We all tend to judge people by what we see on the outside occasionally. Either from what they are wearing or how they are going about their days. This is just a small issue in this book that the author uses to make sense of the plot of the story. The details in this story are very specific to what’s happening which makes it very easy to understand the author’s perspective. The author uses an interaction between a blind man and a stressed husband to get the point across you should never assume…
questioning. G- How the lack of plot and flashbacks affects the story. Y- The lack of plot negatively affects the story. R- Difficulty continuing on. R-The flashbacks break up the plot. Y- The flashbacks interrupting…
it is significant to state the difference between the narrative and story. According to K. R. Jennings (2015) “A story is a structured narrative. It has a beginning, middle and end. It typically contains other ingredients too, like characters and a plot.” Furthermore Jennings states that “a narrative, on the other hand, is a sequence of events. It has no standard form or structure. No distinct beginning or end.” Simply put, narrative is principally the order in which something is placed in and…
interpret the village as an extremely tranquil place, perhaps even boring as it seems that nothing ever happened there except for some minute changes. Undeniably, people living in the village may appear as old-fashioned, spiritual and moral, therefore the plot twist occurring at the end leaves us extremely consternated. Shirley Jackson carefully describes the setting without omitting the smallest details such as the temperature, the town square, the crowd standing between the post office and the…
it was all up hill from there. Three objects that are related to Sophia’s adventure with Luke, college, and everything else that occurs are, Luke’s cowboy hat, Ira’s journal, and the bull. The first object is Luke’s cowboy hat. This relates to the plot of the story because once Sophia is given his hat Luke tries to get together with her as much as possible. They began to get to know each other at first and became great friends, but after a while they actually started to build up some feelings…
similar in some ways like what the story is about, and in other ways it is similar on what the story means. “The Bet” by Anton Chekov and “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” by Nathaniel Hawthorne are similar in multiple ways. While both stories have different plots and topics, they tend to have the same lessons and theories in the end. “The Bet” is about a few guys that were arguing and needing a way to settle their situation. They were arguing about whether the death sentence is as bad as life in…
While reading the book I am a spectator most of the time and imagine everything taking place in a movie, but sometimes I am a background character. This would be equal to a Stan Lee cameo in a Marvel movie. For example, when the main character Gwen is choosing if she will be an Atlantean cadet or a civilian, I would be next in line and picking as she walks off. Giving advice to Gwen would be a hard thing to do because she already lives her life thinking that if something doesn’t go her way,…
In many ways it might be hard to see the stories High Noon and "The Most Dangerous Game" as having many similar parts. High Noon is a movie, and "The Most Dangerous Game" is a short story. Both High Noon and "The Most Dangerous Games" symbols throughout the the story are completely different, their main characters have no where to run, and Kane, High Noons main character and Rainsford, "The Most Dangerous Games" main character are both related to there enemies in the story. The symbols in both…
How do you create a suspenseful story? Jack Finney can answer that. His story, Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket, leaves readers on the edge of their seats with all that happens. Jack Finney creates a suspenseful story through the use of internal conflict, external conflict, and cause and effect. By the use of internal conflict, Jack Finney creates a thrilling story. One example of an internal conflict Tom faces is when he was out on the ledge and he looked down. This created fear inside of…
After the death of his mother, a sensitive boy is sent to live with his mobster father and to fit in he decides to enter a mambo contest, but his life with his father is jeopardized by his father’s gangster lifestyle. STORY COMMENTS THE BIRTH OF COOL presents as a character driven story that blends drama, music, dance, and humor. The script is driven by two goals. One is the actionable goal of winning a mambo dance contest, but moreover, the story is really driven by the inner, emotional…