afraid of this language. It is a language of love‚ peace and humility. Monday‚ November 25‚ 2013 Form 3 Novel- How I Met Myself It’s such an overdue post‚ PMR has just passed and here I am posting this long awaited entry on the Form 3 novel‚ How I Met Myself. This novel is all about finding your own ghost or doppelganger and answers the questions of "What If" and "If Only". I found this novel as an interesting piece of literature as it questions the pasts and brings back the future‚ and
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younger brother) in “ Boys and Girls ‚” why do you think Alice Munro uses plural words in the title? I think Alice Munro uses plural in the title to show the readers how stereotypical our society was back then when it comes to gender roles. Back then‚ men were preferable by the society when it comes to doing certain tasks. For example‚ back then women were assign the task of child care‚ food preparation‚ as well as taking care of the husband whiles the men perform most activities that require physical
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Alice Munro has long been critically acclaimed as an expert in short fiction throughout the past decades. Her prose has earned the praise of many and is filled with evocative language and colorful characters. Within a period of seven years she published the short stories “Forgiveness in Families” (1974)‚ “The Moons of Jupiter” (1978) and “Prue” in 1981. All three of these stories center around women and their different experiences in life. In these short stories‚ Munro uses the main characters to
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Society places‚ ideas concerning proper behaviors regarding gender roles. How does one handle this pressure placed by a society? Is accepting the pressure of society alright or is it possible to overcome the gender stereotype placed by society to achieve self fulfillment? "Gender is not an easy conversation to have. It makes people uncomfortable‚ sometimes even irritable. Both men and women are resistant to talk about gender‚ or are quick to dismiss the problems of gender. Because thinking of changing
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How I Met Myself Q: Based on the novel above‚ describe the main character. Answer with evidence. Ans: The main character in the novel ‘How I Met Myself‘ is John Taylor. He is a 34-year-old-Englishman living and working in Hungary. He is 2 meters tall with light brown hair and eyes and a moustache. Taylor is adventurous and eager to try something new. He is a computer programmer who takes a job in another country‚ especially in one which he has never visited before‚ because he thinks it will be interesting
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Ted Mosby from How I Met Your Mother is not a nice guy. Façade-ing as a good guy searching for true love‚ Ted went out and dated and slept with girls after girls for at least a decade‚ then after a number of years‚ now spends another decade to “share” all of his exotic experiences with his teenage children. “This is the story of how I met your mother”‚ he said. “I slept with this girl and that girl‚ etc. including your aunt Robin whom I still have a crush on”‚ he might as well have said. Oh and‚
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Alice Munro: TRICKS Alice Munro is a Canadian author who has written many short-story compilations and collections. In 2013 she won the Nobel Prize in literature‚ for her work as "master of the contemporary short story". Her stories often depict the troubles of young women and their complexities. They are well known for her uncomplicated prose style‚ and she is also known for her smooth way of switching between the present and the past. In 2004 she released the book “Runaway”‚ which contained many
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How Literary Criticism Met Your Mother Writing Assignment From the pilot episode of an American comedy TV show called How I Met Your Mother‚ I find that both Marxist criticism and Feminist criticism exist in this episode due to the roles of the characters‚ the ways they act and speak‚ the things they own‚ etc. In terms of the Marxism‚ it is easy to find out that there is a relationship between class and power in this episode. As Barney who always wears a suit while his friends are all wearing
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very deep touching story written by Alice Munro. It talked about the author’s mother who had gone unconscious on the bathroom floor when her brother‚ Cam‚ was supposed to take care of her due to she was vomiting before. His sister‚ Val‚ which was the author‚ had waited in the hospital hour and hour‚ waiting for the good news from the doctor. Although she didn’t expect her mom would survive. "They haven’t said anything to give me hope‚ Cam. She is dying." (Munro 114). Cam didn’t come to visit her since
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story depends on the speculations by the reader‚ and that the reader can analyze and understand the striped down dialog. That is the also one of the main marks in the short story “THEY’RE NOT YOUR HUSBAND” by Raymond Carver‚ who is known by his minimalistic writing. The short story “They are not your husband” begins in medias res‚ which mean you get very little background information. The short story if told over a few weeks‚ it’s told along with Doreen weight loss. The story is also told in a
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