Anne Tyler Well-known contemporary novelist and short story writer, Anne Tyler, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1941 to Lloyd, an industrial chemist, and Phyllis Tyler, a social worker. ... By the age of seven Tyler had already begun writing stories. ... Most of Tyler's time in Baltimore has been spent raising her two daughters, running her household, and publishing twelve more novels, a children's book, numerous short stories, and several reviews. ... One of her more popular short stories that has given Tyler much attention is "Teenage Wasteland". ... In this story Tyler...

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Her poems, short stories and novels permitted her not only to emphasize her beliefs for herself, but also question the ideas of individuality and autonomy during the turn of the century. ... As a literary autobiography, the book depicts Chopin's own awakening from an acquiescent mother and wife to a woman of independence. ... The events she experienced, along with her female insight, provided a cornerstone for her stories and a fresh outlet for the perspective of other women; perhaps becoming a voice for women of her generation. ... "In short, Mrs. Pontellier is not a mother-woman" (Ch...

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As an important image, the rocking-horse in the short story plays a vital role symbolically and thematically. It bears different symbolic meanings as the story goes, revealing the changes of the protagonist's inner world, and deepens the theme, intensifying the irony. ... As a result, Paul can never satisfy his mother's insatiable appetite for more money. ... This tragedy grows out of Hester's obsession with money and lack of attention to the family, another theme in the story. ... Therefore, Paul is eager for her mother's real affection. ...

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At the beginning of the short story A Good Man Is Hard To Find, the first character introduced is the grandmother, thinking that she wanted to go to East Tennessee to visit old friends instead of Florida with her son, Bailey, his wife and children. ... The first few paragraphs of the story make the reader empathize towards the grandmother. ... Second, the arrogance of the grandmother is shown throughout the whole story. ... She wore a dress with gloves and a fancy hat, contrasting her attire with the children's mother's simple slacks and handkerchief. ... O'Connor created the ...

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In this novel, the father, who has been already arrested and removed by the U.S. government at the start of the story, shows some relationship with the Emperor by giving the evidence of the connection to the Japan and his final confession after return four years later. ... He always wears beautiful suits and travels abroad very often, and the mother takes care everything at their white house. ... On the other hand, if the father has some secrets on letters, it does not make sense that the mother tosses dishes and silk kimonos into the flames as well. ... The whole story ends with an angry ple...

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Based on my experiences parenting in Jamaica and America are very different in many ways my professor told me about his grandson that they were at the park and he was ready and told him to put on his shoes and he said no long story short he had to explain to his grandson what might happened if he doesn't wear is shoes if that was me with my mother or father it would be different my mom would give me just a look and you know the meaning (ass-whooping) and if it was my father he wouldn't have to ask me to put my shoes on it would already be on. ...

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