The furnished room is the one representative story of O. Henry‚ a great American short story writer‚ whose writing style is usually and humorous. But in The furnished room ‚the author use the serious words ‚sharp irony and depressed atmosphere to make a sad story. The tragedy short story The Furnished Room is about a young man who commits suicide in a room he rents. He has searched for his sweetheart fruitlessly for five months‚ with a hope that he can find her in the house he lives. But for
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suicide in the same room where a young woman for whom he has vainly searched killed herself—it is the musty atmosphere of the room and the suggestion that every place bears the traces of the lives that have inhabited it that makes the story so compelling. It is a story of transience‚ of lives that move through a bleak‚ indifferent world‚ leaving only bits of themselves‚ which the young man uncovers as he searches through drawers and pokes into every corner and crevice of the room looking for something
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popular book or short story‚ like “The Furnished Room” by O. Henry‚ it is important to understand what they mean and how they affect that story. Literary devices such as imagery‚ irony‚ and foreshadowing playing roles in the makeup of O. Henry’s “The Furnished Room” lead to a better story. Which in turn engages the readers and adds a depth that stories‚ who do not use literary devices‚ cannot do. Going in-depth into what these devices mean for “The Furnished Room” and how they tie in with the theme
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his love in a furnished room. He meets the owner of the furnished room that his love has rented recently. In the latter part of the story‚ the young man commits suicide in the same room where his love committed suicide‚ too. Moreover‚ the landlady tells to a friend that she knows the girl that the young man is looking for but she does not tell him because she is greatly taking care of her reputation and her business. She wants no one to know that someone committed suicide on her room because it won’t
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going to happen today. As always‚ I start my day by running around the walls in my room. I like how running makes me feel‚ I get lost in it and can try to picture a world where there are no rooms‚ where I can run free. An alarm goes off jolting me back to reality‚ telling me it is time to eat. The keeper who brings my food is new today. I do not like strangers so I watch him from the furthest point in the room. He starts talking to himself while setting up my food‚ no not talking‚ I do not know
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Most of the times‚ the room is dark. There are days when it is bright and I can see almost everything clearly. The sunshine is reflecting through the cracks in the door‚ spreading across the room. My face breaks into a smile‚ my eyes shine and happiness fills my heart as I think I can leave the darkness. I can leave and be happy‚ be myself and no one will care. I open the door‚ just a little‚ and take a small peek. When I see the happiness shine‚ I expect to see smiling faces‚ people saying they’ll
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Sabira Abdulla Mr. Craig Sinclair English 102 25 September 2012 Dystopia: Ray Russell’s “The Room” The short story “The Room‚” by Ray Russell‚ focuses on aspects developing in our society and creates exaggerations to show a future world that psychologically destroys the people. It explores the excess advertisement and addiction to technology present in the West today. While the protagonist tries to escape his horrible life‚ where he seeks refuge turns out to be a conspiracy of the government
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ground of uniformed staff‚ including: control of the uniformed staff‚ close liaison with the front office manage and other departments‚ giving of information to guest concerning hotel services and local directions‚ message taking and issuing room keys‚ the booking of theatre and the confirmation of airline passages‚ arranging the hire of the hotel cars and soling of guest problems and queries about the hotel and recreation facilities. explain the roles and responsibilities
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important department. Rooms Division Task A a) A discussion of the key aspects of legislation and regulatory requirements relevant to rooms division operations. Assessment Criteria 1.3 - Discuss legal and statutory requirements that apply to rooms division operations. Room division is an important element of the tourism management. Management of room division ensures good housekeeping and deals with the management of front office and other operational services. Management of room division requires managers
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scale of the Rooms Division operations of the new property‚ identify and discuss the different type of accommodation and front office services need to be offered and analyse the roles and responsibilities of the accommodation and reception service staff. 1.2 Evaluate the type of services provided by the room’s division department in a range of accommodation facilities such as hotels‚ holiday camps or university campuses and discuss the legal and statutory requirements that apply to rooms division
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