"Dusting" tells the story of watching her mother dust pieces of furniture, erasing all of her carefully placed signatures and fingerprints, with an innocent wonder. ... One critic describes it as a "diary-like assemblage of meditations, stories, and confessions (Muratori 2)." ... Since Alvarez brought the metaphor of language forth so boldly with her novel, it is necessary and appropriate to carefully analysis how her words portray her true self. ... "[This] is even stronger, I think, for immigrant and minority populations where it feels like it's a betrayal of the group to go outside...

• Word Count: 2799
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He also tells her not to remain in sorrow too long. He adds that she was his true love in life. ... The windows of the chamber in which he lies are stained glass, and they depict the story of the Trojan War. ... The complaint details how his lady-love, whom he "loved with al my might" (line 478), has been lost. ... The knight explains that he has lost more than the narrator knows, and he will tell him the story of it if he promises to hearken to it. ...

• Word Count: 5753
• Approx Pages: 23
• Grade Level: High School

The spiritual correspondence between man and nature can be illustrated as being a "spiritual communication" between the two, which is the affect of how they interact with each other. ... Nature and man's representations in each of the poems are all quite different, but all have a part in the basic story of this on-going interaction between man and nature. ... And therefore, it is true to say that "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" is a natural example of a poem that has been based around a spiritual correspondence between man and nature. ... However, the opposite of this is true in "An Advancemen...

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This line of the play that tells about the dragons, which are creatures of massive power that come from Teutonic mythology, spells doom for those who come into contact with Faustus, thus indicating him as an ultimate villain in the play. ... The readers get aware of Richard's intentions early in the play, and they can witness how cunningly and secretly he executes his plans until the end of the play. ... His dream was coming true (Shakespeare & Crowther 280). ... His rebellion against God is a result of his pride and his aspiration to continue the war of revenge, envy, and love of Evi...

• Word Count: 4910
• Approx Pages: 20
• Grade Level: Undergraduate