Dennis Finocchiaro
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I have been an adjunct professor at the college level for the past seven years, mostly in English Composition and Literature. I also have experience teaching creative writing, journalism, digital film, photography, art and much more.
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Answered a Question in Claudia Emerson
This is a great poem for visuals. Excellent. Besides the obvious images of a female lifeguard (preferably dressed as described in the poem) another great visual would include a middle aged woman in... -
Answered a Question in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
This quote explains the first part: "Circumstances of an imperious nature, which is is unnecessary to relate here, had prevented him from taking service with that gallant army...and he chafed under... -
Answered a Question in In Another Country
In the short story In Another Country, the major said a man must never marry. The main reason he said this was because he was a soldier. His concern was twofold. If he were married in wartime, he... -
Answered a Question in Hills Like White Elephants
In Hemingway's Hills Like White Elephants, the main character remains nameless and is only referred to as The American. There are a few reasons why Hemingway may have chosen to keep this character... -
Answered a Question in Images of Women in Literature
In the play Trifles, Mrs. Wright was similar to the canary. First off, she loved singing when she was younger. She sang with the choir and really enjoyed it. When she got married, her husband hated... -
Answered a Question in The Black Cat
In The Black Cat, the narrator helped the police search his house for any proof he had murdered his wife. They obviously had reason to believe there was at least a possibility, and so they looked... -
Answered a Question in Boys and Girls
In Boys and Girls, Mack's death opened the narrator's eyes. She realized that Flora would be next, which forced her to realize the connection she had with the female horse. Flora, like her, was... -
Answered a Question in A Good Man Is Hard to Find
The Southern setting is very important to the story for a few reasons. First off, the "good man" the grandmother keeps talking about seems to be the sort of person from the past, and not... -
Answered a Question in The Necklace
In the short story The Necklace, the only one of those choices that falls into the exposition is the last one: she finds out she has an invitation to the ball. The exposition is where the... -
Answered a Question in The Necklace
Mathilde Loisel is presented as a spoiled, selfish woman up until she loses the necklace and she and her husband are forced into poverty. From the beginning, she makes it clear she has married... -
Answered a Question in A Rose for Emily
In A Rose for Emily, Tobe stays loyal to Miss Emily until the end of the story when she has died. There are many expert opinions on why he stays, especially since it's pretty likely he knows about... -
Answered a Question in The Necklace
Mathilde Loisel's actions greatly differ from the beginning to the end of the story. In the beginning, she complains about living in poverty, even though she has a beautiful home, food on her... -
Answered a Question in Miss Brill
Katherine Mansfield's Miss Brill is truly a story of denial. The main character is in complete denial of the loneliness and isolation from which she suffers. Throughout the story, she people... -
Answered a Question in A Jury of Her Peers
Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters figure out a lot about Mrs. Wright in the story. They discuss, first off, what Mrs. Wright was like when she was younger. She was involved with a choir, was seen around... -
Answered a Question in The Bear
One of the major techniques used in Chekhov's The Bear is that it is a farce, meaning it is a play with comedy. It combines many different kinds of humor, which makes the play interesting. As a... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
The introduction should have a hook to grab attention, a topic leading to a thesis statement, and then the major points you will use to support your topic. All of these items work together to make... -
Answered a Question in Miss Brill
The scene in Miss Brill is extremely important to the story. Every Sunday, Miss Brill goes to a nearby park to people watch. She is an extremely lonely woman, yet is completely unaware of how sad... -
Answered a Question in Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451's title reflects the temperature at which paper burns, which obviously ties into the novel well. It conveys the different society and setting in which the story takes place. In this... -
Answered a Question in Guy de Maupassant
An excellent example of de Maupassant's satire can be found in his short story The Necklace. In the story, Mathilde constantly complains of being poor and feels she deserves more because she is so... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
The fire had the whole neighborhood preoccupied, and even Jem and Scout are too busy to see anything but the drama in the neighborhood. They are pushed away from the fire, and as they watch,... -
Answered a Question in A Jury of Her Peers
In Susan Glaspell's A Jury of Her Peers the men are searching for evidence that Mrs. Wright has killed her husband. They search the house, both inside and out, searching for a motive. Considering... -
Answered a Question in An American Childhood
In the story, Dillard described playing football as "It was all or nothing" (Dillard). When she learned to play, she was taught that she had to put everything into the game so that her team would... -
Answered a Question in Literature
Novelist Trenton Lee Stewart is known as the author of the famous young adult The Mysterious Benedict Society series. Besides his novels, he has also been published in including the Shenandoah, the... -
Answered a Question in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
The function of the flashback in section two is backstory. Without it, the reader would never learn what, exactly, Peyton did to get arrested. Plus it sets the scene for section three, his...