… the boy get disillusioned at the end of the story? Does the confrontation with the reality take place only at the end? At what moment in the story and in what details does he confront the actual? The narrative voice of Araby by James Joyce is…

… Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates, many similarities are seen. A possible reason for many of the similarities between the two stories is due to the fact that Oates was…

… paper is virtually impossible. So, I am going to attempt to present only certain major behaviors such as hunting and gathering to sharing and caring in the following paragraphs. Hunting and Gathering There are many interesting…

… good man is hard to find. An allusion of an old woman looking for good blood in her son, and possible her (late) husband, only to find out, it’s actually the grandmother who lacks good blood. O’Conner states that the grandmother wants to…

… is still the last frontier in the minds of many Americans. Interest in the "Great Land" has increased sharply since Alaska The Native became a full fledged state in January o f 1959. In spite of this great interest, many Americans know very little…

… are crime deterrent, eye-for-an-eye justice, and removal of undesirables from society. In fact, capital punishment has not proven to deter capital crimes in any state. Furthermore, in a sane and moral society the means of capital punishment (i.e.…

… those of a great intellect and cynic. Through his short stories, his views on war, death, religion, love, and for a twist, the supernatural are blatantly illustrated. His experiences in his own life evidently shaped his literary works, and the end of…

… influences, particularly from my parents. They have guided me to be the young man I am today. However, it doesn’t have to be parents that shape a person. It could be a number of things, such as; friends, teachers, and maybe even a role model that…

… special place, whether chosen by a conscious decision or not, this is a place where one can go to sort out their thoughts. Nature can often provide comfort by providing a nurturing surrounding where a child is forced to look within and choices can be…

… up with will affect that person’s life forever. People, especially, help to mold the life of another person. The novels Ordinary People, by Judith Guest, and The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, explore periods of time in the lives of two…