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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[compare and contrast "Why I live at the P.O. by Eudora Welty" and "The...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/compare-contrast-why-live-p-o-by-eudora-welty-112949</link>
        <description><![CDATA[compare and contrast "Why I live at the P.O. by Eudora Welty" and "The Revolt of Mother" by Mary E. Wilkins.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:43:25 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what is the setting and point of view for why I live at the P.O
by welty]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/what-setting-point-view-why-live-p-o-by-welty-101395</link>
        <description><![CDATA[what is the setting and point of view for why I live at the P.O
by welty]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/what-setting-point-view-why-live-p-o-by-welty-101395</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:58:00 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Welty's"Why I Live at The P.O," how can we demonstrate that Sister is...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/weltys-why-live-p-o-how-can-we-demonstrate-that-95121</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In Welty's"Why I Live at The P.O," how can we demonstrate that Sister is harrass by her family?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/weltys-why-live-p-o-how-can-we-demonstrate-that-95121</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 9 Aug 2009 01:07:12 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Explain why sister did or did not cause her own problems with her family]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/explain-why-sister-did-did-not-cause-her-own-94267</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Explain why sister did or did not cause her own problems with her family]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/explain-why-sister-did-did-not-cause-her-own-94267</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 2 Aug 2009 18:23:36 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[caseyburl,
Eudora Welty's "Why I live at the PO" is a classic example of...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/im-having-trouble-deciding-trust-1st-person-91131</link>
        <description><![CDATA[caseyburl,
Eudora Welty's "Why I live at the PO" is a classic example of the unrelaiable narrator. Sister’s function as an unreliable narrator whose verbal and psychological exaggerations both mirror and instigate her ultimate isolation from her family that eventually leaves her alone at the P.O. Sister’s paranoia and jealousy lead her to question the veracity of her family members, particularly Stella-Rondo. They also lead her to engage...]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/im-having-trouble-deciding-trust-1st-person-91131</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:58:32 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'm having trouble deciding if I trust the 1st person narrator or...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/im-having-trouble-deciding-trust-1st-person-91131</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I'm having trouble deciding if I trust the 1st person narrator or whether shes exaggerating in "Why I Live at the P.O.".]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/im-having-trouble-deciding-trust-1st-person-91131</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 7 Jul 2009 15:55:20 PST</pubDate>
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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>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/how-can-start-writing-about-main-character-which-89001</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:52:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[wensypalma20,
Writing a character analysis is as easy writing any other...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/how-can-start-writing-about-main-character-which-89001</link>
        <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>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/how-can-start-writing-about-main-character-which-89001</guid>
        <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>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/how-can-start-writing-about-main-character-which-89001</guid>
        <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>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/what-theme-story-how-do-setting-narrative-voice-72473</link>
        <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>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/what-theme-story-how-do-setting-narrative-voice-72473</guid>
        <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>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/what-theme-story-how-do-setting-narrative-voice-72473</link>
        <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>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/what-theme-story-how-do-setting-narrative-voice-72473</guid>
        <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>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/what-good-analytic-thesis-statement-for-why-live-p-43783</link>
        <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>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/quot-cutting-off-your-nose-spite-your-face-then-52555</link>
        <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>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/examples-hyperbole-colloquial-expressions-that-51955</link>
        <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>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/examples-hyperbole-colloquial-expressions-that-51955</guid>
        <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>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/why-live/q-and-a/what-good-analytic-thesis-statement-for-why-live-p-43783</link>
        <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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