As for Carolyn P. Walker’s interpretation I commend her on her passion towards this story and understood what she attempted to do, which I might add would have been better without overthinking and exaggerating things while also wording things in a different…
1. How do the characters view each other? How do these perceptions differ from the way that the narrative voice describes these characters? 2. Mr. Shiftlet performs a series of “resurrections” at the farm, patching the front and back steps, building a new hog pen, restoring a fence, and teaching Lucynell to speak.…
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan is a heartwarming and inspiring novel about a young girl who lost her parents and learns about life on her journey of recovering from her loss. Willow Chance is a girl who was adopted by her parents and has been living with them in Bakersfield, California. Since she is exceedingly knowledgeable, nearly everything intrigues her. She is especially fascinated by plants and medical conditions, though, and also is obsessed with the number 7. However, despite her extraordinary brilliance, she is always an outcast at her school because of her unique personality.…
The short story “Shiloh” by Bobbie Ann Mason offers insight into a valuable life lesson. In “Shiloh” there is a man named Leroy married to a woman named Norma Jean. Leroy was on the road for many years and had to come back home to Norma Jean because he was in a trailer accident. Norma ended up being uncomfortable around Leroy and Leroy assumed she was uncomfortable having him around because his presence reminded her of when before he went on the road and their child was still alive. Norma Jean encouraged Leroy to get a job.…
Women are some of earth’s most unique and underrated creatures. They are not weak, they are not emotional, and they are not the negative stereotypes that the world describes them as. “Trifles,” “Story of an Hour,” and “My Wicked Wicked Ways,” presents us with three women who are strong, mentally and emotionally. These three women: Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Mallard, and the speaker’s mother stories all relate in a way. The three ladies all relate in the way of being emotionally and physically tied to someone they either loved or not, who does not make them happy.…
A Good Man is Hard to Find was an interesting story. It started off with a solid hook that piqued my interest and prompted me to continue reading. After the hook, the author kept my attention by her immediate use of foreshadowing while at the same time introducing us to the personality of the grandmother. She tells her son that “The Mist is aloose…and headed toward Florida. I wouldn’t take my children in any direction with a criminal…”(337).…
The story also flowed well too. I was afraid that it would feel disjointed due to all of the facts needed in order to prove his point. Fortunately the story went along well and made the reading very easy. I enjoyed reading the Ordinary Men. It had a very authentic feel.…
I would have also liked to known just a little bit more detail of the writer's personal life just to give insight of what he was going through at home while all of this was unfolding. I also think the ending was slightly rushed and wrapped up semi…
Our film was an adaption of I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. We had three parts in the film, the introduction to the world, Neville meeting Ruth, Neville and Ruth having dinner. My main contribution was through the editing and I also directed the chase sequence. We chose I Am Legend because it was fresh in our minds and we’d seen three adaptions of the book already. We decided that Neville and Ruth’s relationship would be the easiest to portray on screen since we only needed two actors.…
This short story is good enough for illiterate people who is learning the grammar and vocabulary, but I think the story could be better than this one. Sometimes, the story jump to another story that confusing the reader, and sometimes, it looks like there is a missing part of it. Such as the attitude changing of Maggie and the period of time that the story happened. I believe there is a missing part that should be explained when Maggie’s attitude change when Dee wanted to take the quilts. We can look it from paragraph 57, “I heard something fall in kitchen, and a minute later the kitchen door slammed.”…
The hero of Ulysses Everett McGill was a strong leader, but he also had many weaknesses. Even though Everett was a protagonist the sirens were a antagonist. Everett is a strong leader because he is leading two fearless men as they try to escape from the cops. Ulysses Everett McGill is an amazing leader because he takes care of the men, and looks after them they will try to help him find the treasure. As well as strengths he also have weaknesses Some weaknesses in the text are very small, but there are some the take a big part in the story.…
1. The narrator of this story is Nick Solchuk 's school friend. Consequently the main conflict in the story as well as the characters of Old Solchuk and Nick Solchuk are revealed through this unbiased character. Use a graphic organizer (ie., frame routine, note-making framework, summary sheet, mind map) to arrange your ideas: a. Describe Nick Solchuk as revealed through his own dialogue, through his father 's reflections, and through other characters. Nick 's father, Old Solchuk describe Nick as Asmodeus, a king of demon due to Nick 's scientific study on "God 's creation" and his denial on old belief that world was flat.…
John in “The Yellow Wallpaper” Many short stories from throughout history contain dynamic characters that may vary in intentions upon analyzation. After digging deeper into the meaning of said characters, the reader may become surprised to discover their first impression may not be the true disposition of the text. Likewise, In “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, John can be considered evil or immoral because of the neglect he shows towards the narrator.…
There are many different elements to use in order to properly evaluate short stories. These elements include plot, character, point of view, and theme. Not only do these elements help the reader understand the story, it also allows the reader to be able to classify a short story as either commercial or interpretative fiction. When evaluating, it is important to pay attention to all aspects of the story as different interpretations can not only switch the meaning of the story, but also give the reader the wrong message that the author was trying to give. Although it may not always be an easy task as a reader to interpret stories, it is vital in being able to have a better understanding.…
A short story is brief but has to contain meaningful story to make readers interested. Even if a story has mass of ideas or has a good and long structures, people will not focus on reading and start quitting reading if it is too complicated. Also, a story affects totality. Totality can define unity. So, a short story unifies ideas by holding each person’s single emotion.…