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The Symbolism and Significance of Color in the Yellow Wallpaper, a Short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (746 words, 3 pages)

Color plays a significant role in Charlotte Gilmans The Yellow Wallpaper. As the title implies the most prevalent color in the story is yellow. The color psychology behind the color yellow is very diverse. The color brings about many different feelings and emotions in humans. In the story the effects ... Read More

An Analysis of the Settings Used in Araby, a Short story by James Joyce (1768 words, 5 pages)

O, theres afib. He then realized the greatest epiphany of all the idealistic world he lived in was a mere fantasy. James Joyces Irish Dubliner, Araby, depicts the story of a young boys fantasy of love and his slow realization towards the reality and deception of that idealized love. His ... Read More

A Comparison of the Short Story The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe and the Film House of Usher Directed by Roger Corman (1976 words, 5 pages)

Extension English EssayMuch is gained, but much is lost when texts are appropriated into a modern context.It has been said that in a contemporary setting, numerous characteristics are both acquired and forfeited through the process of appropriation. Both of these notions are relative to the comparison of novel and film, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Submissive Character of William Armstrong in James Hurst’s Short Story The Scarlet Ibis (689 words, 4 pages)

Within James Hurst's "The Scarlet Ibis" story, William Armstrong comesout as a submissive character Armstrong readily yields to the authority ofother characters, notably the narrator. To this end, Armstrong becomes soafraid of the narrator that he flees in stormy weather. In addition,Armstrong obeys the narrator's orders and thus runs and ... Read More

An Analysis of Brother’s Cruel Personality in James Hurst’s Short Story The Scarlet Ibis (621 words, 3 pages)

Within James Hurst's "The Scarlet Ibis" story, Brother comes out as acruel character Brother illustrates an inclination to cause suffering orpain to others. Alternatively, Brother does not mind the suffering or painof others. To this end, Brother leaves William Armstrong outside in rainyweather. Moreover, fearing that Armstrong may have limited ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Bartleby in Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, a Short Story by Herman Melville (672 words, 3 pages)

In Bartleby by Herman Melville, the character of Bartleby is one that is very different from the average person. When Bartleby is hired as a copyist for a judge, at first everything is perfectly fine. He seems as if he is the best worker, until one day, things change. When ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1330 words, 2 pages)

In The Yellow Wallpaper, the narrator, a woman with mental issues of the victorian era, is incarcerated in a room due to her husband, John, believing that the rest cure is the best method for the narrator. The author shows that the effect of male dominance has led women to ... Read More

Prince Prospero as an Immodest Character in the Short Story, The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe (704 words, 4 pages)

Within Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" story, PrinceProspero comes out as an immodest character. To this end, Prince Prosperodecorates seven party apartments with large amounts of gold. Moreover,Prince Prospero attempts to attack a strange guest who shows up at a sealedoff party event. In addition, even ... Read More

The Effects of Dueling Consciousness in Girls at War, a Short Story by Chinua Achebe (2328 words, 7 pages)

Post Colonialism Exploring the Effects of Dueling ConsciousnessIn her 1972 short story, Girls at War, Nigerian author Chinua Achebe weaves a narrative which interrogates the ways that colonialist ideologies and discourses have manifested themselves in the lives of marginalized people. Stylistically, Achebe offers the reader a more displaced perspective of ... Read More

The Variety of Literary Styles Used in the Short Story Girl by Jamaica Kincaid (1711 words, 6 pages)

Girl is a prose poem published in The New Yorker, 1978 (Kincaid and Whitehead 5). The authors stories are set against a background of the Antiguan way of life. Kincaid, a woman of African origin, narrates her stories in the context of the pre-colonial and post-colonial Antigua. Her favorite issues ... Read More

An Analysis of Coincidences Which Cause Problems in Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Story The Purloined Letter (722 words, 4 pages)

Within Edgar Allan Poe's The Purloined Letter story, coincidencecauses problems to several characters. For instance, Minister D enters theQueen's chamber while the Queen is hiding a controversial letter. Inaddition, some street disturbance erupts as Minister D is conversing withC. Auguste Dupin. Moreover, the King enters the Queen's chamber while theQueen ... Read More

The Story of Mr. Hooper in the Short Story, The Minister’s Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne (947 words, 3 pages)

The Ministers Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the story of a reverend called Mr. Hooper who wears a black veil over his which concealed his features, except for the mouth and chin (1312). Mr. Hooper was known to be a good preacher but was always a gloomy man (1313). ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Short Story Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway (773 words, 2 pages)

Modernism Critical AnalysisHills Like White Elephants, a short story by Ernest Hemingway, displays a young couples struggle to make a decision regarding the topic of abortion. Due to the time period, this decision acts as a major source of controversy, and it presents itself as the main conflict within the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Short Story, The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe (707 words, 2 pages)

The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe, follows a man who commits horrendous crimes, murdering his wife and a cat. The story starts off by speaking a bit about his childhood. In his early life, the man is known to be docile and has a tenderness of heart (1). He ... Read More

A Review of the Short Story The Curse of the Sphinx by Lori Verstegen (301 words, 2 pages)

During ancient times, somebody wrote a story called The Curse of the Sphinx. However, the version of the story I read is written by Lori Verstegen because the original author is ominously unknown. The story is set in the city of Thebes. Thebes, which is dreadfully cursed by a Sphinx, ... Read More

