… learn. You got to learn to stick to your own blood or you ain’t going to have any blood to stick to you." This quote from William Faulkner’s "Barn Burning" does reveal a central issue in the story, as Jane Hiles suggests in her interpretation. The…

… relate to,all too well. "...the physical effort of handwriting,crossing out, revising, cutting and pasting, in short, the writing practices I had been engaged in regularly since the age of four, now seemed to overwhelm and constrict me, and I longed…

… community. That is why the tone and style of "The Magic Barrel" are so unmistakable and truthful. Through two main characters author involves us in a specific business going on between Leo Finkle, a lonely rabbinical student, and Pinye Salzman,…

… person as a passive resistance.” (13) This is so because there is nothing a rational person can do to combat a passive message. Should a group of people decide not to eat until their government complies with their demands, the government will…

… Ah Humanity.” (Page 140, Herman Melville) This is the key to Bartleby, written by Herman Melville, for it indicates that Bartleby stands as a symbol for humanity. This in turn functions as a commentary on society and the working world, for Bartleby…

… of "Bartleby" (p. 984), and thus begins a tale which is full of contradictions and gaps and which has been read in various and apparently opposite ways. By introducing his story in the first person using "I am,” the lawyer mimics not only the power…

… a child Ruth Anne or “Bone” rather. “Bone” a nickname given to Ruth Anne at birth because her uncle thought she was no bigger than a knucklebone when she was born. Bone was lucky that she was even born in the first place, after experiencing a traumatic…

… The story is about a man who decides to take this bet. The deal is that the man must stay in prisoner fifteen years and he will receive two million dollars. Well, turns out the man leaves the his prison cell 5 minutes before the time is officially…

… the world is he who stands alone.” A man with the greatest power and strength is the loneliest man. There is rarely anyone who can match his capability and ability. Even though the man receives respect from people around him andis inaplace of…

… version of Being There, which you feel was done especially well, so well that it portrayed exactly what the author wanted to express in that section of the novel. Explain in detail why you feel as you do, supporting your ideas with specific examples…