The two versions I will focus on are "Fair, Brown and Trembling," Ireland's version by Jeremiah Curtain and "The story of Tam and Cam," the Cinderella tale for Vietnam. ... In the Irish version "Fair, Brown, And Trembling" Trembling is the youngest of three girls and the most beautiful. ... Years later, her sister, Fair, still jealous of Trembling, pushes Trembling into the sea where a whale swallows her. ... "Tam and Cam" being Buddhism while "Fair, Brown, and Trembling is Catholic. ... In the story "Fair, Brown, and Trembling," the good and kind sister marries the prince and lives happ...

• Word Count: 1523
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The novel The Scarlet Letter, The Ministers Black Veil and Young Goodman Brown all unite upon this common thread. ... Goodman Brown is not evil in a traditional sense, but he still hides his transgression. ... This quote contrasts a situation found in Young Goodman Brown. "At least there were high dames well known to her, and wives of honored husbands, and widows, a great multitude, and ancient maidens, all of excellent repute, and fair young girls, who trembled lest their mothers should espy them. ... Two places where this is expressed include the final paragraph of Young Goodman Brown ...

• Word Count: 1379
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

They were very strict about sins, like lying and adultery, and believed in forgiveness and fair treatment of others. ... He demonstrates in the novel The Scarlet Letter and the short story "Young Goodman Brown" just how hypocritical the citizens of Salem could be toward one another and how their actions completely contradict their beliefs on how they should behave and their religious teachings. ... "Young Goodman Brown" is a short story that demonstrates hypocrisy in a different way than The Scarlet Letter. In "Young Goodman Brown," a man has an experience that he is not sure is reality or ...

• Word Count: 3188
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Setting The action takes place in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century on two Louisiana plantations, one called Valmonde, a family name, and the other called L'Abri (French for shelter). The story begins in the warm-weather months and ends in autumn. Characters Desiree: A young woman de...

• Word Count: 2905
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School