Themes and Motifs: Philosophical Human experience

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"A Name for the City", 200 (Event)
Actions: Interaction, Private›Conversation
Themes and Motifs: Philosophical›Human experience
Relationships: Familial›Uncle-nephew
Aesthetics: Allusion, Historical›Explorers | Narrative›Frame
"Ad Astra", 408 (Event)
Actions: Verbal›Storytelling
Cultural Issues: Alcohol›Drunkenness | Gender›Masculinity
Themes and Motifs: Philosophical›Human experience
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Simile
"Ad Astra", 426 (Event)
Actions: Bodily›Crying | Verbal›Cursing
Themes and Motifs: Exile›Post-war | Philosophical›Human experience | Philosophical›Redemption
Relationships: Familial›Husband-wife
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›People compared to animals
Flags in the Dust, 241 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Health and Illness›Indian medicine
Themes and Motifs: Character›Bravery | Objects›Cigar | Philosophical›Human experience
Aesthetics: Diction›Rural vernacular
The Mansion, 147 (Event)
Actions: Verbal›Explaining | Verbal›Questioning
Themes and Motifs: Art›And civilization | Philosophical›Human experience
Aesthetics: Narrative›Anticipation | Narrative›First-person vernacular
The Mansion, 262 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Sitting room
Actions: Communication›And deafness | Communication›Writing | Emotional›Betrayal | Emotional›Love | Verbal›Cursing | Verbal›Requesting
Cultural Issues: Sexuality›Female | Sexuality›Virginity
Themes and Motifs: Philosophical›Human experience | Values›Propriety
Relationships: Intergenerational›Mentor-disciple
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›Europe | Allusion, Geographical›New York | Language›Profanity | Typography/Orthography›Italics
The Mansion, 274 (Event)
Environment: Natural›Beach | Time of Day›Sunset
Actions: Emotional›Love | Mental›Thinking
Cultural Issues: Gender›Inversion
Themes and Motifs: Objects›Shell | Philosophical›Human experience | Time›Long passage of time
Relationships: Romantic›Potential
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Capitalization | Typography/Orthography›Italics | Typography/Orthography›Lack of Punctuation
The Mansion, 470 (Event)
Themes and Motifs: Philosophical›Human experience
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›California
The Mansion, 477 (Event)
Actions: Physical›Walking
Cultural Issues: Class›Equality | Region›The West
Themes and Motifs: Philosophical›Freedom | Philosophical›Human experience | Supernatural›Superstitions
Aesthetics: Allusion, Biblical›Angel | Allusion, Mythical›Helen | Typography/Orthography›Italics
The Sound and the Fury, 116 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Cynicism | Emotional›Despair | Emotional›Tragic / tragedy | Mental›Realization | Perceptual›Experiencing second-hand / vicariously | Verbal›Conversation
Cultural Issues: Gender›Chastity / purity | Gender›Chauvinism / Misogyny | Gender›Sexual double standard | Sexuality›Virginity
Themes and Motifs: Meaning›Limitations of words / language | Meaning›Meaninglessness | Philosophical›Human experience | Philosophical›Human nature | Philosophical›Unnatural / Contrary to nature | Recurring Tropes›Father said
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Aesthetics: Narrative›Stream of consciousness narration | Style›Long sentence | Typography/Orthography›Dialogue with no quotation marks | Typography/Orthography›Lack of Punctuation
The Sound and the Fury, 123 (Event)
Environment: Atmospheric›Dust | Time of Year›August | Weather
Actions: Emotional›Cynicism | Emotional›Nostalgia | Emotional›Sadness | Perceptual›Familiarity
Cultural Issues: Sexuality›Desire
Themes and Motifs: Death›Preparing for death | Meaning›Meaninglessness | Memory›Remembering | Philosophical›Human experience | Philosophical›Human nature | Philosophical›Nihilism | Philosophical›Reduction / summing up | Philosophical›Tedious / tedium | Recurring Tropes›Father said | Recurring Tropes›Nothingness | Recurring Tropes›Thinking of home | Recurring Tropes›Tomorrow and tomorrow
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Aesthetics: Allusion, Literary›Macbeth | Allusion, Literary›Shakespeare, William | Figures of Speech›Chess imagery stalemate | Language›Fragments | Narrative›Stream of consciousness narration
The Sound and the Fury, 85 (Event)
Environment: Public›Store | Public›Street
Actions: Interaction, Private›Store owner-customer | Mental›Learning | Mental›Thinking | Verbal›Conversation
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Shoes | Education›Harvard
Themes and Motifs: Appearance›Condition of heaviness | Death›Preparing for death | Death›Suicide | Meaning›Absurdity | Objects›Flat-iron | Philosophical›Human experience | Philosophical›Human nature | Recurring Tropes›Father said
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Aesthetics: Allusion, Literary›Latin pastoral poetry | Description›Weight / Burden | Language›Fragments | Language›Latin phrase | Narrative›Foreshadowing