Exploration of A Secret Sorrow and "A Sorrowful Woman" Sorrow. ... Yet strangely, "Sorrow" is so prominent in the stories, "A Secret Sorrow" and "A Sorrowful Woman". ... "A Secret Sorrow" was very difficult to read because it was far too dramatic. ... Both authors rely on sorrow to drive the story line along, but that is the only similarity these two stories share. ... I would have no problems reading "A Sorrowful Woman" again, but I cannot say the same for "A Secret Sorrow"....

• Word Count: 453
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Although there is no right or wrong answer to what the veil represents, I will share with you my feelings on the subject. ... Hooper to symbolize hie "secret sin." ... I also believe what is said in this exert from Reoccurring Themes and Symbols In Different Works By Nathaniel Hawthorne: What Hawthorne wants the reader to draw from the stories is not so much that adultery is bad or that secret sin is bad . ...

• Word Count: 384
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Tension and Violence Between Men and Women in Three Short Stories in The Secret Self Introduction The purpose of this essay is to study various kinds of tension and violence existing between men and women in short stories Her Table Spread by Elizabeth Bowen, Rope by Katherine Anne Porter and The Time of Death by Alice Munro. ... Nevertheless, the story is strongly about negative attitudes towards men and refusing them to feel and share the feelings that the women feel so strongly. ...

• Word Count: 1958
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

He had to have known Miss Emily's secrets, yet he was loyal and discreet and protected her privacy. It is possible that he was protective of her secrets because his relationship was one of her secrets. ... Tobe and Emily may have shared a sexual relationship. ...

• Word Count: 700
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Short Stories can be interpreted in Many Ways Any type of literary work can contain secret messages throughout the story, and it's up to the reader to analyze and figure these hidden messages out. ... This story is about an innocent, nave girl named Sylvia who matures throughout the story and realizes the importance of keeping the secret of the white heron. ... "They share one common interest: birds. Even though the hunter and Sylvia share this interest, their intentions with this interest are very different. ...

• Word Count: 1090
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

José Arcadio Segundo never finds out that his brother had shared Petra Cotes with him. Aureliano Segundo secretly is cured of his sickness separately from José Arcadio. ... In both stories, the men who shared a woman were brothers. Also at least one of the brothers consented to the sharing of the woman. ... Neither of the "sharing" situations lasted more than half a year. ...

• Word Count: 1630
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

For instance, the narrator and her friend Lonnie made a pact that they would share everything to each other. In this case, 'everything' is their problems, secrets and struggles. ... It also shows that even though she made a pact with her friend, she kept her high school Christmas dance a secret because she did not want to go. ...

• Word Count: 1190
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

However, I found myself fortunate to discover that one member (Ted) had at least done some research and was ready to share his theme and somehow connect it with mine. ... Singer helped me investigate one of the short stories I had chosen, "A secret lost in the water". ...

• Word Count: 819
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The Westcott's are different in one way; they share an interest in serious music. ... As the radio begins to uncover secrets about various couples in the apartment building Irene begins to judge and think of herself superior others around her. ...

• Word Count: 671
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

This old poem, which was written as dialogue from the king to his son, was widely popular among druids and their followers, "I was a listener in woods/I was a gazer at stars/I was blind where secrets were concerned/I was silent in a wilderness" (The). ... In many ways, they shared the same philosophical teachings. ... They are punished for not sharing with hyenas". ...

• Word Count: 940
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the first paragraph, Erdrich uses foreshadowing of Henry's death when Lyman says, "We owned it together until his boots filled with water on a windy night and he bought out my share- (407). ... They joke, laugh and play around after seeing this secret she was keeping from them all summer. ... The argument is over; Henry was going to buy out Lyman's share. ...

• Word Count: 1194
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Family is the most influential aspect of a child's life. The experiences of family life lay the groundwork for the kind of man or woman a child will become. In this crucial stage, children need to experience love "the unconditional love only strong family ties can produce. William Faulkner's shor...

• Word Count: 1080
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School