Edna and Robert met at the Grand Isle summer resort where Robert would spend his time attending to the women's needs. ... Throughout the summer, Edna has been unable to swim because she is afraid of abandoning herself to the sea's embrace. ... After the summer is over, Edna realizes that she is a different person from the person she was before the beginning of the summer. ... Good-by ¾ because I love you. - (pg. 172) After reading the letter, she learns that she cannot be with Robert. ... After the summer at the Grand Isle, her responsibilities as a "mother-woman- is not maint...

• Word Count: 2270
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

I enjoyed reading this story. ... After reading it over twice I thought of another reason why the mother might have killed herself. ... It happened the summer before he was entering college at University of Massachusetts on a full academic scholarship. ... In conclusion, I enjoyed reading this story very much. ...

• Word Count: 1319
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

I enjoyed reading this story. ... After reading it over twice I thought of another reason why the mother might have killed herself. ... It happened the summer before he was entering college at University of Massachusetts on a full academic scholarship. ... In conclusion, I enjoyed reading this story very much. ...

• Word Count: 1289
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

"Patriotism" Yukio Mishima could not have chosen a better title for his story, "Patriotism." Mishimas characters demonstrate his idea of patriotism. In the story, Lieutenant Shinji Takeyama and his young wife, Reiko becomes martyrs. The importance of the information in the first sentence of the s...

• Word Count: 1287
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Death as a Recurring Theme in Sula There are several ways in which one can classify death. Death is not solely viewed as being physiological; it too can be viewed as being spiritual, emotional, as well as psychological. Spiritual death is the cessation of all vital phenomena without capability o...

• Word Count: 1552
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School