Henry James was one of the great American literary critics, but James was better known as a novelist and short-story writer (Magill 750). In the nineteenth century James was considered to be an important and influential writer. James's writing career has been separated into three phases. ...

In the story, "The Dead", by James Joyce we read about a character "Gabriel" that is attending his Aunt Kate's and Aunt Julia's annual Christmas dance along with his wife Gretta. There were many other attendees at this annual dance, other members of the family, old fri...

James Fenimore Cooper--The Historian James Fenimore Cooper is, in his own right, a historian. Cooper is responsible for passing on views of early America that will never be available to us again. He helped many Americans view Indians and other ethnic groups as people and not "savages&...

The story, "Araby" by James Joyce, is a short story about a young boy's life and his quest to impress the young girl for whom he has feelings. The protagonists to the young boy, including the young girl, are the boy's uncle, and the people at the Bazaar booth. The initial point of conflict occurs ...

James Joyce was one of the most original novelists of the 20th century, whose work shows a unique synthesis of realism,the¡°stream of consciousness¡±and symbolism. His masterpiece ¡°Ulysses¡± has been called ¡°a modern prose epic¡±. •Ù But he is also the greatest ...

Different or Weird? "James Finney Boylan's glasses look ordinary enough. But the world he sees through them is something else,"(Stanley-Sanborn). The way Boylan sees and writes is what makes him a popular writer. He is a comical writer, yet his books still have heart. Many say t...

There are many techniques that authors use to communicate their intentions for writing a work. Each of these literary techniques has their own purpose in influencing how the reader perceives what he or she reads. James Joyce is no exception in relation to the use of literary techniques that e...

James Joyce's Araby is a story about the difficulties that must be faced when transitioning from youth into adulthood. The story is told using first person point of view by the protagonist, a young adolescent boy whose name is never mentioned. The boy tells his story using the past tense, so it is ...

Dime Western Novels In this interesting novel well worth the dime, our main character, Frank Reade, chases a gang of characters known as the James boys in a mechanical-horse drawn carriage. In this novel our characters are searching for the supposed hidden treasure of a wealthy family. In ...

The theme of walking on water is the fragility of human life. It is expressed in two distinctly different ways: the viewpoint of the narrator and the viewpoint of his mother. Although both he and his mother attempt to create a shield for human frailty, their methods conflict and contradict o...

The Scarlet Ibis In The Scarlet Ibis, the author, James Hurst tells his story about his younger brother which is physically handicapped. The older brother's pride comes into play and tries to teach his brother how to do strenuous activities. This brings out through the use of tone, setting...

Henry James does an extraordinary job in establishing innocence in two distinguishable scenarios. Henry James, author of The Turn of the Screw and Daisy Miller uses somewhat of a superficial approach in using youth and beauty, in order to institute innocence. This is the basis for conflict in the ...

*Although "Araby" was a very short story, the author James Joyce did an impressive job of discussing very deep issues through his skills in using light, vision, and beauty. He is able to discuss things like religion, infatuation, and inner human feelings simply through descriptive words and what se...

Although "Araby" was a very short story, the author James Joyce did an impressive job of discussing very deep issues through his skills in using light, vision, and beauty. He is able to discuss things like religion, infatuation, and inner human feelings simply through descriptive words and what se...

Distinguishing Characteristics on the Writings of Cheever and Joyce James Joyce and John Cheever were two influential writers of the late 1800's and early 1900's. James Joyce was an Irish author that wrote various short stories, novels, and poems. In Dubliners, he is noted for his epiphanies...

Go Tell It on the Mountain was James Baldwin's first novel. This book was published by Dell Publishing, in 1952. This novel relies heavily on autobiography as its structure. Like the central character, John Grimes, Baldwin grew up in Harlem under the supervision of a religious stepfather. David Bal...

Ireland has always been a country where religion was a deciding factor. In James Joyce's "Araby", we get an up-close look at Irish culture in the early 1900's. "Araby" tells the tale of a young Irish boy who is trying to enter the adult section of his life and fails com...

The Turn of the Screw It is only after reading past the first thirty pages of Henry James' The Turn of the Screw that the plot begins to thicken. Perusing through the first chapters, it is easy to make the assumption that all is well on the quaint England grounds where the novel is set. E...

The Boarding House In the short story The Boarding House written by James Joyce, I do not think that the ending concludes the story. Throughout the story the narrator is fairly vague about all of his descriptions. Many of the main characters emotions, feelings and motivations are described, howeve...

The Similarities Between the Narrator in Araby and I At some point in ones life, one must come to a crossing ground where one must choose to grow up and become an adult. All have either experienced this or will experience this later on in the future. In the story Araby, the narrator is going alo...

"TOUCH ME" The novel Touch Me by James Maloney explores a variety of themes that are extremely evident in our own lives and our society today. Through the forging of relationships, development of characters and experiences throughout the novel, themes such as social conformity, masc...

Setting: Another Country takes place in Harlem, France, Greenwich Village and other locales throughout numerous incidents in this literary work. It is a time during the early 1970's when racism against women and ethnic dissents take place. The most prevailing and leading events take place ...

In the story "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin, we see many uses of symbolism. Symbolism is the most critical literary technique that Baldwin uses to achieve the intense connection to the characters that the reader feels in "Sonny's Blues". "Sonnys Blues" is a story about the relationshi...

Foreshadowing, symbolism, and imagery are all elements, which compose style. All are very important; foreshadowing adds suspense, and symbolism contributes to interpretation. Imagery contributes "visual aids" which, also, aid interpretation. In this classic short story, "The Scarlet Ibis," by Jam...

Writers often utilize various literary devices in order to enhance, or empower their works. One of the most effective of these devices is flashback. Flashback is commonly used to tell the reader more about the history of the plot, and also the history of the characters within the plot. In Elizab...