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- 6701: Irony In Poe's Writings
- ... own good. The old man- the victim of the narrators madness- is afraid of burglars and intruders, so he locks his doors and shutters tight. In fact, his real danger is already inside the house- which is an obvious irony. It is most ironic that he could have disposed of the body in any other way- but he chooses to hide it under the floorboards where he will walk over ...
- 6702: "Down and Out Paris and London"
- ... these are handled by a staff of at most three porters. A hundred ruffians could not be controlled by three unarmed men. Indeed, when one sees how ramps let themselves be bullied by the work house officials, it is obvious that they are the most docile, broken-spirited creatures imaginable. "(p. 204) About the term "drunkard" Orwell disagrees also saying: "Or take the idea that all tramps are drunkards -- an idea ...
- 6703: The Theme of Diversity in Novels
- ... of it as easy reading. "Sure, I should serve four different meals at once.... I should jump up and down twenty different times? What am I, a workhorse?" (Roth 4) The reactions in Brenda's house differ because they have a maid and Brenda's Mom doesn't have to pick up a finger. Neal and Brenda's families are obviously placed in different social brackets and this adds to the ...
- 6704: Disjunction vs. Communion in Raymond Carver's Short Stories
- ... removed two-thirds of his left lung, later the cancer moved to his brain where he underwent chemotherapy treatments. In early June, the cancer reappeared. On August 2, 1988 Raymond Carver died in his new house in Port Angeles, Washington. In an interview with critic William Stull, he explains about a connection between fiction and reality. I'm interested in the personal intimate relationships in life so why not deal with ...
- 6705: Cry Wolf
- ... their presence contribute to them" (Askins 16-17). Ms. Askins claimed that the significance of returning the wolf to Yellowstone resided in its power as a "deeply and profoundly symbolic act" (17). She told the House Committee on Resources: The story of this conflict is the story of how we view ourselves in relation to animals, whether we can replace the assumption of "dominion" that has been so destructive to us ...
- 6706: Beowulf: The Ultimate Hero
- ... Like Grendel, the dragon only strikes at night, burning down all the houses so that nothing is spared, not even Beowulf's hall or throne. Because of his character, When Beowulf finds out that his house has been destroyed, his first thought is that he did something to anger God, and he feels guilty. As Beowulf prepares to fight the dragon, he looks back at his youth and his battles against ...
- 6707: "A Rose for Emily": A Review
- ... never expected from quiet, old Miss Emily. This lead up to the climax of the story. After Miss Emily died they had to go to remove her body. The unsuspecting thing that happened in her house was that she had been sleeping with Homer's old decayed body for many years. Faulkner did a great job in creating the setting, characters and dialogue in this story. Everything is so well written ...
- 6708: Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?": Arnold Fiend
- ... safe haven that is her home and go for a ride with him in his car. The diabolical symbolism is most visible in the following quote: I ain't made plans for coming in that house where I don't belong, but just for you to come out to me, the way you should. Don't you know who I am?(Oates 589). Having all the diabolical characteristics of Satan, and ...
- 6709: A Comparison of the Women of Wharton and Deledda
- ... is the conflicting character. The other woman is a young Mattie Silver, the cousin of Zeena and the housemaid of the Fromes. Mattie is about twenty-one years old and not too much of a house keeper since she is small and weak and somewhat clumsy. But nevertheless she caught the eye of Ethan Frome who would fetch her on nights of town revelry, and with that grew a forbidden love ...
- 6710: Comparing Prince Hal and Henry's Models of Statescraft
- ... shoulder worried that Hal might try to speed Henry's demise so that he could assume the throne. To protect himself Henry might have made Hal's life miserable perhaps had him placed effectively under house arrest or even killed if the paranoia went far enough. Because Hal played the errant prince he posed no threat to the King, indeed he showed no care for courtly duties at all. It was ...
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