Late one night, the famous rock star, Rockina, returned to her luxurious apartment from an appearance at a Concert. As she entered her locked apartment, she noticed that everything in her apartment was a mess -- the drawers had been emptied out onto the floor; the cushions on the couch were ripped open; and the safe behind the picture on the wall had been opened. She then noticed that the lights were on in her bedroom.…
In the book, Red Kayak, by Priscilla Cummings, there are multiple themes. A theme is the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work and it can be directly stated or implied. Being able to understand a theme is critical to decipher an author’s message. One of the numerous themes in Red Kayak is that death is everywhere and it can be very hard to deal with. In Red Kayak, Brady along with his friends, J.T. and Digger, live in the Chesapeake bay region of Maryland. All of them have great memories together and have been friends for a long time. Soon, rich people start moving in close proximity to where Brady and his parents live. This upsets families and friends (especially Digger). When Mrs. and Mr. DiAngelo move in, Brady discovers that…
This isn't your typical everyday reading material, this is a short story that is told in five sections that is filled with death and the hopelessness to accept change over time and to adapt the effective coping mechanisms for everyday life. Everyone, should be familiar with the old saying, "The only thing that is continuous is change."…
Anne P. Beatty, who wrote Survival Skills at a School in LA, provides an inside look into a high school phenomenon in South Central Los Angeles, California. Her article illustrates a few events that take place at a high school where death and violence commonly occur. Since attending these schools, students have adjusted to the violence in such a way that they partake in routine procedures, like “the students coming around for donations” (Beatty; par. 5). when a fellow peer passed away. While a majority of adults continually struggle to cope with the occurrence of death, this story tells a tale of children who have practically become accustomed to it. Beatty provides a distinct look at this urban school setting through her inside view of student emotions, evidence of pain within the kids, and the feelings that she evokes from the audience despite her straightforward tone. (simple)…
"Midterm Break" is a happy, promising title that belies the experience of the narrator; the irony of a death in the family over midterm has robbed not only Heaney's joy in family nostalgia, but all his horror and grief as well. The ideas of death, grief, and finality are explored in this poem. As he encounters other mourners, each more intense than the next, his neighbors, his crying father, Jim Evans, an emotionally ravaged family friend. His tone takes on an aura of dismay. Heaney retreats emotionally at their hollow comforts.…
The story from the epilogue gives an emotional and satisfying closure to the readers. This is an additional story that concerns the McCandless parents’ visit to the site where their son spent the last few weeks of…
Kevin and they all took off. Eventually, she ran into the backyard of a house and hid. On…
A candle in a dark room, the red coat in that black and white film, the energy, the emotion and the symbolism of these scenes can make apparent to any reader the abyss that there seems to be between the beginning and the end. But what happens when these contrasts between life and death are blurred? When two seemingly unarguable ideas contradict each other? The School, by Donald Barthleme and The Road out of Eden, by Randall Grace are examples of such conundrums. The texts use contrasting structure-styles, irony and differing thematic ideas to explore how various aspects of death impact individuals.…
It’s a warm summer night. You and your 4 best friends are having the sleepover of a life time to celebrate the end of 7th grade. Your best friends Alison DiLaurentis, Spencer Hastings, Emily Fields, Hanna Marin, and Aria Montgomery are having a great time until Spencer and Alison get into a fight. Alison storms out into the darkness and doesn’t return. Ever. 1 year later Alison’s body is found and she is finally pronounced dead. About the same time you and your remaining friends start getting notes from a stalker named “A” who seems to know everything about them, including secrets that are so dark, it would bury them alive.…
Afterthat night in the last yearof high school, charactersmoved on with theirlives with differentmemories. The time of theirliveswhichthe audience witnessis the time they come up with differentperspectivesthat are drifted in tenyearsand thatof the same night. The author, using the uncertainty in the thoughts and feelings of Amy, unfolds the fallacies of John and Vincent, bothin aconstructive way. At the…
All of a sudden, the leaves began to rustle and the wind began to howl. A huge gust of wind blew out the campfire. They heard an eerie whisper coming from behind. “Help. Help me.” The voice whispered. Megan, Emma and Amanda screamed and ran hurriedly in the direction of Emma’s house. Amanda tumbled over a tree root, landing on the forest floor. As she stood, she noticed a ghostly figure glowing in the moonlight. Amanda ran speedily after her friends. The three girls made it to safety.…
The summer of 2007 will be by far one of the most memorable summers I will have in life. I am sure, including marriage and kids, that this will be right there with them. Yes, it had some good memories I will remember but none like this. I was 14 years old when I had this encounter with death. “A little while later getting to the Emergency Room and he probably could have died” is what the doctor said to my parents. I thank God that I am even here to tell you about this story. I believe he has something else in store for me. Figuring out what that is for sure is the journey I am on right now. There are three parts to the story I will share, beginning with the start of the summer.…
At the end of second semester in school, I went home only to find out my father was dead, he was hit by a bus the night before the day I came home. I wept, oh my God! I did not only wept because I lost my father, I also wept that my education might stop, I wept that all my years in school might be wasted. I wept…
The woman was a right mess; seated in the corner, shrouded in a blanket with a mug of something steamy, she was in definite shock, traumatised by the grisly scene before them. The detective turned her back on her. The woman was useless. Or the murderer.…
Life is like a flower, so beautiful and healthy when it’s well taken care of, but even then it dies and all that’s ever left is ashes. A day like any other, May 25, 2011, I was at my school, John C. Fremont High, in the cafeteria when I received the worst phone call ever. It was the phone call that impacted and traumatized my life. My best friend’s mom had called me and simply said, “I need you to calm down, and I need you to take this calmly.” As she started to cry, she said, “Elias has stopped breathing.” And that’s how I knew I had lost my best friend.…