Poe shows a distinct picture for the reader in his description of the boyhood school of Williams Wilson. ... The verification that the two characters in Strand's "The Tunnel " are meant to be a shadow of one character or their doppelganger, is not immediately obvious but is merely hinted toward in the final lines, "I feel I'm being watched, and sometimes I hear, a man's voice, but nothing is done, and I have been waiting for days." ...

• Word Count: 1660
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As the clouds lay on the pavement, and the sun sets on the horizon while the birds start opening their wings to embrace the new day, it is easy to picture Washington Irving sitting at the side of the road with his pen on hand ready to write down what is happening around him. ... The final Neoclassical characteristic used by Irving is the objective point of view. ...

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

While some readers interpreted the collection's final story, "Swimming Lessons," as a forerunner to future fiction about the immigrant experience, their expectations fell short when Mistry's first novel, Such a Long Journey, appeared in 1991. ...

• Word Count: 4675
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While some readers interpreted the collection's final story, "Swimming Lessons," as a forerunner to future fiction about the immigrant experience, their expectations fell short when Mistry's first novel, Such a Long Journey, appeared in 1991. ...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate