Fat by Raymond Carver This story illustrates my own confusion about theme and plot. The physical actions of taking his order and bringing him his food elicit information in the story which I may be confusing with plot. For example: She brings him his soup and he has completely finished his large salad and two slices of bread. So we learn he eats a lot of food and quickly (which is why he is fat). As she moves between table and kitchen our storyteller defends the fat man to her colleagues. This shows
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Comparative Essay This comparative essay‚ will be comparing three different themes that relate to the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding and the movie” The Blindness” directed by Ferdinando Meirelles. In both novel and movie‚ the people try to make successful societies‚ but with all society there is power struggles‚ loss of innocence’s and survival of the fittest. This is evident throughout both the movie and the novel. The novel and the movie create a vivid image of
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put us in danger.” the room was silent. “I want to see you” Silence yet again. Clink. Peony has taken a step out. Whoosh! She zoomed away to the ceiling ledge with her friends. “You have to promise not to tell anyone.” “I swear. “ Said Emily. “Look up.” Emily craned her neck towards the ceiling and there hovering in the shimmering light‚ where four tiny fairies‚ Astonished‚ she ran around looking at them from different angles‚ their chests held high with pride and dignity. Clearly‚ Emily was shocked
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Scary Kerri Many people say that there are several reasons why people are annoying to them. However‚ there is always that one person who always seems to show up when people are around our other friends. Well‚ I have this friend named Kerri‚ and she is annoying. I am annoyed that Kerri is an attention seeker‚ a “one upper”‚ and she cannot shut up. First of all‚ she is an attention seeker. For example‚ she always needs to be the center of everyone’s attention‚ and the conversation always needs to be about
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all around‚ but there isn’t anybody!” “He might come and burn the house and the ‘family.’ That’s awful! Think of our investment.” “What about Clarisse McClellan‚ where do we look for her? The morgue! Listen!” “How in the hell did those bombers get up there every single second of our lives!” “Is it because we’re so rich and the rest of the world’s so poor and we just don’t care if they are?” “Maybe the books can get us half out of the cave.” “They just might stop us from making the same damn insane
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too much‚ shut up‚ Fatty.” This presents Jack as a bully and supports the idea that Jack feels he is superior to the other boys. Jack hates being humiliated in front of other people and he is starting to feel threatened by Ralph‚ ‘With dreary obedience the choir raised their hands… Even the choir applauded; and the freckles on Jack’s face disappeared under a blush of mortification.’ this shows that Jack is manipulative towards the choir boys and if Jack were to be chief he would end up being a real
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you can be responsible for two pets you can.’ She explained. ’Thank you so much!’ I squealed. Little did I know this was a very bad idea. The next day after school I went to the pet shop. I looked in the fish tank but the fish wasn’t there. I went up to the counter and the girl I talked to yesterday was there. I asked her ’excuse me but have you any more of those fish that we were looking at yesterday.’ ’We have only one left.’ she smiled. ’I would like to buy it please.’ I replied. She gave me
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death. The irony in “Bullet in the Brain” is that the self proclaimed genius too smart (or too dumb) to stay quiet which costs him his life. Throughout the story Anders seems to enjoy criticizing and disliking others‚ he doesn’t know when he should shut up‚ and finally when he’s even in the process of dying the one thing that he seems to remember is him still criticizing others. In the start of the story Anders is in a bank towards the end of closing. As he is irritated enough that the line is long
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sister!" "You keep your hands off her‚ you hear me?" the boy on top threatened. I drew up my short frame and asked them to stop fighting. Suddenly 14 pairs of eyes were riveted on my face. I knew I did not look convincing. Glaring at each other and me‚ the two boys slowly took their seats. At that moment‚ the teacher from across the hall stuck his head in the door and shouted at my students to sit down‚ shut up and do what I said. I was left feeling powerless. I tried to teach the lessons I had prepared
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In the last stanza the child says “but how could Arthur go‚ clutching his tiny lily‚ with his eyes shut up so tight and the roads deep in snow?” The child is trying to say why is Arthur is lying in the box when he should be having fun? I think that the child thinks that this is a birthday party. I feel that at the end of the poem the child is sad because Arthur isn’t opening his eyes or “waking up” to play or celebrate. He is just lying
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