A Study of Two African Short Stories: “The Garden of Evil” by William Saidi and “The Wicked Tongue” by Mohammed Moulessehoul The stories incorporated in the book‚ Hot Days Long Nights‚ which also comprises the two stories to be studied‚ relate different scenarios and pictures of the African continent. They are compact and precise‚ giving the readers an insight to the customary laws and traditions of its people. Some of them depict the painful collective memory of wars‚ while the others narrate
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study of the South Africans folks‚ we will use three important stories related to South Africa. These stories can be found in the book African Short Stories‚ edited by Chinua Achebe. Chinua Achebe is regarded as one of the most influential writers in African literature and all over the world. His trilogy of books about Nigeria and Africa are read all over the world and translated in many languages. He put together a number of stories related to Africa in a little book. These stories for the most part
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ENL407 COURSE TITLE THE SHORT STORY QUESTION ‘The short story lacks criticism and lacks form’. Justify this statement using any three stories from THE JAMBULA TREE AND OTHER STORIES. The short was said to lack both criticism and form. These are some of the many false accusations that were levelled against the short story. These allegations‚ coupled with several others‚ have been responsible for the attitude of critics towards the short story. Critics considered the short story to be an inferior kind
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Ha Jin – The Bridegroom Described as utopian in nature‚ the Chinese culture is often in pursuit for the perfect individual‚ a harmonious and structured society where the citizens as a whole create the ideal culture. In a collection of short stories entitled The Bridegroom‚ author Ha Jin documents this aspect of reality in homeland China. Primarily for the purposes of instruction and satirical verse‚ Ha Jin‚ shows how people are trying to find themselves in a society that focuses on the ‘whole’
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A short story concentrates on creating a single dynamic effect and is limited in character and situation. It is a language of maximum yet economical effect. Every word must do a job‚ sometimes several jobs. Short stories are filled with numerous language and sound devices. These language and sound devices create a stronger image of the scenario or the characters within the text‚ which contribute to the overall pre-designed effect.As it is shown in the metaphor ’lipstick bleeding gently’ in Cinnamon
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Being ready for bridegroom looks to be Jesus underlying message in Matthew 25:1-13. Many Christians take the coming of the bridegroom as Jesus’ second coming; however‚ when Jesus first gave this parable‚ many of His followers believed Jesus was at the beginning of His reign on earth. They did not belief Jesus was going to die‚ rise again‚ and return to heaven. So‚ what was Jesus’ meaning for this story? While consulting many Bible commentaries‚ they all believe that Jesus’ message was be prepared
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Short Stories Essay Olivia Krupski English period 1 11/6/09 When reading a short story‚ you may not be fully aware of how much you are actually getting out of it. Whether it contains an intricately woven plotline filled with suspense
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defined as a statement different from what appears to be true. It is an incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually happens (Meyer‚ 286-287). In a lot of cases‚ irony is usually used to raise the reader’s interest by making the story or poem more unpredictable. In the poem “Suburban” by John Ciardi‚ the author approaches the reader with humor and irony. When Mrs. Friar phones Mr. Ciardi‚ saying: “The fact is your dog has just deposited – forgive me – a large repulsive object in
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Badheka‚Gijubhai ( 1885 -1939 ) Girijashanker Badheka‚ generally known as Gijubhai‚ the most outstanding personality in the field of pre-primary education‚ was born to Bhagwanji and Sm. Kashiba of Vala in Saurashtra at Chittal 9Saurashtra) in the house of his maternal grandfather on 15 November 1885. He had his early education at a primary school at Vala and later passed the Matriculation from Bhavnagar around 1905. He joined the Shamlals College‚ but had to leave his studies incomplete and
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III honors 14 October 2011 The Short Stories Quiet‚ But Aggressive Approach Novels are superfluous while short stories strive for flawlessness‚ ensuring meticulously picked details and succinct plots. The short story utilizes the complex and vivid words the English language has to offer‚ painting pictures in the minds of the reader‚ while the novel overwhelms the reader with redundant and arbitrarily picked language. Steven Millhauser says that Short stories illustrate the message or meaning
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