What was Daphne Du Maurier attempting in "The Birds" and does she succeed? ... The reason for her picking Cornwall as the setting is so that Nat is where he can see everything primarily, so that he can see everything at first hand. ... Until people had been personally affected by the bombing they would not take on board what was happening. ... Nat is triumphant that other people apart from himself had noticed the change; he now knew that he was not on his own. ... He knew that they were preparing for attacking and felt that someone should know what was happening. ...

• Word Count: 4431
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School

The reason for her picking Cornwall as the setting is so that Nat is where he can see everything primarily, so that he can see everything at first hand. ... Until people had been personally affected by the bombing they would not take on board what was happening. ... Nat is triumphant that other people apart from himself had noticed the change; he now knew that he was not on his own. ... He knew that they were preparing for attacking and felt that someone should know what was happening. ... The war was another major disaster and the seriousness can be felt because that is what it is being com...

• Word Count: 4405
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School

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 collection. ... Throughout his life, he drew on his experiences in the Pacific Northwest as settings for his stories. ... Carver's well-received collection What We Talk About When We Talk About Love appeared in 1981. ... The narrator attempts to describe what he sees on the television; however, when a cathedral appears in a documentary, the narrator is unable to find the words to descr...

• Word Count: 11148
• Approx Pages: 45
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School