Absurdist fiction

Huli Jing, fox spirits, appear in Chinese folklore, literature, and mythology where as depending on the tale, they can bring mischief or joy to the individual the tale is referencing. The fox spirits origin stories were originally used to explain controversial topics in society to bring reason, like homosexuality or infidelity. Occasionally, the fox spirits were romanticized; these stories were then favored. Hence leading to the inspiration for the short story ¨Fox Hunt¨ by Lensey Namioka. The…

Coming of age of is a process that involves a deep understanding and compassion of conflict from others perspective. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, Jem provides a clear example of this after learning the truth about Mrs Dubose and her situation. Harper Lee uses the literary elements of character, symbolism and point of view to show Jems coming of age after learning the circumstances surrounding Mrs. Dubose death. Jem’s tolerance of Mrs. Dubose character changes as he learns more about…

“The Art of Secrets” In “The Art of Secrets,” James Klise recites the story of Saba Khan and how the burning of their house devastated her family. The story also incorporates a painting which would lift the family’s hopes, but then, unfortunately, that gets stolen as well. The use of suspense in a story is essential for the author and the reader because it makes the reader devout to continue to read the book and solve the mystery. Therefore, many books include suspense, and the book “The Art of…

William Blake wrote many different poems, two big books filled with them, one book being called Songs of Innocence and the other being called Songs of Experience. Within these two books, four were brought up to the attention of the class, The Lamb, The Tyger, The Chimney Sweeper, and Infant Sorrow. These four poems had different messages but also different archetypes or comparisons. Each one, William Blake made sure to point out what he was really trying to get the reader to notice as he wrote…

COVER This story is about three kids who were playing outside and saw a strange house where an old lady lived. The kids heard about the poor old lady who is ill, lives alone, and nobody cares for her. Then they decided they wanted to visit her. Before visiting the old lady, each child planned to bring gifts for her to make her feel better. At fi rst, they were all nervous and scared to come to visit her because they thought that the old lady would be terrifying. But one of their friends, Daria,…

A girl finding her voice in ‘Hills like White Elephants The true question: will she undergo an abortion? In 1927 Ernest Hemingway wrote a collection of short stories including ‘Hills like White Elephants’. As a modernist writer, he believes that the reader has to work in order to understand the meaning of his stories. This can be connected to his writing style, in which he uses a lot of metaphors, symbolism and other stylistic elements, this makes it difficult for the reader to discover the…

Lukas Knauss Mrs. Lutrell American Literature 05 February 2018 The short novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck is a classic story that has been read and taught by thousands of people since it was first published in 1937. Of Mice and Men isn’t popular simply for the amazing story it tells, but also for of the many themes and ideas about life and society that Steinbeck develops through the use of character development throughout the text. Although the book was released in 1937, many of…

Humor, in all its varying forms, is found everywhere in literature. Even the most tragic or dramatic story has a comedic relief. It is part of human nature, and remains a staple in most great works of literature. The last place one would expect to find humor is in a haunted home, or with a man having an unpleasant rumor spread about him, and yet James Thurber’s The Night The Ghost Got In and Anton Chekhov’s A Slander manage to slide humor into those very situations. The plots themselves, while…

Michael Ondaatje in Coming Through Slaughter presents his own take on the man credited with the invention of jazz, Buddy Bolden. The book is a fictional rendition of Bolden’s years before he was diagnosed as mentally ill. By using the character of Bolden, descriptive passages of music and style, Ondaatje shows how transience pervades the work of an artist and how the artist is quickly forgotten. The character of Buddy Bolden is based on the real Charles Bolden. Charles Bolden is considered to…

The eighty seven page novel, Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman, contains various lessons readers can learn throughout the story. However, the central message in Seedfolks is that an individual's actions can change his or her community. First of all, the vacant lot on Gibb Street, is rat-infested and filled with garbage, the lot looked nothing at all like a place for a garden. Until one day, nine year old Kim clears a small space in the lot and digs the hard-packed soil to plant her precious lima…