How each author uses his/her protagonist to help develop the story’s theme The theme of a story is not only a subject or topic of discourse‚ but also a specific quality‚ characteristic or concern about life and human nature. Theme is essential in fiction as it is the backbone of meaning in stories. Theme illustrates the main idea about life and human nature‚ and the existence of theme allows readers to better understand the author’s purpose. The short story”Identities’’by W.D. Valgardson
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gloomy‚ wet. It gave the neighborhood an eerie‚ grey look‚ and the absence of people made it look almost like a ghost town. The bus finally screeched to a halt in front of my house‚ and I slowly got on board. “Good morning‚” said Ms. Hellvy in her raspy voice. I forced my best half grin and took my seat in the front of the bus all alone. I always liked riding the bus in the mornings because of the time I had to myself. The trip to school gave me time to emotionally prepare myself for the torture
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in Kate Chopin’s Short Stories The turning of the 19th century instilled a desire in all women to be free and liberated from their husbands. They desired freedom‚ liberation and happiness. Such characteristics were portrayed throughout the short stories written by Kate Chopin. For the majority of Kate Chopin’s life‚ she was brought up without a male figure and was constantly surrounded by females (Toth‚ 1999). Kate Chopin was a woman whose feminist viewpoints were far ahead of her times‚ which of
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1960s?) Park A Clean‚ Well-lighted Place: Late at night‚ city in Europe or North America II. Characters Protagonist: Usually the main character‚ and the one whom the reader sympathizes or in some way identifies with. This character is commonly “the good guy”. Antagonist: Usually the opponent of the main character‚ who in some way prevents or obstructs the protagonists goal in the story. This is often “the bad guy”. Types of characters: Flat: Not much is known about the character. Reader doesn’t
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02/04/13 SHORT STORY Final Draft She was walking home after a big trigonometry test‚ which in her head had not gone well at all‚ even though she had spent hours and hours‚ preparing for it. When I think about it‚ her thoughts cannot be entirely trusted‚ as she was highly competitive and ambitious‚ and even though she was only 16‚ she knew exactly what she wanted to do with her life. Who was she though? Her name was Annie Wan and her plan was
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There is evidence that shows that irony plays a major role in the short stories‚ The Haiji‚ No Witch Craft For Sale and The Wedge Tailed Eagle In the short story‚ the Haiji‚ irony is shown when Haiji Hassen wants to preserve his dignity in the eyes of society but in the end his dignity is finally destroyed by his stubbornness and pride. in the story‚ Haiji Hassen’s brother‚ Karim is dying and would like a normal Muslim funeral but Karim married a white woman and went over to live with
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“A very short story” (By Esther Monshouwer) “A very short story” is written by Ernest Hemmingway‚ and published in 1925 In our time. It’s about a love affair between an American soldier and an Italian nurse‚ named Luz‚ during a war (probably world war one). They met and fell in love while he was wounded and in the hospital. They wanted to get married right away‚ but they didn’t have the right paperwork or time. They decided that he would go to New York after the war (armistice) and get a job
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In the story‚ “The Lottery‚” by Shirley Jackson‚ the only point of view used by the author is the dramatic or objective point of view. In this point of view‚ the narrator is an unidentified speaker who reports things in great detail‚ even though the narrator does not play a role in the story. By using such point of view‚ Jackson builds an aura of uncertainty that endures until the dramatic ending of the story. From the beginning of the story‚ the knowledge about the lottery is revealed only by the
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a hell in heaven’s despite." Corrupted By The Sun I saw her. In a miniscule moment. Her long brown hair so luscious and lively‚ cascading like a waterfall past her shoulders down to her torso. Curls bouncing as she turned. Her eyes were as green as a tropical forest. When caught in your direction‚ they not only saw your body but also your soul. So bewitching‚ as if she could lure you in with a single grimace. I was breathless. Her beauty was bewildering. I could not seem to comprehend how a
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within the poet’s mind in the poem “The Soul selects her own Society.” When one devotes all himself into building a substantial world in the inner world (the mind)‚ he is past caring the things happening in the outer world. It seems superficially nothing; however‚ the empire within the mind is much stronger than one can ever imagine. The power of one’s mind can be equal‚ or even greater‚ to the whole universe. The first line “The Soul selects her own Society” adopts the usage of alliteration‚ which can
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