Beauty does not go to the knight in shinning armor nor the one her father wants her to marry. ... Beauty's willingness to take her fathers place in the Beast's castle proves her love to be so passionate that she would give up anything for him. ... In some forms of this fairy tale the father sacrifices the daughter, it is not a decision made by Beauty. ... The other story is based around the selfishness of the prince. ... Overcoming her terrors is part of the moral or lesson in this story. ...

• Word Count: 1678
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

John Cheever's short story, "The Country Husband," presents a story in which the protagonist, Francis Weed, must make a decision about conformity. ... " Francis is a complex, dynamic character that is changing throughout the story. ... He scolds his oldest daughter, Helen, for reading a True Romance magazine which he has forbidden. ... " The desire for conformity to the morals of her friends makes Helen blind to her father's wellbeing. Another principal character in the story is the dog, Jupiter. ...

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• Approx Pages: 6

His wife is expecting their first daughter. ... To cover up everything they make up stories to the police, tamper evidence and make it look like accidents or self defense. ... After shooting Jacob, Hank makes up the story to tell to the police and FBI. ... Later on, when Hank was in college, the farm went bankrupt and Hank's father had a fatal car incident. ... Hank's father killed himself and made it look like an accident in order for his life insurance to pay for Hank's college education. ...

• Word Count: 2209
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

The type of interaction that Tita has with Mama Elena is the focus point in which the story is developed around. Though the story concentrates on Tita, and Mama Elena, Tita's life experiences is the focus point which provides the deeper meaning in the story. ... Mama Elena's role in the story will not be touched on as much as Tita's because of this reason. ... This mother-daughter relationship is filled with problems from its beginning, when Tita is born prematurely following her father's sudden death. ... Esquival put on a pedestal, this story of women, and one woman in pa...

• Word Count: 1266
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The descriptive language was beautiful and it helped to improve the story. ... The details also made the story more interesting to read because they add depth to story. ... Chopin addresses social issues with regards to race and gender in this story. ... The blacks were cheerful while his father was alive but was not during Armand's strict management of the L'Abri. ... Madame Valmonde looked closely at the baby and new that it was indeed of mixed ancestry but did not mention it to her daughter, this I believe was her way of hoping for the best. ...

• Word Count: 1926
• Approx Pages: 8

The novel Cloudstreet by Tim Winton is the epic story of two Australian families" whose lives come together. ... At Gallipoli- It was hard to believe the story was fictional because we are so familiar with the reality of the setting. ... Rose and Sam's relationship was a result of this theme, Rose helped her father at his lowest point and Sam saved his daughter at her weakest moment. ... "Dad, I cleaned up her vomit, washed her clothes dragged her home from the pub My childhood was taken from me- The theme of communication throughout the text also made readers see the novel as a real l...

• Word Count: 1597
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School