He describes three girls entering the A & P, setting the tone of the story. ... He is a simple checker at a small town A & P, not moving up in his job or down, simply stagnant. The town where Sammy lives is located five miles with a summer colony on the Point. ... It's our policy." ... Updike successfully shows that our actions have consequences through Sammy who was trying to take a stand on a small but heroic principle. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

So, we are fed our opinion of Emily rather than left to create it. ... We come to think of the narrator as the voice of the town as a whole, and we are made to take his word as our own. ... So we are ultimately transformed into citizens of Jefferson through the narrator and through our common feelings of and for Miss Grierson Instead of focusing on actual changes within the main character, Faulkner chooses to concentrate on a change in the town's as well as the reader's opinions of Emily. Each change of our opinion of Emily's character comes through the revelation of some ne...

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• Grade Level: High School

I argue this point because Emily fell in love with Homer Barron, a Yankee, who was contracted by the town to pave its sidewalks. ... In "A Rose for Emily" Faulkner placed Emily in the perfect spot of the town. Faulkner writes: It was a big, squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with cupolas and spires and scrolled balconies in the heavily light-some style of the seventies, set on what had once been our most select street. ... The setting of the story, its surroundings, and weather sets the tone to the story which makes it an important literary device. 3 In "A Rose f...

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The story begins with young children gathering in the town square. ... Soon the men and women arrive, bringing with them a less jovial tone. ... It is only after we create some distance in between ourselves and our shortcomings, that we are able to truly criticize ourselves and our actions. ... When there is a talk about lottery, the first thing that comes to our minds is a huge amount of money. ...

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But what about some of our traditions? Are there any traditions that would be inconceivable to people outside our community? ... Different people are attracted to different types of tones or moods. "The Lottery" contains many different tones and attitudes, and "The Rocking-Horse Winner" keeps the same general attitude throughout the story. ... The readers feel the suspense that the towns people in the story experience. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Our enemy he thought in that despair; ourn! ... From his activities during the Civil War "stealing horses and goods from both sides "to his habit of barn burning, Abner does not set the tone for a strong, healthy family unit. ... Emily Grierson is looked on by the members of the community as a "tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the town- (Faulkner 47). ... When Homer disappears and Emily refuses to leave her home, the town does not give the situation any thought beyond its gossip value. ...

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When a hissing sound from space was amplified, the whole town became like zombies. "The whole town went nuts For no reason at all, all the cars pulled up to the curb like there was a hook and ladder going by. ... Another example of total disregard for life and property due to the mind shackling is found on (pg 182), "Susan and I arrived just in time to join the cheering as a big elm crashed down on our sedan. ... I feel Vonnegut is starkly against excessive force because of the tone of each peace of writing. ...

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Avoiding the grim tone Hawthorne usually involved removing undesirable Elements and modifying others. ... This is because her partner in crime is the town's beloved minister. ... Hester, who is the town's criminal and enemy, is, in reality, perhaps the most innocent and righteous person in the town. ... So, by portraying Hester Prynne as the victim in the novel, and not a town enemy, Hawthorne conveys his views on how Puritans should follow their teachings and act toward one another. ... When the minister spoke from the pulpit with power and fervid eloquence, and, with his h...

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• Grade Level: High School

Fitzgerald sticks to prose narrative and dialogue for the most part, and he keeps a consistent tone and point of view throughout the novel. ... Anthony begins as the trim and dapper man-about-town, wearing his attitudes in the same way that he wears his clean, clean clothes. ...

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At an early age, Carver moved with his family to the working-class town of Yakima, Washington. ... Plot Summary "Cathedral" opens with the narrator telling the reader in a conversational tone that a blind friend of his wife's is coming to visit them. ...

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• Approx Pages: 45
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School