It is basically a twin or a double of the protagonist in the person of the antagonist (and vice versa). ... A deeper analysis of the story could easily reveal that in fact the protagonist and the antagonist are one and the same. ... The conflicts in his writings between the protagonist and the antagonist, the real and the doppelganger, represent a spiritual banishment of Poe's inner demons, of the imp that exists in each and every one of us. ...

• Word Count: 1909
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The antagonist in the novel would be a variety of people; to be vague the whole society could be the antagonist because Esperanza had to grow up in the tough neighborhood she lived in and had to deal with all the people in it. ...

• Word Count: 1313
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This change could have been made for many reasons though from a point of social criticism it is very likely that this was meant to have the viewer question whether or not what they had just seen even took place, or for those who might delve deeper to question whether or not the wool may have been pulled over their own eyes by their own version of a similar antagonist. ...

• Word Count: 1253
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A Good Man is Hard to Find is a collection of intriguing short stories written by Flannery O'Connor. They were first published in 1948. O'Connor's stories reflected life in the South. Most of her stories are told through the eyes of either a child or an elderly person. At first glance, they al...

• Word Count: 1295
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The short story "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" is a superb example of local color fiction because it has the following characteristics: a) it is written for popular fiction, b) it contains accurate dialect, c) it shows realistic representations of local customs, dress, mannerisms, and habits of though...

• Word Count: 1453
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

A Rose for Emily If you run your finger down the table of contents of most academic collections of fictional American Literature, you are likely to find a listing for William Faulkner's short story,A Rose for Emily.? While the popular appeal of this story may be based on its non-linear timeline an...

• Word Count: 1291
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It's not uncommon for a child with an absentee father to grow up in difficult circumstances. Issues such as poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, failure to complete high school or college, health related problems and emotional disorders, are all common "side effects" of being the child of an MIA dad. In...

• Word Count: 1679
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

According to literary researcher Patrick Galloway, one must be "initiated to her trademarks when reading Flannery O'Connor's novels or short stories." In many of her works, O'Conner paradoxically uses styles that are both grotesque and brutal to illustrate various themes of grace and self-actualizat...

• Word Count: 2129
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography

The Yellow Wallpaper The short story, Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is written in first person and it is from our nameless character's writings that we are introduced to her world and her life. It is through this that we see our main characters transition into a world that only s...

• Word Count: 2055
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School