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The Stand Against Conformity to the Environment in the Short Story, A&P by John Updike (1211 words, 4 pages)

It is a tense situation to live in a society that you feel conformed to. What exactly does it mean to conform? When you conform, you behave according to socially acceptable standards. You feel as if you are restricted to be like everyone else and act as everyone would expect ... Read More

An Analysis of the Setting in T. Coraghessan Boyle’s Short Story Greasy Lake (766 words, 2 pages)

What is bad? People associate abominable places with the wordbad and enticing locations with the word good. If someone were to go to Disney World he or she would say it is a good place. But if that same someone were to go to a run down cabin in the ... Read More

Societal Division in The Lesson, a Short Story by Toni Cade Bambara (767 words, 2 pages)

In the short story The lesson, Toni Cade Bambara wants to inform the reader on how divided the society really is. She wants the reader to Imagine for a minute what kind of society it is in which some people can spend on a toy what it would cost to ... Read More

The Successful Use of Characterization, Setting and Imagery in the Short Story The Telegram by Iain Crichton (1160 words, 4 pages)

A short story which has a particularly well chosen title is "The Telegram"by Iain Crichton Smith. The writer successfully uses characterisation,setting and imagery to draw attention to the theme of sacrifice which isthe central idea in the text.The story is set in a kitchen in an unnamed village during World ... Read More

The Symbols of Cowardice and True Courage in the Short Story, Punk by Zora Neale Hurston (1234 words, 4 pages)

In Spunk, the protagonist, Joe, is described as a meek man and is murdered in an attempt to get his wife Lena back from Joes polar opposite, Spunk Banks, who is seen by the townspeople a brave, courageous man. However, as the story progress, Spunk begins to breakdown and becomes ... Read More

The Use of Two Narratives in the Short Story The Age of Lead by Margaret Atwood (1595 words, 6 pages)

Margaret Atwoods The Age of Lead expertly uses two seemingly unrelated stories and seamlessly weaves them together in order to unveil to the reader mankinds inherent self-destructive nature. One narrative in The Age of Lead is the story of an anthropological discovery made by scientists being watched on television by ... Read More

The Character of Abner in the Short Story Barn Burning by William Faulkner is Not How He Appears on the Surface (1630 words, 5 pages)

Have you ever read a story with a character who is just so obviously flat and see through, there is no other way the character can possibly be round? This is not one of those cases, which might be odd. Abner from the short story Barn Burning, no doubt is ... Read More

The Romantic Elements in the Short Story, The Artist of the Beautiful by Nathaniel Hawthorne (698 words, 4 pages)

The Artist of the Beautiful is a short story composed by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 1864) in 1844. Written from an omniscient point of view, the story starts with Peter Hovender, a retired watchmaker, and his daughter walking in the street. While passing along a shop, Peter laughs at Owen Warland, ... Read More

Sexual Fling in the Short Story, Carnal Knowledge by T.C. Boyles (536 words, 2 pages)

Lets break this down, shall we? Carnal Knowledge is a short story about a sexual fling. While there is a distinct liberation of turkeys, the basis of the story is of a non-spiritual human experience and its passions and appetites. With an evident connection to animal rights. Jim is a ... Read More

Sexual Oppression Against Women in a Short Story by Margaret Atwood (1674 words, 6 pages)

For as long as time goes back there has been a huge inequality in gender. Males on average get paid more than women even if they have the same qualifications and the same job. Women cant show certain body parts due to them being over sexualized in society while males ... Read More

An Analysis of The Garden-Party, a Short Story by Katherine Mansfield (2476 words, 8 pages)

The short story The Garden-Party written by Katherine Mansfield is about separation. The Sheridan family lives a life of privilege and leisure and they are separated from the trials of the working class. The Sheridans remain resolute in their emotional separation from others despite a situation where Laura Sheridan urges ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of the Cyclical Nature of Life and Death in the Short Story Demeter by Maile Meloy (658 words, 1 pages)

The cyclical nature of life and deathThe contemporary author of the short story Demeter (2012), Maile Meloy, reuses the classical theme of cyclical nature of life and death in different ways. Meloy highlights the death of Duncan, the birth of Perry and the resemblances of Annie to her father to ... Read More

The Use of Characters, Symbols, and Setting in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Short Story The Yellow Wallpaper (2706 words, 9 pages)

Throughout the 18 hundreds there were endless practices, and procedures that shock modern day researchers. One serious issue in the 18 hundreds was Female Hysteria. Female Hysteria was a once-common medical diagnosis, found exclusively in women, which today is no longer recognized as an illness or disorder. There were many ... Read More

An Important Lesson in Salvation, a Short Story by Langston Hughes (338 words, 1 pages)

In the short story "Salvation", Langston Hughens learns a lesson at the age of twelve about being saved. The fact of the pressure being put on him he ended up lying and getting up showing everyone at the church that he got saved, knowing he didnt feel the call from ... Read More

The Farmer Class During the Great Depression in My Short Story The Crane Man (3583 words, 10 pages)

My short storys name is The Crane Man set in the Great Depression in Vietnam before the August Revolution. The story targets the farmer class during the Great Depression. It discusses about ordeals, which they had to go through, as well as the forlornness, which they had to bite their ... Read More

The Metaphor on News Consumption Due to the Way the Author Portraits How People Want to Constantly Update About Themselves in the Short Story, The Enormous Radio by John Cheever (901 words, 3 pages)