The Negative Pride of the Narrator in Scarlet Ibis, a Short Story by James Hurst (761 words, 3 pages)

As the cutting crew says in one of their songs, you just died in my arms tonight and if society went through so much trouble and had so much pride that a persons own brother died in your arms as the narrator did, Id imagine the guilt would never leave ... Read More

The Importance of Willis’s Involvement in Killings, a Short Story by Andre Dubus (1269 words, 5 pages)

Without Willis, "Killings" would have been a story about how theAmerican judicial system works instead of being the story of very Catholiceye-for-an-eye "alternative justice" like it is. Without another characterto help him, Matt would either have killed Strout in public and gottenarrested or just thought about killing him and watched ... Read More

The Limited Intelligence of the Main Characters in the Short Story, Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut (1116 words, 3 pages)

Being equal to everybody else would be a tough thing for people to do, considering we always want to continue to get better and be better than everybody else. In the short story "Harrison Bergeron" written by Kurt Vonnegut the main characters freedom and ability to think for themselves is ... Read More

Institutional Violence in the Short Story, It’s That It Hurts by Tomas Rivera (1198 words, 4 pages)

Social and political institutions in our world today still display institutional violence by dehumanizing minorities . In Tomas Riveras short story, Its That it Hurts, depicts how a young, Hispanic boy is challenged by racial discrimination at school and how he negotiates with this obstacle. In many events the narrator, ... Read More

A Comparison of the Male Characters in the Short Story Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway and the Poem My Last Duchess by Robert Browning (652 words, 2 pages)

Hills like white elephants My last duchess In the story Hills like White elephants by Ernest Hemingway the male character has a lot of common things and differences with the male figure in the poem My Last Duchess by Robert Browning. Both stories are about loving couples that also have ... Read More

An Examination of the Unimaginative Personality of Old Man Warner in the Short Story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (748 words, 4 pages)

Old Man Warner Illustrates Unimaginative Personality in The Lottery Within Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" story, Old Man Warnerdemonstrates his unimaginative personality in several ways. In other words,Warner believes that events should happen according to some rigidguidelines. To this end, Warner encourages fellow villagers to be quickwith regard to stoning Tess ... Read More

A Warning Against Engaging in Deceit by Washington Irving in the Short Story, The Devil and Tom Walker (682 words, 3 pages)

Washington Irving uses "The Devil and Tom Walker" story to cautionreaders against engaging in deceit. This is because each character whoengages in deceit suffers some sort of harm. For instance, after deceivinga certain speculator, Tom Walker is claimed by the devil and thus dies.Similarly, Walker's wife deceives the husband and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O’Connor (450 words, 1 pages)

Everything that Rises Must Converge ResponseEverything That Rises Must Converge is a short Southern Gothic story, authored by Flannery O Connor, centralising the moral decay which beset an American woman and her eccentric son, Julian in the style of the limited third person. An overpowering sense of imprisonment can be ... Read More

An Analysis of the Selflessness of Lennie Snopes in William Faulkner’s Short Story Barn Burning (684 words, 4 pages)

Within William Faulkner' s "Barn Burning" story, Lennie Snopes comesout as a selfless character Lennie sacrifices her comfort for the benefitof her compatriots. To this end, Lennie allows her daughters to relax asshe cooks the family meals. Further, even before her children and husbandare out of the family's wagon, Lennie ... Read More

An Analysis of Moral Conflicts in Barn Burning, a Short Story by William Faulkner (1188 words, 5 pages)

Moral dilemmas can sometimes become complex. In Barn Burning, there are several different scenes where a character is in a moral dilemma. Most of the moral conflicts take place from the perspective of Sarty. His father travels around with their family in attempts to provide for them. He knows that ... Read More

A Critique of To Build a Fire, a Short Story by Jack London (956 words, 3 pages)

The change that Jack London attempts to incite in the world, in his short story To Build a Fire, is the same approach that humankind takes to nature. It is very obvious that London has a certain respect for the power of nature and he wants his readers to understand ... Read More

An Analysis of the Narrator’s Carelessness in Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Story The Black Cat (734 words, 3 pages)

Within Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" story, the male narrator iscareless he acts without giving careful thought to his actions. To thisend, the narrator strikes the walls of his house and thus enables somepolice officers to discover a concealed human corpse. Further, while aimingto kill a cat, the narrator ... Read More

A Review of the 1916 Short Story “Out, Out” (1020 words, 3 pages)

The costs and benefits associated with progress is a hotly debated and constantly analyzed topic. What does progress mean? Is progress for the majority at the cost of the minority justifiable? Three texts in EN102 that explore this theme of progress are The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by ... Read More

A Review of Ursula Le Guin’s Short Story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” (351 words, 1 pages)

The Proletariat The Unsung Hero of Urban ProsperityIn Ursula Le Guins short story, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, she tells the story of a beautiful, near perfect society. It is so successful because there is one abused and malnourished child who is kept in a stone cell, and ... Read More

A Focus on the Character Frank in Owen Marshall’s Short Story “Mr. Van Gogh” (1102 words, 2 pages)

The short story Mr Van Gogh, written by Owen Marshall is about an eccentric, elderly man named Frank Reprieve Wilcox, who is passionate about art and spent all his life on creating Mr Van Gogh masterpieces. Everyone in the town mocks and ridicules Mr Wilcox as he has a different ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013