read More

A Creative Story About Fantastic Creatures (804 words, 1 pages)

This story begins in a far away place called Norrath. Four people were in a city in Norrath called Kaladim. A wizard by the name of Sorio asked his group (which was made up of four people, Sorio the wizard, Korica the warrior, Chandra the valkerie, and Aeowen the archer) ... Read More

A Creative Story About a Paranormal Experience (542 words, 1 pages)

It hapenned when i was still in the tender age of ten. Outside it was dark and stormy which matched my mood exactly. I was feeling down and bored. The was no one at home with me to talk to, so i was completely alone in the double storey house. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Concept of Nada in Ernest Hemingway’s Short Story A Clean Well-Lighted Place (1336 words, 4 pages)

In Ernest Hemingway's short story, "A Clean Well-Lighted Place", the concept of nada is the central and most important theme. As described by Carlos Baker, Nada is "a Something called Nothing which is so huge, terrible, overbearing, inevitable, and omnipresent that, once experienced, it can never be forgotten" (Baker 124). ... Read More

A Comparison Between Two Versions of Cinderella’s Story (1552 words, 2 pages)

Great children's literary work, especially fairy tales, can be found in many different styles and forms. Only a few people realize that these tales have been passed on year after year, century after century. The tales change and form similar but new ones as the year passes by. Each century ... Read More

An Analysis of The Telephone, a Short Story by Anwar F. Accawis (1061 words, 2 pages)

The Telephone In Anwar F. Accawis short story, The Telephone, The village of Magdaluna was overcome by the telephone. Magdaluna was a simple town. The villagers did not have much, and technology was very new to them. They judged time by certain events that happened. For example, an earthquake, or ... Read More

An Analysis of the Case of Neddy Merrill in The Swimmer, a Short Story by John Cheever (1056 words, 2 pages)

Wowto have so much pain, so apparent to ones self! What an awful burden to stomach. Its of no mystery why one would attempt to forget his life, or try his best to elude it. Perhaps this is the case with Neddy Merrill. Why face life gone sour when you ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Signalman Short Story (633 words, 2 pages)

The Signalman is a short story, which brings up great suspense and tension throughout the story, mainly through the main characters, the signalman and the narrator. At the beginning of the story the atmosphere is quite dull. The tension and suspense really starts to increase when the narrator first meets ... Read More

A Creative Story With a Horror Theme (369 words, 1 pages)

A shadow fell over my doorway. A man of great width and stature stood, leaning down to look into my face. A pitiful scream erupted from my throut. I scrambled back and reached behind me for the brass doorknob, never taking my blue eyes off the giant of a man. ... Read More

A Creative Story About Fear of Accidents (907 words, 2 pages)

It was a cold rainy day. Mrs. Mitty sat in the passenger seat of her old red 1982 Buick. She worried about her husband who sat next to her driving the car. She couldn't help but wonder what was going on in his head. He hadn't been the same since ... Read More

The Relationship between Abelard and Heloise in History of My Misfortunes, an Autobiography by Peter Abelard (2065 words, 3 pages)

The twelfth century was a period of revolutionary changes in religious, cultural, social, and intellectual life in Europe. The movement for the renewal of the marriage institution grew rapidly at that time. People awakened the question of the relevance of sexual and emotional aspects in marriage, and not only legal ... Read More

The Relationship between Humankind and Nature Portrayed in London’s Story To Build a Fire and Bishop’s Poems The Moose, The Fish, and The Armadillo (639 words, 2 pages)

There will always be a time when man and nature meet. The question is, when they meet, what kind of relationship will the two have when they meet? The relationship between humankind and nature can be beautiful, cruel, or confusing.When humankind approaches an animal in the wild, we always stop ... Read More

The Social Realism of Arthur Miller’s Five Plays: All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, A Memory of Two Mondays, and A View from the Bridge (248 words, 1 pages)

Author Millers dramatic plays inflect a social realism as the personal or general character of an individual relates to society, a social consciousness.Author Millers plays reflect a social realism in the way the individual relates to society. The methods he uses in experimentation result it a social consciousness and social ... Read More

A Summary and Review of The Pardoner’s Tale, a Story in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales Collection (681 words, 1 pages)

