Shinn, a Professor of English and Women's Studies at Purdue University, wrote " And her criminals, her misfits and prophets, are closer to salvation because they are in the spiritual realm: they are Evil and are fighting a religious battle within themselves- their belief or disbelief in Christ is a matter of life and death- (375). ... Sally's problem was solved when General Sash died during the procession so he sat very quietly and still. ...

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"On one level the story is a study of sexual politics, of the powerlessness of women and of the psychology which results from the powerlessness" (Fetterley, 170). ... "With the morning twilight Aylmer opened his eyes upon his wife's face and recognized the symbol of imperfection; and when they sat together at the evening hearth his eyes wandered stealthily to her cheek, an beheld, flickering with the blaze of the wood fire, the spectral hand that wrote mortality where he would fain have worshipped" (Hawthorne, 46). ...

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Before this, he studied law in Paris, but the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, which destroyed his family's fortune and forced Maupassant to find work as a government office clerk, interrupted his studies. ... In 1869 Maupassant started to study law in Paris, but soon, at age 20, he volunteered to serve in the army during Franco-Prussian War. ... After dinner she sat by the fire to warm herself and the soldiers climbed up into the loft to go to sleep. ...

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(4282 words) I have chosen to research and write my Extended Essay on Edgar Allan Poe and his portrayal of perversion, which is present in every human's heart. I read many of his short stories and realized that his mysterious style of writing greatly appealed to me. I have watched movies that ...

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The first publication of the short story "Cathedral" was in the March, 1981, issue of Atlantic Monthly. It was selected to appear in "The Best American Short Stories, 1982," and became the title story in the 1983 collection, Cathedral. This volume was very well-received by critics and readers alike, receiving nominations for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Many critics note a shift in Carver's work between the publication of What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Cathedral, and many believe that Carver reached the zenith of his career with this co...

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