Many reports and analysis state that Paul is suffering from Narcissism. Although the story was written in 1904 and that particular personnality disorder was only diagnosed in 1977, Cather's character embodies many of the symptoms listed by the doctors, such as: "highly developped sense of self importance, preoccupation with fantasies of success, belief that he is special, feeling he has the envy of peers, and arrogant behavior." ...

• Word Count: 886
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Harris explains these terms in his book, I'm OK You're OK, based on Eric Burne's ideas called Transactional Analysis. ... Harris used Berne's work as a basis for his own, focused on the internal voices that speak to us all the time in the form of archetypal characters: the Parent, the Adult and the Child (the PAC framework). All of us have Parent, Adult or Child data' guiding our thoughts and decisions, and Harris believed that transactional analysis would free up the Adult, the reasoning voice. ...

• Word Count: 829
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Harris explains these terms in his book, I'm OK You're OK, based on Eric Burne's ideas called Transactional Analysis. ... Harris used Berne's work as a basis for his own, focused on the internal voices that speak to us all the time in the form of archetypal characters: the Parent, the Adult and the Child (the PAC framework). All of us have Parent, Adult or Child data' guiding our thoughts and decisions, and Harris believed that transactional analysis would free up the Adult, the reasoning voice. ...

• Word Count: 873
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although the story is fictional, the setting, the characters and the context which are developed are a portrayal of the time and place in which the author grew up. Therefore, the analysis of this story is going to be focused toward a biographical and historical approach. According to "A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature: Fourth Edition", the Historical-Biographical approach: "...sees a literary work chiefly, if not exclusively, as a reflection of the author's life and times or the life and times of the characters in the work" (Guerin, 22). ... Furthermore, , it is...

• Word Count: 1289
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In this short story, "Hills like White Elephants", Hemingway relies on the use of symbolism throughout the story to describe a very complex issue that has encountered Jig and The American, the main characters in the story. ... Again, an aspect of the story's setting helps reinforce the main disagreement between the characters and the agonizing choice they will have to make. ...

• Word Count: 814
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, emphasizes on the evolution of industrialization using characters such as Emily to reflect on tradition. ... Next, as the story unfolds, the mindset of the townspeople or 'society' shows that they were disgusted with this character when, " the next day he [the mayor] received two more complaints'send her word to have her place cleaned up' the broke open the cellar door and sprinkled lime" (Faulkner 301). ...

• Word Count: 1189
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Hemingway also uses various hidden examples of symbolism in "Hills Like White Elephants" to concur with the themes and outlooks of the characters. ... As we eavesdrop on the ongoing conversation between the two characters, power shifts back and forth in the verbal tug-of-war, and towards the end, seems that the woman has not only gained control but also ultimately made her decision. ...

• Word Count: 1134
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In "Hills Like White Elephants" there is a commonplace opinion that the implied meaning of the two characters' discussion is about whether the girl should go through with getting an abortion (Link 4). ...

• Word Count: 3072
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The aims of the course are: To introduce you to a range of major authors and works of the period To introduce you to key themes, issues and problems To develop a broad historical understanding prose production at this time To develop literary critical skills of contextualization, close analysis, and argumentation To further develop your research skills and to prepare you for the research paper By the end of the module, students should be able to demonstrate: An ability to relate literary texts to relevant historical, social and cultural contexts An ability to identify central themes in the p...

• Word Count: 2530
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate