Mystery fiction

Do you like mysteries? How bout historical fiction? Then Witness is the book for you! According to Goodreads.com, “ Karen Hesse Newbery award winning skills are put to great use in Witness, a poetic tale about friendship, fanaticism, and the deadly undercurrent of racial prejudice…” Some people may think that historical fiction is boring, but Karen Hesse does a wonderful job at writing poetically, foreshadowing, and expressing all of the character's emotions in her book Witness. The way that…

belief that when that which was hidden is revealed, he/she will be given, order, shape and meaning to the narrative. But they are also effective because they make the reader feel like they have control. The reader likes to think they can solve the mystery before it happens. This makes the reader want to carry on with the story to find out if they are right or not. Many writers employ and use this technique including Roald Dahl and Guy de Maupassant. My influences for this selection of stories…

While both Faulkner and Chubbuck portray the same character, they do so using different techniques inherent of their respective genres. For example, Faulkner’s Emily Grierson is almost defined by a lack thereof; the mystery of her character is reinforced primarily by very little dialogue and the townspeople’s speculation as represented by the narrator. The film, however, depicts the townspeople’s image of Emily primarily through her visual portrayal. While Chubbuck…

about a fictional theory about the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, Lee H. Oswald. DeLillo has a unique presentation style as he presents the fictional story as a historical thriller. This presentation style changes the story as it is a mix of fiction and nonfiction. Libra is a creation of real characters and characters made up by DeLillo. However, there is a noticeable problem with this presentation style. The issue with mixing a true story and a fictional story is the blurring of lines…

When assuming that the Governess is in fact sane and the ghosts are real, it can be argued that, in The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James, the Governess is a traditional gothic novel heroine. She is portrayed as an ambitious, strong-willed, innocent and intelligent young woman who, similar to any heroine, is placed in a helpless situation in which she has to protect the children from supernatural forces. Similarly, it can be argued that Catherine Morland, the main protagonist in Jane Austen’s…

In fiction, the use of chronological order is one of the most common methods in creating a storyline. It maintains the order of “past, present, and future” that most readers would relate to in reality. What if the plot was rearranged into non-chronological order? While it is not used as frequently, the technique of a non-chronological story still has its benefits. In the analysis of two pieces of literature, Chronicle of a Death Foretold and Perfume, this paper will review the effects of a…

The nightmare box is a short fiction story, dealing with a box or more aptly worded an enigma which is beyond explanation and beyond comprehension held within a box. I think at its heart this story is one that tempts our imagination it forces us to speculate about the box and its contents to consume us with mystery. The unknown is referenced so greatly in this story it tries to show us something inexplicable then capitalize on it by forcing us to focus on it. In the short story The Nightmare…

squids. She does so by using a theory technique to demonstrate that there is still information about giant squids that remains a mystery, due to the lack of research that is yet to be found. Not only does the factual information aid in this nonfiction piece, but so does the organization of it. Fleming organizes the book in a way that draws children to read this non-fiction material.…

Reading Reflection 1. Tell me about a piece of literature (novel, short story, play, poem, personal essay) that you read recently (even if it was in high school). Explain what it was about, why you read it, how carefully you read it, and what you got out of it. (approx. 150 words) A text that I have read recently was called ‘Words on Bathroom Walls’ by Julia Walton. It’s about a boy, Adam, who has schizophrenia, written from his perspective in the form of a diary. It tells us about his…

Although Capote’s book is non-fiction, there are many places where controversy takes place. Truman Capote wrote a non-fiction novel; he called his style of writing “new journalism”. He added elements of fiction such as dialogue to a nonfiction story but make the general public believe that his novel is 100% true. Capote achieves this with the help of friend and fellow author, Harper Lee, by documentary authenticity “by his extensive use of special kinds of “official records,” of these include:…