... initiation [...]." (Young, 96) 1. Introduction This paper will be concerned with the question whether - and if so, why - Hemingway′s Nick Adams stories can be regarded as stories of initiation. As the above citation shows, the possibility of reading Hemingway′s short fiction as stories of initiation is supported in literary theory. There are, however, some controversies on this topic, which can be seen in the essay "What is ... are childhood, adolescence and maturity. Therefore, they are suitable for investigation of constituents and characteristics of stories of initiation. Further...

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... reporting. He returned to America in 1919 and married in 1921. Attracted by the anonymity of Parisian life, as the absolute centre of literary/artistic life of western civilization, Hemingway settled and renewed friendship with fellow expatriates as Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein. Hemingway's first two published works were Three Stories and Ten Poems and In Our Time but it was the satirical novel, The Torrents ... to write in its original purity."" Following on the heels of American novelists like Henry James and, even earlier, Herman Melville, to whom Hemingway was inevitably compared a...

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... this program is being applied in prison systems, but not everyone can get it because only about 21% received the benefit in 1998 (Stokstad, 2,391). In a cohort study done in Baku, Azerbaijan, a former republic of the Soviet Union where an area prison is, the DOTS program was being implemented. Patients were brought in for having severe MDR-TB and had their sputum ... is that those who have TB but don't have a very severe case aren't getting the treatment until they are in dire need of medical attention, at which point they have already infected many other people. One drawback to this co...

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... fishing, and he felt the most alive when he was hunting. He understood the art of bullfighting like few Americans did. As seen in several of Hemingway's works, it is during man's rituals with animals that life is lived to the fullest extent and the greatest sense of being is found. A great many of Hemingway's works are based on his own life experiences. He spent much ... of his childhood hunting and fishing with his father in the woods of northern Michigan. He enjoyed physical activity, like boxing and playing football. After volunteering for the American ... good, man is a mess, but n...

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... person killed was Myrtle, Wilson's wife. Myrtle had also been Tom's lover. Tom immediately sensed that she was probably killed by the car Gatsby and Daisy were driving in. The cohort then proceeded to Tom's house and on reaching there, Nick decided to wait outside. Whilst outside, he found Gatsby hiding in the bushes. Gatsby revealed to Nick that it was ... protagonists in both novels exhibited a true side of the human spirit that holds great moral lessons for people everywhere. Their struggles with identity and morality stand to portray that all humans are linked in similar propensitie...

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... age. However, I must indeed counter those arguments by stating, I believe intentionally setting up a person for your own personal advantage is irresponsible and inconsiderate of that person's feelings. Mr. Doran's thoughts Once you are married you are done for (James Joyce 41). It is evident Mr. Doran was ... . Polly! Polly! Yes, mamma? Come down, dear. Mr. Doran wants to speak to you (James Joyce 43). Word Count: 1152 Ernest Hemingway"S "Cat In The Rain" In today's society, people have the assumptions that we have evolved far beyond past cultural notions and marital stereotypes. The ......

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... history, individuals and governments have interpreted the holy texts in many different ways. People often look to these texts not only in time of need for answers and understanding, but for inspiration as well. While reading the similar translated stories of the Koran and the Bible, one can get the impression that the people or the judges would acknowledge a leader for their tribes ... told very similarly with a few impactful differences. That being said, the time in which these stories were written was the time of Egyptian rule through the Pharaohs. During the reign of the Pharaohs, Is...

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... now given a chance to present history from their perspective and give readers the underside of history'. Ondaatje tells the stories of the marginalised characters of Toronto. Caravaggio the thief, Nicholas Temelcoff the daredevil and Patrick the tunnel worker have all chosen to tell their own stories- to take control of their lives. Ondaatje weaves the story around characters that have chosen to take on that ... "Postcolonial Literature II" [ANG-64699A], Laval University. Michael Ondaatje's In the Skin of a Lion narrates the forgotten stories of those who contributed to the building of ...

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... mythology, while focused upon the gods that the Greeks and Romans worshipped, later evolved into a solid realm of fantasy. From there, the early Greek stories of the Iliad and the Odyssey gave a rich basis for fantasy stories, featuring more heroes and monsters, wars and gods. In the British Isles, the stories of King Arthur and Merlin became thoroughly embedded in both the fantasy and the history ... of the region. After that, fantasy claimed the realm of fairy tales and children's stories. In more modern times, it worked ... 1000 A.D. by a literate scop or Christian scribe who w...

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... . Not being able to tell your story due to illness may be the story of a case of amnesia, a case of madness, which are always cases of wandering outside the boundaries of respectabilty. Sacks has lots of those stories. And here's the point. Stories of loss remind us of the value of what we have--"You don't know what you've got till it's gone," as the song says. There are a number ... of broad topics under which the following discussion of Brody's approach to joining the practices belonging to sickness and the ... in a journal. In all the foregoing instances, the 'storytelling' involved ...

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... to be hurt were evil characters. In 1835, Danish Hans Christian Andersen published his first collection, Fairy Tales Told for Children. The stories were more pleasant than those of the Grimms, with a mix of both original pieces and stories similar to those of traditional folklore. The best known from this collection is The Princess on the Pea. Fairy tale writers appeared in Norway and Russia ... , and in 1867 the first English author published stories of Sleeping Beauty and Puss in Boots. Walter Crane, the author, also illustrated his sister's English translation of the Grimm tales. In t...

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... tone, Irving's story abounds with irony and satire and there is an all-penetrating sense of Irving making fun of traditional literary forms as well as certain conceptions common in the Puritan past of the country. I shall look at these features of Irving's story in detail later on. Both stories are told in the er-narrative, the form that enables both detachment from the narrated ... exceedingly imaginative in shaping legends and tales about its history. History is thus directly connected with legends and facts real and facts imagined merge and intermingle. Through the content of the sto...

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... ; I want to know why by Sherwood Anderson, The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence, The Grave by Katherine Mansfield and My Son The Fanatic Hanif Kureishi. These short stories are all associated through the theme of childhood and youth and can be comparatively and contrastively discussed by using this theme as well as different fictional elements. Sherwood Andersons, I Want To Know Why', like ... races but the wisdom that he gains through his wooden rocking horse resides in the sobering morale of the story . The literary element of symbolism evident throughout these short stories and s...

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... until the reader until detective unravels his thoughts at the end. This is the reason, why the crimes seem insoluble to the reader. Both of the stories deal with very difficult murders whilst, the crime in "The adventure of the speckled band" is very cunning and one which uses eastern ideas and animals, creating an almost mystical air around the murder as it ... that a murder mystery is likely to take place. The more successful mystery authors like Arthur Conan-Doyle favour this type of setting (he used a large forbidding house' setting for other stories, such as "Hound of the Baskervil...

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... ; she went after what she wanted and she said what she thought, even when it was scandalous. Kate does not restrict herself to a certain way of acting, living, or writing, as is seen in the content of her stories and novels. In a time that it was not acceptable for women to speak out about sexuality and independence, Kate screams it in her writing ... was not widely appreciated or accepted until many years after Kate's death. Kate Chopin leaves a legacy behind, though. Along with many very popular stories, her "unacceptable" literatures have now been published and are considered masterpi...

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... chapter is entirely quoted from Judge Horton's decision in Haywood Patterson's trial while the next is quoted from a prominent black newspaper of the time. Goodman allows his audience to understand the Scottsboro conflict from studying conflicting perspectives about the case. Stories of Scottsboro has two main points. The most obvious point is given by the title. Goodman conveys the facts about the Scottsboro ... case from beginning to end. Goodman describes the incident that took place on the train, the struggle of the ILD and the NAACP to gain representation rights for the ... the Scot...

