Web. 6 Mar. 2015. http://www.fofweb.com Keil‚ Katherine. "O’Connor’s ’A Good Man Is Hard to Find.’." Explicator 65.1 (Fall 2006): 44- 47. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Vol. 111. Detroit: Gale‚ 2008. Literature Resource Center. Web. 1 Apr. 2015. Kirszner‚ Laurie G.‚ and Stephen R. Mandell. Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. 7th ed. Boston‚ MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning‚ 2011. Print. Malin‚ Irving. " Flannery O’Connor and the Grotesque." The Added Dimension: The Art and Mind of Flannery O’Connor
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Jackson’s short story "The Lottery" symbols are used to enhance and stress the theme of the story. A symbol is a person‚ object‚ action‚ place‚ or event that in addition to its literal meaning‚ suggests a more complex meaning or range of meanings. (Kirszner & Mendell 330) The theme of the story is how coldness and lack of compassion can be exhibited in people in situations regarding tradition and values. That people will do incredibly evil and cruel things just for the sake of keeping a routine. Three
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Cited: Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandel. Literature – Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. Boston: Wadsworth Publishers‚ 2004. Hawthorne‚ Nathaniel. The Birthmark. 1843
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Allan. "The Raven." Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe. Ed. Thomas Ollive Mabbott. Vol. 1: Poems. Cambridge: The Belknap P of Harvard UP‚ 1969. 364-69. Poe‚ Edgar Allan. "The Raven." Portable Literature Reading Reacting Writing. By Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell. Eighth ed. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning‚ 2007. 598-600. Print.
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During Kate Chopin’s marriage she resided in Louisiana where the laws favored the husband in a type of patriarchal code. At the time women were subjected to a lesser role and the husband’s will was freely imposed upon their wives. In “The Story of an Hour” much of Chopin’s desire for the prospect of freedom is reflected to us through the character of Mrs. Mallard. The societal norms of the late 1800’s dictated that women would assume the feminine role and live for their husbands; as a woman’s place
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Glaspell & “Trifles” Those who are oppressed seek expression; those who are trapped seek freedom. The human spirit rebels against dominance‚ propelling those affected into action. The short dramatic play‚ “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell‚ showcases the oppression of American women by a male-dominated society during the late 1800s. As the title of the play suggests‚ the concerns of women are often considered to be mere trifles‚ unimportant issues that bear little or no importance to the true work of
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Citations: Faulkner‚ William. “A Rose for Emily.” Portable Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. 7th ed. Ed. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage‚ 2011. 115. Print
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Racism in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness Accomplished By: Robiah Al Adawiyah/11320022 Abstarct Racism is a debatable term among people around the world. The practice of racism is cannot be stopped until this day. There are stiil some racisms occur toward some races‚ especially in black people race. Literature is one of medium to deliver idea‚ opinion‚ feeling or critics. The existence of literary such as novella is a medium to understand the events and problem such as racism that occur in
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University Press‚ 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/37855‚ accessed 6 May 2007] Dickie‚ Margaret. 1979 Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. Urbana: the University of Illinois Press. [http://www.usm.maine.edu/~jkuenz/391/lazarus.htm‚ accessed 6 May 2007] Kirszner‚ Laurie and Mandell Stephen. 2004. Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. London‚ New York: Thomson & Heine. Oberg‚ Arthur. 1978. Modem American Lyric: Lowell‚ Berryman‚ Creeley‚-and Plath. Rutgers University Press. [http://www.usm.maine.edu/~jkuenz/391/lazarus
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Ed. Robert A. Jellife. Tokyo: Kenkyusha‚ 1956. ---. Faulkner in the University. Ed. Frederick L. Gwynn and Joseph L. Blotner. Charlottesville: U of Virginia P‚ 1959. ---. "A Rose for Emily." Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. Ed. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell. 3rd ed. Orlando: Harcourt‚ 1997. 80-87. Smith‚ James Harry; Parks‚ Edd Winfield. The Great Critics‚ W.W. Norton & Company‚ Inc.‚ New York‚?.
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