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        <title><![CDATA[I need to write a critical perspective essay on "The Waltz" and I need a...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I need to write a critical perspective essay on "The Waltz" and I need a thesis statement that goes along with the lens Formalism...help]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 9 Feb 2009 19:24:08 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[If your local library has archives of The New Yorker, you can find the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If your local library has archives of The New Yorker, you can find the story on page 11 of the September 2, 1933 edition.  The New Yorker is online, but requires a paid membership.  If the libraries near you don't have archives of the past issues, your librarian may be able to access the copy for you through interlibrary loan.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 8 Feb 2009 13:40:55 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA["The Waltz," is Parker's most re-published story, but I doubt you will...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA["The Waltz," is Parker's most re-published story, but I doubt you will find an on-line copy free.  It is still under copyright and can't legally be put on-line. However, if you are close to a library, or have an on-line account with your library they may have a copy of her "Dorothy Parker's Complete Short Stories."  This contains a copy of "The Waltz."  You might also check in various short story anthologies as this story was republished in...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 8 Feb 2009 09:10:01 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Can anyone tell me of a site where I can get the full edition of Dorothy...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Can anyone tell me of a site where I can get the full edition of Dorothy Parker's short story "The Waltz" free?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 8 Feb 2009 08:43:03 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[That's a slippery question. The specific dance that the narrator is...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[That's a slippery question. The specific dance that the narrator is talking about (and suffering through) ends, but the story doesn't really conclude. Instead, it loops back to the beginning for a fun and painful irony. All she wants to do is get this dance over with, but when it comes to the end, she says again, " "I'd simply adore to go on waltzing," and the whole thing starts over again. In other words, we don’t get a real ending.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2007 16:25:44 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the conclusion of "The Waltz"?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the conclusion of "The Waltz"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2007 15:11:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I think that a good thesis statement for the waltz would be: "The Waltz"...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I think that a good thesis statement for the waltz would be: "The Waltz" is an allegorical tale that uses a seemingly simple dance by a couple to discuss the intricacies of 20th century relationships.

From there you can discuss women's overdependancy on men, and relationships that are hurried because people see them as their last chance.  This leads to unhappiness and abuse situations. However, like the couple in the dance, the marriages...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2007 15:08:01 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What can be a good thesis statement for "The Waltz"?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What can be a good thesis statement for "The Waltz"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2007 14:32:03 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Do you mean, "what is an introduction to The Waltz?"  I think that a...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Do you mean, "what is an introduction to The Waltz?"  I think that a good introduction to the book would be in talking about its themes.  Some themes for The Waltz include conformity to social standards (why the narrator finds it difficult to say no to the dance) as well as the idea that love is a disappointment.  Parker uses the dance the Waltz as an allegory to twentieth century love and relationships.  I think that if you introduce the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2007 14:13:27 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is an introduction to The Waltz?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is an introduction to The Waltz?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2007 14:08:16 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The characters are the unnamed narrator and a number of anonymous dance...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The characters are the unnamed narrator and a number of anonymous dance partners, one of whom she dubs "Double-Time Charley."

His name can be considered a literary device, that is, a metaphor.  He literally dances in "double time" and his name also reflects the way the narrator view men:  as two-timing cheats.

Another technique Parker uses is stream-of-consciousness.  We are able to hear the narrator's thoughts as she thinks them.  (This...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2007 12:00:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Who are the main characters in "The Waltz"?  What are the literary terms...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Who are the main characters in "The Waltz"?  What are the literary terms in the short story and why are they used?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2007 11:32:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[These are all tightly tied together. The setting of "The Waltz" is a...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[These are all tightly tied together. The setting of "The Waltz" is a dance—it is a location, a time, and an activity, all at once. The conflict is between the internal desires of the female main character and the demands placed on her by external society. She wants to have a good time, do what she wants, etc.—but she also has to put up with the literal kicks of her dance partner, and his irritating habits. As for plot, there is only a...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:04:34 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[On the surface, Parker's "The Waltz" revolves around a woman who must...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[On the surface, Parker's "The Waltz" revolves around a woman who must decide to decline or accept dances with various suitors.  The dance hall is the setting.  We know this from the opening lines, as we hear both the external and internal dialogue of the woman.  For example, she thinks, “(M)ust this obscene travesty of a dance go on until hell burns out?”  This can be viewed both literally and symbolically.

Literally, she is at a dance...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:59:59 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What was the plot, the setting, and the conflict of "The Waltz" by...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What was the plot, the setting, and the conflict of "The Waltz" by Dorothy Parker?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:12:42 PST</pubDate>
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