Andre Dubus’s “Killings” is a very interesting look into the psychology that goes on after a person has been killed. The story discusses the ramifications of the original murd…
Dubus’s “Killings”: Prosecuting Attorney
In the story “Killings” Matt Fowler kills Strout in revenge of his son Frank’s murder. Matt assumes that Strout will only serve a f…
Andre Dubus’ “Killings”
Andre Dubus was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1936 but lived most of his life in Massachusetts. He later passed away some time in 1999….
“The Curse” by Andre Dubus is about Mitchell Hayes, a forty-nine year old bartender who is witness to a rape. The rape occurs right before closing when five bike…
Love and Death: A Comparison and Contrast of William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” and Andre Dubus’s “Killings”
The French journalist Octive Mirabaeu once said…
Killings is a story about love and murder. Andre Dubus tells the story of a group of people who are faced with conflict on a daily basis resulting in emotions of darkness and…
Andre Dubus, Raymond Carver and Shirley Jackson have changed the landscape of contemporary fiction both culturally and stylistically. All three comment about the affect upon…
Although the story is very devoid of emotion, Dubus hint’s at emotions just out of reach. The most prominent hint is Frank and Mary Ann. Every time that either Frank or Mary…
‘The Curse’; by Andre Dubus is about Mitchell Hayes, a forty-nine year old bartender who is witness to a rape. The rape occurs right before closing when five bikers rape a y…
Would “doing the right thing” possibly be not to do anything at all? In the case of Mitchell Hayes in Andre Dubus’ “The Curse” it was. In this short story there are…
The story “Killings” by Andre Dubus mandates the story of a man named Matt Fowler, who tries to rectify the tragedy of his son’s murder. Matt’s son, Frank is courting…
Plot is defined as, “the authors arrangement of incidents in a story it is the organizing principle that controls the controls the order of events (Meyer,…
The irony revealed in the stories “The Curse” and “The Lesson” has to do with one wishing to be in the shoes of others and the other wishing to have never been in the shoes of…
Guilt can be a cruel emotion. It can change the way you view the world and even your life. Andre Dubus expressed the struggle of a man battling feelings of g…
I read House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III. This story is one of classic tragedy which also contains a nearly unbearable amount of suspense. It tells a story of the co…
Alienation: The Fall of Man through the Breaking of Moral Law
Is it possible to attain or remain in a state of true happiness when you break a moral law? To many of us, road…
Equal in Mind
“Society’s accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.” Soc…
In The Bedroom and �Killings�
In The Bedroom and Killings are both based around the same story, they are however presented very differently. The short story �Killings…
A strong emotion that leads to violence
Violence is everywhere. It could be on any street corner around the world. Violence, by definition, is a physical force used to abu…