"The Daughters of the Late Colonel" by Katherine Mansfield is a subtle short story about two daughters of the late colonel who are left with the task of preparing his funeral and getting on with their lives after the tragic event of their father’s death. For these two women living without their father might be harder than expected because they had come to rely on him for their every need. This story is unlike any other that has been discussed thus far. Unlike characters‚ like Jane Eyre‚ who possess
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vocabulary may be explained by the fact that he wrote it six years after the incident‚ therefore he has had time to think about it and find the right words. War of the Worlds is presented as a very factual account Martian invasion. The narrator wrote the whole book‚ wrote with such detail that it’s hard to believe he hadn’t thought it thought through before writing it.This is because he did‚ as mentioned in the book‚the catastrophe happened six years before the narrator wrote it. This is why he was able
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"Father ’s Arcane Daughter" Written by: E.L. Konigsburg Setting " a) The story is set in a small town outside of Pittsburgh named Sewickley‚ Pennsylvania. The family being dealt with throughout the story is well known in their town and are quite wealthy. The story takes place in the year of 1952 but is being retold twenty years later. Plot " a) One of the major subplots that take place in the story is the supposed daughter ’s love for her father. Martha Sedgewick meets Mr. Carmichael when she is
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be successful in the real world. Evaluation “Stone Soup” is a folktale written and illustrated by Jon J. Muth. The story takes place in a Chinese village that previously underwent famine‚ floods‚ and war. Together three monks attempt to show
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Sorry for Disturbing You Sorry for Disturbing You is a short story written by Richard Knight and its main theme is regretting some of the choices made in life. Two guys are regretting things in this story – an old man called Michael and Ian‚ who is also the main character. Michael is an old sick man one night knocking at Ian’s door asking for a phone to call for a cap. Ian doesn’t feel like letting him in‚ but he follows his instinct and finally lets him in to help him. Ian following his instinct
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Serrusalmus is a short story written by Lesley Glaister. It was published in Contexts in 1992. The themes in the story are fear‚ revenge and love. Through the whole story Marjorie fears the world‚ other people and especially Mick. The fear controls her life and makes her stay inside her apartment most of the time. At the end of the story Marjorie does no longer fear Mick and that gives her an opportunity to take revenge on him with help from her fish. After taking revenge on Mick she feels satisfied
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"The Loons" by Margaret Laurence In the short story "The Loons"‚ Margaret Laurence writes the story of Piquette Tonnerre. A half-Indian girl who grows up under harsh circumstances in a society that suppresses half-breeds. The story is told through another girl‚ Vanessa‚ who comes in contact with Piquette through her father. As the title suggests the story also includes a special type of birds‚ the loons‚ and we can see an obvious comparison between the loons and Piquette. The loons are
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suddenly Ellsworth said that he bought the Lathrop Gallery last month. The theme of the story is loneliness that influences on human’s behavior. It’s represented with Ellsworth’ behavior‚ his speech‚ his attitude to people and his attitude towards things that he buys. It is difficult to find out real theme of the story. Each of us can find his own cause and theme‚ because the author forces it upon the story. The story takes place in hospital room‚ art exhibition in the course of a few months. It’s represented
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The short story “Up-ladle at three” has a great tension throughout the story and thus keeps up readers’ interest to the end of it. The description establishes scenery and the process of iron-making. The narrative presents a succession of events and makes the story dynamic. Dialogues make the characters self-revealing and the author implicitly shows their traits. This interplay of description‚ narrative and dialogue creates the effect of suspense‚ because we can only guess how characters would behavior
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The short story Everyday Use by Alice Walker differentiates between a fake and a real heritage. To illustrate her point she uses one family consisting of a mother and her two daughters and the way each of them views their ancestry and heritage. Through the behavior of these three people Walker is able to clearly show the little things that separate a real heritage from the assumed fake mask. During the time of many positive changes to the lives of black people across the America‚ the author illustrates
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