"The symbolism in the short story used to lived here once by jean rhys" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 40 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    Winnie: A Short Story

    • 464 Words
    • 2 Pages

    down and the sit in silence for awhile.Then finally she says”it tasted good.” Then they all laughed.After that Winnie and Jesse got married and had a kid named Daniel.He grew up to be fifteen before he drunk the spring water and Winnie and the Tucks lived their lives as normal as they could.Winnie still had doubts about drinking the water‚but she did what she did.Then one day Mae came in to talk for why she drank the water.”Hey Winnie can we sit and have a friendly talk.” Winnie wondered what she wanted

    Premium

    • 464 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Gothic short stories

    • 6202 Words
    • 17 Pages

    The graveyard was dark and shadowed; tulips lined the cobblestone pathway that led to the mausoleum‚ looming darkly against the feeble moon. I strode through the graveyard‚ glancing nervously around at the shadows that lay thick upon the graves like a shroud. Tulips‚ protruding like withered stakes from the ground‚ lined the pathway‚ and I could smell their sickly-sweet odor as I approached the mausoleum‚ looming above me like a forbidding monument to the feeble moon above. “Rachel!” I cried out

    Premium Odor

    • 6202 Words
    • 17 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Lily: A Short Story

    • 533 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Deborah not only left T-Ray but she also left Lily. Lily had always thought that T-Ray was the reason her mother left. Once T-Ray told Lily that her mom purposefully left Lily behind as well as him‚ Lily was devastated. A reason T-Ray could have wanted Lily to come home with him is because she is like the last piece of Deborah he has left. August has always said that T-Ray used to worship Deborah. August said that T-Ray even loved Deborah more than she loved him. At first Deborah turned down T-Ray

    Premium

    • 533 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Zeus Short Story

    • 498 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Long ago‚ Zeus came down from Mount Olympus to a town named Santorini in Ancient Greece to have a child with a mortal woman that was very beautiful. This woman lived near a mountain in Santorini named μεγάλο βουνό. (Great Mountain) The woman finally gave birth to the boy and named him Lavatinos. He was a very curious boy‚ as he grew older he asked more and more questions about where his dad was and why his mom wouldn’t tell him. Eventually his mom became frustrated with all of the questions being

    Premium Greek mythology Zeus Oedipus

    • 498 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    A Gothic Short Story

    • 1584 Words
    • 7 Pages

    with blue roofs but still manages to look dark and mysterious and has an eerie feel surrounding it. It is long and on half of it is about 10 floors high with little towers coming out above the main roof‚ the other half is lower down‚ only about 5 stories high‚ with a large watch tower in the middle of that section. It houses my aunt‚ uncle and their daughter‚ my cousin and a few other families. For the last few days I’ve been walking to their estate as I am moving there to live with them because my

    Premium Light English-language films Darkness

    • 1584 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Gunther: A Short Story

    • 565 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Sadly I can’t denied what they did but what I can do is tell you a little story” –said Nathan with confidence. In 1939‚ a man named Adolf Hitler‚ mobilized his whole nation in order to go to war. The people from Germany were amused by the words of his new leader‚ therefore they didn’t hesitate when he wanted to expand the Fatherland

    Premium Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler Germany

    • 565 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Short Story: Beowulf

    • 466 Words
    • 2 Pages

    If l’m going to do this l have to be gently ok here we go. “No! no! no! Definitely not fish‚ that was so last year‚ how about herbal candy it’s a healthy type of candy do you want some it’s from china town.” The little boy stood and stared for a while but‚ eventually he told Nevaeh his name‚ Ryan‚

    Premium English-language films Family Ocean

    • 466 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Spanish Short Story

    • 325 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Cuento Corto It was a cold December morning as Clara got ready for her long day at work. She slipped on her favorite red flats and let out a sigh. She had been thinking about how lonely she had been. She had lived in New York City for about three months after moving from Colorado for a new job. All she wanted for Christmas that year was love. She had no friends or family living near her. She needed a change from the boring atmosphere of her life in Colorado. Her favorite coffee shop‚ Serendipity

    Premium New York City Espresso Coffee

    • 325 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Dahl‚ created a sinister tone in their short stories you have studied? Tone is of great significance to the storyline as it portrays the reader’s attitude while expressing the genre. Tony Hunter’s ‘Listen to the End’ and Roald Dahl’s ‘The Landlady’ both guide the audience through their violent and mysterious stories that begin with a powerless main character on a dark‚ shivering evening. However‚ through varying and distinctive techniques‚ the two short stories differ notably in terms of setting‚

    Premium Narrative Fiction Roald Dahl

    • 688 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    smells like sweat‚ but I’m used to it. An old‚ dingy and torn apart gym. A drop of sweat comes down my face and I got an idea. A dumb idea. Everything was going great until something vile happened‚ something that I will never forget. I was in line waiting for my turn‚ and I decided to go off to the side and practice one of my own tricks. Then BOOM‚ I broke my arm‚ I couldn’t explain how fast it went. My coach came rushing over‚ and he started calling an ambulance. Once the ambulance came‚ the

    Premium

    • 512 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
Page 1 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 50