"Her Mother," is a short story in Appachana's first book, "Incantation and Other Stories." ... It is a short story collection that examines middle-class Indian life, especially among families who cross international boundaries. ... Why that short story is categorized as post-colonial literature? ... The hybrid identity in this short story emerges because of defying borders that is carried out by Rani. ... Appachana emerges the hybrid identity in this short story through character of Rani by defying borders in India. ...

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The North American writer Susan Glaspell, in her short story "A Jury of Her Peers", tells about the female characters' situation involved in the resolution of John Wright's death, John is the husband of one of the female characters in the story. ... In her short story "A Jury of Her Peers", Susan Glaspell exposes how women are treated in a patriarchal society through men´s actions. ... Glaspell in her story: "she didn't seem like a sheriff's wife. ... This short story evidences the lack of respect that exists for women in patriarchy. ... Women hav...

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In the short story, ˜The Doll's House', written by Katherine Mansfield, the main character in the story was Kezia Burnell. Kezia was the main character in the doll's house as she is the one who is 'different' to the other girls at her school and as most of the events in the story are created by her actions or seem to involve her in some manner. In the story we get to see glimpses of Katherine Mansfield in Kezia as the story was set in Wellington where she used to live for a short period of time when she was young until she decided to move back to England. ... A...

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"The Necklace" After reading the short story "The Necklace" it is apparent to me that the author is trying to convey a message to the reader regarding the importance of self identity. Madame Loisel, the main character in the story, was concerned with what other people thought of her. ... This idea is exemplified in the story of "The Necklace," where Madame Loisel's sole purpose is to reach a higher social status than that of which she has already achieved. ...

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The social structure of a story is often what motivates the actions of the characters. ... It is a story of heroic adventure. ... Each story has its own unique format, "The Canterbury Tales" being several stories in one as told from the perspective of different characters. ... Life for those under the feudal system was challenging, with peasants doing the brunt of the work and having a short lifespan. ... Despite the different topics of the short story, the social structure of the feudal system is the same throughout them all....

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In the short story, "the Life You Save May Be Your Own", by Flannery O"Connor the author takes the reader down into the depths of a desolate area, symbolically described as a crater that is filled with the innocence of an old woman and her daughter, Mrs. ... Repeatedly the author strategically places these conversations within the story that seemingly depicts Mr. Shiflet as a tramp and someone Christ like, but when O"Connor allows him to take shape the reader then understands the irony involved throughout the story. ... In the short story, "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" O"Connor uses ...

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"How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie" by Junot Diaz, is a short fiction story in which the protagonist speaking in second person is used also as the narrator. The theme of the story comes from the protagonist's lack of understanding in the relationships between girls and boys. ... In this story the author clearly shows that acceptance need in which many young people are forced to go through. ... A stereotypical machismo also can be seen through this story by the narrator's attitude towards women. ... It is that own story which make a person unique and dif...

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Existentialism Hybridized identity leads to the search for recognition The story takes place in Kenya. ... In the short story Minutes of Glory by James Ngugi, the author reveals that people in the society tend to accept and recognize those who bear a certain western characteristics whereas they incline to neglect those who are ordinary black. ... This brings out the theme of the story - Existentialism. ... The protagonist of the story, who is a barmaid, has a hybridized African identity. ... For Beatrice, her Minutes of glory' is gained by risking her freedom for a short-lived glo...

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Roald Dahl For this essay I will be comparing four Roald Dahl short stories and their social, historical, and cultural content with reference to a fifth story which I felt differed from the rest. ... The four stories that I am going to compare are "Lamb To The Slaughter", "The Landlady", "The Man From The South", and "The Way Up To Heaven". I believe that each of these stories where set in the 1950's because of the language used by the characters in the stories. Also the settings of the stories give evidence of their era's. ... The evidence of this in the story is where it sa...

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This ending has many different interpretations to people who have read the story, but my interpretation of the ending is that Edna's suicide was both a personal victory and a social defeat. ... As the story progresses, Edna "awakens" to the oppressive role she holds in society, and realizes that she is unfulfilled. From this point on in the story, she changes her approach to life. ... After her awakening her life is very short compared to the time that she lives repressed. ...

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William Faulkner's short story, "A Rose for Emily,"" is an excellent example of society's willingness to overlook certain privileged individuals' actions, simply because of their social status. In the story, Ms. ... Despite several negative actions she takes throughout the story, Emily, because she is a Grierson, seems to "do no wrong"" in the eyes of community. ... Another occurrence in the story where Ms. ...

