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Dorothy ParkerAuthor Dorothy Parker is... ...best known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th century urban foibles. With this in mind, we can expect that Parker will look at the world from a perspective...
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Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker’s poem titled “The Flapper” is itself a somewhat flippant look at the “flapper” phenomenon that became especially influential in the United States in the 1920s. The word “flapper”...
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Dorothy Parker*I had to edit down your questions to a single question (as per eNotes policy). The chief characters mentioned in Dorothy Parker's short story, "The Telephone Call" are the narrator, her love...
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Dorothy ParkerCertainly, one of the themes that comes out of Parker's poem is the collision between individual and society. The individual is shown to be poised and positioned against the wishes of the greater...
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Dorothy ParkerThe title of Dorothy Parker’s poem “Penelope” alludes to the famously virtuous and loyal wife of Odysseus, the great hero of Homer’s ancient epic poem The Odyssey. Odysseus is away from his home,...
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Dorothy ParkerAssuming that the speakers in each of these poems is speaking for the author, we have a pretty good indication of how Dorothy Parker feels about romantic relationships. "Men" is the most obvious...
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Dorothy ParkerBoth of the poems "Men" and "Wail" by Dorothy Parker deal with the central theme concerning the disillusionment of love. Parker clearly portrays the theme of disillusionment of love in "Men"...
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Dorothy ParkerIf we define "tone" as the attitude of the poem towards its subject matter, I think that Parker's tone is one of fear towards the normalizing effects of society. Parker presents a tone that shows...
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Dorothy ParkerI think that the explanation of Parker's solace lies in the images she employs. These images help to bring out the idea of the difference between the sensitive and caring individual and the...
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Dorothy ParkerThe first-person speaker of Dorothy Parker's poem "A Certain Lady" begins by describing her apparent amiability and interest when the addressee (presumably male) talks to her of love, even when he...
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Dorothy ParkerThe short story "Arrangement in Black and White" by Dorothy Parker tells of a woman known only as the woman with the pink velvet poppies in her hair who accosts her host at a gathering. The party...
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Dorothy ParkerOne of the primary insights that Parker gives in the poem is how cold and detached social orders can be in the name of "progress." There is little reflection or rumination that is featured within...
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Dorothy ParkerThe speaker is someone who possesses insight about the world around them. Presumably someone like Parker itself, I think that the speaker clearly understands that there is a condition of being in...