To enumerate, the speaker implies that, "For a long time, it was all you needed to know about me, a kind of vest pocket description of my emotional complexion: Meet you in the lobby in ten minutes - I have long-brown hair, am on the short side, have on a red coat, and my mother died when I was nineteen"" (31). ... Fast and fleeting memories of bedtime stories, rare hugs, and sparse kisses, all blurry now and slightly altered with age, but I cherish them all the same. ... After reading Quindlen's short story, I find it safe to say that we would both end up trading places with the bickerin...

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In the early times they were mostly mothers, house wives, and care takers. ... To demonstrate some era of that time, author Kate Chopin writes short story to give us better ideas on women and the roles that they play during that time. ... Reading these points in the story makes the reader realize Mrs. ... Readers can only feel by reading this story, how can Mrs. ... This story does not tell us how Mrs. ...

• Word Count: 840
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• Grade Level: High School

After a short five minutes, I hear my mom say "she's crowning" and I know its close. ... I walk over and tell him I love him, and the doctor asks me to cut the cord that has been his only other lifeline besides his mother for the past nine months and I agree to cutting the cord and also to becoming fully responsible for the tiny little boy that I had so unexpectedly created. ...

• Word Count: 620
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• Grade Level: High School

This short story provided excellent descpitions of beliefs and betrayal in the characters. ... (O"Conner pg.130-143) I chose this short story because it expressed the common facts of reality. ... My grandfather was the bread maker of my mother's family. ... My mother was probably the first to stop and point this out. ... The short story gave you an idea of how beliefs and betrayal can always take you by surprise. ...

• Word Count: 625
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• Grade Level: High School

Jack Finney wrote a very interesting short story named "Of Missing Persons" and for an assignment a college student named J.D. Marlow made a short movie based on the story that he called Escape to Verna. ... The movie and the story are standardized in that they express that he holds little faith, but in the film, there is the dispute that shows that he is very dependent on his mother and others. ... He wakes up and is worried because his mother is not there. This demonstrates his dependence on his mother. ...

• Word Count: 813
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• Grade Level: High School

Parker" is a wonderful and down to earth short story. ... is how Jane reacts when her mother tries to send her back to her old piano teacher on page 70. ... The way all the characters act is very realistic, especially the mother of Jane. ... It's difficult, I know." states Jane's mother on page 71. ... This is a charming, delightful, and entertaining short story that teaches a life long lesson....

• Word Count: 740
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• Grade Level: High School

I remember that if my pants fit me around the waist they were too short in the legs and if they were long enough in the legs I could have fit two of me in them. ... I did not hear my mother call my father and tell him to pick us up and take us to the hospital, or my uncle Nick to pick up his sons, daughter Chrissy, and my little brother Justin. ... " My mother yelled allot, most I don't remember except "If you do not TRY and FIX my little girl I WILL sue your ass!!...

• Word Count: 1094
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• Grade Level: High School

Topic: In his short stories, Caswell often explores recurring themes. Choose one theme and discuss its use in any THREE short stories in A Dream of Stars. ... He says that her mother would be inconsolable without her and shocks Jamie when he tells her that she is being selfish and not caring about the people around her. Towards the very end, Jamie leaves Billy's apartment and decides to go home, to where her mother needs her. ... All three stories are in some way or another linked with identity and Brian Caswell has been very clever in using this theme over and over again for each story...

• Word Count: 519
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• Grade Level: High School

Symbolism The short stories "The Lottery" and "Everyday Use" used symbolism to express their main points. Different symbols involved in each of the stories gathered significant meanings, which enlightened the reader. ... The quilts revealed the mother's equal love for her children. ... The quilts required hard and dedicated work by the mother and Big Dee. ... Symbolism in both of the stories makes the reader wander and conclude what will happen until the very end....

• Word Count: 476
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

My mother is the gardener in my life, and I am the seed in hers. ... Whenever there was heartbreak, disappointment, or hopelessness, my mother helped me overcome them by helping me pull them out of my life. ... My mom has been a single mother for the majority of my life, as well as for my older brother and sister's lives. ... I plan to major in criminology as a way to give back to the communities that have helped my mother support me. Without a safe community my mother would not have been able to help me and my siblings grow. ...

• Word Count: 562
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• Grade Level: High School

In both the short stories, "The Doll's House" and "Big Brother, Little Sister" the oldest child has been like a caregiver to the younger one. ... In the story, The Doll's House, a prime example of this was how Lil (the older sister) always walked in front of Our Else, who trailed behind her wherever she went, "Where Lil went, Our Else followed." ... In the story Big Brother, Little Sister, the boy is very much a father figure for the younger sister, even thought he is only about 9 years old. The children's mother was always saying, "Hema, look after your sister," so he did. Hema...

• Word Count: 251
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

Rashad is a short story that deals with struggles of a mother-law using a gift that was given by her son in law while in Vietnam that reminds her of sad moments over the years. ... In the beginning of the short story she is taking the banner down which cause her to reminisce. ... But I believe his mother in law wanted the banner to have a good meaning and intentions but didn't work out that way. ... For the mother in law it was a sad reminder of Rashads drug abuse and fighting with her daughter Shirley. ... "(150) Finally I realize that at the beginning of this short story she is t...

