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    mills. This was everyday life for this time and most females accepted there fate. As females moved through there lives‚ aspects of this repression began to leaked in to literary work. This is evident in a short story written by Jamaica Kincaid’s. The story was called “Girl”. In the short story the Mother tries to show her daughter‚ there are limitations of being a woman. That being a girl is much different then being a boy. Explaining what she should do to be accepted into society. The things

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    moralistic principles had been evident in his writings especially in his short stories. It had awaken the ethical standards of late Russia into a more monotheistic nation. Stories like “God Sees the Truth‚ But Waits”‚ “The Three Questions” and “What Men Live By” have deep-rooted principles that are trying to tell everyone how to live a good life. This study will try to analyze Tolstoy’s stories like God Sees the Truth but Waits‚ a story of a merchant Aksionov who was accused of murder and suffered a life

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    Prithviraj Cherukuri In the short story called “Optimists” written by Richard Ford‚ tells a story about Frank a fifteen-year-old boy who lives in Great Falls‚ Montana who learns how life can completely change in an instant. In the “Optimists” there are two major events that shape the story. Franks father Roy Brinson who works on the great northern railway see’s a homeless man die in front of him while at work. Another event is when Roy Brinson comes home and explains what happened to his wife

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    Short story analysis – There will come soft rains (1950) The short story “August‚ 2026: There will come soft rains” written by Ray Bradbury in 1950 deals with the theme humanity and their technology. The story deals with a nuclear disaster that ruined the entire city despite one house which keeps on living it daily life. It starts with announcing the date of August 4th‚ 2026 and that it is itme to wake up‚ though nobody is there. Breakfast is automatically prepared but no on one is there to eat

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    ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR The short story ‘One Thousand Dollars’ by O. Henry sound to be interesting when the writer narrate on how a young man named Robert Gillian spend the money worth a thousand dollars inherited from his late uncle‚ Septimus Gillian. The unique character of Robert Gillian is the reason why this story comes out to be captivating. Robert Gillian is not wise when it comes to spending of money. At the beginning of the story line‚ his late uncle’s lawyer‚ Lawyer Tolman had handed

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    are‚ obsession of showing that you are special‚ and parenting are some of the themes in the short story "Back to Front." Nick‚ the main character of the short story‚ is obsessed with the thought of being the center of attention. He is obsessed with showing the world that he is special and unique. He even sacrifices his own life‚ to fulfill his need of attention. "Back to Front" is a English short story written by Nicola Barker. It was first published in "The Three Button Trick" in 2003. The author

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne explores a similar theme‚ People who are unable to accept the evils and joys of life will live and die in despair‚ in his short stories‚ The Minister’s Black veil‚ Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment‚ and Young Goodmen Brown. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story‚ The Ministers Black Veil‚ The minister was unable to accept his evils and joys of his life. The minister felt he should wear a veil to hide his guilt‚ but his guilt was a secret. The veil played a greater purpose to the

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    “The Maypole of Merry Mount” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story about a young couple in love who must choose between a lifestyle of Puritanism or the lifestyle of the people of Merry Mount. Level 1- What are the names of the Lord and Lady of May? *The Lady of May is named Edith and the Lord of May is named Edgar. Level 2- What does the forest symbolize in Hawthorne’s “The Maypole of Merry Mount”? *Hawthorne uses the forest to symbolize a place where immoral and lawless activities

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    The most important symbol in the short story "The Necklace" is the necklace itself. The entire story revolves around it. As we move through the story the necklace takes on different meanings as circumstances change. This is a story about a beautiful woman and a low-class man that sacrifice ten long hard years of their lives for a special night for his spoiled wife. Mr. and Mrs. Loisel were invited to an annual ball held by the Minister of Education. Mrs. Loisel had nothing to wear to

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    SHORT STORY PAPER “Compare/contrast Faulkner’s ‘Dry September’ with ‘A rose for Emily’ in terms of writing style and character presentation.” What is going to be analyzed in this paper are the two short stories by W. Faulkner ‘A Rose for Emily’ and ‘Dry September’. Basically‚ what is to be performed is a comparison/contrast analysis in terms of the writing style and character presentation. More specifically‚ I will provide

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