(pg. 37 l. 7) Those old friends aren't the only ones he can't get close to, but even strangers who try to develop a relationship with him can't do so. ... In fact they are complete strangers. ... The shut door is now the barrier between the strangers. ...
Notice how Steinbeck describes how Elisa's irritated face has vanished as a result from the stranger's question, which is Elisa's interest. ... She covers her emotional distress from her husband because she doesn't want to further explain the story of how foolish she had been to believe what the stranger had told her. ...
Thoughts about the strangers he meets, the people close to him, and himself, in particular, illustrate his struggle most clearly, and demonstrate Dostoevsky's idea that people sometimes cling to logic to avoid their true feelings. ... Many of the strangers that Raskolnikov meets causes him to mentally struggle, as he tries to avoid his true feelings with logical thinking. ...
The constant belief that every couple in the universe is happy and perfect, which accompanies writing love letters for strangers, ends up taking a toll on Theodore's original views of a typical relationship, transmogrifying them. ...
Arnold Friend: A Demonic Creature Joyce Carol Oates" "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" deals with Connie, a fifteen year old girl, whose confrontation with a mysterious stranger named Arnold Friend. Many experts agree that Oates" story is based on a real life mass murderer who killed t...
It has come to my attention, that there are quite a few, or need I say many people who have problems with themselves and are in a state of depression. There are many stories that I have read and also dealt with myself about the different causes of this extreme low self esteem. Why does it seem lik...
Domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone, but sadly it is often overlooked, excused, or denied. Most define abuse as physical, but it can also be psychological. Emotional abuse can cause just as much, if not more damage. It is difficult to understand why some chose to live in fear of the per...
In her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley simultaneously spins both a gripping horror story and an intense line of philosophical questioning - specifically, what it means to be human. After the titular character imbues his gargantuan experiment with life, he is overcome with the repulsiveness of his c...
Humans are one of the worlds most interesting creatures, they are all similar in anatomical complexion but differ individually on account that there are no two people are the same. Personally I have found that everyday can be a challenge because new social situations arise that I have never encounte...
Hagar is a ninety-year-old woman who embarks on a journey of self-discovery through the final days of her life. Hagar's experiences trigger vivid recollections of her past. As she recollects and takes stock of the life that she has led it is revealed that she does not feel compassion, humility, a...
Introduction Adolescence is a period marked by rapid growth changes and specific psychosocial challenges (Kumar, 2013). This constant flux of change, accompanied by a limited ability to cope with difficult situations, presents a window of vulnerability in which problem behaviours such as substance a...
In every short story the element of narrative structure is extremely significant, no more so then in "The Altar of the Family" by Michael Wilding and "A Blow, A Kiss" by Tim Winton. Both author's use of exposition, character development and climaxes are pivotal in the development of narrative struc...
