Before the story begins, O"Connor provides the reader with an epigraph. It quotes, "The Dragon is by the side of the road, watching those who pass. ... This quote about the "dragon" relates to the story in that the anonymous ordinary family sets out on a road trip to Florida, and the passengers are consequently "devoured" by the Misfit and his accomplices. ... He finds the family on the side of the road, just as the quote states, "The dragon is by the side of the road..." ... The story begins with the typical nuclear family setting out on a journey. ...

• Word Count: 1439
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Before the story begins, O"Connor provides the reader with an epigraph. It quotes, "The Dragon is by the side of the road, watching those who pass. ... This quote about the "dragon" relates to the story in that the anonymous ordinary family sets out on a road trip to Florida, and the passengers are consequently "devoured" by the Misfit and his accomplices. ... He finds the family on the side of the road, just as the quote states, "The dragon is by the side of the road..." ... The story begins with the typical nuclear family setting out on a journey. ...

• Word Count: 1477
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In the medieval period Chaucer, writes to his audience the ideal of marriage in his stories. ... He told her stories about loose woman and how they got what they wanted in their husbands. ... She quotes "We came to an agreement between ourselves. ... With in this quote she explained what she had to do in order to have mastery over him. ... In Chaucer's other story "Franklin's tale" is also a story about marriage. ...

• Word Count: 1266
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The story of Langston Hughes" life is one of great success. ... Langston has been quoted by saying, "So I learned early not to hate all white people" (Rummel 22.) ... At night they would read him stories from such works from popular black authors such as W.E.B. ... Just by this quote from him you can see he has a talent with words, and that he strongly disagrees with being held back from what he truly wants to do. ... He went on to write many more poems, short stories, and plays. ...

• Word Count: 1483
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• Grade Level: High School

In this, story the author states "Bridget wasn't afraid of strangers. ... The quality "ashamed- ties in with embarrassment; this quality may help her get out of things or may have people get the wrong impression about her through out the story. ... This quote directly states that the mood in the scene is anger. ... This is one of the most important quotes in the book: "You know what the secret is? ... I liked the language the author used in this quote to describe how special the girl's friendship was toward each other because I think many people can relate to having such a strong fr...

• Word Count: 1842
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

In these quotes, "Govinda, his friend, the Brahmin's son, loved him more than anybody else. ... The unnamed narrator in the novel Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison goes through this story not understanding the society he's living in. ... If this guideline is not met, he is constantly yelled at like in this quote, "You have to follow instructions and you're going to be doing things you don't understand, so get your orders the first time and get them right!... My parents always tells me stories of how they gave up their lives in Korea for me to have better education h...

• Word Count: 1822
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Suzanne Berne tells this story through the eyes of nine-year old Marsha in A Crime in the Neighborhood. ... At the end of the story, he comes back to see his kids after being gone for awhile. ... Suzanne Berne sums up all this shamefulness in a quote by Marsha's mother. ... Unfortunately, Marsha doesn't seem to change very much throughout the story. ... She gets this point across very effectively because the story holds such sadness to it--the story is drowning in hurt. ...

• Word Count: 1475
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

A part of the story that I found confusing and paradoxical was Berniece's attitude towards her daughter, Maretha, playing the family piano and yet will not tell her of it's past. ... I ain't gonna burden her with that piano." (1367) With this quote from Berniece, it was like she wanted her daughter to be all that she can be without the knowledge of the piano's history and thus causing further confusion and sense of responsibility of keeping the family heritage of the piano alive. She wanted her daughter to have a normal life without the burden of knowing the full story b...

• Word Count: 1379
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In this story, Hester, the mother symbolizes greed in middle class society. ... The quote creates an image of how cold the mother is towards her children. ... Oscar intrigued by the discovery, obtained the complete story from Bassett. ... The irony of the story is the boy died in vain, his mother never acknowledging his sacrifices, to win her approval and affection. ...

