Two of his literary works, "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Tell-Tale Heart", are perfectly evident of Poe's style. ... "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" are two short stories written by Edgar Allan Poe. ... For seven nights the protagonist stalks the old man in "The Tell-Tale Heart". ... The protagonist investigates the dark vault and discovers a circular, seemingly bottomless pit. ... The eighth night of stalking arrives and the protagonist kills the old man in "The Tell-Tale Heart". ...

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Joyce often describes many things in the boy's life as being dark. He has the boy say that, "The career of our play brought us through the dark muddy lanes," and he introduces a landscape of "dark odorous stables" and "the dark dripping gardens"(Vesterman 7). These murky descriptions convey how dark the boy's world seems, and that he is seeking out some sort of light. ... This uncertainty further confuses the boy and fuels his desires to seek the light in his world of darkness. ... He relates their participation in the daily ritual of "lay(ing) on the floor in the front parlor wa...

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He went into a cocoon himself working in the dark, trying to ignore the ticking of all the clocks around him and he drank a lot. ... Owen envied the butterflies freedom of flight soaring high in the sunny sky wishing he could escape the dark dreary clock shop for his own sense of freedom and light. ... When Owen was informed of Annie's engagement to Robert Danforth his heart broke. ... Completing his dream somehow healed Owen's heart and spirit. ... When the butterfly tried to return to Owen he responded, "Thou has gone forth out of thy master's heart. ...

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Vietnam, the heart and soul of teenage rebellion to the government for creating a draft that sent over the creative and intelligent youth, was a war that deemed to get rid of the political idea, communism, which spread as quick as the napalm that blazed over the serene green landscapes. ... The darkness of the tunnel carried the uncertainty that one may come out alive or never come out at all. The darkness didn't just lay in the tunnel, it was all around the soldiers. The darkness laid wait behind each bush, each village, each foxhole, each and every time they went out into the unknown th...

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In, "The Tell-Tale Heart," it is the madness of the man which brings him to murder his employer and at the end of this particular story, the madness – or the acuteness of senses as it is frequently described by Poe – serves also as the man's punishment since the unbearable sound of the beating of his own guilty heart forced him to confess. ... "3 Besides frightening subjects like death, disease, dark setting, haunted locations and others, characters who exhibit madness4 are the gothic elements incorporated in number of his stories, like for example in, "The...

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After pondering the inevitable for what seems like an eternity in the dark woods all alone, Nick fires three shots into the night sky---the signal for his father and uncle to come back in case of an emergency. ... Regardless of Nick's close experience with death, he was still not prepared for the ultimate devastation a human being can undertake---a broken heart. ... Later that night, while in bed, Nick realizes that his heart is broken---to experience such an unbearable occurrence at such a young age is simply torture. ... Where the suicide affair may encompass the unremitting death t...

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The realization of her own impending death, the spiritual heritage and etiquette of the South, and her strong Catholic faith are reflected in the dark humor, grotesque characters and situations, and religious themes of her works. ... Bandy thinks that the grandmother's moment of grace is actually selfishness because she thinks that by talking to The Misfit about his good heart, she could convince him to spare her life. On the contrary, deep inside the grandmother believes that she could be the one to change both their hearts in a miraculous way. ...

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Readers get the chance to look inside of his characters, at their hearts, souls, and minds; which under normal circumstances would be kept secret and hidden. ... This gives the reader the image of a woman with a soft voice and a pure heart bidding her husband farewell. ... Just as Goodman Brown is leaving his wife to venture into the woods she called to him, "Dearest heart, whispered she, softly and rather sadly, when her lips were close to his ear, prithee put off your journey until sunrise and sleep in your own bed tonight"(Hawthorne 288). ... Women were not allowed to go into the dark a...

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She tore off the battered hat and shook out her dark pretty hair. ... As Elisa and Henry were driving to dinner, Elisa spots a dark spec on the road and notices what it was immediately; it was the chrysanthemum sprouts that she had gave to the man to give to the lady down the road who he had mentioned (253). ... Steinbeck uses Elisa's emotions to represent how fragile the heart of a woman is. ...

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In the short story, the author uses the images of light and darkness to illustrate the theme of man's painful quest for an identity (Murray 354). ... Also, he believes that "music touches the heart without words" (357). According to Christopher Freeburg, "What is interesting about Baldwin's notion of the historical trap is the relationship between changing laws of white society and changing hearts or moral consciousness" (222). ...

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Her first fantasy like most of her fantasies start in a dark street at night. ... So being the kind hearted victim that she is she advised him that he got a makeover he wouldn't have to go around raping everyone. ...

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Rip's good, kind natured heart is almost to a fault. ... Awaking and realizing it is getting dark, he starts to make the trek back down to his village. ... Rip being the kind hearted soul he usually is to strangers (everyone but his family), he proceeds to help the dwarf carry this keg of liquor. ...

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Then, when a horrendous smell began emanating from her home, intruding on the town, the people didn't even have the heart to confront her about it. ... His exposure of Emily's extremely dark secret then acts as a wake up to all the readers. ...

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Desiree grew into a beautiful and gentle-hearted young woman and soon found a wealthy suitor asking for her hand. ... Desiree compares her skin color to that of Armand who is much darker than she is but he is not bothered by this inconsistency in his reasoning. ...

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