A Story of Isolation In the short story "A Rose for Emily," William Faulkner tells the sad story of Miss Emily's unstable state of mind. The theme in this story is that of isolation. Here is a woman who never left the sanctity of her home for something like 30 years. She did gi...

In the short story "The Enduring Chill" by Flannery O'Connor there is a very strong relationship between mother and son. Asbury, the son, is a college student who constantly comes home to see his mother because he is not feeling well. The protagonist, Asbury Fox, is obviously at ...

The movie "Hadlyburg," which is based on Mark Twain's short story, is a strong satire. In this movie the inhabitants of the town of Hadlyburg, who were priding themselves on their unparalleled honesty, where really just as susceptible to temptation, and not as honest as they believed themselves ...