Sharon Old uses the known environment of New York and the technological advancements in our everyday physical world to further paint the picture of the suicidal character's environment at the buildings edge. ... Guin described the town in great mental detail such as, "In the streets between houses with red roofs and painted walls, between old moss-grown gardens and under avenues of trees, past great parks and public buildings, processions moved" (Guin). ... With such vivid imagery of the town and a relatable celebration described, you can almost see yourself standing in this fes...

• Word Count: 870
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio is a collection of short stories set in the obscure, hick town of Winesburg, Ohio. ... After involving himself with many strange characters, George Willard realizes the town's peculiar nature and goes west in hopes of beginning a "normal" life. ... Eventually, our isolationism became obsessive to the point that America refused to join World War II until they were attacked on a home front, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. ...

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As the author states the moment of Emily's death, " our whole town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of a curiosity to see the inside of her house" (Faulkner 299). ... This quote or part of the story is an example of the constant change of society's ideology behind the changes our world faces everyday. For example, constantly today, everything we view on our Internet daily, we come across changes and new trends to follow, to be socially accepted by everyone. ... Therefore, we might be ignoring wha...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Dusk turns the window into a mirror: our reflections mingle with the rising moon as we work by the fireside in the firelight. ... In "A Christmas Memory", an example of imagery can be seen in the excerpt "Consider the kitchen of a spreading old house in a country town. ...

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A quote that easily illustrates this is: "[Roscoe] born in a place apparently ungenial to the growth of literary talent, in the very market place of trade; without fortune, family connections, or patronage; self-promoted, self-sustained, and almost self-taught, he has conquered every obstacle, achieved his way to eminence, and . . . embellished his native town" (23). ...

• Word Count: 2209
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate