Susan Minot's Lust The short story Lust by Susan Minot deals with the ongoing sexual encounters that a girl has with numerous men, with her describing the tendencies of each guy and how he approaches her. ... It touches on a subject that we all want to know more about, but at the same time want to hear less of; sex can be dangerous. ... In addition, the views of males who have frequent casual sex and that of females are very different. In the story, the narrator explains "The more girls a boy has, the better. ... He stalks around, sure-shouldered, and you have the feeling he'...

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In the story M. ... Neuman said, "You don't have to have sex to cheat on your marriage. When we think "affair," we think sex. ... In the story M, Lantin assumes that his wife had an affair. ... In the story, it also says that M. ...

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In Alice Munro's short story, Red Dress-1946, the character Mary Fortune represents the symbol of influence. ... Throughout the story, it has been noticed that the narrator is a child who does not 'know' how to live her life. ... It was clear that since the narrator was not very comfortable with people of her own sex, she would not at all be comfortable or unable to be at ease with the opposite sex. ... Such is the case with the narrator in the short story. ... From the story, it was clear that the dress her mother was making was for the Christmas Dance. ...

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The one technique the author overused throughout the story is symbolism. The symbolism used in the story is unbelievable because it is obvious the author has contrived the effects to force the reader to feel a certain way, therefore making the story appear more fictional. ... The number 69 is a connotation to sex and the numbers foreshadowed Connie getting raped. ... The author mentions three different times throughout the story. ... He just comes right out, and says that he is going to have sex with her and there is nothing that she could do to stop him. ...

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"A Rose for Emily": Battle of the Sexes In his short story "A Rose for Emily," William Faulkner relates to the reader the life of Emily Grierson, a remnant of the past. ... It is quickly evident that the author makes distinctions between the sexes in this story. ... The women in this story seem to be quite unkind. ... The female characters in the story continue to be portrayed as nosey and unkind as the story unfolds. ... The distinctions that Faulkner makes between the sexes in "A Rose for Emily" are clearly visible to the reader. ...

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The short story, "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", focuses on the theme of the misanthropic characterization between the two sexes and the role reversal of husband and wife. This is a story about a rich man's fear when he must confront danger. ... The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" focuses, among other things, on the misanthropic characterization of the sexes. ... Hemingway, in the story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", concentrates on the role reversal of the sexes. ... This is an example of Hemingway's role reversal of the sexes. ...

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1 "A Rose for Emily" "A Rose for Emily", by William Faulkner, begins and ends with the death of Emily Grierson, the main character of the story. Throughout the story Faulkner gives hints that eventually lead up to the shocking revelation of Emily's character. ... Faulkner's central theme in the story is "To let go of the past", Emily has a tendency to cling to the past and a reluctance to be independent. ... In the story Faulkner's narrator comments that: "No one except an old man-servant a combined gardner and cook,...

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John Updike's A&P is short story which issues great enjoyment to readers of all ages. Updike writes the story from a viewpoint of a younger, more contemporary person. Even though it does not compare to masterpieces in short stories, the story holds it's own merit by its uninvolved nature and its simplicity. ... One downside to the story is that it begins with almost no warning of what it's about. ... (27) Humorously, Updike wants you to think that this character has a careful observation of the opposite sex which only a man can appreciate. ...

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The short story that I chose Rape Fantasies comes from Atwood's first collection of short stories called Dancing girls and Other Stories. ... 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 basis of the story is rape. ... She believes that ...

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Burnett recognized Salinger's talent and ran a story by him, "The Young Folks" in Story Magazine. ... The first of his short stories appeared in several well-known magazines. ... He is also the narrator of this story, and narrates with a very cynical tone. ... In the novel, Holden is also very consumed with the idea of having sex. This is like Salinger in the way that he has been known to pursue younger girls for sex (Morrill). ...

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His first short story sales concerned the West Indies, football, rodeo, and a few westerns. ... "Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, the Brontes, Chekov, Thackeray, and many others, who used sex, did it with wit and charm," L"Amour said. "Sex in current books is clumsily done, indicating that most writers really know very little about it. ... There's no fun in their sex and nobody appears to be having a good time" (Long 265). ... Among his first published books were some volumes of poetry and stories about the Far East (Hall). ...

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In my essay I will view the character features of the principal characters seen mainly from the point of view of the opposite sex. It's my intention to show that the author's sex influences the contents of the short stories. ... In this story men are underestimated and the violence is not pointed at an individual but men as a whole, as a sex. 1. ... The reader would expect that the story goes on in an erotic way. ... This story suggests that the men as a whole are weak. ...

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In the novel Brave New World and the short story The Lottery, we see that masses follow currents that are not based on real needs or a good logic, but ones that are based on traditions. The authors of both stories wanted to show us the consequences of blindly following blind people without doubting one second of the result. ... This lack of real questioning about their own actions that can come out from the majority is found in both stories. ... Their whole life is a repetition of actions: having sex every day because they must be accepted by their entourage, always playing the same country g...

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Although the short stories, Never Marry a Mexican, Woman Hollering Creek, and La Fabulosa: A Texas Operetta by Sandra Cisneros portray stories of "male superiority," if one were to search deeper, traces of womanly power can certainly be discovered. As each story unfolds, this "power" matures into something much more meaningful. ... Through the actions of the male sex, she achieves this notion of power. ... While Clemencia's story largely has to do with gaining knowledge the hard way, Woman Hollering Creek's story describes a different sense of power. ... The character in this story i...

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In the short story "The Man Who Was Almost a Man," by Richard Wright, depicts a boy who has the need to own a gun. In most cases you would think that someone wanting to own a gun is for protection, but that is not the case in this story. ... When reading the story, we come to understand the respect he is looking for by looking at the primary male figure in his life. ... In the interpretation by Sarah Madsen Hardy, she explains the interpretation of a gun through psychoanalysis which represents "the phallus or the male sex organ". ... Throughout the story Wright uses symbolism to reflect Dav...

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He is considered as the master of gothic stories. ... Characters are the main instruments of a story which helps readers to relate and understand the story. ... In my paper I will focus on some of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories to analyze the perfect combination of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories and his characters. ... Characters always play an important role to understand the story, mainly the protagonists whose actions mainly formulate the story. ... Madeline is a girl and it is obvious that he will have urge to have sex with her as he never met any other girls in his life, it i...

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John Updike's short story "A&P", can be interpreted in several different ways. ... The spin put on the story by the reader is really a way to reflect on own behavior. ... These hormones create the story's conflict, as three bathing suit-clad girls enter his store. ... Up to this point, the story has left most readers feeling that Sammy is a normal kid with sex on the brain, mixed with moments of deep thoughts on society. ... Sammy's mind takes a sharp turn during the climax of the story. ...

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This is an Irish short story, that is made by Joe Sheerin. A god story about that you shall not always beleive in what you see. ... The Setting The story takes place somewhere in Ireland. ... Actually, he is a quite common man with a common story, has lived his life running boats in Canada and had sex with the boy's teacher, not what the boy expected of his "hero". ... This short story constructs a critical and reasonable question about heroism and life in general in a great way, which makes this an excellent short story. ...

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He leads all of the readers in the curiosity of the sanctity and sanity of the story. ... The plot of the story revolves around the Puritan era which has so much rich history to be told about the society. ... Another valuable lesson taught in the story is the effects of sins. ... These novelists both have been known for their literature having a depiction of sex. ... No one person can give legitimate reasoning as to why a story that teaches so many valuable lessons should be banned. ...

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Finally, enter Stella, the interpretation of Eve in the story. ... His concept of how Malamud's story was a missing part of the story of Adam and Eve seemed very unreasonable. ... He brings up humorous word usage and an interpretation of the story which condones premarital sex. ... I felt that the thesis of the story was focused on the psychological and "salesman" techniques that Salzman incorporates through out the story. ... That is the essence of a short story to me, the open ended stories and fable like events. ...

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It is far too difficult to relate to the characters of the story and to get involved with the story. ... Another aspect of the film that was profane was the wordy disturbing sex-scenes and the scenes in the strip clubs. ... At one point of the story, the author spoke of Sera's crying being a privilege to being alone in her room, and many times Sera longed to tell her story to someone, but she had no one. ... She allowed Gamal Fathi to control her until close to the end of the story. ... The story never explains why Ben or Sera are the way that they are. ...

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A Rose For Emily "A Rose for Emily-, by William Faulkner, begins and ends with the death of Miss Emily Grierson, the main character of the story. In the story William Faulkner uses characterization to reveal the character of Miss Emily. ... Faulkner best uses characterization to examine the theme of the story, we are the products of our environment. ... Critic Donald Akers notes that: In the story, Emily's overprotective, overbearing father denies her a normal relationship with the opposite sex by chasing away any potential mates. ... William Faulkner's use of characterization to...

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Her major works included short stories, children stories, and two novels ("Kate" 2). ... This collection of twenty-three short stories received high praise by critics. ... Chopin addressed love, passion, marriage, and sex in what was then a daring and unheard of form of writing. ... Half of the stories in Bayou Folk and one third of the stories in A Night in Acadie are intended for younger readers. ... Her stories expose the essence of southern living during her time in a way no other author had accomplished before. ...

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The short story "Lust" was created by American Novelist and Short Story writer Susan Minot and published as a part of her book Lust & Other Stories in 1989 (Feed Your Need To Read. 1; Wikipedia. 1). ... At this time, sex before marriage was still against the cultural values in the United States ("The Pill and the Sexual Revolution." 1). ... Piecing together the facts - Susan Minot attended a boarding school just like the un-named main character in the story. ... The un-named character in the story briefly described her various sexual encounters with fifteen plus men. The social and ...

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Lyman grows up, and changes through out his story. ... Part two of the story strays from the action to another scene. ... Peyton is intrigued, and then Ambrose starts the third part of the story. ... Louise Erdrich used the approach of writing the story as the opposite sex's own point of view, to help create the setting. ... By dissecting these two stories the reader is shown several methods that are effective to illustrate a short story....

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