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- 6721: Comparison and Contrast of The Lottery and The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
- ... setting in either story. Both stories also contain a gathering of townspeople. In "...Omelas there is music, dance, and special attire incorporated in the gathering, whereas in "The Lottery," the women show up "wearing faded house dresses and sweaters." Although Le Guin's environment seems more festive, all the folks in both stories are coming together for what seems to be enjoyable, even celebratory occasions. However, I believe the major similarity ...
- 6722: Character Analysis for The Portable Phonograph
- ... one out to use because on this particular occasion, their is a musician visitor with them. The other men act as excited as children. They listen to the record and then leave the doctor's house. Doctor Jenkins is nervous and suspicious at the end of the story when the other men leave. "With nervous hands he lowered the piece of canvas which served as his door, and pegged it at ...
- 6723: Hemingway's "A Clean Well-Lighted Place": The Concept of Nada
- ... Mandell. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers., 1997. 256-259. Hoffman, Steven K. “'Nada' and the Clean Well-Lighted Place: The Unity of Hemingway's Short Fiction.” Ernest Hemingway. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House, 1985. 173-192.
- 6724: Spirits of the Night
- ... around him and past him and on into the moonless night, crying in their bewilderment. And Elliott cried for them. When the last spirit had left his field of vision, he walked back into the house. There had to be a way to help them on their journey, he thought, some way to assist them in finding peace, the peace promised to all by the finality of death. He wiped at ...
- 6725: A Modest Proposal: An Analysis
- ... them as creatures. I think he did this to show where their society was heading. The rich simply did not care about what happened to the poor and they were literally eating them out of house and home. Jonathan Swift wrote this satirical essay so the people would at least acknowledge that they had a problem. It is to be hoped that enough people read his essay and tried to make ...
- 6726: An Analysis of Several Works of Literature
- ... circumstances overturn previously happy lives and characters are not in control of their destiny. In "The Axe", the appearance of the developers literally tear down Velan's happy existence and forces him to leave the house. In "The Martyr's Corner", Rama is forced to become a waiter when his life starts on a downward spiral after his "old spot" was taken up by a statue of a dead political leader ...
- 6727: 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 ...
- 6728: The Theme of Coming of Age in Literature
- ... in his front yard as tears of sorrow fell down his face, while Nathan Radley cut of his only communication with Boo Radley. It was winter, and Jem and Scout sat outside, watching as a house burned down and a ghost threw a blanket over Scout. It was winter, and Jem stood prouder than ever, as he watched his father kill an infested, dying dog. It was spring, and Jem raged ...
- 6729: 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 ...
- 6730: The American Dream Is Based on Success, Happiness, and Money
- ... nice family. However I do think you need money to go where you want to go, as in vacations, and you do need money to get the things you want, such as a nice size house, a nice car, and possible a boat. I am not saying that you need this to be happier, but it could, and probably may you happier. In conclusion I believe that all people do not ...
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