Born May 15, 1890, in Indian Creek, Texas; Katherine Anne Porter has written numerous short stories and a novel. Katherine Anne Porter uses autobiographical information and symbolism to relate the story of Miranda's maturation into adulthood in her short story "The Grave." In &qu...

"Nathaniel Hawthorne's work is typically fraught with symbolism, much of it deriving from his Puritan ancestry; a great-great uncle was actually a judge in the Salem witchcraft trials" (Roth 76). Not surprisingly, Hawthorne was obsessed with the twin themes of sin and guilt. Author John Roth not...

The religious symbolism and undertones of Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People" The short story "Good Country People," by Flannery O'Connor, is a work that uses both irony and symbolism to convey to the reader a religious message. The heroine, Hulga Hopew...

Sarah Orne Jewett's "A White Heron" is a beautifully descriptive story told in the third person omniscient narration. This is about the protagonist, a young girl named Sylvia. This short story is made up of two main elements being conflict and symbolism that revolve around the main ...

"The Symbolism of Young Goodman Brown"Nathaniel Hawthorne is a nineteenth-century American writer of the Romantic Movement. Hawthorne was born is Salem, Massachusetts, and this is the place he used as the setting for some of his works: such as "The Scarlett Letter", "the Blithedale Romance" and "...

English 232 "A Rose for Emily" As any reader can see, " A Rose for Emily" is one of the most authentic short stories by Faulkner. His use of characterization, narration, foreshadowing, and symbolism are four key factors to why Faulkner's work is idealistic to all readers. Introduction I Char...

A Rose for EmilyA symbol is a person, object, or event that suggests more that its literal meaning. In the story, "A Rose for Emily," the symbolism shows more about the character than is detailed by the author, William Faulkner (287-294). "A Rose for Emily" was published in 1930. A nameless narrat...

In the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, there are various symbolic elements, which create the hidden theme of the story. As the reader focuses on these symbols they are able to understand the basic conflict of the story. This conflict is that of the attitudes ...

Eudora Welty once said, \"I am a writer who came from a sheltered life. A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all serious daring starts from within.\" Published in February of 1941 in The Atlantic Monthly, the short story \"A Worn Path\" written by Eudora Welty is about an elderly woman...

Kristen Brentzel The Signs of an Author Symbols add so much to an authors work. To be able to play the game of figuring out those symbols is on reason most readers pick up certain author's writings. Hawthorne is one of those writers. In this book we are showered with wonderful symbols ...

Architecture is defined as the art and science of designing and erecting buildings (American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Ed, and Copyright 2000). If one were so inclined, he or she could see literary authors as architects of the places in which their characters live, love, and die. Much as an architect...

Evil and charm are considered by many people to be very different things. It is not often that it is thought that evil and charm coexist together. Evil is defined to be; morally bad, or wicked, while charms definition is; a trait that fascinates, allures or delights. According to British aut...

Both Akutagawa and Tolstoy use symbolism as a vessel for conveying their themes. Their uses of setting/atmosphere and point of view, however, differ. Akutagawa uses Point of view to create shifts and conflict; whereas Tolstoy uses it to assist tone. Akutagawa uses setting/atmosphere to compliment...

Pilgrimage to Clarity After a close examination of the short story "Araby" by James Joyce, several instances of religious symbolism seem to be intertwined throughout the story. The story unfolds from the viewpoint of a young child while simultaneously raising moral questions representati...

Eudora Welty has written many famous and respected short stories. She was born in Jackson, Mississippi, which has influenced many of her stories. She often shows a southern experience in her writing, most likely due to her southern upbringing. She has stories in many collections such as A Curtain o...

"Nathaniel Hawthorne's work is typically fraught with symbolism, much of it deriving from his Puritan ancestry; a great-great uncle was actually a judge in the Salem witchcraft trials" (Roth 76). Not surprisingly, Hawthorne was obsessed with the twin themes of sin and guilt. Author John Roth notes t...

"The Symbolism of Young Goodman Brown" Nathaniel Hawthorne is a nineteenth-century American writer of the Romantic Movement. Hawthorne was born is Salem, Massachusetts, and this is the place he used as the setting for some of his works: such as "The Scarlett Letter", "the Bl...

A Perspective Look at "A Rose for Emily"OutlineThesis: As any reader can see, "A Rose for Emily" is one of the most authentic short stories by Faulkner. His use of characterization, narration, foreshadowing, and symbolism are four key factors to why Faulkner's work is idealistic to all readers....

O'Connor Paper The writing style of Flannery O'Connor is a riveting and shocking one. The way she formats her stories gives the author full control of every situation and allows her the ability to completely change the motion of the plot. Many commonalities are used in her different sho...

Kate ChopinA Style of her OwnKate Chopin uses symbolism and realism to enhance her theme of social conflict in the lives of women during the nineteenth century. These conflicts seemed to travel from one woman to the next, unnoticed by the rest of society. Chopin used these conflicts as a basis for...

Flannery O'Connor's story "A Good Man is Hard to Find," is about a family taking a trip to Florida that all get killed by an escaped convict, how calls himself the Misfit, and two of his friends. In this story the reader may assume some of the men in the story is the man th...

Alienation and Moral Dilemma as Portrayed by Nathaniel Hawthorne By Silvana Macri-Sheehan Nathaniel Hawthorn was born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1804 during Puritan times. He created many stories that reflect his life experiences growing up as a Puritan. He writes stories that end with a moral...

"A Rose for Emily"By William FaulknerIn "A Rose for Emily", Faulkner presents a very horrifying picture in this story, and he does this by playing with the chronology, using detailed imagery, symbolism, and foreshadowing to present a detailed setting. Faulkner uses the element of time to enhance det...

"Ah Bartleby, Ah Humanity" (page 164). This is the key to the short story by Herman Melville "Bartleby, the scrivener", because it indicates that the image of Bartleby stands as a symbol for humanity on a universal level. This story is appealing for its symbolism. This, in turn, ...

The Lottery Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" leaves the reader feeling uncomfortably disturbed. It is a story about society, traditions and the way we follow them just because generations before us have. In general, a tradition is something that's been handed down from g...