Dorothy Parker

Author 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...

Assuming 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...

The title of "The Choice" immediately suggests that it is related to the notion that people given enough rope are likely to hang themselves, since this idea is all about making bad choices. Rope in...

The short poem, "Solace," by Dorothy Parker explores the theme of loss through its title, Solace. By definition, solace means to give comfort or to console. In this first person narrated poem, the...

Both 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"...

Symbols in "Arrangement in Black and White" include the "assisted gold" of the unnamed woman's hair, the "pink velvet poppies" she wears wreathed in her hair, the bookcase that Walter Williams, the...

Dorothy Parker's short story “Just a Little One” uses some creative and interesting literary devices. Let's examine some of those devices. We'll start with the narrative point of view because...

I 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...

The title of “Just a Little One” by Dorothy Parker refers to a refrain spoken by the narrator throughout the tale. This narrator is out on a date at a speakeasy, and her escort, Fred, says he's...

If 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...

The 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...

One 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...

The 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...