A Different Story

Contrast “Soldier’s Home” and “How to Tell a True War Story” War can be defined as an ongoing armed conflict between different nations or states. Over the years there have been multiple authors who have written war stories and their effects on individuals. The protagonists in both stories are soldiers of war but they fought in different wars. Tim O’Brien’s How to Tell a True War Story and Soldier’s Home written by Ernest Hemingway are both stories that illustrate the effect war can have on just…

literature will often use situations like this to make their story. In And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie shows how people take a situation into their own hands and try to play god. At the end you find out that Justice Wargrave murdered himself and the 9 other guest on the island because they had all been a part of a murder, but weren't convicted. Likewise in “Haircut,” Ring Lardner also shows a situation of revenge. Throughout the story he tells about all of the people in a little town,…

Both novels provide proof that a novel does not need an overarching plot or continuous characters. Despite appearing as distinct parts or stories, the narrative becomes both clearer and more complex when the parts are joined. The rise and fall of each narrative, or their cyclical style, allows for a more in-depth theme to be more prominantently pronounced. These themes, mostly revolving around the characters in the novels, are emphasized by the disjoined parts in a way that a normal narrative,…

In the short story Orientation by Daniel Orozco, a new employee is introduced to his office and the workspace which he is going to working in. However, while the story is told from the perspective of the main character, throughout the story there is almost no focus on the main character, but instead on the people who he will be working around and interacting with in the future with in the office. The narrative in this story is from the person who is giving the new employee a tour of the office,…

Bond is the master storyteller of the present age because he has developed his individual style of narration. His narration is marked with simplicity of tone and depth of meaning. Though, writing for him is a spontaneous overflow of emotions, his stories are carefully crafted. For him writing is a means of conversing with the world. He writes to ease his soul. He also believes that writing is an art, it needs as much devotion and love as an artisan does have for his creation. Like Hemingway, he…

Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” was written in 1894 and explores the position of women within the 19th century society. An interesting aspect of this short story is that it is an early example of feminism in literature. Chopin is subtle, but very effective, in criticizing marriage and the role and position of women during the Victorian Era. The purpose of this essay is to make an approach into the mythic constructions of femininity in this Kate Chopin’s story but also to explore how the…

similar and different stories. Each show a story of love, beauty, and tragedy. Their differences are what make each tale stand out. Their genres are very impactful on each story. Each tale shows that love is a powerful force that can be deadly at times. The three stories are similar in many ways. They all follow a similar plot and all have a similar theme of the dangers of love. Two young lovers meet, but something is keeping them from being together. The three couples each have different…

the structure and format of the novels - storytelling and nonlinear narrative. In “Ceremony” Silko use of images center Laguna life and Native American culture, while “Storyteller” is structured through short stories of Laguna people. Both texts explore the similarities of culture, with one story representing oral traditions and ceremonial practices of the Navajo and Pueblo people, and the other communicating Native American notions regarding storytelling- exploring tribal traditions. Also,…

In the short stories “Stolen Day” by Sherwood Anderson and “The Night the Bed Fell” by James Thurber there somethings the same about the narrator's and something's different about them. They also have things different like the narrator from “Stolen Day” seeking attention throughout the story and he was envious of this boy named walter who has arthritis he gets a lot of attention. Now the narrator from “The Night the Bed Fell” he is humorous telling the story he made it his own like he was…

The story “Customs of the Country” is told in first person point of view. The woman that is narrating the short story cause the reason why she lost her son. The places she is living in is not the best place for a child. In the story she states, “The buildings looked something like a motel, a little raw still, though they weren’t knew. There was fresh paint on the walls and the trim in the kitchen and bathroom was in fair shape. She is trying to make the place she is better for her child and try…