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Communication with a good friend involves many different "short cuts" that abridge a conversation. ... With good friends, it is not normally necessary to verbalize, demonstrate, or exaggerate every minute emotion or detail for him or her to understand the punch line of a joke or the moral of a story. ... Clear concise language, when speaking to a business associate, is to the point and contains few adjectives and even fewer side stories that are irrelevant and stray from the original point. ...

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The theme i have chosen is evident the text "The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian", written by Sherman Alexie, the short story "The Whale", by Witi Ihimaera. ... The film by Norman Jewison "The Hurricane", shows the idea that people can people feel like they don't belong at times though the main protagonist of the story, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. ... "The Whale", is a short story by Witi Ihimaera which explores the theme that "everyone can feel like they don't belong in a society or culture at times". ...

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In the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, emphasizes on the evolution of industrialization using characters such as Emily to reflect on tradition. ... Therefore, in this story, understanding the true message and relating death to society's views is important. ... Based how Emily is described in the story when she was dead as pale, drowned, small and skeletal. Overall, one of the major themes, death, is emphasized in this story clearly to relate it to the death of tradition. ... As a reflection of this story, it seems that following older traditional norms is not...

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Tragedy of Emily In sifting through many of the details in the story, it came to me as one of the main dramatic aspects that could be focused on Emily's emotional and traumatic responses surrounding the death of the closest member of her Family, which created the source of her misery. ... She did that for three days." but for almost six months she did not appear on the streets. " " we did not even know she was sick; we had long since given up trying to get information from the Negro. " ", she would have to cling to that which had robbed her, as people" "She was sick for a long time, Wh...

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John Cheever's, "The Swimmer," is a short story that is highly praised for its blend of realism and surrealism. ... The central theme of the story is a life that focuses on material successes and social standing results in temporary happiness. ... At the beginning of the story, Neddy is strong and active and feels deep contentment with his life. ... The amount of alcohol he consumes throughout his journey explains the harsh, dark, and emotional place he finds himself in at the end of the story. ... The way Cheever chooses to tell, "The Swimmer," is the key to how he de...

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But after a few months of intensive language training, Isabelle was able to speak in short sentences. In about a year, she could write a few words, do simple addition, and retell stories after hearing them. ... In short, it is through human contact that people learn to be members of the human community. ...

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The recurring theme in Maxine Hong Kingston's short story was that of gender inequality and its acceptance in Chinese culture. ... In the story, which Kingston's mother told her, Kingston's aunt violated the social norms of the culture and suffered grave consequences. When Kingston reflects on the story, she realizes that her aunt's pregnancy was not her aunt's fault at all. ... Each story has its own separate histories, languages, customs, and mentality. ... Each character in each story is left to fill the void with high self-esteem, so they can thrive as individuals...

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Daisy Miller In the story "Daisy Miller", Henry James gives his readers the opportunity to look at the different perceptions that individuals can have of one another. ... Although their time spent together was short both Miller and Winterbourne agreed to meet a few months later. ...

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My personal values are the biggest part of my character, and I always use them before saying anything or making any decisions. My values come from many influences like; my personal journey, culture, and my friends. Typical American values might be the same as mine and might embrace the way I live,...

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Many changes occur in behavior, attitudes, and feelings in a relatively short period of time during adolescence. ... The short story Boys and Girls, by Alice Munro, demonstrates this point excellently. ... In essence, relationships become vulnerable to drastic change in this short period of time. ...

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They are surrounded by notifications, news stories, and profiles of people we know as friends and acquaintances. ... Although the Internet and technology has been around a short time in the overall timeline of the world, we know that it is changing the way we look at the society and ourselves. ... Besides the short term affects the Internet and media can have on adolescent brains, there is also the issue of development and behavior in young adults. ...

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This aspect of the story is hidden from the viewers. ... This is also shown from the article's results in which passengers on an airport were given three short newsletters showing three different perspectives about the death penalty. The group of research participants that were given with the short paper referring to condition two of life without parole plus restitution, showed the least preference percentage (62%) for the death penalty compared to other percentages (82 % and 81 %) acquired by the readers of newspaper articles concerned with widespread use of the death penalty and renovat...

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When Danny tells the story about Venice Beach ten years ago, how it was a beautiful small prominently white neighborhood. ... Danny finally realizes that life is too short to hate everyone, and him a Derek want to turn over a new leaf and get a new life away from the D.O.C. ...

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Requiem for an Aristocrat "It's lonely at the top," a cliche that Faulkner reaffirms in his classical short story, "A Rose for Emily." In this southern tale, a social class structure separated the "high and mighty Griersons" from the rest of the town. After the Civil War, the southern upper clas...

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