The unnamed narrator and protagonist from the short story‚ “Greasy Lake‚” by T.C. Boyle makes a shocking display of immaturity in youth. The protagonist is introduced as an upper-middle class male with lower class intentions. In pursuit of some late-night fun at the local hangout‚ he and his two comrades encounter a little more mischief than they were hoping for. Quickly‚ his rebellion against society leaves him in a dangerous and unforgiving position that causes him to rethink his outlook on
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Greasy lake and the three immature teenagers Greasy Lake by T. Coraghesan Boyle’s is the story of a group of adolescents‚ searching for the one situation that will proclaim them as bad boys and how their minds change. The greasy lake is a short story which the narrator uses details‚ imagination and language to describe and represent the moral condition of each character. Also‚ during the story the narrator shows us how each character becomes closer to maturity after facing a crazy and
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Nicholas Chowdhury English 101 Class #0120 Greasy Lake Thomas John Boyle’s short story “Greasy Lake” is about a troubled‚ rebellious‚ out of control teen that learns that being “bad” is not at all what it cuts out to be. Through the gloomy narrative the protagonist goes from having a pleasurable worry free time into a horrific night that will be forever haunting to him and his juvenile friends Digby and Jeff. In this complicated story these “bad” characters nearly took a man’s life away‚ all
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Creative Story: The Lake It was the middle of springtime and across from my house where the incident took place. There was a lake there in which my brother and I loved to explore from time to time. The humidity and waterdrops where reminiscent of a fully functional sauna. The onslaught of heat and burning glow of the sun was relentless. Nonetheless‚ this fact did not bother us one bit‚ but gave us more incentive to dance with our cool and embracing "long-lost love". The first step of
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slowly reached the bottom of the lake. I heard the faint cries for help and loud splashing as my sight becomes blurred. I felt someone’s hands grab mine and pull me onto the grainy dusty dirt. My vision comes back and I feel everyone’s eyes on me. They all immediately start laughing at me as I stood up and brushed the dirt off of me‚ feeling something tightly clutch my body. Two days ago I found out I was going houseboating with the rest of my large family in Lake Shasta. My mom‚ dad‚ brother‚ and
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As I enter Chamberlin Pines Swim and Tennis Club‚ I already feel sweat forming on my head. Mrs. Emerson‚ my boss‚ exclaims‚ “It is extremely busy today! How has your day been?” “My day has been boring because it has been too hot to do anything.” As I put on my lifeguard pack and my whistle‚ I greet my fellow lifeguards Eve and Molly and ask‚ “How is it down at the pool?” “The kids are getting pretty crazy.” As I walk down to the pool through the clubhouse‚ I think‚ “I expect that these kids are
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An Investment Decision “What’s the fuss about? It’s only a greasy spoon!” That summed it up‚ thought Emma. Her accountant boyfriend Leon simply didn’t understand her business. When she bought the Swan Café two years ago‚ it was so run down that the lease cost just £4‚000. And it was now a thriving business. Close to the river in Oxford‚ it had a great trade from builders between 7 and 9.00‚ from students from 9.00 till 1.00 and from tourists between 1.00 and 4.30. Then students drifted back
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Helena Maria Viramontes’ story “The Moths” that I could relate to. I was very drawn to the ways in how similar my experiences were to those of the narrator. I along with my mother had to care after my grandmother whose health was slowly depleting. This young girl transforms because of her experiences and hardships through subjugation by her own culture‚ the struggle for freedom‚ and the grief that came from her grandmothers’ death. I believe Viramontes depicts a great story about change in which the
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In the Lake Side School of history‚ dark and gloomy stories ruled the school. These dark stories gave the students the fear and discipline that would never have come came to normal students. why? But in the midst of all the students‚ there was one student named Billy Longnose who wasn’t the average Lake Side student. For one‚ he often roamed the school’s underground passages that had long been abandoned by students and staff.how does this compare to normal students there? The tunnel floors were mostly
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LAKE A lake is a body of relatively still water of considerable size‚ localized in a basin‚ that is surrounded by land apart from a river‚ stream‚ or other form of moving water that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons‚ and are larger and deeper thanponds.[1][2] Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams‚ which are usually flowing. However most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams.Natural lakes are generally
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