The mother is giving a long, angry speech to the daughter about how to, essentially, act like her. ... Throughout the story the mother gives instructions for how to wash clothes, when to wash clothes, how to walk, how to cook, etc. ... Maybe the mother is talking fast and not giving any time for the daughter to speak. ... That's become an obsessive theme, and I think that it will be a theme for as long as I write. ... It's all fused some way or other. (20) This shows that "Girl" is not the only story the mother and daughter theme occurs, it is a recurring theme throughout all ...

• Word Count: 1351
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The themes of "Araby" are those of paralysis of anticipation of a joyous trip to a Dublin bazaar, which includes an Oriental motif, Araby. ... "I had hardly any patience with the serious work of life, which now that it stood between me and my desire, seemed to me child's play, ugly monotonous child's play" (Joyce, 3). ... The significance of the final passage is that the end of the story is one of complete surrender, of giving up. ... "Once or twice the young lady glanced at me over her shoulder" (Joyce, 5). ... The final defeat of the story is that the boy simp...

• Word Count: 1460
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

However, there is a theme to this story. Many ideas underlie this story and should not be taken as a simple horror story. ... The narrator in this story seemed to have a distinctive manner in telling the story. ... She looked bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water, and of that pallid hue."" (242) These details led me to believe that Miss Emily was a depressed and disturbed person. Miss Emily was always wearing black clothing, giving a morbid theme. ...

• Word Count: 1381
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• Grade Level: High School

Only the things that I have to give anyway. ... I have other things to give. And I cant give them to you because I dont love you. ... I will not give in. ... Clegg's part clearly establishes his love for Miranda - Please marry me, I wont ask anything, anything of you, except to be my wife in name and live in the same house with me. ...

• Word Count: 1939
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Frier doesn"t really give him an access to the character's thoughts or to what they do in private since he only re-tells a story that he witnessed when he was a child. ... He is narrating a story according to how things had happened exteriorly. ... Frier does this in purpose by not giving the boy an access to the private thoughts of the characters so that as he narrates the story, he is obliged to assess the whole event in an adult's point of view which leads to a more subjective and to a more analytical view of the characters. ... The author does this not only to give as an...

• Word Count: 2121
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The cyclic pattern of the narrative gives a structural framework to the story in which very little actually happens. ... The young boy, Tommy, seeing how drained and distressed his mother is, with a burst of insight exclaims "Mother, I won't never go droving; blast me if I do!" ... This anecdote broadens the viewer's perspectives of women life and develops an understanding of her experiences and it also gives breath of the story. ... The major theme in the story is the love and romance between Joe and Mary. ... The point of this is to give the story a bit of gentle humour. ...

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

The older Edie uses phrases like "it upset me so- and "I was so ashamed- when she describes their encounters, which shows that she did not feel comfortable with Chris. ... She gives some description of his character saying that he's "shy, but good-humored, anybody could ask him anything."" ... This allows space for the reader to clearly see the theme without being caught in it. ... Munro's close, but not too close approach to this story beautifully connects the reader with and conveys the theme of the story. ... This is what makes this story so enjoyable. ...

• Word Count: 1348
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• Grade Level: High School

Every movie has to have great theme or storyline to go along with it. ... According to a critic by the name of Jeff Beck, "'Maleficent' is a fascinating spin on an old tale that gives us the unique opportunity to explore the story from a different point of view." Every story has more than one side. ... She's bigger than me. ... The graphics of the movie made me feel like I was in an actual magical place. ...

• Word Count: 1418
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Published in 1910, the story of "Howard's End" takes place during a period of great change. ... In regards to the novel as a whole this particular theme is quite pertinent, as we can retrospectively suggest that without Henry there would be no 'Howard's End', as it is his financial stability that turns the house into an asset and ensures its future stability. ... Poignantly, her rhetoric ends in quite symbolic fashion; she begins her closing statement with: 'There are times when it seems to me -', but is swiftly halted by Helen, who interjects. ... The image is s...

• Word Count: 1625
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate