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 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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Though the particular incident of the Indian man's suicide is not incessantly brought up during the duration of each short story, the issue of death is a recurring theme. ... The next day, as chronicled in the story Indian Camp, Nick is taken with his father to perform surgery on an Indian woman who has difficulty in delivering her baby. ... The story, Ten Indians, begins with an older Nick than the previous stories, along with a few of his friends coming home after enjoying a fabulous Fourth of July evening. ... Another story where one may realize that Hemingway attempts to show that ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Faulkner begins the story with Miss Emily's funeral, where the men see her as afallen monument? ... With a further look at Miss Emily's life, we realize the importance of the setting in which the story takes place. ... The details of the setting throughout the story foreshadow the discovery of Homer Barron's demise. ... 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 throug...

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• Grade Level: High School

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. ... In the beginning of this story readers have an impression that Mr. ... This demonstrates that at first she also does not attach great weight to the lottery. ... Through these characters the author introduces two main conflicts of the story. ... In fact, the whole story presents the tradition as something negative and that raises the question: Is a tradition on its own something bad o...

• Word Count: 2043
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School