Absurdist fiction

John Knowles’ A Separate Peace presents the reader with a young, oblivious boy’s transformation to a man with a clear perspective of the world around him. Gene Forrester’s story begins with a group of young boys living in their own world at Devon, completely untouched by reality. By the end of this story though, Gene sees and accepts the reality of the world he is living in. Through his journey, he develops into a man who accepts the evils of the world and can come to terms with the darkness…

As we analyze both short stories portrayed we see that the writers describe the life situations of two women who have different life aspects with different scenarios. The author of the first story everyday use describes a girl who went to college despite coming back to her family who are hard workers, with more attitude, due to the fact that she is ashamed of them and would distance herself for her own well-being. On the other hand, the writer for the story “Rose for Emily” describes a woman who…

According to Wikipedia “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl or Halfie” is a satirical (sarcastic) short story by Junot Diaz. The story takes a guise (appearance) of an instructional manual, that’s appearing to give advice as of how to act and also behave depending your racial group and lastly social class of whoever is reading the story’s date. A dating guide given by Diaz for the Dominican American male in his teens, takes on the authority of trial and error by employing a narrator…

Marlie Hyppolite LIT2020 November 30,2017 Research Paper Choosing one short story to write about was somewhat hard, but my favorite short story with such a message behind it is “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”? I chose this short story because I only remember being truly moved by this. Past tense me is triggered especially heartbreaking for me. Joyce Carol Oates in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” starts off with description of the protagonist, Connie. Connie is depicted…

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: A Thematic Essay By: Benjamin Alire Sáenz Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s coming of age novel, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is about two Mexican boys in the process of becoming friends and discovering who they really are. Aristotle Mendoza—known as Ari—is a shy boy who has never had a best friend before, and who is often lost in thought about his imprisoned brother. Dante Quintana is a happy boy with a unique…

“Lamb to the Slaughter”, a short story written by the celebrated author Roald Dahl, is a story that follows Mary Maloney, a pregnant housewife who had recently found out her husband, a chief detective, was going to leave her. Out of desperation, Mary murders her husband with a frozen leg of lamb and then concealing her wrongdoing and discarding the murder weapon by encouraging the policemen who were investigating the murder to eat it. The most salient idea the author explores is the betrayal;…

“Barn Burning” by William Faulkner is a short story about how Colonel Sartoris Snopes, often referred to in the story as Sarty, struggles with morality and his family bonds as his father, Abner Snopes, commits acts of arson with a cold, calculated demeanor. The story starts with a court hearing about one such incident, a barn burning, where the Snopes end up banished from that county. After arriving at a new place, Abner takes Sarty to see their landlords for a reason not mentioned. The…

The Same Sky and The Secret Language of Sisters, are two novels that have many similarities and differences regarding many diverse topics. The Same Sky, written by Amanda Eyre Ward, is a two storyline book where the main characters face very difficult times in both of their lives. On one end of the story, Carla, a eleven-year-old girl dreams of crossing the Mexican-American border; escaping violence and conflict. On the other end, Alice, the wife of a popular chef of a well-known BBQ restaurant…

In the book An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson, Isobel paints portraits. But she doesn’t paint portraits for just anybody, she paints portraits for Fair Folk, and in return they cast enchantments which Isobel uses to help her family. But when she paints human emotions on a very esteemed creature in the Autumn Court, she gets kidnapped and sent through an adventure, and she ends up falling in love, which could be the death of both her and the one she fell for. While in Life and Death…

After reading a novel such as Atonement, one is forced to question oneself, one’s past mistakes, what one did in an attempt to right one’s wrongdoings and whether or not one’s efforts will be enough. Guilt and regret can often fill oneself after making such mistake and in an effort to rid oneself of the guilt, often an apology is made to the one the wrongdoing was made against. However, amendments are not always enough; apologies do not erase scars and often times, not even the guilt from the…