• Word Count: 1384
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Amir is desperate for positive feedback on his short story and is duly provided it by Baba's loving business partner, Rahim Khan. After reading his story, Rahim conveys his admiration for his exceptional talent. ... You have achieved it with your first story. ... Perhaps the most significant part of the quote is that Rahim utilizes the suffix "jan", a term of endearment that is indicative of their close relationship. ...

• Word Count: 1789
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

From the beginning of the novel, we hear Suyuan Woo tell the story of "The Joy Luck Club," a group started by some Chinese women during World War II. Jing-Mei explains while remembering the memories of her mother, " 'We feasted, we laughed, we played games, lost and won, we told the best stories...we could hope to be lucky. ... This quote by Suayan shows her immigrant belief in the perfect American Dream and all her hopes for future daughter. ... Throughout all of the Jing-Mei Woo stories Jing-Mei has to recall all of the memories of what her mother had told her. ... By the stories an...

• Word Count: 2133
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

So many stories and situations come to mind where I was taught a lesson about one of these values: Times arise in my memory bank when I sit back and realize the magnitude of the impact that they have had on me. It is these stories that make me who I am and what I represent. ... This quote by E.E. ...

• Word Count: 1420
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

This quote is true for many families. ... When I read Girl of Jamaica Kincaid (from Global Voices), I felt the resemblance between the mother in the story and my mother. Kincaid listed her mother's advice into a story. ... I love listening to her telling story. From those stories, I know she was an obedient kid. ...

• Word Count: 1725
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

In a fit of rage, Ronny tells Loretta the story of how he lost his hand, and his fiancée; He blames Johnny for the accident. ... As quoted by Roger Ebert, "The cinematography by David Watkin often bathes the characters in the cold light of the full moon, when they are for a second seized with sublimity; otherwise he uses warm domestic colors, and creates an unusual sense of place" (Ebert, R. 2003). ... As stated in our textbook, "To achieve a tone and quality that not only were true to the story, but also reflected the period in which it is set" (Goodykoontz & Jacobs...

• Word Count: 2080
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The story in the introduction explains how I came to realize the word family is different from how we commonly know it as. ... Though the quote is believed by many people, blood is indeed not thicker than water. ...

• Word Count: 1268
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Here is a quote from the book right before Edna kills herself, "The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in the abysses of solitude; to lose itself in mazes of inward contemplation. ... One allusion used often throughout the story is children. ...

• Word Count: 1324
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The famous television actor Bill Cosby stated, "For two people in a marriage to live together day after day is unquestionably the one miracle the Vatican has overlooked" (Motivational Quotes). ... The heartbreaking story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare illustrates this type of bond between a young couple and how antagonistic parental authority caused the tragic demise of their relationship. ...

• Word Count: 1318
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Fulfilling Pain "To live is to suffer," is a very famous quote that is applicable in both John Grisham's A Painted House and Chaim Potok's The Chosen. In each novel, the main character experiences suffering, that leads to the maturity of each of them by the conclusion of the stories. Potok uses Reuven Malter as the victim of suffering in his story while Grisham uses Luke Chandler. ... Luke is put into many situations that force him to, "grow up fast in a story as rich in conflict and incident as any previous Grisham-(Publishers Weekly). ...

• Word Count: 1855
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In 1998, a very serious but shocking film came out that addressed the many ugly and shocking sociological problems that most people would find uncomfortable to talk about and instead choose to sweep under the rug. This movie tested the limits of a film based on truths of the world around us. America...

• Word Count: 1484
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Through the eyes of the child in the midst of growing up, Moody told stories about what it meant to be growing up as Black girl in a world dominated by whites In an earlier paper, I had mentioned the notion that "once a child is born, it has no control or say about the world that it inherits and that is why it is important to realize that the dimensions which shape and define that world are rooted in the social reality of the environment that surrounds them. ...

• Word Count: 2352
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Two quotes illustrate this phenomenon. ... The story of the Sarakatsan's family as well as my own personal experiences growing up in a traditional East Indian family illustrate the impact and enormous benefits that social improvements have had on our society, and countries in southeast Asia such as India. ...

• Word Count: 2249
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate