Salzman tests Leo by matching him up with a school teacher named Lily Hirschorn, the older, traditional wife that a rabbi would want. This leads to the assumption that Lily represents Lilith, Adam's original wife, a match that was originally too rational for Adam/Leo. ... Sloan points out details such as how Salzman is disappointed when Leo does not fall for Lily. Salzman's push for Leo to go out with the aging Lily was intentional; he wanted to see Leo's reaction to the traditional woman. ...

• Word Count: 1309
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

These same changes occur within Lily's character and her thought process. ... This transformation of Lily's character, and how she now knows not to stress about small issues when things could be much worse. ...

• Word Count: 1421
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Calixta feels no guilt for her adulterous affair as "her firm, elastic flesh that was knowing for the first time its birthright, was like a creamy lily that the sun invites to contribute its breath and perfume to the undying life of the world". ...

• Word Count: 746
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

"With his new wife were brought two stepdaughters Their faces were beautiful and lily white, but their hearts were ugly and black as coal- Some of the exact differences between the different versions include, the fact that in the story we see that after the mother dies the father is still alive but he stays alive throughout the story and does not love his daughter the same as the other two girls. ...

• Word Count: 1010
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

ABSENCE OF SETTING? Setting has tremendous effect on the emotions and actions of everyone, without exception, in everything that we do. In example, the choices you make to guide the events of your day will almost always be dependent on how you perceive the questions that come about. Your percept...

• Word Count: 1865
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School