Part 1 of Essay
Wolf's "The Child By Tiger" and Bowen's "Tears, Idle Tears": The Innocence Many writers have found writing about the human psyche very interesting. The story, "The Child by Tiger", by Thomas Wolf, is about an African American servant who initially seems to be very skilful and moral but who turns out to be very vengeful, e ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... main ideas of the stories. The two stories both use symbolism to clarify their themes. "Tears, Idle Tears" uses a duck to represent Frederick's alteration of personality. When he first tries to pet the duck, the duck runs down to the pond and swims away. After Frederick talks with a girl that he meets at the pond, he comes to the realisation that he's not alone, there is someone else out there that has a problem with crying. He seems to find a new sense of self-esteem because of this knowledge. In the sto ....