James Joyce

“A Good Man Is Hard To Find” by Flannery O’Connor and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates are two short stories with tragic endings. These stories can be considered murder mysteries. However, they are not the average “who killed this person?” stories, they are more mysterious due to the killers themselves. The killer in “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” is named The Misfit and the creepier abductor and assumed murderer in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” Arnold…

"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates is a story about a teenage girl in the 1960's, named Connie, and her struggle to escape reality while simultaneously resisting authority and playing the role of beauty queen. Connie wants nothing less than to be like her mother or sister. She thinks that because she is prettier than them that she is above them. Connie's fascination with her beauty and her inability to distinguish reality from fantasy ultimately lead to her own…

“A Rose for Emily” is a short story by William Faulkner. The events of it revolve around Miss Emily Grierson and her life spent in a small town in post civil war Mississippi (Faulkner 30). Emily struggles with accepting the changes in life and casts herself away from society for most of her life, making herself a mysterious character. She never bends her will to anyone around her and lives her life the way she sees fit all the way up to her death. Three defining traits of Emily Grierson are her…

“A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner begins with an explanation of who went to Emily Grierson’s funeral and their motives behind it. The men and women who attended saw her as a “fallen monument” and were also curious to see her house, so it is assumed that she did not have any close friends or family. Throughout the text it is shown that Emily suffers from a fear of change and abandonment and that is why she does not keep anyone around except for her manservant. Emily is so terrified of…

Is She Dreaming? The short story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol is a about a young teenage girl. Her name is Connie. Connie is self-centered and conceited because of her looks. She’s only concerned about herself. In addition, the author also describes her as being somewhat boy crazy (Carol 160). She spends time thinking and day dreaming about older boys (Benignetti). This shows you that it excites her in a way. She is eager to know more guys and put herself out there…

“A Rose for Emily” Symbolism The 1930’s Williams Faulkner short story “A Rose for Emily”, focuses on Miss Emily Grierson, who was presumably from a rich family. The story is told through a narrator, who is someone that also lives in Jefferson that is watching over. Emily Grierson was described by the narrator as being a monument but at the same time she was pitied and quite irritating because she demanded to live her life on her own terms. According to David Madden, Miss Emily's story is…

A Rose for Emily vs. Psycho The Rose for Emily is based on a young and beautiful woman that was completely damaged by her father who later dies and leaves her damaged even after death. This made her a bit crazy and isolated by her townspeople until her own death. Psycho is based on a man who dresses up like his mother kills the residents of a hotel that he runs. Two completely different stories one main plot one both sides. Even though Emily and Norman are from to different stories they show the…

to the United States of America. Sofia and her sister Irina are both deaf. Sofia was the only translator between Irina and her parents didn’t speak English. Sofia attended high school and she was fairly new to the new community of a deaf school. James, a black young boy makes his way to Lexington high school, and author Cohen really explains how he was always absent and failing. When he did show up he was not focused and would sleep. Then he started to dorm there about five days a week and…

In William Faulkner’s 1931 short story, “A Rose for Emily”, he describes Emily Grierson’s loneliness and her reluctance to accept changes in society and tradition. In “A Rose for Emily”, Faulkner tells readers about the events of Emily Grierson’s life and how they affected her personality and perception of the world around her. The story begins with the townspeople attending Emily’s funeral, which was held in her home in Jefferson. Although the men attended mostly out of respect, the…

Kim Brooks, in her piece “Is It Time to Kill the Liberal Arts Degree?”, writes in depth about her struggles in finding a stable career after college. Her story is almost parallel to that of Rory Gilmore. Rory Gilmore is a character loved by all who have seen the TV show, Gilmore Girls. The show follows single mother, Lorelai, and her daughter Rory Gilmore. The story covers everything from first kisses, first loves, bullies, best friends, loss, triumph, and college acceptance. In the later…