… a Death Foretold, the double standards of society are clearly illustrated through sex, marriage and everyday life. These aspects of society, both in the physical form and the very concepts expose the double standards of people. It is not only the…

… "David Copperfield" In "David Copperfield," Dickens employs books and learning to read as a means to demonstrate the irrationality and hatefulness of Mr. Murdstone and his sister. In these scenes, David is obviously quite young and just beginning…

… Atwood's "Death by Landscape" are tragic stories that are relived through the memories of the narrators. I would not consider "How to Tell a Ture War Sotry" and Death by Landscape" ghosts sotries. My understnatding of a ghost story is a haunting…

… poems Package for the Distant Future and The Song of the Whale differs mainly in their subject matter and the way they evoke different feelings and images and also the style and presentation of the poem. Coincidently both poems contain the themes…

… stories, ¡§A Rose for Emily¡¨ and ¡§Barn Burning¡¨, he structures the plots of these two stories differently. However, both of the stories note the effect of a father¡¦s teaching, and in both the protagonists Miss Emily and Sarty make their own…

… in Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire," it is clear that in spite of the many differences the two stories have many more similarities. First, although there are more similarities between the two stories, there are still many qualities that…

… the ocean. He is self-absorbed and experiencing feelings of dejection. This man goes on for stanzas uttering thoughts to himself, at least that is what one could surmise from the indifferent tone. Then, when the reader is convinced that the man is simply…

… by comparing works of the same basic plots and characters. Also by contrasting the same two works is equally as important. “Little Red Riding Hood” by Charles Perrault and Angela Carter’s “The Company of Wolves” are perfect examples. The writer’s…

… and William Shakespeare are not traditionally paired up for a critical analysis. However, the characters MacBeth and Kurtz in MacBeth and Heart of Darkness, respectively, prove to be worthy of comparison. MacBeth and Kurtz share many common characteris…

… of Babylon, by Stephen Vincent Benet, each of the main characters posses a desire deep within themselves to discover things that they do not already know about. Equality and John both live in societies where almost all knowledge of the past has…