," demonstrates the conversational manner of the passage and creates a more intimate and confiding sense as the reader, along with the apparent American stranger, are revealed the details of the narrator's relationship with America. ... The passage is a dramatic monologue where the narrator is having a conversation with an American stranger, but with only the narrator speaking. ... The visual vocabulary used such as "I see your face has hardened, but merely as an observation,"" help to form a convincing voice with the clear visual movement of facial muscles representing the stranger...

• Word Count: 522
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A stranger who is known to have attitudes and beliefs similar to those of the person is better liked than a stranger with attitudes dissimilar to those of the person. A stranger who is known to have attitudes similar to those of the person is judged to be more intelligent, better informed, more moral, and better adjusted than a stranger with attitudes dissimilar to those of the person. A stranger who is known to have similar attitudes on issues important to the person and dissimilar attitudes on unimportant issues is better liked and is evaluated more positively on the other four variables t...

• Word Count: 3520
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Fromm's solutions to alienation can only happen through an artfully union with others whether it is our family, our friends or just strangers who help us overcome our pain. Moreover, Wide Sargasso Sea is a magnificent novel where two strangers who get married become alienated when they familiarize with each other. ...

• Word Count: 961
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Mark Haddon's novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, is a bildungsroman about a 15-year-old boy with Asperger's who prefers dogs to humans because "dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies". Animals are a motif that represents his fear and lack of connection to people. For Chri...

• Word Count: 815
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When a stranger visits the house Jane says she felt 'inexpressible relief, a soothing conviction of protection and security' because 'there was a stranger in the room' Bronte uses this descriptive and emotive language to alienate Jane so that the reader feels sympathy for the character and is able to identify with her because we take comfort in our family and friends. The fact that Jane takes comfort in the company of a stranger shows the lack of trust and feelings she has for her family. ...

• Word Count: 3018
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The constant belief that every couple in the universe is happy and perfect, which accompanies writing love letters for strangers, ends up taking a toll on Theodore's original views of a typical relationship, transmogrifying them. ...

• Word Count: 1310
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

People consider friendship to be one of the most complex and ever changing concepts that individuals try to comprehend but companionship can be the most amazing thing in the world. Friendship contains many components that make it unique but the main one are that friends must enjoy one another's com...

• Word Count: 1198
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Frankly, I personally enjoyed the lyrics of this song, Zuai sho si de mo sun ren, (translation: the closest strangers) very much and feel that it was something I would enjoy listen to more than once. ...

• Word Count: 1114
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate