In Joyce Carol Oates' story The Night Nurse', the author does a magnificent job incorporating many, if not all, of the plot devices described in Meyer. ... Oates begins the story in the middle of a plot. ... A woman, Oates describes, accustomed to exercising authority as the chief administrator of an arts council (Oates 655), and thinks herself a good person, well-liked, respected, and in good health (Oates 661). ... (Oates 662). ... Works Cited: Oates, Joyce Carol. ...

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There are many similarities and differences between Anton Chekhov's "The Lady with the Pet Dog" set in Russia in the early part of the century and Joyce Carol Oates" "The Lady with the Pet Dog" told from Anna's point of view in the 1970's in Nantucket. ... These different literary techniques demonstrate the change from the male protagonist (Chekhov) to the female protagonist (Oates) and affect the development of the conflict in the two stories. ... Unlike Chekhov who focuses on the male lover Gurov, Oates makes Anna, the female lover, the center of consciousness .Oates is more ...

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