Melanie Solis English 1302 Professor Wishard May 12‚ 2015 “The Cactus” Analysis Resubmit Benjamin Franklin once stated that “Lost time is never found again”‚ the short story “The Cactus” is about a man named Trysdale‚ who allows his “vanity and conceit” (O. Henry “The Cactus” paragraph six) get in the way of his relationship with a girl that adores him. He fails to find meaning behind a cactus that she gave him in response to his proposal. Instead of knowing the cactus’ importance‚ which she
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poets. The short story “The Hand” for example is full of symbolism. First‚ the story starts with the wife lying in bed nestled against her husband. The narrator shares the wife’s sense of surrealism. She goes in depth to describe the positioning of their bodies. The wife first notices the husband as being a‚ “handsome‚ blond young man‚ recently widowed‚ good at tennis and rowing” almost as being a perfect person. She also is reveling in the fact that he had only been widowed one short month ago
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American short stories Joyce Carol Oates: "Capital punishment" (1992) 1. Analyse the father and the daughter relationship in this story in terms of their feelings for one another. How do these feelings illustrate their differences or similarities? The relationship between the father and the daughter is quite tense even though they love each other. We can see proof from the text on page 267 "She thinks of Mr. Brunty‚ whom she loves‚ as a "big lug." A "big dumb lug." A "big dumb ox."" There is
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Essay In the story ‘A Cap for Steve’ by Morley Callahan‚ the character of the father‚ Dave struggles to provide for his family. This causes him to be easily angered and direct these negative emotions at his son. Though Dave’s hardship has made him angry and egotistical‚ he later on proves to fight off his insecurities and show his compassion. Dave is trying extremely hard to support his family financially but in turn‚ he comes off looking very greedy and frugal. Very early on
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minutes reaffirmed their belief in his kindness and courage. And they are committed to making sure his life‚ and death‚ were not in vain. Jeff Crowther hopes his son’s story will inspire people to become a volunteer firefighter‚ to give money to the homeless every day like Welles did‚ to set goals and follow through. "If Welles’ story helps people to think of others then God bless them‚ God bless him‚" said his father. "He didn’t live long enough to be head of a corporation or do good works or endow
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Beowulf: Short Story In the beautiful town of Ventaria‚ which is located near the southern- most point of Ireland‚ a once proud colony of people enjoyed the magnificent surroundings and a simplistic life. Brian the Great‚ beloved ruler of the Ventarians‚ had been killed by the evil Filth-Sammich. This vile creature‚ with a crocodile-like build‚ had a head larger than the immense church in the center of the town. When fully-opened‚ the mouth of the Filth-Sammich could open wide enough to fit
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’ Nero observes to SH as they are being bundled ever further down a winding tunnel. From somewhere the MC’s voice‚ ‘Look‚ we wanted some razz-matazz out there tonight‚ but things are not really working out. You’ve at least discovered that Story Hunter is not dead meat.’ With frustration shining through in voice SH complains‚ ‘Yeah‚ it is all well and good to have found me‚ but now we have lost Buiteboer to the netherworld‚ it seems.’ The MC sounds unconcerned about Buiteboer’s whereabouts‚ ‘The guards
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BELONGING STORY(2) Coughing violently‚ I passed the glass pipe along to the young man beside me‚ who took a long drag before handing it on the next in the circle. I could feel the foul-tasting smoke tear down my throat and withstood the urge to vomit. The entire room was overflowing with a fetid haze; it grated against the back of my throat as though it were sandpaper. I fought to maintain my composure and appearance of serenity‚ but if anyone looked close enough they would easily be able to distinguish
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“A Sunrise on the Veld” is a short story written by British author Doris Lessing. It tells the story of a boy who is filled with the excitement and wonder of life and the world around him. However‚ he soon discovers the darker side of reality‚ which is that living things must die. This story explores feelings of invincibility that many people have had in their youths. It also describes feelings of fear‚ anger and grief that most humans feel when they must face the reality of suffering and death.
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The brittle star‚ or the scientific class name‚ Ophiuroidea‚ is a close relative to what most people know as the common sea star‚ which are both in the echinoderm family. Today‚ there are over 2‚000 diverse species of brittle stars that exist. While the brittle star may resemble a sea star at first glance‚ the brittle star has many distinctive characteristics‚ such as its physical appearance‚ habitat‚ role in the ecosystem‚ reproduction and movement. The brittle star is typically mixed up with sea
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