Stephen King is known as one of the greatest horror and gothic writers of our time. The reason for this is his ability to fuse the gothic elements created by stories such as Dracula or Frankenstein and todays horror. King has written hundreds of short stories but two in-particular “The Night Flier” and “Popsy” show his unique ability to combined gothic elements from the old literature with realistic settings and people of our era. One of his greater talents is being able to use gothic element
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Moreover‚ Stephen Chbosky exemplifies the importance of a friendship because that is the only thing Charlie needs to be happy. For instance‚ when Charlie wins back his friendship with Sam after a conflict he claims‚ “Sam dropped me off. When she was too far away to
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Stephen Crane uses many different themes in his novels to pull you into the stories he tells. With Maggie: A Girl of The Streets‚ he uses naturalism‚ hypocrisy‚ and irony to pull us in and recognize how life in the slums truly was. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is considered a classic example of American naturalism. Naturalist philosophy held that people are trapped by their environment and are powerless to change it. Naturalist writers attempt to imitate the dialect‚ actions‚ and thoughts of real
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In the novel‚ Misery‚ Stephen King embodies the state of possession by an evil being who happens to be the elaborated and horrifically psychotic woman‚ Annie Wilkes. In this story‚ Annie represents a mother figure‚ a goddess and a loyal reader of the romance novelist‚ Paul Sheldon. In reality‚ however‚ Annie merely represents someone who has troubles deciphering between reality and fiction. This odd obsession with not only Paul‚ but with the fictional character Misery‚ shows the mental unstableness
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In the real world‚ one must be prepared to face challenges before they succeed. This is the theme of “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane. Crane represents the theme by using copious amounts of symbolism throughout the story. The inactive house of refuge represents that one must be prepared to face the world by themselves. The obstructive storm represents that one may need backtrack before they can reach their goals. The icy quality of the water represents that sometimes the world can be hostile to people
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levels during the Gilded Age‚ are almost unbearable to imagine. She faced discrimination‚ attachment issues‚ and grew up with a dysfunctional family that failed to show affection. Fortunately for Maggie‚ she wasn’t like the people she lived around. As Stephen Crane put it‚ “None of the dirt of Rum Alley seemed to be in her veins” (Maggie 16). This unique feature acquired by Maggie gave her the ability to improve her chance‚ even by a slim chance. Maggie grew up with a family who would have been classified
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The novel The Perks of being a Wallflower is written by Stephen Chbosky‚ in this story‚ the main character‚ Charlie‚ Charlie is a tentative freshmen‚ how often refers to himself as a wallflower‚ Charlie is a benign character because he always put others before him‚ and you can witness that a lot throughout the book. This story is about growing up and becoming the true person that you are. In each entry he writes what happens in school‚ with his friends‚ and his family. This book is written all in
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The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Knowledge Charlie‚ Sam‚ and Patrick are the main characters. Sam and Patrick are step-siblings and Charlie is their younger friend that they take under their wings. The story takes place in or around Pittsburgh‚ PA in 1991 and 1992. The places the characters experience are real places (Charlie’s brother going to Penn State‚ the parks they hang around) and the years are obvious because of the journal entries. One of the events that took place that
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Garren Orr MLA Format 10/16/12 MU 202-02 - History of Music: American Professor King Stephen Foster: America’s First Professional Songwriter “Although Foster’s melodies are very familiar‚ amazingly little is known about the composer.”[i] This quote from Tomaschewski is an appropriate summarization of Stephen Foster’s legacy. Famous songs such as “Oh! Susanna”‚ “Camptown Races”‚ “My Old Kentucky Home”‚ “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair”‚ and “Beautiful Dreamer” are quintessentially
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Stephen King: Two Books‚ One Story In 1974‚ the world was first introduced to Stephen King through the publication of Carrie. Since then‚ King has released over fifty-four novels‚ short stories and essays (King‚ Written Works). His themes are vast and touch such subjects as aliens‚ telekinesis‚ life in prison‚ trucks coming to life‚ and the end of the world. In 1999‚ a car accident almost ended Stephen King’s life. After his recovery‚ he published five novels that were received with poor sales and
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