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Dorothy Parker Vicious Circle
1,984 wordsBorn in Chicago and raised in Woodbury, New Jersey, just across the state line from Philadelphia, Patti's mother, Beverly, was a jazz singer cum waitress. Her father, Grant, worked at the Honeywell plant; she was the oldest of four siblings: her sisters Linda and Kimberly (the latter plays mandolin on Gone Again's "Ravens, "), and brother Todd. Unable to find her place in high school society, she took refuge in the images of Rimbaud, Bob Dylan, James Brown, and the Rolling Stones. Dropping out o...
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Men And Women Women And Men
3,378 words... new of Playing the Sport: The 1920 s and Dorothy Parkers Big Blonde. The 1920 s and early 1930 s, also called the Jazz Age, was a time for fun and showing off. Dancing, going to dinner parties, and drinking and smoking with friends became the highlight of the times. The economical world had come to the forefront, placing great importance on commodities. Cars, jewelry, and an attractive partner were regarded as necessities. New promising careers became available to men, such as lawyers and ba...
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Turn Of The Century Lennie
1,543 wordsKatherine Mansfield? s? Life of Ma Parker? : Women? s Plight Katherine Mansfield? s? Life of Ma Parker? presents the plight of Ma Parker as a working-class woman at the turn of the century, in terms of her position in the sphere of the family and in the sphere of society. ? Life of Ma Parker? is a story of a widowed charwoman. Like Miss Brill, Ma Parker is a very lonely woman, but their equally painful story is told quite differently, mainly because Mansfield supplies no background to account wh...
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Deal With Death Stream Of Consciousness
2,922 wordsKatherine Mansfield's Short Stories The introduction of the short story to literature created a whole new field for writers and readers to experiment with and enjoy. Katherine Mansfield was born and raised in New Zealand and then moved to England where she spent a great deal of her life. Mansfield is known as one of the most remarkable writers to come out of New Zealand and England. Katherine Mansfield's specialization is the short story. Mansfield wrote many short stories in her lifetime and is...
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Early Twentieth Century Quot And Quot
2,286 words[Currently, " The Waltz" is probably Parkers best known and most frequently anthologized short story. Two female voices, an external compliant one, and an internal critical one, construct the tale of a couples dance. The story also generates the most critical and scholarly attention as well as differences of opinion. Below are brief excerpts from the critical discussion surrounding this story presented chronologically. They are designed to give you not only a taste of the variety of re...
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