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Katherine Anne Porter’s famous short story “Flowering Judas” follows a women named Laura who is being courted by a man named Braggioni. The story itself uses symbolic meaning with flowers and religious symbols . With every event taking place in her house the reader feels the isolation with her. in Katherine Anne Porter “Flowering Judas the themes, author styles and literary devices all make the story more enjoyable to read. In Katherine Anne Porter’s “ Flowering Judas” the theme of Ideals vs…

Symbols From the Raven and Masque of the Red Death Why do authors put symbols into their stories? Well symbols can help people picture and relate to something in the story. In the stories The Raven and The Masque of the Red Death they each used three categories of symbols. They used loss of control, death, and lastly false sense of security. These three categories took the stories to the next level. It made the readers be able to picture and relate to the story in their own way. So what symbols…

Function of Structural Elements’ Absence and Symbolism in “Hills Like White Elephants” A typical well-written short story incorporates various literary elements into building up an underlying message from the author. Specifically, an author would strive to deftly utilize the essential structural elements of a story such as a well-developed plot, detailed characterization, and concrete settings in creating a compelling narrative. Or, an author may put emphasis on one particular literary element…

Throughout writing, authors occasionally use contrasting characters to make their story more interesting or dramatic, and this strategy is often utilized by many great authors in many classic books. They create characters with opposing views to add dimension to the novel. One of the authors that took advantage of this plan is Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451. During his work, he writes about his main characters, Beatty and Montag, and uses contrasting views to add interest and depth to…

Theme Writing Prompt The stories “Thank You Ma’m” by Langston Hughes and “The Storyteller” by Saki both portray a theme. These themes are hidden in unique ways. For example, “The Storyteller” has a theme that appears throughout the story, but “Thank You Ma’m” has a theme that comes at the end of the story. The story “Thank You Ma’m” by Langston Hughes has a theme. Its theme is good things come to those who work for it. In order to find this theme, I had to pay close attention to the…

In the Curious Incident, Christopher is shown to be different through his behavior problems, inability to socialize and his odd choices of likings. Mark Haddon’s novel, The Curious incident of the Dog in the Night-time was published in 2003, and was hugely criticized for its inaccurate interpretation on the Asperger’s syndrome, by the people suffering from it if not directly pointed at. However, this was one of Christopher Boone’s, the main character’s, most defining features as it made him…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a classic narrative into America’s roaring twenties. All of the characters and their accounts are reflected and represented through the eyes and viewpoint of the main narrator, Nick Carraway. Subsequently, this novel is told from the first-person point of view or subjective viewpoint. Nick Carraway narrating the story then presents an informational bias. In addition, his character motives and judgements tend to contradict themselves. Because of this,…

In Four Souls, we are introduced to many characters and different narrators. The story is told by Polly Elizabeth, Nanapush, and Margaret. Each of these narrators gives us a different perspective of what they see happening in their lives. They also give us a perspective on what is going on in Fleurs Life. Nanapush and Margaret tell the story in a Native American perspective. Polly tells the story in a European American perspective. These narrators are also in the story and they are all connected…

deaths from obesity, 450,000 deaths from tobacco, and 88,000 deaths from alcohol each year. Despite these facts, the majority of Americans are guilty of either overeating, or using tobacco or alcohol. Ohman used the picture, statistics, and the four modes of persuasion in his cartoon, and did a good job making his…

Beloved is written in such a way that the narrator, time, and place change throughout the story. Though it can leave the reader questioning exactly what is going on, and even who is narrating at times, this enhances the way in which the story is told. It invites the reader into what is occurring and what has occurred in the characters’ past rather than simply being told. These changes, particularly those in time, demonstrate the strength of their affect, the adjustment in interpretation, and how…