... fate (which they will), assume a dignity which approaches tragic stature. As they acknowledge their guilt and enter into the process of expiation, their characters tend to become generalized, and O'Neill manages to suggest something approaching the idea of universal justice."80 W. E. Bigsby, in A Critical to Twentieth-Century American Drama (1984), describes what happens "at the heart of Desire" ... ...

• Word Count: 9352
• Approx Pages: 37
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... silver bells hanging on the front curtain. The bells tinkle when the sedan moves. Since the 1930s, the bridal sedan was gradually replaced by automobile. But the bridal car still manages to keep some elements of tradition. For example, the car will be decorated with bunches of fresh flowers and red balloons. Sometimes the number plate is covered by a red banner ... ...

• Word Count: 9974
• Approx Pages: 40
• Grade Level: High School

... turn fatherhood itself into a source of profit" (Ferraro 563). Reb Smolinsky turns his family into a capitalistic regime and by doing so forces his youngest daughter to flee from him. Sara manages to escape her Father's tyranny by running away from her household not allowing her Father to betroth her to a man for his own well being. "Sara moves forward because she ... ...

• Word Count: 2976
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... of work in England, but continued to drink his earnings away), and to save for a return to America. Blessed with verbal skills and stamina, through stealth, charm and struggle he manages to save what is needed to book ship's passage to America. As the Hudson River flows by en route to Albany, the ship's Wireless Officer says to Frank, "My God ... ...

• Word Count: 3537
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School