The former tenant of the boy's house was a priest. The boy describes the rooms in the house, as well as the room the priest died in, saying, "Air, musty from having been long enclosed, hung in all the rooms, and the waste room behind the kitchen was littered with old useless papers"(Vesterman 8). ... Joyce often describes many things in the boy's life as being dark. ... As the boy arrives at Araby, he finds that it is deserted. ... The young woman approaches the boy and asks if he wishes to buy anything. ...

• Word Count: 1286
• Approx Pages: 5

In the story it is said that Francis Macomber is an adventurer who enjoy hunting, much like Hemingway did when he was a young boy. ... An eccentric woman who enjoyed music and art, she was not a woman who was going to be limited to the kitchen. ...

• Word Count: 1690
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, also known as Mark Twain was one of the most famous American writers. Twain's works are known for their humor and realism to social satire. Twain was born in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1839. When Twain was twelve years, his father passed away from pneumonia forcing T...

• Word Count: 1889
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School