The narrator disagrees, and believes that, "congenial work, with excitement and change would do me good" (159). He feels that he is helping her by not giving her any responsibility, but in reality that lack of control she has over her own life causes her to become even more ill. ... She states that, "it keeps me quiet by the hour" (166). ... And I've pulled off most of the paper, so you can't put me back!'" ... In this story the theme and point of view interlace and work together to create an intense description of an almost child-like prescription for overcoming depression. ...

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Both Tales share the common theme of women's power over men. ... With his story the priest tells the young man that "Scholars who heard this story wrote it down to teach that obedience may well bring a man to love and give him happiness, as it did this knight- (Florent 3). ... After he gives the choice to his mistress she becomes overjoyed, because now she will be beautiful all the time for the rest of her life. By giving the power to his mistress to make the choice, she is freed from a spell that was put on by her evil stepmother (Grower 3). ... This is evident through the knights wo...

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The theme of race throughout "Desiree's Baby" reveals racism in a universal nature. ... Mallard has heart problems which made me view her as a naturally weaker character at the beginning of the story. ... In "Story of an Hour", marriage gives the impression that the male has complete control over the woman. ... This showed me that a woman in the nineteenth century was not even aware just how much she has to hold back and give up when married. ... In conclusion, Kate Chopin's works, for example, "Desiree's Baby" and "Story of an Hour" showe...

• Word Count: 1578
• Approx Pages: 6
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• 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. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Stop gouging me, you bastard," he said, "I"m going to tell!" ... All of these instances give Leo a depressing and grim experience that he can't handle. ... And then I would remember I had a wife at home who loved me, or later that I had a beautiful alcoholic girlfriend who could make me happy forever." Now later in the story he says "As for me, my girlfriend and I had split up, but we couldn't keep away from each other." ... Carver, being more grim and depressing, while Johnson being more disillusioned, they both strike upon the same themes and feel the same about women in the...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

These stories would include acts of heroism, courage, boldness and self-sacrifice. ... The sales man replies "Could have fooled me, I thought it was just a girl.... The winter the narrator is eleven years old, she hears much more on theme of becoming a girl and serving her role as a girl. ... Henry and the father get into the truck to chase Flora down, on the way out of the gate Laird, once again, is yelling excitedly "let me go too, let me go too!... " The narrator cannot give an answer; she doesn't know why she did it. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the short stories "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver and "Girls at War" by Chinua Achebe, the theme of blindness is prevalent. ... Robert is not the only one in the story to have vision. ... My wife gave me a savage look. ... Later in the story, Reginald meets her again. ... Reginald refuses to give the old woman a ride. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This play differs from a short story or a novel in its layout. ... Peters gives an important piece of information: the Wrights didn't have a cat; Mrs. ... The plot of this story is in chronological order. ... This, in addition to the scenery itself, helps to give the necessary background information. ... The title of the story is fairly self-explanatory. ...

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• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Thus giving rise to a drama that was rooted in the society and not outside it. ... A Doll's House tells the story of Nora who is a "wife" of a "bank manager" Helmer. ... At all the beauty that belongs to no one but me-that's all my very own?" ... Similarly the main theme of Ghosts is the extent to which society invades personal lives. ... It is because of the Pastor's sense of that he does not give in to the mutual attraction that he and Mrs. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Behn's tragic love story chronicles the life of an African prince who is captured and transported to a sugarcane plantation as a slave on the British colony of Surinam. ... Oroonoko claims to be a true story based on Behn's experiences in Surinam. She begins the novel by stating that she is an "eye-witness" and that the story is not a work of fiction [ CITATION Ken l 1033 ]. Throughout the novel, Aphra gives extreme detail to legitimatize the notion that she speaks nothing but the truth. ... The play opens with three female characters whose stories dominate the play through...

• Word Count: 2238
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate