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    <title>Why I Live at the P.O. Group at eNotes</title>
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    <description>The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the Why I Live at the P.O. Group at eNotes.</description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Also, please check out the free guide on eNotes called, How to Write a...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/how-can-start-writing-about-main-character-which-89001</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Also, please check out the free guide on eNotes called, How to Write a Character Analysis in 10 Easy Steps.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[wensypalma20,
Writing a character analysis is as easy writing any other...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[wensypalma20,
Writing a character analysis is as easy writing any other essay. The first step is to try to think of an attention-getting statement.  Think of something that will grab your teacher's attention and say, "this is an a-paper and I know what I'm talking about." Then add some background information on the story or purpose, always including the author and title ans character that you are writing about. The hard part is the thesis: a...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:07:37 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How can I start writing about the main character which is the sister in...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/how-can-start-writing-about-main-character-which-89001</link>
        <description><![CDATA[How can I start writing about the main character which is the sister in "Why I Live at the P.O.?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:48:08 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[To get to theme, home in on the details of narrative voice and setting...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[To get to theme, home in on the details of narrative voice and setting to see what larger ideas rise to the surface.
NARRATIVE VOICE: Sister tells the tale, and the first question one must ask of a first-person narrator is, What kind of a person are we dealing with and the second question is, Is she a reliable narrator?
Who is she? The first paragraph will tell you everything in what she says about others. How does she characterize her sister,...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:58:16 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the theme of "Why I Live at the P.O.?  How do the setting and...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the theme of "Why I Live at the P.O.?  How do the setting and narrative voice of the story influence the theme?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:20:24 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[You have to look at the story in its entirety to see the Biblical...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/what-symbolism-there-why-live-p-o-could-not-find-63569</link>
        <description><![CDATA[You have to look at the story in its entirety to see the Biblical allusion to the story of the Prodigal Son. The narrator does not especially like her sister because she has just returned after leaving under suspicious circumstances. The sister is furious that she has to cook two chickens and try to feed five people plus one small child just because her "spoiled sister" has come home. Like the brothers in the Biblical story, the narrator is...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:17:37 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What symbolism is there in "Why I Live at the P.O."?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/what-symbolism-there-why-live-p-o-could-not-find-63569</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What symbolism is there in "Why I Live at the P.O."?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:42:32 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[One thing that might be useful in deciding upon a thesis statement for...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[One thing that might be useful in deciding upon a thesis statement for this story is to look at the major characters. Perhaps you could compare and contrast Sister with Stella Rondo. How are they alike? How are they different?  You may find that there is a great deal of meat to this topic, and hopefully that will lead you to an argument concerning one of these characters. Perhaps, because we are never told explicitly, you could argue the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:16:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The scene you're referring to is another family disagreement at the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The scene you're referring to is another family disagreement at the dinner table. When Sister announces that she's had enough and is going to just live in the post office, everyone announces that they'll never set foot in the place again. Uncle Rondo accuses her of snooping through other people's mail and reading their postcards. Then Mama states that none of them will ever write another postcard. And That's when Sister says:    ...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:12:12 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the story &quot;Why I Live at the P.O,&quot; how is &quot;cutting off...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the story &quot;Why I Live at the P.O,&quot; how is &quot;cutting off your nose to spite your face&quot; an ironic statement?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 9 Dec 2008 19:42:50 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The plot alone would not be enough to make Welty's story humorous; the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The plot alone would not be enough to make Welty's story humorous; the dialogue and style of her narrative is essential to the story.  Welty uses many Southern idioms in order to show a truly eccentric Mississippi clan. The dialogue in the story is informal and realistic, filled with sentence fragments, slang, and words spelled to emphasize the way Welty’s characters talk, &quot;Papa Daddy l-a - y - s down his knife and fork.&quot; Welty...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 9 Dec 2008 19:25:45 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are some examples of how hyperbole and colloquial expressions...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/examples-hyperbole-colloquial-expressions-that-51955</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What are some examples of how hyperbole and colloquial expressions contribute to the humor of &quot;Why I Live at the P.O.&quot;]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 7 Dec 2008 14:02:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Just go thru this steps and you will be fine. ANALYTICAL  THESIS...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Just go thru this steps and you will be fine. ANALYTICAL  THESIS STATEMENTS -- ARE YOU ON TRACK? 1.)          ASK OF YOUR  WORKING THESIS “IS IT DEBATABLE?” 2.)          ASK WHETHER  IT AVOIDS THE PITFALLS OF WEAK THESIS STATEMENTS. 3.)          ASK WHETHER  IT AVOIDS BEING AN ARBITRARY “THREE-PRONG” THESIS. 4.)          ASK WHAT  SPECIFIC TEXTUAL SUPPORT YOU CAN PROVIDE FOR THIS THESIS....]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:02:54 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is a good analytical thesis statement for &quot;Why I Live at the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/what-good-analytic-thesis-statement-for-why-live-p-43783</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is a good analytical thesis statement for &quot;Why I Live at the P.O.&quot;?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:59:24 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I think Sister might have some mental illness.  Remember she mentioned,...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I think Sister might have some mental illness.  Remember she mentioned, &quot;the doctor has always told me I was the most sensitive person he had ever seen in his whole life,&quot; that implies she has to see a doctor for some mental problem.  As to the terrible treatment by her family, also remember that it's all of Sister's telling, thus not that reliable.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The main way the two stories' symbolism can be compared is through the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The main way the two stories' symbolism can be compared is through the symbolic characters that Welty uses.  For example, Phoenix Jackson in &quot;A Worn Path&quot; is a symbol of longevity and determination and devotion.  Also, her name is also symbolic.  A phoenix is defined as a bird that rises from the ashes over and over again; it resurrects.  Phoenix has also &quot;risen from the ashes&quot; in many ways in that she has lived a very...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does the symbolism in &quot;Why I Live at the P.O.&quot; compare to...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/what-some-symbolisms-why-live-p-o-22217</link>
        <description><![CDATA[How does the symbolism in &quot;Why I Live at the P.O.&quot; compare to the symbolism in &quot;A Worn Path?&quot; ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[She may be off-balanced but I don't think she is crazy.&nbsp; Her living...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[She may be off-balanced but I don't think she is crazy.&nbsp; Her living situation has driven her nuts, but probably not literally.&nbsp; Her family is eccentric, to say the least.&nbsp; Her sister has had a relationship that doesn't work out with a &quot;Mr. Whitaker.&quot;&nbsp; Sister thinks Stella Rondo is selfish and doesn't appreciate what's been done for her.&nbsp;&nbsp;In a very childish way,&nbsp;she&nbsp;takes up residence in the...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is the sister slightly crazy, or is her odd behavior a justified revolt...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Is the sister slightly crazy, or is her odd behavior a justified revolt against her family? Why or why not?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Well I think it depends if you are talking personally or about the story...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Well I think it depends if you are talking personally or about the story itself.  Personally, I think that the advactages of being part of a close-knit family are pretty clear: you always have someone who believes in you, people are willing to make sacrifices for you, you always have someone to talk to.  The disadvactage is that it can be incredibly smothering.  The same can be said for a very small knit community, both in the pros and the...]]></description>
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