The two short stories Rappaccini's Daughter, by Nathaniel Hawthorn and By the Waters of Babylon, by Stephen Vincent Bena ©t each possess this common theme, a curious main character, and a nature oriented setting. ... Within the short story By the Waters of Babylon, modern society no longer exists. ... John, the main character in By the Waters of Babylon wants to follow his dream and find out what destroyed the mysterious gods. ... By the Water's of Babylon, takes place out in the wild of nature after the world had been destroyed. ...

• Word Count: 507
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In the short stories, "Lamb to the Slaughter- by Roald Dahl and "By the Waters of Babylon- by Stephen Vincent Benét we have fine examples of irony. ... In "By the Waters of Babylon-, a quote is "All the same, when I came to the Place of the Gods, I was afraid, afraid."" ... In "By the Waters of Babylon- since John and his tribe live in such barbaric conditions, that he must of lived in the past, but in the subtle clues throughoutt the short story, the reader might figure out it is set in the future. ... In the short stories "Lamb to the Slaughter- and "By the Waters of Babylon-, there ...

• Word Count: 634
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School