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... continent. With only some resistance Christianity would grow to become the dominate ideology in Europe. But the spread of Christianity in each area or region has its own unique story. One of the most intriguing of those stories, being the spread of Christianity throughout much of what would be considered today as modern Russia. This due in large to the man known today as Saint Vladimir ... celebration. The Byzantine church had thrown full festivals in order to lure Vladimir and Kiev. And for the most part it worked, as the envoys returned to Vladimir with great stories of celebration an...

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... values among others have been cultural constants throughout history. As such they have had a tendency to creep into aspects of popular culture. Stories serve as a cultural medium to transfer values, ideas, and expectations of a society to a younger generation, and the Grimm Brothers stories such The Frog Prince, The Ungrateful Son, and, Cinderella all perform this function. In The Frog Prince such social ... wickedness, and falsehood led to their downfall. Their mutilations of their feet, reminiscent of eastern foot binding in the sense of self-mutilation of the foot with the intent of ...

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... grandfather and greatgrandfather had been horsethieves, then what would you be?" "Well," said the farmer, "I guess then I'd be a Republican." Actually, I lied. I've never heard a Chicago version of that story. It's simply one of my favorite political stories. I say this as an object lesson to you all; when discussing Chicago politics you must always be prepared fo duplicity, even in an academic presentation. What ... old boy network, though now I guess we must call it the old person network. I trust that all of you had sympathetic reactions to Royko's definition of clouting. Ade wrote s...

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... whisk them away. Fairytales have been passed down through the ages, originating from the old oral Folk tales. These ancient stories entertained the masses and often taught children morals and how to act and think. But in today's society many of these lessons are being questioned. Maybe their influences are harmless, but embedded in the story are some dangerous and damaging stereotypes ... the inside. We believe education and independence are poignant to our success, yet these stories promote women who can't escape their lives without the help of a male. The main source of power these pr...

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... only fear for the characters within the novel but for ourselves as the ghosts seem to follow the reader around weeks afterwards. It is the mastery of description that enslaves our minds as readers. Ghost stories paint vivid pictures inside the mind as they force us to come face to face with our deepest fears. Imagining ourselves as the main characters we ... become a part of the story, seeing, hearing, and feeling everything that the author is courageous enough to delve into the darker side of his or her subconscious. The stories give a sense of escape, by allowing the reader to partake...

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... . Marina also identifies herself as a survivor. She realizes that she can find comfort in providing hope to her fellow prisoners through acts of kindness and allowing them to share their stories with her. Finally, we look at the process goals of the two parties involved. Marina believes that explanations for the crimes that she is charged with should be taken into account. A fair ... trips to the Caspian Sea where she would sit on her Prayer Rock. Her stories regarding the romances of her life are carefree, innocent and full of a reverence for love. Perhaps the most heart breaking portio...

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... is about West Indians and the complications they face when separated from their native land and culture. Clarke assembles eight short stories each having unique characters and plots that tell about different aspects of the lives of immigrants in Toronto. Most of the stories are recounted in first person by vivid, comical and often grim characters and describe in great detail the ordeals faced they ... face as they adjusted to a new culture and its people. Both Lives of Saints and There are no Elders tell about the lives ... No Elders, we see that in a culture such as the West Indies, e...

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... passport and cash which never arrived forcing many of his followers to stay behind. After that Bolivar stops in Santa Marta where his spirit leaves his body. Gabriel Garcia Marquez Creates two stories about the power and all the pessimistic aspect of it. In none of these two books, there is an evidence of the positive aspect of power. Assuming this, one can perceive the sadness ... and pessimistic of both writings. These factors are not found in any of Marquez's other pieces. According to this, it could be concluded ... . With all these parallels, Marquez makes it apparent that his demo...

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... taught by looking at the great white men of the past. Their actions, their ideas, their significance to the current social order dominated the classrooms. Yet, in recent times we have seen a rise in the history of the "other-: women, African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, homosexuals. It seems that out of the background, the stories of these groups begin to take shape. As ... this begins to happen, history begins to change. The significance of events and preconceived notions of truth, begin to wither away. Homosexuality has existed since when? African- ... Americans made what kind of cont...

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