The Pardoners Tale began with a group of three young men from Flanders. These three rioters did nothing but engage in irresponsible and sinful behavior. One night, while in a tavern, the three drunkards witnessed a dead man being carried to his grave. When they inquired who the dead man ... Read More

The Imagery of Dust in Eveline, a Short Story by James Joyce (659 words, 2 pages)

It turns the brightest colors to gray. It collects in corners, on shelves, under bureaus, and over door moldings. Left unchecked it will embolden and encroach from these safer areas on the whole of a home, eventually blending every feature into a uniform drab. To many people it is a ... Read More

The Joyfulness of the City and the Misery of a Child in a Basement in The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, a Short Story by Ursula K. Le Guin (466 words, 2 pages)

In the short story The One Who Walks Away From Omelas, author Ursula K. Le Guin describes a magnificent, joyous city that appears to be almost perfect. When I was first reading this, it made me think of a city that was somewhere in the orient. I thought this because ... Read More

A Fictional Story About a Patient in a Sanitarium (559 words, 1 pages)

Jack has been declared insane. The exact illness and reason do not matter, only the fact that he is insane is important. Sometimes he is given drugs or therapy to calm him down or get him out of a state of rage. He is kept in a holding jacket that ... Read More

The Log Cabin as a Symbol of the State of Leroy and Norma Jean’s Relationship in Shiloh, a Short Story by Bobbie Ann Mason (1163 words, 2 pages)

Many assumptions can be made about what the log cabin symbolizes or what its significance is in the story. However, one correlation stands out stronger than any other in my mind. The log cabin is a symbol of the state of Leroys and Norma Jeans relationship. Leroy, throughout it all, ... Read More

An Analysis of Richard Wright’s Short Story, The Man Who Was Almost a Man (669 words, 1 pages)

The Killing of a Mule in Trade for Manhood in Richard Wrights The Man Who Was Almost A Man In this story, Richard Wright seems to portray that black people are ignorant, unkind, violent, and somewhat a threat to white people. This man who was almost a man, deserves to ... Read More

An Examination of the Horror Story, The Knife by Alfred Hitchcock (727 words, 2 pages)

Everybody has read a horror story before at some point, but a story from Alfred Hitchcock is different because at the end he leaves the reader thinking what has happened. In "The Knife" he uses Plot, Setting, and Conflict to do just this. Edward Dawes and Herbert Smithers are just ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story The Lady With the Dog by Chekhov (1591 words, 2 pages)

The Lady With The Dog In the beginning of the story, Chekhov begins with the simple line, It was said that a new person had appeared on the sea-front This passage shows that the local residents of Yalta have discovered an outsider, a person they know nothing about. Chekhov asks ... Read More

A Story of Lacrosse-The Gift from the Creator (1056 words, 2 pages)

Our Grandfathers told us many stories that would relate to lacrosse and how one should conduct themselves and the importance of the INDIVIDUAL to the game. Lacrosse was a gift to us from the Creator, to be played for his enjoyment and as a medicine game for healing the people. ... Read More

A Creative Writing about My Final Night Abroad (701 words, 1 pages)

The Final Night Aboard Im Mark Fortune, and Im aboard the Titanic, also sometimes know as The Unsinkable Ship. I have been aboard the Titanic since it set onward from Southampton. I am traveling with my family all except my oldest two, who decided to stay behind at the mansion ... Read More

The Story of Okwonkwo and His Kinsmen in Things Fall Apart (537 words, 1 pages)

Ezeudu, Obierika, and Uchendu are respected elders in their villages in the story, Things Fall Apart. Achebe uses old men in his story as a source and guide of wisdom and strength, as well as character development to Okonkwo. It reflects as the story progresses until it affects all of ... Read More

How Infidelity Has Turned My Life for the Worst (816 words, 1 pages)

It's hard to watch the news or read the paper without coming across some mention of infidelity, either by an elected official or some famous personality. It's tough to get a handle on marital affairs, but according to recent polls, 22 percent of married men have strayed at least once ... Read More

The Use of Distortion of Literary Reality in the Short Story, The Ballad of the Sad Caf by Carson McCullers (416 words, 1 pages)

In the short story The Ballad of the Sad Caf, Carson McCullers utilizes distortion of literary reality to impart her lessons and thoughts concerning love to the reader. McCullers usage of distortion ultimately moves the story from a simplistic narrative about social misfits to an allegory dealing with very complex ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013