Literary Essay
There is a use of twist endings to change the entire moral of the story. Wether its reading “The Snipper” by Liam O’Flahherty, “The Diamond Neckless” by Guy de Maupassant or “Just Lather, Thats All” by Hernando Tellez all encounter a twisted ending. The mood and perspective in which the reader receives changes due to the rather sudden twisted and surprising ending. In the three short stories, the sudden twisted ending changes how the reader looks at the antagonist. The twisted endings tie up all the loose strings of the stories. Ultimately, the characters are presented with a twisted fate, which changes the mood and perspective of the reader at the end of each work.
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In “The Sniper” the moral of the story is that war tears families apart. “The sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brothers face.”(Liam O’Flahherty, 3). The sniper and his brother were put on two different armies because the country was fighting against its self. They both had to go against each other and shot at each other because it was their duty to do so. In “Just Lather, Thats All” the moral of the story is not to judge people by what you have heard but judge them for what you personally know about them. “They told me that you 'd kill me. I came to find out. But killing isn 't easy you can take my word for it.”(Hernando Tellez, 3). The twisted ending shows us that the barber has mis judged Captain Torres. In “ The Diamond Neckless” the moral of the story is always tell the truth no matter the mistake you have committed. “Oh, my poor Mathilde! Why, my necklace was paste! It was worth at most only five hundred francs!” (Guy de Maupassant, 5) The twisted ending shows us that Mathilda has wasted all her time to pay off the diamond neckless that she had to replace. When really if she would 've told the truth from the beginning she would 've known that the neckless was paste. The rather shocking and twisted endings of each of the three work teach the moral of the story. Also, The twisted fate ties up all the loose stings of the …show more content…
In “The Sniper” the twisted fate shows that after all the snipers dedication to killing the enemy, the enemy was his own brother. “The sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brothers face.”(Liam O’Flahherty, 3). Throughout the whole story the sniper has a mission to kill the sniper but after the twisted fate, the sniper turns out to be his own brother. In “Just Lather, Thats All” the twisted fate shows that after all Captain Torres knows that the barber wants to kill him. Captain Torres says “They told me that you 'd kill me. I came to find out. But killing isn 't easy you can take my word for it.”(Hernando Tellez, 3). Throughout the whole event, Captain Torres was just trying the barber to see if he has the guts to kill and wants to show him that killing is not easy even for him. In “The Diamond Neckless” the twisted fate shows that after all the hard work Mathilda went through to pay off the diamond neckless that she replaced was all a waste because the neckless was fake. “Oh, my poor Mathilde! Why, my necklace was paste! It was worth at most only five hundred francs!” (Guy de Maupassant, 5) Throughout the whole event, the neckless was fake and that is why Madame Forestier without any hesitation let Mathilda borrow her neckless. The twisted fate at the end of each of the work ties up the whole
There is a use of twist endings to change the entire moral of the story. Wether its reading “The Snipper” by Liam O’Flahherty, “The Diamond Neckless” by Guy de Maupassant or “Just Lather, Thats All” by Hernando Tellez all encounter a twisted ending. The mood and perspective in which the reader receives changes due to the rather sudden twisted and surprising ending. In the three short stories, the sudden twisted ending changes how the reader looks at the antagonist. The twisted endings tie up all the loose strings of the stories. Ultimately, the characters are presented with a twisted fate, which changes the mood and perspective of the reader at the end of each work.
The rather unsudden twisted ending changes the way the reader …show more content…
In “The Sniper” the moral of the story is that war tears families apart. “The sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brothers face.”(Liam O’Flahherty, 3). The sniper and his brother were put on two different armies because the country was fighting against its self. They both had to go against each other and shot at each other because it was their duty to do so. In “Just Lather, Thats All” the moral of the story is not to judge people by what you have heard but judge them for what you personally know about them. “They told me that you 'd kill me. I came to find out. But killing isn 't easy you can take my word for it.”(Hernando Tellez, 3). The twisted ending shows us that the barber has mis judged Captain Torres. In “ The Diamond Neckless” the moral of the story is always tell the truth no matter the mistake you have committed. “Oh, my poor Mathilde! Why, my necklace was paste! It was worth at most only five hundred francs!” (Guy de Maupassant, 5) The twisted ending shows us that Mathilda has wasted all her time to pay off the diamond neckless that she had to replace. When really if she would 've told the truth from the beginning she would 've known that the neckless was paste. The rather shocking and twisted endings of each of the three work teach the moral of the story. Also, The twisted fate ties up all the loose stings of the …show more content…
In “The Sniper” the twisted fate shows that after all the snipers dedication to killing the enemy, the enemy was his own brother. “The sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brothers face.”(Liam O’Flahherty, 3). Throughout the whole story the sniper has a mission to kill the sniper but after the twisted fate, the sniper turns out to be his own brother. In “Just Lather, Thats All” the twisted fate shows that after all Captain Torres knows that the barber wants to kill him. Captain Torres says “They told me that you 'd kill me. I came to find out. But killing isn 't easy you can take my word for it.”(Hernando Tellez, 3). Throughout the whole event, Captain Torres was just trying the barber to see if he has the guts to kill and wants to show him that killing is not easy even for him. In “The Diamond Neckless” the twisted fate shows that after all the hard work Mathilda went through to pay off the diamond neckless that she replaced was all a waste because the neckless was fake. “Oh, my poor Mathilde! Why, my necklace was paste! It was worth at most only five hundred francs!” (Guy de Maupassant, 5) Throughout the whole event, the neckless was fake and that is why Madame Forestier without any hesitation let Mathilda borrow her neckless. The twisted fate at the end of each of the work ties up the whole