The Ice Plant and the Ice
The ice plant where Will works as a night watchman can be seen as a symbol of hope, a symbol of labor, and a symbol of the lack of productive imagination and untapped resources. It also helps make...
The Gun
Russian author Anton Chekhov famously wrote that if a gun is shown in one scene, it has to be fired in another, otherwise it has no right to be in the story at all. This theory of composition is co...
McLendon's House
The description of McLendon's house is brought up in most discussions of this story. So here it is:It was trim and fresh as a birdcage and almost as small, with its clean, green and white paint. (5...