Narratology

3.1.3. “Free Radicals” The next short story under analysis is entitled “Free Radicals.” The story is told by a omniscient third person narrator focalized in the protagonist of the story named Nita. The story is set in the past, with no time-shifts to the present or the future. The first pages of the story are devoted to narrate some details about Nitaʼs life. She is sixty-two years old and has unexpectedly lost her husband, Rich, not a long time ago. Nita has been diagnosed with cancer a year…

Titles (An Analysis Into the Multiple Meanings Behind the Title of Shakespeare’s, Measure for Measure) In the world of literature, stories are essentially defined and categorized by their titles. A title is a final reflection of all values presented within the story in a few simple words. A title is designed to captivate a passing reader, hint at sequences within the book, or even reflect the grand ideas and themes in a veiled summary. One such work of literature, written by the genius of…

SPEECH ACT THEORY ANALYSIS OF “THE KILLERS”BY EARNEST HEMINGWAY SUBMITTED TO :MAM SANA NAWAZ SUBMITTED BY : NOOR UL HUDA (113) SARA EHSAN (115) AYESHA ZAFAR (121) (GR) AMNA HAMEED (116) MEHWISH JABEEN (146) SUBJECT: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY UNIVERSITY OG SARGODHA M.A ENGLISH (SEMESTER 3) SPEECH ACT THEORY ANALYSIS OF “THE KILLERS” BY “EARNEST HEMMINGWAY” ABSTRACT This article aims at, to prove Earnest Hemingway as a writer of horror,…

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…

Dialogue is a writing style that present the conversations between two or more characters on certain topics. Writers often use dialogues in literary works as a narrating technique. Dialogues can bring readers into the setting of the story and make them feel personally involved. The use of conversations also can reflect the major theme of the story through narrators’ exchange of ideas. Dialogues are also prevalent in African and Caribbean poems and stories, as seen from “Girl”, “Miguel Street”,…

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…

What is mood? Mood is the overall feeling or atmosphere of a work of literature. The feeling a reader gets while reading a work of literature is called mood. Furthermore, a writer may also produce a unique mood with the usage of literary devices such as irony, similes, and personification, which are inserted throughout the story. For the most part, these literary devices help enhance a reader's experience while reading the story. Also, literary devices help act as guides to find the author's…

When writing a short story, the details an author chooses to include are just as important as the details he or she excludes. An author often incorporates a variety of stylistic tools in order to strengthen the story’s message. They purposefully weave symbols into their stories that represent something larger than the simple material object. A writer uses his or her narrative style to intricately build meaning into the narrariation of the story. When constructing a story, a writer creates the…

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…

After a thorough analysis of Captain Vere and his judgment of Billy in her essay “The Execution of Billy Budd”, Barbara Johnson concludes, “what this means is that every judge is in the impossible position of having to include the effects of his own act of judging within the cognitive context of his decision” (Johnson, 599). Captain Vere is worried that, should he mitigate Billy’s penalty, despite the crew’s and his own feelings that Billy’s sentence is too harsh, a precedent may be set that…