We, the readers, when being unaware of its complexity, may be very easily carried away and fall into all the traps provided by the intricacies of the text. ... The author was very likely to be attracted by the idea of placing his main characters in new settings and of watching their reactions, the stages of their response process. ... The governess becomes unworthy of our trust by the way she describes the setting in the first chapter. ... Her hesitations and contradictions imply that she is under the pressure of the scenery; we don't know whether the setting is as she describes it, as ...

• Word Count: 2120
• Approx Pages: 8

Hemingway uses the hills in this story to symbolize many things. ... In other words, "they have always been in the same place, and they will always be that way "(Edwards 1). ... They are traveling and there will be change. ... At the end of the story when the American picks up both his and the Jig's baggage and carries it out to the railroad tracks, the tension of the story is relieved. ... The way he uses his words in the beginning when describing the setting and the white elephants gives the readers the idea that Jig is pregnant and will possibly have an abortion. ...

• Word Count: 1455
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Kurt Vonnegut once said, "Enjoy the little things in life because one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things.... The setting, irony, character motives and Glaspell's message to the female readers gave insight on what came really came of Mr. ... They were to take care of things such as household chores, taking care of the children, and providing food. ... Nothing here but kitchen things" (Ronson 218). ... The final act of irony was displayed when the men once again overlooked what the women were carrying out. ...

• Word Count: 1562
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Morrison did not experience any of the things that she wrote about in "Beloved" regarding slavery or life post slavery. ... These brutal scenes illustrated in "Beloved" detract from the book's credibility because they encourage a sense of unrealism. ... In "The Woman Warrior," the reader knows that the belief of ghosts is realistic because of the setting and the time period. ... These critics contend that it belongs on reading lists around the world because it is culturally important because of the message that it carries. ... They debate that more important novels could replace the book...

• Word Count: 1397
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate