The name of the novel is Lullabies for little criminals written by Heather O’Neill. In this novel, the name of the main protagonist is Baby. She stays with her dad and, while she does not know that much about her mother. She is in her teens. She faces multiple situations that a girl her age should not be confronted with, and instead, she should have been enjoying her life.…
In stories, literary elements are used to help develop a theme or a main idea about the whole story in general. Theme, too, is considered a literary element. In each story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” “Ambush,” and “The Sniper,” each author uses conflict and characters to develop a theme. In the three short stories, “The Most Dangerous Game,” “The Sniper,” and “Ambush,” the authors each used literary elements throughout each story to help create a theme.…
In Sula, Toni Morrison uses emotive language and humor to relate the struggles that most African Americans suffered in the 1920s. It was common for African Americans to be poorly treated in those days, however, women additionally endured mistreatment from their husbands and society in general. The main characters are Nel and Sula. There are striking contrasts between the two families and their relationships.…
Discrepancy in a household can affect one’s feeling of accord, especially between a parent and child, where a child can feel belittled by lack of control, and the guardian could feel misunderstood. In the passages from Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the narrators have points of view contradictory to that of their parents. The conflict spawns tension between characters, and makes the tone of the story strenuous and constricted. In the excerpt from Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the divergence in perspective adds strain to both stories, because of the absence of resolution in the case.…
The novel, “The Distance between Us” by Reyna Grande is a story about children who lost their parents due to crossing the border and they don’t know when they will get back together. The three children in this novel are Carlos, Reyna and Mago and they feel abandoned by them. They were abandoned by their parents, and because of this they have been waiting for their mother and father to come back to them and they almost have no memory of them. The reason why they leave was because of economic circumstance and they wanted to achieve some success in life. The other side was filled of hopes and dreams and they wanted some of their dreams to come true.…
Elements such as chronological order, repetition, and precise descriptions of characters allow readers to interpret and capture the theme behind the text. As previously stated, these three short stories come from different points of views. Readers are able to observe and capture how the tone in “Lust” changes once the narrator realized that her actions have led to self-destruction. In “Boys” the tone remains the same as the narrator describes the life of two boys who learn to cope with normal and difficult life experiences throughout their childhood that eventually leads to them becoming men. Lastly, the tone in “Girls” remains intact as it consists of words of wisdom and scolding from a mother who only wants the best for her daughter whom she thinks is headed towards becoming a…
Rachel is the main character and the story takes place on her eleventh birthday (hence the title). She starts her narrative off with a reflection on age and how it changes you. She describes how person can act different ages on different days because “ the way you grow old is kind of like an onion or like the rings inside a tree trunk…”, it sticks…
In conclusion, In the story, A Pair of Tickets, Tan highlights how the protangonist has memories of her mom and reunites with her sisters and dad’s family after being separated due to distance and by war. However, the story, A Haunted House by Virgina Wolf paints a different picture using ghosts who return to their house in search of a treasure which is a beating heart of love. However, both stories paint a picture of love making them similar but one is told about a family and the other about a couple creating a different storyline for the reader to…
Differences in between the lines Each story a person shall come across will always differ from one to the next. Whether it is from a different point of view of how the grammar, tone, content, theme, texture etc. is used the stories are never going to be exactly the same; they will not necessarily be different either. Many stories have very similar motives to make you think, act and feel certain ways, like the comparison between N. Scott Momaday’s “The Way to Rainy Mountain” and Alice Walker’s “Beauty When the Other Dancer is the Self.” They compare and contrast perfectly.…
Sandra Cisneros, an author who is deeply inspired by her Mexican American heritage. This inspiration is clearly shown throughout each and every one of her writing pieces, such as “Salvador Late or Early”, as well as “Eleven”. Both short-stories focus on adolescents with a mature mindset and adult precision, and each story does a marvelous job portraying Cisneros constant writing style. “Salvador Late or Early” is focusing on a young boy, Salvador, with heavy burdens to carry on his shoulders, which is unfortunate because he is such a young boy with an old soul. The responsibilities he has are unimaginable due to the fact they don’t pertain to his age.…
“Where Is It Written”, by Adam Schwartz, is a story about a kid who asked his father to fight for his custody, doing so many problems came up. Sam first cut all the connection with her mother because he wanted to know his father better. Then Sam confronted his father about being sick and tired of doing chores for his mother. Finally, Sam and his mother were arguing. Sam criticize his mother making her cry and suffer.…
The cultural ties to empire are not so easy to efface as the political ones. In the past half century, this is perhaps one of the most important lessons the world has learned from the movement towards the independence of the part of European colonies. Some countries become England colonies including Asia, India, Africa, and some parts of North America. Although these countries are no longer dependent on the British colonies, the residual effect of colonial domination is still remain nowadays. Growing up in the small island in Antigua, which was once the colony of the British Empire, Kincaid has written many short stories and autobiographical essays to express her anger and hatred toward England.…
The movie “Stand by Me” released in the year of 1986, focused on four children most likely the age of twelve. These four children, named Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy, discovered that a stranger in their small town had been killed accidently decide to go explore their town to discover the body. During their journey, they learn more about one another and their very different home lives. The differences in development between the characters is quite apparent.…
Women’s roles in society were a controversial thing in the past, women weren’t allowed to act the way they wanted. In the “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, Mrs. Mallard has felt trapped since her marriage but becomes overflowed with joy and the idea of freedom but in the end she dies. In “The Waltz” by Dorothy Parker, the narrator is forced to dance but she doesn’t speak her mind and acts as if everything was fine. Women’s roles in society were very similar but also different, women didn’t have the freedom to speak their mind or had freedom in general which is seen in both the stories. “Story of an Hour” and “The Waltz” are similar because both women feel freedom without the presence of males.…
In “Elena,” the speaker states her feelings about how she needs to be there for her children, and that she feels alone, and separated from her family but in “Mothers and Daughters” it shows the bonding experience, the happiness and how close their relationship is. Both poems go back on memories of earlier times spend with their children. While "Mothers and Daughters" show a more enjoyable side, "Elena" shows the hardships a mother has to endure while keeping her family together. Both poems implement the importance of a mother's role in her children's…