Andre Dubus’ “Killings” and Tim O’Brien’s “How to Tell a True War Story” both deal with violence and the moral ambiguity surrounding it‚ although the authors employ different approaches based on the emotional response they are trying to create in the reader. Because the stories are set in dissimilar environments‚ the way in which the authors depict violence is geared to the setting in which it occurs. However‚ the harmful effects of violence on the human psyche are portrayed in similar ways in
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House of Tragedy The novel entitled‚ House of Sand and Fog was written by Andre Dubus III and is based around the Behrani family who fled from their native country of Iran after the Iranian revolution. They found themselves in America living in an apartment way too expensive for their income. This forces Massoud Behrani to find a job without much training outside of the military this becomes difficult. Behrani takes two jobs one as a trash collector and the other as a convenience store clerk‚ both
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House of Sand and Fog sense of self essay In House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III‚ the author states an epigraph in the beginning of the novel from (“ The Balcony” by Octavio Paz): “Beyond myself/ somewhere/ I wait for my arrival.” This epigraph defines ones sense of self and Behrani‚ Kathy‚ and Lester in House of Sand and Fog all have a sense of self in some way. It may not be clear at first but the author burn’s an image of each character’s personality into the readers head. By the end
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written by Andre Dubus. These stories are similar in plot and theme. Both of these stories deal with murder‚ love and revenge. Though‚ love and murder are presented in different ways in the two stories. The main character in both these stories are of the opposite sex and they are both the protagonist. “A Rose for Emily” is about a women named Emily Grierson and her mysterious life as a southern belle. While “Killings” is based on a man named Matt Fowler who commits a bad crime. Faulkner and Dubus start
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The Differences Between This paper is about four different American authors. Two are from the American South and two are from the American North. Their different styles of writing American literature stories are quite obvious. A goal is to point out the differences in these stories and what drove these authors to write these stories. Each region of our country has its own set of values that are unique to that section of the country. These values influence the characteristics of the life and the
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“Killings” by Andre Dubus and watching the movie “In the Bedroom‚” there are several noticeable differences and a few similarities. Since the movie was derived from the short story‚ the plot is practically the same throughout. “Killings" is portrayed as a revenge story‚ whereas “In the Bedroom” it appears to be a love story. As the plot progresses we find out this is not the case at all. One of the biggest differences I saw between the two was the arrangement of the story. Dubus’ written version
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Judgment in the House of Sand and Fog People place judgment on one another every day based on differences. Sometimes it is done subconsciously; sometimes it is done on purpose. In the book The House of Sand and Fog‚ by Andre Dubus III‚ two different cultures were represented; Kathy represented the culture of the western civilization‚ whereas Behrani represented the culture of Persians. People judge one another based on unimportant things‚ and get judged based on those same things as well. Two
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Death and Impermanence ENG 125 Instructor: Macy Dailey September 05‚ 2011 This paper focuses on the similarities and differences of the representation of death and the impermanence in the short story “A Father’s Story” by Andre Dubus‚ and the poem “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson.” The reader finds two authors who are different‚ but produces a mental picture of death in the short story and poem. In “A Father’s Story” the main character in the story is the father
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Robin Allison Professor Knight ENG 113 OM4 1 December 2013 Hemingway‚ the Eco-Feminist Ernest Hemingway‚ a world-renowned author considered by many to be a master of the short story‚ has been often criticized as being sexist‚ misogynistic‚ patriarchal‚ or anti-ecological in his mindset. In fact‚ although he probably did inherit many of these pervasive traits from the culture in which he was born‚ his writing taken at face value paints a picture of a man who‚ rather than enforce these ideologies
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One of the most renowned American writers‚ Tobias Wolff is known mainly for his work on the memoir‚ and short stories. He was part of a new wave of writers‚ including Andre Dubus and Raymond Carver‚ who ushered in a novel style of fiction writing‚ which is all at once real yet incredible‚ grounded yet detached‚ but always engaging. Wolff wrote his short story “Powder” as part of his 1996 collection entitled The Night In Question. There are only two major characters in the story—the
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