Tension and Violence Between Men and Women in Three Short Stories in The Secret Self Introduction The purpose of this essay is to study various kinds of tension and violence existing between men and women in short stories Her Table Spread by Elizabeth Bowen, Rope by Katherine Anne Porter and The Time of Death by Alice Munro. ... Nevertheless, the story is strongly about negative attitudes towards men and refusing them to feel and share the feelings that the women feel so strongly. ...

• Word Count: 1958
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

José Arcadio Segundo never finds out that his brother had shared Petra Cotes with him. Aureliano Segundo secretly is cured of his sickness separately from José Arcadio. ... In both stories, the men who shared a woman were brothers. Also at least one of the brothers consented to the sharing of the woman. ... Neither of the "sharing" situations lasted more than half a year. ...

• Word Count: 1630
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School