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    Mansfield’s Short Stories

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    Katherine Mansfield’s short stories‚ ”Bliss” and ”Taking the Veil”. Emotions are mapped through linguistic markers such as adjectives and adverbs that imply a character’s emotional response to story events. The study focuses on narratorial discourse and distinguishes between verbalized speech and thought (free indirect discourse) and non-verbalised thought-processes (psycho-narration). The analysis is carried out by studying the deictic centre or the perspective in the short stories. The study shows that

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    Gryphon Short Story

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    The short story Gryphon by Charles Baxter has an unusual character‚ a new substitute teacher at the rural community of Five Oaks in Michigan. The students meet with the strange lady who brings them strange yet fascinating lectures. Miss Ferenczi could be an exceptional teacher in a suitable environment‚ with her willingness to break the boundary in teaching method‚ her lectures on new materials never presented in textbooks‚ and her influence to help the students explore new things. I wonder if there

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    Short Story and Robert

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    ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR The short story ‘One Thousand Dollars’ by O. Henry sound to be interesting when the writer narrate on how a young man named Robert Gillian spend the money worth a thousand dollars inherited from his late uncle‚ Septimus Gillian. The unique character of Robert Gillian is the reason why this story comes out to be captivating. Robert Gillian is not wise when it comes to spending of money. At the beginning of the story line‚ his late uncle’s lawyer‚ Lawyer Tolman had handed

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    Dystopian Short Stories

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    word "dys" (meaning "bad") and "topos"(meaning "place). The story "Ones who walked away from Omelas" focuses on the utopia splitting because of ones sacrifice and neglect. For the theme of "Ones who walked away from Omelas" is that to achieve happiness‚ one should not be sacrificed for being neglected by others. The irony here is Omelas seems like a great‚ happy town; however they treat this feeble-minded child horribly. In short story "Harrison Bergeron"‚ the government has altered society to be

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    Gothic Short Story

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    During lunch I gave them all the info on where I lived. One of the guys seemed a bit hesitant though‚ but I don’t know why. It was the first time someone was actually acting strange around me. So now it’s Friday evening‚ and they should be here in about an hour. I’m excited but nervous; my parents can be weird and annoying sometimes… “Hey guys! What’s up?” Marko‚ Karl and Luke walk in. The guys have a smiling‚ except Luke. He tries to make it seem like he’s excited‚ but it’s obvious to

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    Short Story Essay

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    Sean Chi ENG1120 BB Dr. Jennifer MacQuarrie Friday‚ February 13‚ 2015 Finding Identity in the Face of Adversity In the short stories Borders and Two Kinds‚ there are strong characters who find themselves dealing with difficult expectations from different aspects of their lives. Through the experiences of the characters‚ one learns that true purpose and identity is found through facing adversity‚ not conforming to how others think they should act. The characters that illustrate this phenomenon are

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    Despereaux: A Short Story

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    to 12’s. I fight alone‚ slogging through the muck of short passages‚ while others soar above on Nimbus 2000 broom sticks with Harry. I fight alone until I meet a little mouse named Despereaux.

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    A&P: Short Story

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    John Updike’s short story‚ "A&P" is fictional in a sense that it has a common pattern that leads the reader through a series of events. These events began when three young ladies in bathing suits walk in A&P‚ and catch the eye of a young man named‚ Sammy. He seems to favor the chunkier girl of the three that walk in to the store. As the story continues‚ Sammy curiously watches the provocative young ladies as they stroll through the store looking for groceries. In this fictional story‚ Sammy describes

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    Short Story - Emergency

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    Perspectives in Emergency Life can be repetitive‚ unclear‚ and colourful. It has its ups and downs‚ along with its dramatic twists and turns‚ but ultimately‚ life can be confusing. In the short story Emergency‚ Johnson suggests that when one is stuck in the same environment for too long‚ one’s grasp on life becomes artificial. Using symbolism‚ characters and anaphora‚ Johnson suggests that by “taking a break” from work‚ one can gain a clearer perspective on life. Johnson uses ‘blindness’

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    Probity: A Short Story

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    As I was watching the news this weekend‚ I was also thinking of the short story I had to write using one of my vocabulary lists. I kept thinking of my words and watching the news and all I could think about was how all of the stories seemed to be spurious. It also appeared certain stations were in collusion in order to belie the truth. Probity is something that was taught in our home. I was raised to believe police officers were scrupulous in their actions. I was taught and believe police officers

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