While similar in concept these two tales are very different from one another and especially in the way each expresses the theme of isolation. The setting in the motion picture is a small coastal town in California that is quite a distance away from the nearest city. ... Both of the tales show isolation through distance from civilization. ... She lives with Nat and the two children. ... Both the movie The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock and the short story "The Birds" by Daphne du Maurier are tales that play with human fear and fragility, and while they are similar in their plot they are very dif...

• Word Count: 1075
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In Earnest Hemingway's three short stories, In Another Country, Hills Like White Elephants, and The Snows of Kilimanjaro,"" Hemingway communicates the same underlying message, loneliness and separation. ... Hemingway skillfully uses language to set the mood in this dark tale. ... In/out imagery is depicted throughout the short story as well. The hospital where the soldiers are being treated is separate from everything else in the city. ... The contrast of the sun/shade and the hills/level train station indicate the sadness felt by the couple. " there was no shade and no trees and the stat...

• Word Count: 838
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The short story "A Worn Path" displays a classic example of the Christ like figure, willing to give it all up for another. ... The interpretive nature of "A Worn Path" adds to the mystery and story telling of the tale. ... "We is the only two left in the world. ... (The Explicator pg. 152) Grandma Phoenix has to deal with herself and her own old age while making her trek to the city for her grandson's medicine. ...

• Word Count: 1135
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School