"...the pain of saying goodbye and moving on." Write a short story inspired by the above phrase. Bright lights. Clean walls. Clean floors. Pale uniforms. People rushing back and forth through the corridors. That nauseating smell that lingers in your nostrils for hours after you leave. Blood slipped down the left side of his face‚ dripping off his chin‚ slowly forming a tiny puddle between his legs. His hair was a mess‚ his clothes soaked - ragged in places where the medics had cut them to check
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In The Necklace‚ Guy De Maupassant uses various methods and techniques in order to present the main character‚ Mathilde Loisel In The Necklace‚ Mathilde Loisel is presented as a hopeful ‘Glamour girl’. She finds the idea of glamour and the pretty and expensive gifts that come with it very appealing‚ however‚ unfortunately for her; she was not born into a life of wealth or money. Rather than living the life of her dreams‚ she gets married to a ‘little clerk’ husband in an upstairs apartment‚ which
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The Necklace and Interlopers are two very well written short stories. In the Necklace‚ Mathilde desires more in her life. In Interlopers‚ Georg and Ulrich desire a piece of land and more importantly revenge. Both of these short stories characters are unhappy about their life‚ but when they try to fix it they cause even bigger problems. If you were never happy for what you had‚ and always wanted more‚ you would live your life like Mathilde. In the Necklace‚ Mathilde was a young woman whose life was
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ENGISH 1121 The Story of an Hour and The Necklace share many similarities and also many differences; both explore the feeling that both wives harbor towards their husbands and the lack of communication that both wives share. In this essay I will discuss the similarities and differences that the two short stories share with regards to communication. In Guy de Maupassant’s "The Necklace" is the story of Mathilde Loisel‚ who resents her "station" in life. Mathilde Loisel is shown to be a vain
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Patience Jones November 12‚ 2012 Short Story Corrections Everything Matters Everything Matters “Shay! How are you?” asked Leah. Leah and Shay were cousins‚ but they acted like sisters. Shay and Leah lived together and were both in college. Shay had just gotten back from a vacation in Cuba. Shay hugged Leah and said‚ “I’m doing okay. I feel a little down lately.” Shay frowned. “Well‚ how was your trip?” asked Leah. Shay just shrugged and waved her off then went into the house. Later
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Short Story Quiz--due 4.11.14 Short Story Quiz Read "A&P‚" "The Lesson‚" "The Necklace‚" and "The Lady with the Pet Dog" and write a paragraph in response to each question. Explain your points and back them up with detail from the stories. Upload as a Word or Open Office document. Due 4.21.12 1. In Updike’s story‚ what does Lengel stand for? In "A&P" by Updike‚ Lengel is the manager of the A&P store where the story takes place. He is also Sammy’s boss and a Sunday class teacher. In the short
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or recognition or being singular. Superannuated retired because of age or infirmity. Unnerving make someone lose courage or confidence. Veneer Covering something with a nice piece of wood About the Author: Bill Bryson’s a popular travel writer whose hiking stories combine human interest with a sense of interest and humor. Bryson has spent more than 20 years in England‚ touring the countryside and writing bestselling books. In 1995‚ Bryson returned the the UAS in New Hampshire near the appalachian trail
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STORY 1: “The Lamp at Noon” by Sinclair Ross The story “The Lamp at Noon” takes place in a dried up‚ unfertile desert. Dust storms are causing health problems for the family. The setting is crucial to create the dark and sad atmosphere of the story because it was all about the fact that there is something wrong with the place that it dried out their farm which caused them to suffer. Which also creates a mood of being dull‚ lonely and monotonous. The couple‚ Ellen and Paul‚ has been arguing about
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the whole book. Without the help of my group I would not been able to figure out the plot or the whole point of the story. Also throughout the story the main character change his view on the world around him‚ I however did not pick this up and when we went to go and discuss the section they helped my out. Without them I would have never been able to figure out the point in the story. During these few weeks I learned what my abilities where as a group participant. I found out that I was a good sharer
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Maupassant ’s short story "The Necklace." Its protagonist‚ Mathilde Loisel‚ longing for a lavish lifestyle rather than her middle class way of life‚ falls under the spell of an priceless diamond. Dealing with her fate‚ some of Mathilde ’s strong character traits soon become apparent. Examining these attributes‚ we discover that Mathilde Loisel definitely has a negative personality. The first of many character traits of Mathilde Loisel that Maupassant makes evident in the "The Necklace" is greed
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