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    ANALYSIS OF THE SHORT STORY “THE BIRTHMARK” Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” illustrates how one’s obsessions and moral weakness leads to another’s questioning of their self-image and drives the pursuit of perfection in our society. The main character‚ Aylmer‚ develops an obsession with becoming a world renowned alchemist‚ yet falls short when he sets his goals and cannot accomplish them. The unrealistic goals that Aylmer sets reflect how his character is composed; he consistently strives

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    American fiction writer‚ Danielle Evans‚ composes her short stories in such a way that the reader feels compelled to judge a character’s actions. Evans perfects the art of influencing a reader to relate to or feel strong emotion throughout a story. She centralizes the majority of her short stories on the concept of character isolation and the internal conflict caused by such isolation. This isolation stems from the rootlessness found in Evans’ characters. Her characters struggle to find a home‚ whether

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    About the short story‚ How (by Lorrie Moore) 1. What kind of the person is the main character (You) in Lorrie Moore’s short story‚ How? According to the description inside the contents‚ the woman‚ you‚ is a white-collar class office lady at the age of mid-thirty or older by speculation. We can implicitly know that she may have a well-pay job‚ and that she can live independently. From her unique tone of speaking throughout the story‚ readers will little by little form a charming‚ sophisticated

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    Week 2 Assignment: Short Story A & P Analysis By: Sarah E. Friday 08-26-2014 ENG125: Introduction to Literature (ADI1433A) Instructor:  Patricia Lake The short story A & P (John Updike‚ 1961) seems to me that the theme is about Sammy‚ one of three store clerks and how he perceives the customers‚ mainly three younger ladies who were not of the norm for the typical grocery shopping experience. The grocery store was located in the center of town not so close

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    The Born Worker I am here to talk to you about what I thought of the story‚ "The Born Worker". "The Born Worker" is a short story novel written by Gary Soto. Gary Soto was born in 1952 in Fresno‚ California. He is an author of above twenty books and has won numerous awards for his poetry‚ short stories‚ and nonfiction. Much of Gary Soto’s writing is focused on the Mexican-American experience. I like how he focuses on the Jose in the beginning as aging quickly and acting way more mature

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    Sinclair Ross responds to the issue of isolation‚ in his short story‚ "The Lamp at Noon." The author focuses on the theme of how not to deal with isolation. This notion is reinforced by the setting (mood/physical)‚ characters‚ and symbolism that he describes so vividly. The first method the author uses to convey the idea of isolation is through setting. The setting was beautifully described creating imagery that assists the focus of the theme. Sinclair expresses personification in climate changes

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    by James Joyce Thesis statement: The short story Araby by James Joyce (1882-1941) depicts a picture which extends to us a profound impression about a gloomy‚ lukewarm stagnant and sultry life of Dubliners in 1890s. OUTLINE I. The domination of darkness throughout the story seemed to portray a gloomy life of Dubliners at that time and to foreshadow an unhappy ending. II. The indifference attitude among the characters in the story showed a lukewarm life. III. The bare

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    Short Story Analysis of "Araby" by James Joyce In James Joyce’s short story "Araby‚" the main character is a young boy who confuses obsession with love. This boy thinks he is in love with a young girl‚ but all of his thoughts‚ ideas‚ and actions show that he is merely obsessed. Throughout this short story‚ there are many examples that show the boy’s obsession for the girl. There is also evidence that shows the boy does not really understand love or all of the feelings that go along with it. When

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    Claire Li English 9A Period 4 13 September 2016 Birthday Party: Self Image versus Kindness Katherine Brush’s short story‚ “Birthday Party”‚ speaks about a middle-aged couple who struggle with their relationship. This story takes place in a little cafe‚ nestled in the corner of a building. At first‚ everything is fine‚ but later‚ the married couple’s attitudes start to change for the worse. The author uses their attitudes to demonstrate the idea of self-image versus kindness and relationships. In

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    society. During one’s everyday life it is not easy to understand what might be putting someone down‚ but when reading a story‚ an author can leave hints on why a character or characters might be feeling trapped and why they might be trying to escape from an oppressive society. In Charlotte​ ​Perkins​ ​Stetson’s short story The Yellow Wallpaper‚ the reader follows the narrator’s story through her diary‚ a woman wrongfully diagnosed and ordered to be locked inside a house by her husband‚ also being her

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