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        <title><![CDATA[How is magic used in "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" to...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How is magic used in "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" to encourage the villagers to change their lives?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 6 Sep 2009 18:03:22 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[achoin,
In "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World, This island setting...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[achoin,
In "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World, This island setting is no ordinary prosaic location—it is a strange fantasy world that has left more than one reader “puzzled as to what is going on here.”
On a strange island—with a few wooden houses on the edge of a barren cape and with so little land that mothers were afraid “the wind would carry off their children” and with dead villagers thrown off the cliffs for lack of...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:13:55 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Esteban symbolizes the "larger than life" paradigm of a person who is so...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Esteban symbolizes the "larger than life" paradigm of a person who is so extraordinary that he ordinary, in turn, becomes too much for him. This is why, when it comes to ordinary and everyday people of the village, the "much larger, much bigger, and much awesomer" Esteban is also "much sadder, much more unfortunate, and much more depressed" than everyone else.
Esteban is compared visually, imaginatively, and spiritually with the most important...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:09:10 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What does Esteban symbolize in "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/handsomest-drowned/q-and-a/what-does-esteban-symbolize-why-90035</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What does Esteban symbolize in "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World"? Why?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/handsomest-drowned/q-and-a/what-does-esteban-symbolize-why-90035</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:08:10 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What can you say about work ethics In "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/handsomest-drowned/q-and-a/what-can-you-say-about-work-ethics-handsomest-75829</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What can you say about work ethics In "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 4 Apr 2009 21:21:47 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Describe the common characteristic of the village people. Is it true to...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/handsomest-drowned/q-and-a/describe-common-characteristic-village-people-true-63397</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Describe the common characteristic of the village people. Is it true to both men and women, young and old alike?
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:32:44 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The drowned man represents the mysterious &quot;other.&quot;  Unlike...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/handsomest-drowned/q-and-a/why-do-women-entertain-such-fantasies-about-42805</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The drowned man represents the mysterious &quot;other.&quot;  Unlike the men of the fishing village who are predictable, in both habit and appearance, the drowned man is exotic.  Moreover, they can project any history they like on the stranger, imagining him as they see fit.   One of the exciting things about the man, and what propels their imaginations, is his unusually large frame.  (He is so much physically larger than their...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:47:05 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why do the women entertain such fantasies about the drowned man in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why do the women entertain such fantasies about the drowned man in &quot;The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World&quot;?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:32:45 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&quot;Wednesday drowsiness,&quot; &quot;Wednesday meat,&quot; and...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;Wednesday drowsiness,&quot; &quot;Wednesday meat,&quot; and &quot;Wednesday bodies&quot; all have a common meaning:  tiresome.  In many communities where the majority of the residents were (and are)  fishermen, the men return from their voyages on Thursdays, so by Wednesday, supplies are getting low in the town (and stinky!).  Wives and children are getting anxious and bored.  It's like our own notion of &quot;hump day,&quot; but...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:57:15 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A good question. While we can't know the author's intentions for sure, I...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A good question. While we can't know the author's intentions for sure, I would argue that the women name the man Esteban because of the meaning of the name.  &quot;Esteban&quot; or &quot;Steven&quot; comes from the Greek for &quot;crown.&quot; They are naming him as a king or royalty because of his appearance. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:39:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In &quot;The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World,&quot;  explain the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In &quot;The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World,&quot;  explain the references to &quot;Wednesday.&quot;  ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:42:57 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why did the women name the drowned man Esteban instead of any other name? ]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/handsomest-drowned/q-and-a/why-did-women-name-drowned-man-esteban-instead-42395</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Why did the women name the drowned man Esteban instead of any other name? ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:09:24 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What do you think flowers symbolize in &quot;The handsomest drowned man...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/handsomest-drowned/q-and-a/what-do-you-think-flowers-symbolize-quot-39749</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What do you think flowers symbolize in &quot;The handsomest drowned man in the world?&quot; ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:30:26 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The process of finding the body of Esteban immediately unites the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The process of finding the body of Esteban immediately unites the village in a common purpose.  As time passes, though, that unity becomes more significant and long-lasting.  The woman are united in their effort to protect and pay respects to this handsome man with the obliging features.  The men are united first in their attempt to find his identity and then in their attempt to get rid of him.  Finally, all the people are united in their...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:26:38 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does Esteban in &quot;The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World&quot;...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does Esteban in &quot;The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World&quot; enrich the life of the villagers?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:59:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Esteban becomes something other than a dead body on the beach. The...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Esteban becomes something other than a dead body on the beach. The villagers create a persona for him, and he becomes almost other-worldly. As time progresses, more attributes are given to him, that inspire and motivate the villagers to lead better lives.His size alone sets him apart, and it gives him greatness. The villagers attribute super powers to him, such as their belief that he could coerce the fish to jump into the boat. He is no...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:24:33 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This story can be read as a transformation myth. How does Esteban change...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This story can be read as a transformation myth. How does Esteban change as the story progresses to become larger than life?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:21:40 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Beauty and discontentedness are two prominent themes in the story, and...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Beauty and discontentedness are two prominent themes in the story, and the corpse himself actually acts as a symbol for each theme. Beauty takes on an entirely different meaning to the villagers when the man washes ashore. The women of the village had no concept of the kind of beauty that this man brought to their tiny village. They see him in death and think that their men pale in comparison. They can actually feel the change take place...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 5 Jan 2008 14:34:07 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[While there is no &quot;there it is&quot; answer to this question that...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[While there is no &quot;there it is&quot; answer to this question that you can point to since it's in italics or boldface print, it does indirectly explain that myths and legends begin because people don't know the real answers and attempt to fill in the blanks.  The women in this story begin weaving tales about the drowned man as they are cleaning him up and preparing him for burial.  They discover that he is larger than all the people in...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 2 Jan 2008 18:49:36 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What has a symbolic meaning to the theme of the story &quot;The...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What has a symbolic meaning to the theme of the story &quot;The Handsomest Drowed Man in the World&quot;?]]></description>
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