Many experts agree that Oates" story is based on a real life mass murderer who killed teens in Arizona in the 1960's. Oates" incorporates this into her story so she can construct the evil of Arnold Friend in an almost believable setting. ... There are many clues in the story that hint that Arnold Friend is not a friend at all, but is in fact a demon who has come to take Connie away. When Arnold Friend is first mentioned in the story, it is obvious that Connie has an uneasy feeling about him and feels violated by his presence. ... The reality that Oates includes in her story is that t...

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In Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are you Going, Where Have You Been" there is a clear interpretation of evil in Arnold Friend's portrayal of a demon who tries to lure Connie into his world of sex and emotion. Joyce Carol Oates seems to create scenarios of real life and center them into her story. The harsh reality she includes in this story is that there actually are demons like Arnold Friend in the world. ... The new lands that Connie sees behind Arnold are symbolic of new experiences that Arnold will show her and possibly sex. ... Oates tries to use reality in her story and, unfort...

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During this time, Cary regurgitates stories, which have influenced her core. ... The story was told to her by her Grandfather, being that the moral of the story was to trust no man, it's interesting to see that a man would be tell this story. By a male telling the story one might connect that a man would know best about not trusting their sex, this too could have influenced the author's view on men. ... (Cary, 132) When this story is told, Lorene Cary is talking about herself. ... But that's not the only evidence that shows Cary's uneasiness with the male sex. ...

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Early on in the novel Great Expectations, Dickens introduces the concept of imprisonment, a theme that is subtly intertwined throughout the story. ... Sitting in the confines of Satis house, she methodically plots her revenge on the male sex by instilling twisted values into Estella as she rears her. ... - As the reader can see, imprisonment is a theme that is intertwined throughout the story. ...

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Interest Level/Reading level: As stated above, the story is about first loves and first sexual experiences. ... It was a quick read not only because the writing was easy to understand but also the suspense and the story kept me wanting to continue to read. ... Plot Summary: Forever is a story of first loves. ... Not long after the issue of sex is brought into the picture. ... Personal Notes for Using the Book: The story is a very realistic portrayal of what first love is really like. ...

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The Oedipus Complex is the positive libidinal feelings of a child toward the parent of the opposite sex and hostile or jealous feelings toward the parent of the same sex that may be a source of adult personality disorder when unresolved. Hamlet exhibits these feelings towards his mother, Gertrude, in many ways throughout the story. ... Basista 5 Oedipus Complex is the positive libidinal feelings of a child toward the parent of the opposite sex and hostile or jealous feelings toward the parent of the same sex that may be a source of adult personality disorder when unresolved. ... He now ha...

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As you read his story, through his observations, medical research, from the professional ream as well as his personal you will understand. ... In the first sentence he uses "so many new books about dying" His first effect was to imagine how easily they are available by placing them by the health diet and home repair paperbacks and the sex manuals. ... But, he knows his plan and is drawing us into his story. ... This is the point that his story begins to make some sense. ... He has many simple sentences and complex sentences in the story. ...

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Michael is the abuser in the story, he is very one sided and thinks he is correct with whatever he does in his relationship. This story is taking place in New York City on 5th Ave. mainly in a bar. ... He has the mind of a teenage boy who thinks of women as sex symbols who are on this earth to please men. ... The protagonist in this story Frances is favored by the author. ... But at the end of the story she gains a little backbone by telling him, "Keep it to yourself. ...

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Judith Whites' short story 'Soul Searching' is the story of a teenage girl on holiday with her family in Nepal. ... The story is told through first person narrative with the teenage girl as the author. ... She tells the reader early on that the story is all about love " I'm not talking about sex - I mean love". ... Both characters remain largely a mystery to the reader throughout the story. ... The last sentence holds as much emotion in it as the rest of the story. ...

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Was the story twisting words? ... How can we notice things as simple as the sex of the presenter, or the choice of words when phrasing something? ... It starts off with a presenter giving a rough introduction of the story, then goes to the actual story on location, with either a field reporter or a voice-over, sometimes both. ... The story is then brought back to the presenter in the studio, where they say a couple of words reinforcing reaction of the audience to the victim's tragic stories. ... The first clue that the story had been carefully planned to make the audience see the story di...

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An example of Holden's loss of innocence creating dilemmas for him was when he was thinking about sex and how he almost lost his virginity. ... Time after time, these kids will read The Catcher in the Rye and be able to relate with Holden's story because Holden's story sounds very similar to theirs. The class discussions about Holden's story will never die out, along with the lessons that are derived from it. ...

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The Chrysanthemums Throughout history women have often been portrayed as the subordinates of men or the weaker sex. ... Many famous writers have addressed this issue in their novels or short stories. ... The story ends on this sour note with Elisa crying weakly like an old woman. ... In conclusion, this story at first seemed to be an ordinary story with an ordinary character. While reading this story closer the symbols give a better understanding of this unique character. ...

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- How do you expect the story will end after you've read the first ten pages? ... I mean unused by sex, by money, by making friends and influencing people, hardly touched by any of the muck one's forced to wade through to get what one wants." ...

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I will give a basic summary of the story line, and I intend to show the omniscient narrator's point of view in analysis of the characters. ... The story is told over a time period of several months, from December 1952 through December 1953. The book opens with the story of the death of the five-year-old who is adored by her family. ... Maribeth makes a huge mistake by letting an older boy talk her into drinking and having sex with him one night. ... Throughout the story, Maribeth tells Tommy that some people are only here for short periods of time, to help other people and to teach th...

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Or is this just a close friendship that you"re not accustomed to having with the opposite sex? ... You have had a couple new friends of the opposite sex, and you"re glad you made the decision you did. ... Apparently, the couple in the story drifted apart due to having a long distance relationship. ...

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This is a harrowing story Life - Size, told in the first person narrative, of an obsession with food and body image. "One day I will be thin enough" says Josie, the 25 year old anorectic women who has been hospitalised for the life-threaten self starvation. "Just the bones the pure clear shape of ...

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In 1829, Munch was invited to show his work in Berlin, His images of sex, death and violence outraged so many import and people including the German Kaiser himself that the exhibition was closed after only six days. ... Munch's paintings were very touching when viewer look at his paintings, they can see a new story each time. ...

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Sula "Sula" by Tony Morrison is the story of a friendship between Nel Wright and Sula Peace, who are opposites in the way of relating to other people, to the world around them, and to themselves. ... Sula decides that "sex is pleasant and frequent, but otherwise insignificant." (44) Sula grows up in the atmosphere of an emotional separation between mothers and daughters in her family. ...

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A second baseline score was obtained one week after the story was administered. On measures of cognitive anger, mean scores increased significantly after the story was heard. ... In the second program, empathy was developed using drama and stories. ... Students also used puppets to act out stories about making friends, and later discussed the stories and the emotions of their characters. ... The story was not discussed in relation to the YCEM. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She understands that the sex without love is nothing more than a fulfillment of one's own desires. ... Gilmore acknowledges that Edna Pontellier's story "has to end in death because there is no way for the world she inhabits to accommodate the change in her. ... ...

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