Fiction

talking about the horror genre is, what is horror fiction exactly? With what modern horror has become, it is very different from the original horror fiction. The way that the term “horror” is loosely thrown around in today’s society has greatly changed what people associate with “horror fiction” (Horror Writers Association, 1). In the article written by the Horror Writers Association, they say that now if you were to ask a person to write horror fiction, immediately an image of Freddy Krueger or…

Haliee Keys Mrs. Love Hilliard Creative Writing 8 April 2016 Digging Deeper Fiction is evident in so many forms all around us. Movies, plays, short stories, comic books, books, etc. the list can go on and on. Imagine how many times you’ve watched a movie and thought you were aware of exactly what was happening and that you knew every character’s motive only to find out that the least expected was going on. Imagine how many times you’ve read a book and as you were reading you encountered some…

In this essay, I will discuss the ontology of fictional characters and events. At first glance, such a topic may seem absurd. Fiction is often understood as something fabricated by the imagination, separating itself from reality. However, does this mean that fictional characters and events cannot exist? I wish to explore this topic, looking at certain aspects of fiction, such as how fictional objects can actually exist, how one may even discuss the fictional, and characters as literary artefacts…

Historical fiction can be quite complicated, consisting of both strengths and weaknesses. In this lab, I will examine the concept of Historical Fiction, using Marlene Brill’s Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad as my primary example. I will then detail what I feel are the strengths and weakness of Historical Fiction, and how Marlene Brills book conveys them. In general, I would say that people read historical fiction because it sensationalizes materials in a way that appeal more to a mass…

Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which the stories often tell about the science and technology of the future. It has influenced or led to a change in technology. As a genre, there needs to be some possibility that the events could possibly happen. While either reading or watching science fiction, it makes the viewer or reader constantly wonder, “what if?” It teaches lessons about the value and the dangers of advanced technology. Science fiction presents and discusses many real world…

CHAPTER THREE And so she went on. Liz began to tell me about everything, every life altering detail. How all the legends were true. How we lived among supernatural creatures of all walks of life; werewolves, vampires, witches, the works. How my father was supposedly a man named Niklaus Mikaelson, the original Hybrid who struck fear in everyone. And how my mother was a hybrid too. Not an original, but a Hybrid nevertheless. She talked so fast I wondered if she took a break to think. I on the…

Fabulous Fiction Have you ever read a book that has taken you into a different world and held you captive there, fascinated, until the book is over? Well once you close that book and look on the spine I am most likely certain you will not see the words “non-fiction”. Some of the world’s best books are fiction, but some people say that fiction books aren’t worthwhile, however I disagree. Fiction books are very useful because they teach important lessons, are very enjoyable to the reader, and can…

Miramax film, Pulp Fiction (1994) is considered a crime drama directed and produced by Quentin Tarantino, this label does not even begin to describe this outstanding, unorthodox film. From the beginning and in the end of Pulp Fiction it does a fundamental job with the same scene which includes: Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, and guns. In this scene, the viewer gets a little bit of comedy, action, and the death of the more criminal criminals. After being told about Pulp Fiction by my Uncle…

with no doubt said that fiction was better than nonfiction, but now I think differently. Most people would label nonfiction as boring facts and documentary, as I myself always have. But that’s not the case. Creative nonfiction can be written in many forms, one of them being an essay. The main difference between a fiction and nonfiction writing, is that nonfiction does not use exaggeration and false or made up facts. “The goal is to make nonfiction stories read like fiction so that your readers are…

The first dystopian piece of fiction to be created is credited to the work of H.G. Wells, who published The Time Machine in 1895. Since The Time Machine, hundreds of thousands of dystopian fiction works have been published, making it one of the most popular genres in works with young adult audiences, be it literature or movies. The movie The Hunger Games, based on a book published in 2008 by Suzanne Collins, is one of these works of dystopian fiction. The dystopian genre has several common…