McGuffey Readers

on purpose or on accident is besides the point because the focus is the fact that the film and novel are in fact different. This story is absolutely astonishing on so many accounts and the events that take place are almost overwhelming to the reader. The story begins with a group of boys in a helicopter that goes down over a tropical island. The plane being filled with teenage boys it is up to them to learn how to survive and it doesn’t take…

novel are unpredictable and are immediate (present tense) and not predetermined, that which has already happened. The unreliable narrator brings vital importance to the narration for the unreliability due to the absence of fact, which aids in the reader to express self-interpretation instead of definite closure. An unreliable narrator according to David Lodge (Lodge), is someone who illustrates the connection between what is known and what is unknown (unconventional) leading to a novel evolving…

An important and interesting part of the fictional text ‘The Real Thing’ by Brian Falkner was the very beginning due to the introduced main characters, main events, and conflicts that affect the later events. Main characters such as Fizzer Boyd and Tupai are introduced. These two characters are taken on a joyride that starts at the beginning of the book. The two souls play an important role in the entire book, they are taken through many events that affected the storyline. These two characters…

To start off, Graff does a nice job incorporating an anecdote and pathos into Hidden Intellectualism. It appeals to feelings. In the first few sentences of his article it is easy to relate to his words. Although some people can relate to it, not everyone can. However he needs more logic in it. Anecdotes and pathos achieve sympathy, but he does not have enough facts in there in order to persuade someone to believe what he is saying. He lacks factual evidence which is an essential part of trying…

Hemingway based much of his writing on a famous code of behavior. He used the code as a kind of background in the story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”. He uses the short story to show readers there are no guidelines for life, one should view things as they are, no matter the difficulty, one should contain his or her despair and self-pity by sheer willpower, one should not make trouble for others, and one should not judge others, but see them with “irony and pity.” Even though Hemingway did not…

is moving far beyond boundaries and pre-conceived limitations that enables the storyteller to change the way that the story is told. Telling a story is being capable of drawing the readers in, grabbing their uttermost attention, perplexing them with the complexities of the story and at the end, connecting with the reader. The author, Junot Diaz implements these elements in his engrossing novel The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao (2007). This book is captivating in the way that it integrates…

The subject of war and the loss had deeply influenced poetry on the first half of the 20th century. Poets from all around the world had felt the direct influence of these earth-shattering wars and expressed their passionate responses towards the horrors of war. It was during the times of war in which the poems “Refugee blues” and “Disabled” were written by W.H. Auden and Wilfred Owen respectively. Considered to be some of the most remarkable pieces of literature, they were written in the times…

¨ True!-nervous-very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! But why will you say that I am mad? ¨ This quote, taken from the story ¨ The Tell-Tale Heart ¨, by Edgar Allan Poe shows a mood of confusion and disbelief because he saying he is not crazy too but he sounds crazy. In the story ¨ The Tell-Tale Heart ¨, a man is asking why they think he is crazy, he had killed a man, he had nothing against him. It was only because the old man had a vulture eye and he hated it. Every night he watched…

Pride and Prejudice It is no secret that Jane Austen was an appreciator of nature, considering it is a frequent theme included in many of her works. Austen’s heroines generally admire and love nature, and often take long strolls to appreciate the charming landscape they reside in. However, although her descriptions of the picturesque countryside are elegant and pleasing, they are intended to serve as more than just a backdrop for her characters to develop their storylines. Austen additionally…

Emotions as expressed towards one another In Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse, many characters are introduced; among them Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay, their eight children, some interesting guests, and housekeepers. As the day goes on more and more characters interact with one another, sprouting some very entertaining and frightful emotions. Through interactions with Mr. Ramsay and James, Mrs. Ramsay and James, Lily Briscoe and Charles Tansley, and Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay it is obvious that all of these…