John Cheevers short story The Enormous Radio, is a metaphor about news consumption due to the way he portraits how people have a desire to be constantly informed about what's happening around them, no matter how unhealthy it is.When Irene begins listening to the strange radio she realizes it can ... Read More

The Dangerous Journey of Jessica and Her Husband in the Short Story White Sands by Geoff Dyer (793 words, 3 pages)

There are many faces to a person you never know which one they will show. In the short story White Sands by Geoff Dyer. Jessica and her husband fear their lives not knowing what would happen ahead in their journey. The actions they took upset me. I felt that they ... Read More

The Use of the Country Barber, Whitey in the Short Story Haircut by Ring Lardner (936 words, 3 pages)

In his short story Haircut, Ring Larder uses an ingenuous country barber named Whitey. Whitey tells the story of Jim Kendall, whom the reader soon discovers used to be a well-liked regular at the local barbershop, but who is now deceased. Throughout the story Whitey extols Kendall as a card ... Read More

The Sense of Belonging Through a Sense of Identity in the Short Story Grimace in the Burnt Black Hills by Thomas M. Atkinson (459 words, 2 pages)

In the short story Grimace in the Burnt Black Hills by Thomas M. Atkinson, the author articulates that the sense of belonging comes from a sense of identity. Told in first persons point of view, the author supports his theme by describing the setting of mountain in South Dakota called ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Short Story The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe (811 words, 3 pages)

Edgar Allan Poes 1846 The Cask of Amontillado has syntactic versatility. Poe writes with irony, both dramatic and verbal he foreshadows to Fortunatos inevitable death the use of line breaks tag names as well as mirroring the two characters themselves. All of these literary techniques come together to create one ... Read More

Gilbert’s Action of Seeking for Approval from Others in the Short Story Two Boys and a Girl by Tobias Wolff (2246 words, 7 pages)

In Tobias Wolffs short story, Two Boys and a Girl, Gilbert, the protagonist, actively seeks the approval of others. On the other hand, his best friend, Rafe, has no difficulty establishing himself. Unbeknownst to Rafe, Gilbert envies his ability to go through life so effortlessly, and this envy develops into ... Read More

The Exploration of Three Ideas That I Have Developed in the Short Story The Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka (656 words, 2 pages)

The short story by Franz Kafka, The Hunger Artist, is one that looks upon the aspects of isolation, spiritual fulfillment and futility. The Hunger Artist was never satisfied for amusing other with his suffering. Whether he got minimum attention or the most attention an audience or group of spectators could ... Read More

A Review and Reaction to the Short Story The Yellow Ribbon by Pete Hamill (638 words, 2 pages)

The sun warm on my skin, wind blowing my hair everywhere, foot pressedonto the petal as I raced on the back country roads. I turned on my radioto make the ride more enjoyable, listening to the song "Tie a ribbon roundthe old oak tree," instantly putting me in a cheerful ... Read More

An Analysis of Washington Irving’s Short Story Rip Van Winkle as an Example of American Mythology (1145 words, 2 pages)

The great story Rip Van Winkle is an excellent example of an American Mythology.The three characteristics of an American mythology isSet in the past, often in remote or exciting places and times, Filled with remarkable, strange, or exaggerated characters, and Feature incredible, heroic, impressive, magical, or mysterious events and their ... Read More

The Use of Metaphors and Similes in the Short Story The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (443 words, 2 pages)

In the short story The Things They Carried by Tim O Brien, there are lots of poetic elements that the author uses. In this short story he expresses a lot of his experiences being enlisted during the Vietnam War including all the things objects and thoughts he and all his ... Read More

A Summary of Paul Higgis’ Short Story “Million Dollar Baby” (4600 words, 7 pages)

The short story Million Dollar Baby by Paul Haggis is not just a story about boxing and the taboo of training a female fighter, it is about a bond that is formed and a growing love between two individuals. Not just those individuals themselves but their souls as well. In ... Read More

The Incarceration of Tommy Castelli in the Short Story The Prison by Bernard Malamud (633 words, 2 pages)

Tommy Castellis life is depicted as a prison in the entire story. The title of this short story The Prison portrays that the protagonist Tommy is in a prison in New York. His incarceration is not meant that he is involved in sprawling gray buildings with watch towers and barbed ... Read More

The Idea of Masculinity in the Short Story Thanksgiving by Joyce Carol Oates (1021 words, 3 pages)

In this essay I have chosen to discuss the idea of masculinity Joyce Carol Oates presents in her short story Thanksgiving. Through her depiction of an apocalyptic version of a supermarket, Oates creates a grotesque view of Americas thanksgiving dinner and a satire on consumer culture within this society. The ... Read More

The Struggles of Carlyle in Fever, a Short Story by Raymond Carver (235 words, 1 pages)

In Raymond Carvers Fever, Carlyle waived goodbye to Mrs. Webber and he felt something that he need to said goodbye to his wife. Carlyle knew that he had to accepted the fact that his wife is not going to return. He realized that while, they were once so in love, ... Read More

A Report on the Freedom from the Domination of Family, Obligations Not of One’s Making and the Imposition of Despised Heritage in Barn Burning, a Short Story by William Faulkner (356 words, 3 pages)

I. Thesis Barn Burning is a story about breaking free from the domination of family, obligations not of ones own making, and the imposition of a heritage one despises. II. The dozens of two-room houses that Sarty has moved into and out of over the course of his short ten ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013