many different short stories and poems. The three works that stuck out to me the most are‚ “A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner‚ “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” written by William Shakespeare‚ and “The Cathedral” written by Raymond Carver. Although there are different writers and poets‚ we are able to find similarities in the text through interpretation. “A Rose for Emily” and “The Cathedral” is told in third person. The third person point of view is when the narrator relates
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Tawan Falls Mr. Jason Chism English Composition II 13 September 2010 Journal Two Walker‚ Alice “Everyday Use”‚ Seagull Reader‚ “Stories” 2nd Edition by Joseph Kelly Norton‚ NY 2008. Carver‚ Raymond “Cathedral” Seagull Reader‚ “Stories” 2nd Edition by Joseph Kelly Norton‚ NY 2008. Many stories have many meaning of a story. It really depends on how you read it or who reading the story. In Everyday Use‚ this was characterization story. Mom was a large‚ big-bone‚ rough man-working hands
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Examine character development as exhibited in one story The narrator in Carver’s "Cathedral" changes his point of viewat the end of the story. In the story‚ the man is seen with his wife‚ but has some arguments between each other. The following paragraphs will include the original thinking of the narrator‚ what is the key point for him to change‚ and how does he change at the end of the story. At the beginning of the story‚ the narrator has his own ideas about things and will not attempt to see his
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In the fictional short story entitled "A Small‚ Good Thing" by Raymond Carver is one that emotionally ties the reader to the story. The story opens in a bakery with the mother ordering a cake for her son Scotty for his birthday. The mother‚ Ann‚ describes the cake to the baker‚ who seems not to be a people person‚ in great detail; this showed the reader of the close relationship the mother and son shared. Ann tried her hardest to be friendly to the baker but he continued to give the feeling of
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In the Good Country People” by Flannery O’Conner‚ we met Mrs. Hopewell’s daughter‚ Joy. She was a very educated woman with a Ph.D. in philosophy. She later changed her to Hulga. For‚ she did not have much joy with her prosthetic leg‚ and she felt that naming her as Hulga would fit her personality. Because of high education‚ she felt superior than everyone in town. If it was not for her fake leg‚ she would be far from the “good country people” (1343). Later in story‚ Hulga met Manley Pointer who
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enthusiastic about his visit. He was no one I knew. And his being blind bothered me"(Carver 32).Robert’s narrow mindedness made him blind to the fact that people can overcome their limitations and amaze anyone. Even in the movie The Elephant man‚ John Merrick’s physical appearance blinded the people around him to the fact
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an early age which would mean that the narrator does not see or understand certain facts throughout the story regarding the young girl that he is dying to talk to. Joey Clifton Sister Stella October 13 2011 Turning point / Climax 1. Raymond Carver is in first person. It is about a narrator who is very defensive about a blind guest coming to stay in his home who is an old friend of his wife. In the end the narrator eases up to his new guest when the blind man shows the narrator an insight
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“The Bath” by Raymond Carver discusses the themes of communication‚ or rather the lack thereof. At certain points of the story this theme is clearly being presented by the narrative. For example: once Scotty is hit by a car his friend runs up and asks: “what if felt like to be hit by a car” (48). But Scotty never answers as he didn’t feel like talking anymore. This is one example that shows lack of communication in the story that is clearly portrayed by the narrative. The narrative utilized another
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“Cathedral” (28) is Raymond Carver’s short story about the anticipation and fulfillment of one man’s encounter with his wife’s blind friend. The man‚ who is also the narrator‚ is wary of this rendezvous‚ having known no blind people in his own life up to that point. His ignorance is apparent as he thinks of blind people only from a cinematic perspective. He tells us “My idea of blindness came from the movies. In the movies the blind moved slowly and never laughed” (28). From his cynical and insecure
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Aimee Bender’s story “Tiger Mending‚” underscores themes of characterization describing behavioral habits based on association. Raymond Carver’s story “Popular Mechanics‚” uses themes of characterization and diction to explain responses or reactions to events. It is apparent by juxtaposing these two short stories that characters are dependent‚ and they have different responses or reactions depending of the events. In “Tiger Mending” and “Popular Mechanics” the writers use characterization to reveal
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