In her short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" ... In her short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" ... In this quote, the narrator seemingly describes the manner in which Connie's lips reflect light or give off a glare as a vivid and an innocent pink color, which is likely to be her lipstick. ... This quote is also significant because it appears as though light or innocence is trying to reveal Arnold's true nature, that of a sinister person. ... In the story, Arnold periodically utilizes Connie's love of music against her. ...

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Therefore, in this story, understanding the true message and relating death to society's views is important. ... Based how Emily is described in the story when she was dead as pale, drowned, small and skeletal. Overall, one of the major themes, death, is emphasized in this story clearly to relate it to the death of tradition. ... To elaborate, a big central idea to this quote is the image of gossip and dehumanization because Emily was seen as "different" and "odd". ... This quote or part of the story is an example of the constant change of society's ideology behin...

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At the end of the sketch, Irving quotes, " '. . . a little longer and the white man will cease to persecute us--for we shall cease to exist!" ... Therefore, many of his stories reflect his belief to educate through literature. Washington Irving engages his readers in both short stories and sketches and tries to teach a lesson in every story. ... Additionally, Irving's short stories are an example of expressive literature. "The pride of the village," a pretty sad story, is written to entertain the audience. ...

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The political and social criticism of the story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale (1966) written by Phillip K. ... Some of the more significant differences that change what the movie says about the world at the time include things as obvious as the setting (solely Chicago in the story and on Mars for the majority of the film), the inclusion of a love interest which was completely absent in Dick's short story, and one of the most interesting and story altering changes in the conclusion of each and what that conclusion says about the events and assumptions we make about the story as a wh...

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These examples happen to be some of the less radical traditions across cultures, especially when compared to the tradition of drawing a sacrifice to be stoned in Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery.... Subsequently, the characters in the story demonstrate how individuals are willing to blindly follow these diluted traditions and rituals. ... The point that Jackson makes to the readers through this quote is that blindly following tradition allows people to abdicate critical thinking needed in the present. ... Another consequence of blindly following tradition is shown through...

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