... perspective allows the reader to feel as though they are part of the community; this involvement gives the reader a better understanding of the events taking place, and makes the stories seemingly more reliable. This perspective is also useful in creating mystery and suspense in the story, especially in "A Rose ... . The use of setting in both works is used to further demonstrate the theme of isolation. "A Rose for Emily" takes place in the small, southern community of Jefferson after the American Civil War. The south is commonly known for its class divisions within communities, as well a...

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... and knowledge feels richer and more refined in comparison to that of his patients. In fact this may trigger our deductions about the community: small, simple-minded but with strong religious beliefs. Religion feels considerably important in this community, because biblical language recurs constantly in their language : ... , Velisarios, serves as a thematic reference. He adds richness and dimensions to the novel because through him we discover in greater depth Iannis' small community. In addition, he influences the reader to see another feature of leadership and power outside the range of...

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... which fictional works have on the exploration of real issues. This is also emphasised through the character of Malvina and the struggle she faces with finding a place to belong within society. "I knew that settling in to a new city would be hard but I didn't realise how awfully hard it would be ... don't freak but I'm going back to Byron. I just can't hack it here". This brings to the fore, that belonging can be directed towards a place and not just to a group or society. Through Asher, who feels the sense of belonging towards Byron Bay, the effect that text types have on a story ... r...

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... almost be read as prose-poems, each succinctly capturing a moment of being or one of life's lessons for the characters involved. Cather truly deserves her place as one of the 20th century's finest American authors. Archbishop is as much a must- read for the artistic aesthete, as it is for those interested ... by the poet-philosopher," Freud asks, "and venture upon the hypothesis that living substance at the time of its coming to life was torn apart into small particles, which have ever since endeavoured to reunite through the sexual instincts?" (52). Shall we, in short, hypothesize the l...

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... boy, and his adventures one afternoon during the Civil War of Nigeria in the late 1960's. The second selection is, "No Witchcraft For Sale" by Doris Lessing. This story takes place in approximately 1960 when Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, was still under British rule. This short story illustrates some of the conflict and relations between the white families of the British ... , and their relations with their cook servant, Gideon. Within these two stories, that were chosen to comparatively analyze, the main characters are both male children who lived in Africa. These small children were...

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