Also, the story outlines many themes throughout the story. Two main themes that are widely exhibited are poverty and absence. ... "There is all that life that has happened outside of me, beyond me.... One of the main themes displayed in "I Stand Here Ironing" is poverty. ... Also, instead of creating the "perfect mother" scene, it gives insight to what a real working, single mother has to do in order to keep her kid safe and provide a good life. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the short stories, "Hills Like White Elephants" and "The Story of an Hour", both depict how a woman handles abandonment upon men. ... Does she go about proving this when she states, "If I do it you'll be happy, and things will be like they were and you'll love me?... Then, she tells us, "But I don't care about me. ... The short story, "The Story of an Hour", by Chopin tells of a woman named Louise, that just wants to feel independent and she finds out her husband is dead which gives her that independence. ... Both authors did fantastic ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Fulfilling your needs and desires in Nikki Giovanni's "Master Charge Blues- In Nikki Giovanni's poem "Master Charge Blues- we are told a story of how a woman misses her mate and uses her master charge to escape the feeling of loneliness. ... I think that one possible theme for this poem may be that when the one you long for and desire most is not present you need to fulfill those desires in other ways, for instance shopping. ... This to me means that she is feeling regret and frustration because of her feeling of loneliness. ... This again gives me a sense of lon...

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Black and white films, without audio capability, were presented with a live band or orchestra which played along with the film to give the audience a movie to remember. ... The music pulled me, the viewer, into the movie and made me feel what the director intended the audience to feel in each scene. ... It sets the tone and the theme to amplify the quality of the film. With many hours going into perfecting a movie's soundtrack, it is clear that the music's role in the production of a film is vital to enhance the story and grab the audience's attention. ... A good flow gives a co...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

She then speaks of her grass and how it "flames as it has flamed often before but not with the cold fire that closes around me this year- (4-6). ... Through her despair, the widow continues to describe that which surrounds her; while doing this "she dwells on the literal and the obvious, pointing out the colors of different bushes for instance, which gives us the sense of her being adrift emotionally and intellectually- (Harvey 49). ... In line twenty the widow mentions a story her son told her, probably in a desperate yet futile attempt to lift his mother from the mire of her grief. ... It i...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, denying one's feelings can lead to sadness and depression which is a perfect reason why people in the society of 451 commit suicide.The illusion of happiness experienced by Montag, the protagonist of the story, Millie, Montag's wife, and everyone else in this society makes them oblivious about the unhappiness and emptiness in their lives causing them to act numb towards one another. ... They tell me things; I laugh, they laugh!... It gives off this impression when Montag reads out "Dover Beach" to Mildred and her friends. The poem has ...

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