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 the story of an individual
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trying to work out the theme of a story‚ we need to remember that the theme is the overall meaning of a work of literature that usually expresses a view or comment on life. Writers rarely state their theme directly; the reader must consider the complex interplay of all of the elements of the story in order to piece together the possible meanings of the work as a whole. Discerning themes always requires a tolerance for ambiguity - especially in an open-ended story like "The Bet" that raises more questions
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Situational irony is when a character’s actions have the opposite of their intended effect. There are clear instances of situational irony found in the short stories‚ “Prodigal Son”‚ “The Gift of the Magi”‚ and “The Yellow Wallpaper”. All of these stories have characters that found themselves in an unexpected circumstance. The biblical story‚ “Prodigal Son”‚ is about a father who plans to leave his sons an inheritance after he dies but his younger son asked his father for his share of the fortune
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Status in Two Chekhov Stories In the introduction to our edition of Chekhov’s short stories‚ by George Pahomov‚ it is stated that Chekhov’s fiction “captured the burgeoning Russian democracy” and that “in Chekhov’s democratic world view‚ no one was excluded” (vii-viii). We see these ideals being put forward in the two stories by Chekhov that we will discuss in this paper. In these two stories‚ “The Resurrection” and “The Dance Pianist‚” we can see how Chekhov depicts a world where the author’s
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Magnificence’s plot follows the traditional pyramid model. It began by introducing the characters and setting of the story. It showed how Vicente‚ the bus conductor relates with the two children by helping them in their studies. Also‚ he promises the kids to buy them pencils that would make their classmates envy them. The story now reveals his real intention. He was actually trying to earn the little girls trust and wanted to molest and touch her physically. Fortunately‚ the mother came down
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Sample response to Short Story Done in class in 30 minutes Katherine Mansfield’s short story The Fly challenges the average reader to rise out of their comfort zone‚ and confront the prospect of losing a loved one. Mansfield was herself affected by the grief of losing a sibling to premature death‚ and cleverly crafted a tale of a middle aged businessman who went into sadness and depression when a chance remark by a colleague reminded him of the death of his son. The remedy came from a lowly member
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BELONGING NOTES! • Different environment& atmosphere contributes to our sense of belonging. • Adapting after a while strengthens the sense of belonging‚ knowing the place a bit‚ feeling comfortable. • Shifting back to civilization‚ feels out of place‚ not belonging‚ shifting in with different surrounding. • Upbringing places a part in our sense of belonging • Technology-internet-find someone with the same interest and sense of belonging kicks in. E.g. Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Bebo‚ Myspace. • Perspective
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Haruki Murakami’s short stories Haruki Murakami pens many a short story about a disenchanted character walking through life without much of a reason to be there. His protagonists share a sense of isolation from the other characters; their siblings‚ significant others‚ parents and coworkers all fail to get through to them in their different quests to find answers to life’s most important questions. Example: why did a strange man appear at the foot of my bed and lead to my eventual inability to
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Short Story Content Analysis Essay What is the point of any piece of great literature? Or rather‚ what is great literature? Some would say that accomplished literature is a way of exceptionally telling a story. However‚ what is the point of storytelling? In many cases‚ stories are told for entertainment. However‚ most stories have a moral or theme conveying an important message about life or how to live it. This is the point of great literature‚ to convey this message beautifully. Some pieces of
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Short Story Comparison Essay After reading “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst and “Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara‚ there are some similarities and differences that stood out. Both stories include disabled brothers. Also‚ both stories include characters that act out of pride. The stories have different settings and have characters with different motives. The main lesson of this essay is not to let pride take over your character. There are a few similarities the two stories share. First
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