Themes are used in stories as a central topic, in the storyline. ... Even if I dump the memory, it will stay with me, staining me.... The teacher says "Scar, it give it a twisted branch-perfect trees don't exist. ... -- I'm not really here, I'm definitely back at Rachel's crimping my hair and gluing on fake nails, and he smells like beer and mean and he hurts me hurts me hurts me and gets up and zips his jeans and smiles.... He gives her the notebook. ...

• Word Count: 1774
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The theme can be paraphrased by the author or shown through statements made by a character. As I read over Ernest Hemingway's short story, Hills Like White Elephants, there is one powerful theme that clearly stands out. ... The man then goes on to say, "And if I do it you"ll be happy and things will be like they were and you"ll love me?" ... For example, during the opening conservation it seemed to me that when the woman said she felt the mountains looked like white elephants. ... This shows a lack of interest, and gives me the feeling that he was thinking when to inquire about the abo...

• Word Count: 963
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the story the narrator has an issue with thinking on her own. ... The theme of freedom reveals itself at the end of the story when the narrator started tearing down the wallpaper in the room. In the story the narrator is physically ripping the wallpaper apart. ... And I've pulled off most of the paper, so you can't put me back!'... Gilman Perkins captures this theme of gender by not giving the narrator a name. ...

• Word Count: 627
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Both Tales share the common theme of women's power over men. ... With his story the priest tells the young man that "Scholars who heard this story wrote it down to teach that obedience may well bring a man to love and give him happiness, as it did this knight- (Florent 3). ... After he gives the choice to his mistress she becomes overjoyed, because now she will be beautiful all the time for the rest of her life. By giving the power to his mistress to make the choice, she is freed from a spell that was put on by her evil stepmother (Grower 3). ... This is evident through the knights wo...

• Word Count: 1259
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The book, which was written as both a novel and a statement, has themes such as the strength of the mind during hard times and powerful female roles. ... The country-pioneer environment gives room for an unconventional life away from civilization. ... "I do not care that your grandmother say it makes me like a man, I like to be like a man," She says. ... You know you ain't right to kiss me like that. ... Jim Burden tells the story while looking up from the ground, in a sad reminiscing way. ...

• Word Count: 821
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The writings in the wife's journals and the symbolic description of the wallpaper show the rising theme of feminism. ... "Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change would do me good. ... "There comes John, and I must put this away, -he hates to have me write a word." ... The wallpaper is symbolic of oppression and gives the narrator her freedom from the shackles. Initially the wife expresses a horrid discontent for the wallpaper and gradually in the story she takes a liking to it. ...

• Word Count: 831
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The Latino American culture portrayed by this book is no different having prominent themes and traits seen in the characters and repeated throughout the novel. ... On page 32 it says that Alicia only fears mice and fathers illustrating this theme of dominance that begins at home and escalates through Latino women's lives. ... I want to be Like the waves on the sea, Like the clouds in the wind, But i'm me One day I"ll jump Out of my skin I"ll shake the sky Like a hundred violins. ... Through the main character in the book, ideas are expressed and shown through both simplisti...

• Word Count: 1127
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

These stories would include acts of heroism, courage, boldness and self-sacrifice. ... The sales man replies "Could have fooled me, I thought it was just a girl.... The winter the narrator is eleven years old, she hears much more on theme of becoming a girl and serving her role as a girl. ... Henry and the father get into the truck to chase Flora down, on the way out of the gate Laird, once again, is yelling excitedly "let me go too, let me go too!... " The narrator cannot give an answer; she doesn't know why she did it. ...

• Word Count: 1909
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Sexuality and gender are major themes in The House on Mango Street. ... "And the story goes, she never forgave him. ... (p.11) This story disturbs Esparanza because it shows how suffocating marriage can be to a woman like her grandmother. ... She will not give it away." ... Instead, these women, like Marin, will not give up this power until they get what they want in life; which is to escape from Mango Street. ...

• Word Count: 1121
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School