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Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin. In 1893, this short story was published as “The Father of Desiree’s Baby” in a magazine. Madame Valmonde and Monsieur adopted Desiree for the reason she was found abandoned when she was just a little girl. As she grew older, she found the love of her life, Armand as they had so much love for one another. They had a child, and as soon as they had the baby, the relationship turned out to be bitter and complicated. After a few months passed, Armand and Desiree…

Shakairah Arthur Paper #1: The Introduction October 1, 2017 Dr. Dugan Paper 1: Intro In ‘Monument’ and “Myth”, the person being forgotten is Trethewey's mother and Trethewey is the one forgetting her. In “Monument”, Trethewey writes, “weeds and grass grown all around/ the landscape blurred and waving. At, my mother’s grave, ants streamed in and out like arteries, a tiny hill rising above her untended .” This tells the reader that the author has not come to take care of the gravesite. Not only…

A Rose For Emily Literary Analysis Alejandra Cuellar As someone who lives in the South, the battle between tradition and modernization has always been prominent and discussed over the course of many years. In A Rose for Emily, William Faulkner uses a lot of symbolism to depict how life was in the Old South and how a post-civil war community is dragged through the arrival of progress. Faulkner uses tools of description and familiarity to address change in the South in a mature manner, while…

“No, No… I know where it is.” My mama then said chiming in. “She’ll be with the rest of the family down by the creek.” When we came to the area of the cemetery where my mama had said the Barrett clan lay buried, I could see right away by my family’s isolation, that the people of Mount Harrison didn’t want our family being with the rest of the deceased residence of the village. Our family’s tombs were down at the bottom of a hill and at the end of a narrow gravel pathway that snaked its…

Emotions can lead to despair, for instance, “A Rose for Emily” demonstrates the desperation found when sharing human connection. The writing occurs during the era of the American Revolution and the fall of embraced Southern roots; therefore, “by creating the character of Emily Grierson, a southern woman tortured by the traditional patriarchy of her environment and forbidden love, Faulkner expresses his pity and love for his birthplace, as well as nostalgia for the past” (Hsu, Wang 87). This…

Running Head: LITERARY COMPARISON 1 LITERARY COMPARISON 7 Literary Comparison Student’s Name: University Affiliation: Literary Comparison A Rose for Emily by Faulkner is a story about a lady called Emily who the town people felt sorry for her and even organized to be paying for her taxes. Emily is a mystery to the town as she does not…

The lack of mother hood in Taming of the Shrew caused a sense of vulnerability to both girls. Katherine may have seen the way the mother acted and is either mimicking or trying to avoid how her mom was. If you look at the synetic theater’s version of the taming of the shrew it starts off with Batista (the girls father), Katherine, and Bianca are all at the gravesite of there mom preparing for the burial of the mother.If you have yet to take notice that in the vast majority of Shakespeare's plays…

Nelly ran from her hiding spot. "Father! He's an innocent man. It was wrong of me to accuse Noyes of being an outlaw!", exclaimed Nelly as she ran up to the crowd of people."Nelly get back, you have no business being in here!", said Camden. "Sir, I assure you I am no outlaw. I am just looking for a job.", said Noyes laying on the ground under the sheriff's restraint."Is what he says true sheriff?",Camden questioned. "What the boy says is true.He is defiantly not an outlaw.",said the sheriff as…

“Enemies? Mary? Of course, not everyone liked Mary. People in Gatesville don’t have enemies Mr. Brown, this is not Europe.” Jeff paused. “Do you know a mister Hunter?” Dugan took the pipe from his mouth, “You mean William Hunter, the town Deputy?” “Yes, I believe he’s a deputy sheriff.” Dugan sent a wall of smoke at Jefferson. “Well I know him very well, why do you ask?” Jefferson leaned slightly forward, “A short time ago I received a note from Mary saying that a William Hunter had…

bit of a push and he burned down a man’s barn. This is also shown in the story when he slaps Sartoris. I think the barn burning also symbolizes Sartoris’ relationship with his father. I think of a barn as a dirty, smelly place on the inside and having walls and a roof that is constantly needing to being repaired. I think this is the Sartoris’ and his father’s relationship because it is broken and Sartoris…