Short Stories Essay

In Killen’s short story “My Other Head Is Named Ted”, the author talks about two people, well one person two heads. The story starts the narrator introducing us to himself and his other head, Ted. The narrator talks about how it is a problem that he has another head in which he is seeking removal of, “The doctor says that this is a fixable situation.” The narrator absolutely hates having another head, he bought Ted and iPod so when the two attend doctor appointments, Ted does not hear about the…

He published a list of eight rules which he thinks makes a good story. One of the rules says that “Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.” In one of his other rules he mentions, “Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading character, make something awful happen to them(...)”. While…

is influenced by in a large part by the development of one’s personal culture. Culture always has an effect on the way someone may view others and the world by the way people can express their culture or may want to change their culture. In the short story “Everyday Use by Alice Walker” there is an example where the character Dee tries to change her perspective towards education and how her culture…

n the short story " Where (1)are you going , Where have you been ? " . , Joyce Carol Oates creates a story of a young girl stuck in arrested development . A young girl named Connie is stuck in a fantasy and refuses to see things in the correct light . Connie is a girl (2)who is full of herself . She has no respect for people (3)who is in charge of her and she does what she wants . She decides to do what she wants and takes her journey (4)in life alone . Sometimes a person will create illusions…

Hi, I’m Jessica. I’m about to tell you a story about how my life got turned upside down. About two years ago, My life took a turn. You see, Father is a tad bit overprotective. I spent all my days locked away in my room. My father, Shylock, is a stickler about us following all Jewish laws, even though it is kind of illegal. I, on the other hand, could not care less. One day, Father was being especially annoying, talking about how lucky I was to have him and be safe in his home as a Jew, and I…

In the short story “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates, the plot revolves around a young narcissist named Connie. Connie is a 15 year old normal teenage girl relatively speaking. She has no interest in responsibility and often dreams of the Disney-like life of a beautiful girl being met by an extraordinary man. Connie’s desire to be rebellious, her desire to be better than others, and her desire to be noticed are the focus of this story. Despite the similarity in these…

Brandon Siron Anne Henley Rowe ENG 112 27 September 2017 Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been Final Draft In the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" Written by Joyce Carol Oates, is a fiction about a rebellious fifteen-year-old girl named Connie. She is obsessed with her appearance and avoids her mother when she tries to tell her that her appearance isn't what's important. Connie wants to get attention from boys until she gets attention from the wrong boy.…

In the short story, “Ball”, by Sam Koperwas, the author teaches us that parents putting their dreams and aspirations on their kids is dreadful thing for the kid and the parent. In the part, where the son gives up on trying to make a basket, the father pulls him by his ear and slams the ball hard into his stomach. Then, the father rambles on about eating an apple everyday and saying prayers can help you accomplish tasks. The father continues with this statement, “Argue and I’ll slap your eyes…

at the wrong time, fits the short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates. Connie who is fifteen is concerned about her looks and is obsessed with boys, adulthood and sexuality, which annoys her mother. Instead of going to the barbecue with her mom,dad and sister June, she stays home,and as she is there, she is welcomed by an older man named Arnold Friend and his sidekick Ellie Oscar disguised to look younger. In this short story Arnold Friend is passive…

The Lame Shall Enter First “The Lame Shall Enter First” is a short story by Flannery O’Connor, and it’s a tragic story in which the selfishness of a father (Sheppard) causes really bad consequences in his hurting son (Norton). It was published in 1965 in her short story collection Everything That Rises Must Converge. O 'Connor finished the collection during her final battle with lupus. She died in 1964, just before her final book was published. “A devout Roman Catholic, O 'Connor often used…