• Word Count: 647
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This story takes place in the Australian bush, nineteen miles away from the nearest civilization. ... This short story is about a woman who is alone with her four kids when they encounter a snake. ... She is a good mother, who takes care of her children, and protects them from dangerous threats. ... Her oldest boy seems to see that it is hard for her living out there alone, when her husband has left her when he says: "Mother, I won't never go droving"; blast me if I do!". ... The theme in this story can be said very short. ...

• Word Count: 570
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The short story, "The Duchess and the Jeweller" is written by Virginia Woolf. ... The story critically depicts earned wealth, inherited aristocracy, and a desire of an aristocratic marriage. As the story unfolds, the jeweller, Oliver represents the earned wealth. ... In conclusion, the short story represents Oliver"s earned wealth and Diana"s inherited aristocracy to solidify Oliver"s wish for an aristocratic marriage. ... Diana is being used as enticement for Oliver to buy the fake pearls and not dishonor Diana's mother. ...

• Word Count: 383
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• Grade Level: High School

In many great works of literature, such as short stories and poetry, there is the series of events that shape the future and will forever be engraved in the history of the world. ... The mother explains how violence is everywhere and her daughter should be no where near it. ... It is apparent in Randall's poem that the mother is regarding the church in this manner. ... The poem illustrates the pain and distress the mother felt when the child was murdered. ... This question is an example of a mother yearning for the return of her child. ...

• Word Count: 502
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• Grade Level: High School

Lamb to the slaughter By Roald Dahl After reading the short story "Lamb to the slaughter" by Roald Dahl, I have been asked to answer the question, "what is Roald Dahl's view of women presented in the short story "Lamb to the slaughter"?. The plot of this story is pretty simple. ... In the beginning of the story, Dahl represents Mary as a content housewife, loving wife and soon to be mother. ... She wonders what the law is regarding murderers with unborn children and at times in the story I thought she may well have been found out when the detectives arrived to interview her. ... I e...

• Word Count: 576
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• Grade Level: High School

In the short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, her character Dee portrays the need to escape. ... Dee moved away before her mother and sister found another house to live in. ... She was educated and was able to read even though her mother and sister could not. ... In this short story, Alice Walker shows us how Dee was not only greedy with money but also with her heritage. ... Her mother tried to give her these items before and she refused. ...

• Word Count: 610
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• Grade Level: High School

As the story progresses, Edna "awakens" to the oppressive role she holds in society, and realizes that she is unfulfilled. From this point on in the story, she changes her approach to life. ... She learns that she cannot be "herself" and be a good mother at the same time. ... She feels that taking her own life would be less of a scandal for her children rather than having a mother that rebels against the norms of society. ... After her awakening her life is very short compared to the time that she lives repressed. ...

• Word Count: 499
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Her mother died when she was seven, so she used to take care of her father, household and help her father with the work of stable. ... They talked about everything, she used to share the problems the people in the kingdom faced, the memories of her mother whom she misses the most. ...

• Word Count: 842
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• Grade Level: High School

Our Nicky's Heart This is a short story written by Graham Swift. In the story we meet Frank Randall, his wife and four sons. ... His mother did everything to please him. ... I know of no seventeen-year-old boys who would let their mother do their hair, but Nicky lets his mother do his. ... Throughout the story it seems as if he is standing outside of it all, just observing. ...

• Word Count: 1154
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Past and present memories are stories within themselves. ... In addition, he wanted to keep his promise to his mother. ... The story about their uncle was kept from them because it grieved their father so much that their mother told him he wasn't allowed to talk about it around the children. ... Knowing this, the narrator made a promise to his mother that he would watch over and protect Sonny the best way he knew how; doing this would make their mother pleased and in high spirits. ... The narrator believes Sonny's passion for Jazz music will only be a short-lived, five-minute mo...

• Word Count: 1017
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The short story Sonny's Blues, by James Baldwin, is a story about responsibility , imprisonment, and salvation. ... The narrator, is put in charge of his brother from a very young age, by their mother right before she past. ... Salvation is another key point in this story. The narrator struggled with not being a responsible older brother, and letting Sonny fall apart, after his mother left him in charge. ... The short story Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin had three main messages to take away. ...

• Word Count: 938
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James Baldwin's short story, "Sonny's Blues,"" is more than a tale of a younger brother's struggle, but one of self-discovery. ... Baldwin does not take his mother's words to heart. ... As he says in the story "and I didn't write Sonny or send him anything for an extended time. ... Having promised his mother, letting her down, now must face his brother who is in jail for drugs. ... Music is said to be and outlet for emotions, or even a way for a musician to cope and tell his story. ...

• Word Count: 1177
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

After a while of lazing, I started to play Nintendo 64, a game entitled 'Yoshi's Story'. ... I tried to get my mother's attention, my lips moving but no words able to escape the cold blue lips of mine. I started to lay on the couch and my mother thought I was asleep until she checked me. ... If not for my mother, driving me to the hospital when she noticed my skin color and lip color changing. ... I now know, life is too short, and every day should be lived like it would be your last day. ...

• Word Count: 526
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The main conflict in this story is Prosper and Bo against all of the obstacles in the search of a magical merry-go-round. ... When Prosper and Bo (short for boisterous) and the gang, try to steal it they meet the owner of the missing wing.   ... Prosper and Bo's mother died so they had to go live with their aunt and uncle, but their aunt and uncle only want Bo but they still adopt both of them. When Prosper and finds out that his aunt and uncle want to send him away to boarding school he runs away with Bo to Venice a city where he mother grew up. ...

• Word Count: 402
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School