In Lord of the Flies, a novel by William Golding, the protagonist Ralph asks his friend Piggy, "What makes things break up like they do?" (127). This very serious question gives insight into the novel's central theme. Before analyzing the novel, however, it is first important to no...

Living For Others William Faulker's A Rose for Emily tells the story of a young woman who is violated by her father's strict mentality. After being the only man in her life, Emily's father dies, and she finds it hard to let go. This story takes place after the Civil War when the North takes cont...

Is Miss Emily really crazy? Is Mrs. Mallard just a selfish old woman? What about Daphne the baglady, is she really so different that she should disappear in a crowd? These are the sorts of questions that an author likes to hear. When an author writes a story he presents the reader with at least on...