In interpretive fiction works, the development of the characters in the story is often the main focus. ... " Francis is a complex, dynamic character that is changing throughout the story. ... He found himself trapped in the expectations of Shady Hill, and the only way in which he could escape was through his imagination. ... Another principal character in the story is the dog, Jupiter. ... The reader feels great empathy for Francis' mental instability due to the blinded reality of the conformists following World War II. ...

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Many believe that a person's character and integrity lie deep within, dating back to what was seen as a child and how they were brought up. ... As seen in the very first story, Three Shots, the very young character of Nick Adams contemplates death and is clearly frightened of it more than anything else in the world at that time. ... Another story where one may realize that Hemingway attempts to show that the world never quite fulfills its complete expectations is The Last Good Country. ... Consequent to my completion of the Nick Adams Stories, it is quite apparent that Hemingway was a...

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If yes, then I do not recommend you to want to participate in Shirley Jackson`s lotterry because if you win, I can garantee you that nobody will envy you and the prize certainly won`t fulfil your expectations. ... The author analyzes the attitudes of individual characters to this kind of the tradition and she also uses these characters to manifest the theme. ... This demonstrates that at first she also does not attach great weight to the lottery. ... This character is different from others because Mrs. ... Through these characters the author introduces two main conflicts of t...

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By avoiding the chronological order of events of Miss Emily's life, Faulkner enhances the plot and presents two different view of time held by the characters. ... Homer Barron is a cheerful character, a northerner, an outsider.Whenever you heard a lot of laughing anywhere about the square, Homer would be in the center of the group.? ... The scrambling of time throughout the story is a great demonstration of the scrambling of time in Miss Emily's mind and in her house. ... There were too many expectations of women in those days and Faulkner demonstrates the consequences of such a life...

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• Grade Level: High School