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Essay on Ray Bradbury ‘The Veldt’

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Introduction Ray Bradbury's short story, 'The Veldt,' explores the theme of the detrimental effects of technology on human relationships and the loss of authentic human connection. Set in a futuristic world, the story depicts a family's overreliance on a technologically advanced nursery that ultimately leads to their demise. This essay will delve into the themes of technology, escapism, and the...

Ray BradburyShort StoryThe Veldt

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Communication in Strong Relationships: 'Cathedral' and 'Say Yes'

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50 Cent said: “Now would you leave me if you found out I wasn’t thuggin? Do you believe me when I tell you, you the one I’ loving? Are you mad ‘cause I’m asking you 21 questions? Are you my soul mate?”. 50 Cent is asking his girlfriend if she would love him no matter how much money he has,...

Cathedral Communication in RelationshipsShort Story

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Loneliness and Alienation in Raymond Carver's Story 'Cathedral’

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‘Cathedral’ is a beautiful and elegant story by Raymond Carver. Despite the simple and gruff prose, the story discusses the complex nature of alienation. It is a story of a man becoming something he was not at the beginning of the narrative. This is also a self-analysis of Carver about the meaning of his own life. Carver was born poor...

Cathedral LonelinessShort Story

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The Yellow Wallpaper' Literary Devices: Critical Essay

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The oppression of women in the patriarchal society of the late nineteenth century is well established in the short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper”. The uncoincidentally unnamed protagonist, a wife of a physician, suffers presumably from postpartum depression. Women’s mental health was not given much, if any, study or consideration, and treatments were often unsatisfactory and nearly...

Short StoryThe Yellow Wallpaper

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Marxism and Post-Colonialism in 'The God Stealer'

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F. Sionil José’s ‘The God Stealer’ has to be one of the best short stories to be written since it has won the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Short Story, one of the best awards to be won by a writer for his or her work. Back in 1959, José’s inspiration for writing ‘The God Stealer’ was from his own...

Literary Criticism Marxist CriticismShort Story

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Marxist and Post-Colonial Critique of 'The God Stealer'

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From a National Artist for Literature and one of the famous Filipino writers not only known in the country but globally, Francisco Sionil Jose who was not born with a silver spoon in Pangasinan on December 1924. He has experienced political and economic activities in different countries. With his experience, he put it into a story which he titled ‘The...

Literary Criticism Marxist CriticismShort Story

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Raymond Carver's 'Cathedral': Beyond Eyes Can See

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'Cathedral' is a short story written by Raymond Carver. The story develops an ironic situation in which a blind man gives a sighted man an eye-opening experience. The story beautifully depicts the process of an individual who transforms from this unknowledgeable, ignorant being, into a knowledgeable soul. When we read the story, we can see that the narrator, the sighted...

Cathedral Literary CriticismShort Story

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Critical Essay on 'A Rose for Emily': Role of Narrator

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In William Faulkner’s A Rose For Emily, a unique narrator has been used. An unnamed narrator serves us in the story with Jefferson's people’s voice, a collective voice. It is not certain whether is a man or a woman. By doing this William Faulkner hides his narrator behind the pronoun “we”. At the last, the narrator says “Already we knew...

A Rose For EmilyShort Story

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Use of Imagery on 'A Rose for Emily': Critical Essay

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When comparing historical times, Gerson's house was used to compare the psychological belonging of Ms. Emily. At that time, Gerson's house was described as 'that is a square wooden house that was once painted white, a round top pavilion, a pointed tower top, a scroll-shaped balcony, showing a strong seventy The relaxed and pleasant style of the era.' This expression...