XYZ Affair

Their fervent affair paralleled the rise, and eventual passing of the violent storm. “The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery, was like a white flame which penetrated and found response in depths of his own sensuous nature that had never been reached” (Chopin 98). The steamy romance Alcee provided was one Calixta never knew she wanted. Unlike the women in “The Lady with a Pet Dog”, and “An Adventure in Paris,” Calixta stumbled into an unintentional affair. The women in

Outline I. Introduction Topic sentence: II. Madame Butterfly The Western ideology of the Eastern exoticism and docility originates from the long historical context of imperialism and political tensions between the West and the East. Domestic struggles caused by political strife and war in the East, such as the Philippines during the American-Spanish War and China during the Opium Wars, created an opportunity for the West to infiltrate the destabilized Eastern countries. This access allowed

is an affair, Susie explains and hints throughout the novel as to why Len has the affair “If the case was still open – in his mind it was blank. There was nothing on the back of mine, there was nothing on the back of his wives.” Unlike Mrs Danvers and Iago, the reader can relate and sympathise with Lens situation as seen in the quote with the repetition of “Nothing” connoting a need for true love, making less of a Iago, Mrs Danvers antagonist and more of simply an obstacle with gets in the way of

novel The Human Stain by Phillip Roth, Coleman Silk’s actions show that he is losing his identity. Coleman Silk is a man that made irrational decisions in his life, such as making a racial comment while teaching, lying about his race, and having an affair. In all, he was trying to find a new identity in search for power. As results of his life decisions, Coleman Silk lost his original identity that would dwell on him forever. It all started when professor Coleman Silk was lecturing in class; and

the protagonist. She shows her need for freedom and independence by having a sexual affair with a man she previously knew. Calixta cares about her family and worried while her husband and son are caught in a rain storm. She says, “Oh Bobinot! You back! My! but I was uneasy. W’ere? you been during the rain? Ari Bibi’?” (Kennedy & Gioia, 3rd ed., p.102). In the story there doesn’t appear to be any reason for the affair other than possibly something missing and unfulfilling in her life. Calixta is caught

​The novel The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout and the short story Wildwood by Junot Diaz are two stories that convey specific examples of how families can be affected through hardships. While one is long and one is very short, there are many similarities between these two stories. The underlying theme in these two stories is that every action has repercussions, some good and some bad. These repercussions end up transforming the characters in both of these stories into different people by the end

his fame through the book, "The Origin of Evil." Yet, thirty-three years later, Quebert's student Marcus Goldman discovers it is a lie: Harry Quebert didn't write the book. Someone named Luther Caleb did. But, more than this, the book is about an affair between Mr. Quebert and a fifteen-year-old girl named Nola Kellergan. On August 30, 1975, Nola disappeared. Now, thirty-three years later, the body is found, and Mr. Quebert is blamed. Young, upstart author and student of Mr. Quebert, Marcus Goldman

Secondly, her sexual affair with Humbert occurs during a period when Lolita is isolated from familiar people and places. She is alone except for her stepfather, who is sexually attracted to her. Thirdly, Lolita is too young to understand the implication of the relationship she shares with Humbert. She resents Humbert's severity, yet she usually accepts their sexual relationship for what it is. She seems unaware that sexual affairs can be different and that under the right circumstances and at the

Ford Story, Marjorie, the wife withholds information from Steven her husband about an affair. While in the Hemmingway Tale the couple cannot find a mutual solution to a pregnancy. Richard ford's story displays the theme of sexual infidelity through, Stephens encounters. The story opens is suddenly in the car with his wife to a road trip, when Marjorie decided to tell her husband that she had an affair. She decides to tell him a year after this infidelity happened. There is no reason for

Ashburnham and Florence, Dowell frames himself as an American who is merely observing British culture. While establishing himself within his story, Dowell claims that the adulterous affair “is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever,” proceeding to concede that “Six months ago [he] had never been to England” (Ford, 13). That Ford notes this distinction on the first page of the