Bradbury's grandmother rented a room in her house. ... Another profound ability of Bradbury is his unique point of view. ... "The Man Upstairs" provided a very interesting point of view. ... The point of view was even nostalgic for some readers. ... "Readers and mainstream critics alike were enraptured by the sheer vividness of his prose, by verbal music that invigorated relatively conventional themes with new life and meaning" (Mogen, 26). ...

• Word Count: 1033
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

"The Story Of An Hour" Kate Choplin Theme In "The Story Of An Hour," Kate Choplin suggests that in certain situations, the death of a loved one may be a blessing or the marriage may be a prison sentence to some. ... Point Of View We experience the joy Louise Mallard felt upon hearing of her husband's death through third person narration. ... Immediately after hearing the news, Louise starts crying, and storms into her room. Since Louise spends the majority of the short story in her room, this the main setting of the story. ... She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her ...

• Word Count: 360
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

When locked in her room she looks out of the window and sees "trees that were all aquiver with new spring life" (Chopin 15). ... Along with symbolism, Chopin also uses irony throughout the story to prove to the audience her theme. ... Most women and mainly wives always need something else there to help with their problem with the heart, love. ... These views by society untimely erase feminine views and desires. ... Mallard is not content with her marriage but can not do anything about it. ...

• Word Count: 733
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

After Louise finds out the news of the death of her husband, Brently Mallard, Louise's first reaction was to depart in a "storm of grief" with "wild abandonment" (Chopin 3). However instead of being in a state grief, Louise began to sit in her chair alone in her room and started to "reach in to her soul" (Chopin 4). ... With her new state of mind Louise becomes jovial because of the felling of ecstasy. ... Subsequently Louise's husband shows up to be alive, while at the same time, Louise dies and was killed with her over excitement. ... The author's theme that was presented ...

• Word Count: 274
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

Moreover, these themes and motifs offer insight into America's involvement in WWI and WWII. ... His overly active hands help and hinder his ability to communicate with others. ... This story gives us a closer view of George Willard's family: his mother, Elizabeth, and father, Tom. ... At that moment, George enters the room, her fury abates, and she casually tells George to go for a walk. ... The themes and motifs in Winesburg, Ohio offer a form of rebuke to 20th century America. ...

• Word Count: 1325
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

However, there is a theme to this story. ... Another reason William Faulkner chose this point of view is that it is a limited point of view. ... The point of view keeps readers in a questionable matter of suspense. ... Miss Emily was always wearing black clothing, giving a morbid theme. ... The reason I say this is due to the fact, that she killed Homer and kept him in a locked room, and lie in bed with him. ...

• Word Count: 1381
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The story came about because society has made rape a big issue and is being viewed everywhere, like the movies, radio, T.V., and magazines. in this story the narrator that is called Estelle in the story claims that the ideas that the other women in at their table are considering rape fantasies isn't rape at all, but a fantasy that they have about having sex with a complete stranger. ... The themes of this story are the quotes that are displayed through the paper and the definition of rape, why it's taking lightly and how is the issue getting solved. ... We begin with Greta, a blon...

• Word Count: 1334
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

To me, one of the main themes of the novel is alienation. ... The adolescence and repetitive nature of Holden Caulfield is one of the main themes of the novel that is heavily criticized. ... I agree with this statement. Even from reading just the first couple chapters, I began to get sick of how much Holden complained and just viewing everything from the same way he saw life. ... Every day he spends time alone in a room and he says that he is writings. ...

• Word Count: 1119
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The reader becomes a member of society understanding the views of the other town's people. ... The flashback begins with the exposition. ... After she was buried a few of the town's people went up to the room that they knew no one had been in for forty years. ... The color rose found at the end of the story in the room where Homer was found represented love. ... Throughout William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily- time and isolation are the continuous themes. ...

• Word Count: 1389
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School