George Bernard Shaw and His Short Story About the Cremation of The Narrator's Mother In a written excerpt from a letter about the cremation of his mother, George Bernard Shaw recalls her "passage" with humor and understanding. The dark humor associated with the horrid details of disposing of his mother's physical body are eventually reconciled with an understanding that her spirit lives on. He imagines how she would find humor in the bizarre event of her own cremation. The quality of humor…
AND I WAS CARRIED AWAY Ug Gianod Ako Marcel Navarra I do not want to see you again. I am angry at myself for what I have done. We haven’t seen each other for five months or more. But last night, we met at Letoile Parlor. I didn’t expect to see you there, but I found you seated in front of me. You probably noticed that I immediately look down the minute I saw you. Why I behaved that way, you will soon know. For the time being, it is enough for you to know that something had sneaked into my breast…
Texas working on an old 1972 Chevelle SS. Josh is 16, he has dark blonde hair and brown eyes. Josh was a mechanic for his dad’s business. Josh has a family of four, Josh’s dad and mom and little sister and himself. They lived next to a gas station about a mile from town, which has a population of around 4,000 people. Josh’s family has been around in the town ever since he can remember. Josh woke up one morning to the sound of his mother cooking breakfast, he got out of bed, got dressed and headed…
reached across the steering wheel to answer. “Hello,” he answered. “Hi darling,” replied a warm female voice. A great grin broke out on Riley’s face at the sound of his beloved’s voice. “Just checking to see how far away you are,” she said. “I’m about 15 kilometers away, and counting down the minutes till I see your beautiful face.” “Ok, I’ll wait up for you. I love you,” she said softly. “I love you too,” Riley replied gently. As he pressed the button to hang up and dropped the phone on the…
------------------------------------------------- Analyzing Novels & Short Stories Setting Where and When where a story takes place can be profoundly significant. Consider where the author’s story is placed and why the author made that decision. In Shakespeare’s Othello, for example, the setting is Italy, although Shakespeare was writing in England. He set his play elsewhere, in part, so he could make social commentary about England without incurring the wrath of English rulers. Remember, many stories would be irretrievably altered…
Response: - Gifted hands by and about a Ben Carson who is poor guy having an elder brother name Curtis and mom named Sonya Carson. Ben became inspirational for many people and changes many lives. This book is all about Ben Carson and his family. This book is very heart touching and very emotional. And this book can be a motivational source for anyone. There is some situation when Carson family had a hard time in their life and financially they are not rich so they had money problem. Ben Carson was…
Essay about the short story: Pool by Corey Campbell The short story “Pool” is about the couple Darla and Jon. The overarching theme in the story is: unhappiness in relationships, and failing marriages which both are very relevant to the society in which we live in. The author (Cory Campbell) is trying to shed some light on how it is being in an unhappy relationship. The main character Darla is a young woman, and even though we aren’t told her age, based on the quotes: “Darla herself, just older…
compassion in people can exhibit in situations regarding tradition and values. Jackson presents the theme of the short story with the use of symbols and setting. The setting of "The Lottery" supports the theme. Settings are constructed to help build the mood and foreshadow things to come. In the lottery, however, the setting ironically foreshadows exactly the opposite of what is to come. The story begins with a description of a seemingly cheerful environment. Jackson creates a comfortable atmosphere by…
Scene I Lee and Alice are in the kitchen talking about their days. Alice: Hey honey how was your day? Did you remember to pick something up for dinner? Remember you promised it was your turn to shop and cook tonight. Lee: I completely forgot because you’ll never believe what happened to me today. Alice: What happened that was so eventful that you forgot to get dinner made and on the table? I mean really Lee every time it’s your turn to make dinner you conveniently have something happen so…
In the Rubbish Tin What is this short story about? This short story is about a family who is facing a big family problem which involves abuse and drugs. Some of these problems which I know happen in our society today. Roth (the father) and Ruth (the mother) have arguments almost every day and Roth always abuses Ruth. Sometimes, Roth will release all his anger on their poor daughter Phillipa by abusing her. When reading through the short story I picked up two main points which was family violence…