Hope is a feeling that keeps a person going. Hope is belief in an optimistic result that is related to different events and situations that occur in a person’s life. Hope implies a certain amount of determination. A person is determined when he or she believes that the outcome of an event will be positive even when the facts that are laid out are negative. This form of hope can be seen through famous people who used hope to overcome their struggles Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with serious cancer
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The short story “The Last Leaf” portraits two young women named Sue and Johnsy living together in New York. Pneumonia has hit the area they are living in and Johnsy‚ not being used to the climate - as she is from California‚ is suffering from the disease. Sue takes on the role as the caretaker of Johnsy. Because Johnsy is terminally ill‚ she is therefore in need of medical help. The unnamed doctor‚ who is called in to Johnsys aid‚ is portrayed as a presumptuous and nonchalant man. He seems presumptuous
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whisked away unexpectedly‚ out of reach. Nothing can bring it back‚ and only memories of it’s presence remain. The inevitability does not lessen the pain and emptiness it leaves in it’s wake. In three short stories‚ “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin‚ “The Washwoman” by Isaac Singer‚ and “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry‚ the theme of loss is illustrated through the loss of a family member‚ prized possession‚ and a friend. Any heirloom passed down through a family gains personal value with each consecutive
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analysis is a story written by O’Henry. O’Henry is a pseudonym of William Sydney Porter. He was an American writer‚ noted for his numerous short stories. He worked in various jobs: as a rancher‚ bank teller‚ as a journalist. He founded a comic weekly magazine “The Rolling Stone” before being employed by “The Houston Post” to write a humorous daily coloumn. In 1898 he was convicted of embezzlement and served a three-year term in the federal penitentiary. After that he contributed short stories to the popular
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Morals Endure The goal of most stories is to convey a point‚ or to teach a lesson to the reader. Throughout the short stories “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin‚ “The Washwoman” by Isaac Singer‚ and “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry‚ the concept of loss plays a common theme throughout the characters’ lives. Loss can be attributed to many things‚ including people‚ but in these short stories it is nonhuman things in particular that can serve to teach lessons: the harp in “Gwilan’s Harp”‚ the linens in
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The script CHRISTOPHER STREET is a character driven drama‚ propelled by the theme of second chances. In this story‚ an actor with AIDS is given a second opportunity to relive his life and make better moral choices. The plot incorporates a “time travel” premise in which the protagonist wakes up 30 years younger. Time travel type stories are popular and have been successful (PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED‚ BACK TO THE FUTURE‚ THE TERMINATOR‚ 12 MONKEY‚ etc.). The idea of a rather selfish‚ self-destructive
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two young women artists‚ Sue and Johnsy (familiar for Joanna). They met in May‚ six months previously‚ and decided to share a studio apartment. Stalking their artist colony in November is "Mr. Pneumonia." The story begins as Johnsy‚ near death from pneumonia‚ lies in bed waiting for the last leaf of an ivy vine on the brick wall she spies through her window to fall. "I’m tired of thinking‚" says Johnsy. "I want to turn loose my hold on everything‚ and go sailing down‚ down‚ just like one of those
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pay specific attention to the point of view in which to tell their story. Determining the point of view is one of the first considerations an author makes when beginning to write. Writers choose the point of view that they believe will best convey their message. They are able to make this decision by considering: the story’s purpose‚ what the reader should become aware of and to alter the reader’s perception. Three different points of view were chosen for the stories‚ “A&P” by John Updike‚ “Where
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Point of view is a very important element of literature. In the book Literature Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing point of view is described as‚ “the vantage point from which events are presented” (Kirszner and Mandell 300). The point of view of a story is simply the view of whoever’s telling it. Kirszner and Mandell inform readers that if the narrator can enter all the characters’ minds and always knows what is going on‚ then he is omniscient (303). Kirszner and Mandell also tell readers that if a narrator
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