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What a Kiss Means I recently read some interesting short stories titled The Kiss by Kate Chopin and Dante’s Inferno by Dante Alighieri. Both these stories are alike and different in different ways. A comparison of these two short stories is presented throughout this paper. Although, I enjoyed both stories one was easier to picture […]
In literature, setting is an essential part of a story. Setting is the time and place where the story takes place. It also can create a mood or feeling in the story. In the stories “Soldier’s Home,” by Ernest Hemingway, “A Rose for Emily,” by William Faulkner and “Eveline,” by James Joyce, the all show […]
Vu Lan celebration is coming, on websites there are many written works about mother. They are simple but meaningful and reminded me of my mother. Accordingly, I want to share with everyone my story-a long one to tell… When I was a child, I always imagined my mother as a serious and frightening woman. She […]
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… ” Charles Dickens used this famous phrase to introduce one of his most well-known novels, A Tale of Two Cities. This phrase also introduces an important motif of the novel, which is the foil. In literature, a foil is a character that contrasts […]
In the story “Kansas,” Stephen Dobyns tells how one boy’s journey through life cost him his own life in the end. It starts with a boy trying to get from his school in Oklahoma back to summer school. He is hitchhiking on some back-country roads in Kansas, and to his surprise his life would change […]
1. From what point of view is Poe’s story told and why is this view particularly effective for this story? The story is being told from a first person narrative point of view. Poe chooses the first person narration to give the reader a better level of understanding of the characters emotion, mental state and […]
The Relationship Between Arthur (Boo) Radley and Jean Louise (Scout) Finch In To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, Scout is an educated six-year-old child who is very mature for her age. Despite her capability to understand things that most six-year can not, she is a bit curious. That curiosity can be viewed as […]
Wide Sargasso Sea and Jane Eyre intertwined In Wide Sargasso Sea, author Jean Rhys uses intertextuality to tell the story of Antoinette Mason. Intertexuality is when an author bases their book/novel off of another text. In this case, Wide Sargasso Sea is shaped from Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and it elaborates on the character of […]
During this dark period Tom does not change, or mature. Tom’s Father orders Tom to make a change to his life and encourages him to take the path towards a positive future and to move on from the past into the future. Tom’s isolation from the world is captured negatively through the use of ersonification, […]
A&P John Updike was a prolific writer of novels, short stories, essays, poems, and children’s tale. In the early stories such as “A&P” John Updike uses memories from his childhood and teenage years. For the sort of “small” scenes and stories for which he quickly became famous for (Updike 233). Updike uses the elements of […]
Tuck Everlasting Living forever! Wow, wouldn’t that be fun? Never dying or getting hurt or sick. You could see things people haven’t or won’t see but you will. There’s a movie like that called Tuck Everlasting. This movies genre is fantasy and romance. Tuck Everlasting is taken place in a small town called treegap. Treegap […]
The main character’s journey towards self-knowledge is an essential aspect of a well-written novel. This journey encompasses physical and internal elements, contributing to the creation of believable characters and captivating books. Notable examples include Cinderella, ‘The Spook’s Apprentice’, and ‘Tomorrow, when the War began’. Cinderella’s internal journey follows a typical pattern as she moves from […]
“Leslie Marmon Silko is a famous novelist, poet, and short story writer whose work is primarily concerned with the relations between different cultures and between human beings and the natural world. ” [ (Fajardo-Acosta) ] Silko was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, under Laguna Pueblo, Plains Indians, and Anglo-American decent. Known as the Old Laguna, […]
Animal farm was short but definitely not sweet. I watched the movie when I was six years old and I found it frightening. I liked that I could learn from the mistakes that the animals made, and I even enjoyed the book despite my past experience with the story. The characters were extreme and strangely […]
The Narrative Structure of Heart of Darkness Peter Brooks’s “An Unreadable Report: Conrad’s Heart of Darkness” discusses the narrative style of the book. And may I take the time here to say, Wow! , I have never thought about this before and it is warping my mind. HOD not only tells a story; it explores […]
The Sky Isn’t the Limit Anymore The Looking Glass Wars by: Frank Beddor A caterpillar that smokes from pipes and eats tarty-tarts is only the beginning of Frank Beddor’s first book in his trilogy The Looking Glass Wars. Many of us are familiar with the infamous fairy tale of Alice who stumbles upon a hole […]
Hunter Vettori, a thirteen year old boy with a dream of catching a record breaking Mulloway. The first issue presented in Jetty Rats is family. When Hunter was eight years old his father was swept out to sea while fishing on the rocks. He had broken the golden rule of rock hopping: “Thou Shalt Not […]
Adeline Yen Mah’s is an autobiographical novel about ‘the secret story of an unwanted daughter. ’ The novel is memorable because the story is intriguing and it is also historical as it depicts the chaos of China in the early 1940s. The novel is also remarkable for its strong depiction of characters. The novel is […]
A Rose for Emily Summary Example 1 A Rose for Emily’ In “A Rose for Emily,” we truly found out how strange Emily became as story went on, and how she lived a life that was secretive and hideous until the day she died. William Faulkner’s skillful use of words and time allows much insight […]
Eulogy for Dumby Red As you all know we are gathered here today to share our last moments with Dumby Red. My name is Gary Black, they call me blackly down at the point. I am extremely honoured to be here amongst all of you to talk about Dumby, however if I wouldn’t have meet […]
Miss Maudie Atkinson Upon reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, I discovered that there are many different characters that require attention. While getting to know all about these characters, I began to try and relate myself to them. All the main ones, such as Atticus, Jem and Scout, are easier to relate to […]
Characterisation Mrs Leonards (Paul’s Mother)0 She is an overprotective mother who gets too worried about leaving her son home while she goes to the movies. Mr Leonards (Paul’s Father)0 He does not worry about his son as he wants him to become a man at the age of 8. Paulo Smart for his age and […]
