He visions life ahead of him as wonderful, when he needs to be responsible to make that happen. ... His whole vision of the world and how life should be has changed from this one experience. ... This statement shows that the boy finally decides to let nature take its place. ...
The way the story is presented leaves a question open as to whether Young Goodman Brown's experience was real or a vision. ... - This statement reinstates that Goodman is a strong man because even with the powerful strength of the devil, he's still sure in the faith of Christianity. ...
Thesis Statement Edgar Allan Poe was an extraordinary writer. Born during the Romanic Era in literature, Poe managed shock readers of his time and the modern readers, with terrifying, gruesome plots. Two of his literary works, "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Tell-Tale Heart", are perfectly ...
The first publication of the short story "Cathedral" was in the March, 1981, issue of Atlantic Monthly. It was selected to appear in "The Best American Short Stories, 1982," and became the title story in the 1983 collection, Cathedral. This volume was very well-received by critics and readers alike, receiving nominations for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Many critics note a shift in Carver's work between the publication of What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Cathedral, and many believe that Carver reached the zenith of his career with this co...
