The literature of Flannery O'Connor can appear to be distant and unemotional, as well as unbelievably harsh and violent. ... O'Connor's evident discontentment with society at the time has frequently been attributed to her Catholic religion, her studies in social science, and the fact that the lifestyles of the elite southern whites were diminishing. ... (Baumgaertner, 24) Students may question how her writing, as bizarre and cruel as it is, would be deemed Christian literature. ... She was not fulfilled with the restrictions of solely rational content, and stated that she ha...

• Word Count: 1784
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The use of this character device is widespread in nineteenth and twentieth-century literature and indicates a growing awareness among authors that the "self " is really a composite of many "selves ". ... The phrase has a long history in literature, and was popularized (and perhaps coined) by Edgar Allan Poe in his short story, "The Imp of the Perverse." 2. ... Many critics consider Poe the founder of the so called doppelganger technique, in literature. ... More than a regular story, the latter one, is a study of the unconscious mind, and in some critic's opinion is an early version of...

• Word Count: 1909
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: High School

She considers the book as a guide of life. ... A study by an assistant professor of communication studies found that people who use cell phone frequently are less likely to communicate in public [Goscicki]. ...

• Word Count: 1647
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School