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This is a tragic encounter, as shown through the motif of blankets and the flashback that takes us back Chokers childhood. When “he was six...” and there was not enough money for the family, not even to fix the “cardboard-patched window”. Their house was small and Choker had to share his bed and a “cotton Blanket” with his brother. It is clear at the end of the story that Choker never does escape poverty because the cleanest and newest bedding he had ever used was inside the…

Characters within fictional narratives exist in a space that is created through elements such as the time and location, referred to as the setting of the story. These elements help to set the tone that the rest of the story will fall under. Some narratives reveal only minimal details concerning the setting, but given the opportunity, a rich setting can play a significant role in shaping the story and the lives of the characters. Dana Gioia supports this in the following quote: “But often, in an…

This shows that earlier writers were inclined in instilling historical facts in their writings. On the other hand, some earlier writers wrote about Singapore’s identity such as Edwin Thumboo’s Ulysess By The Merlion (1977), Arthur Yap’s The Coffee House, Cockpit Hotel and Robert Yeo’s Coming Home Baby (1971) and so on. Despite that there are many poets whom prefer to write poems in expressing and appreciating their identity, reciting these poems will never get dull because different writers have…

In Robert Frost’s blank verse poem “‘Out, Out-,’” the speaker recounts the story of a young boy who loses his hand, and ultimately his life, while working with a buzz-saw, presumably on his family’s farm. The speaker remains an observer throughout the narrative, presenting the poem in the first person. The use of first-person narration establishes an intimacy between the speaker and reader, so that the reader sympathizes with the speaker and not the “they.” “They” remain ambiguous throughout the…

Getting to know someone involves spending time with the desired new person, talking to them, and/or observing how their actions. It would be somewhat difficult to learn about their character without those factors. We learn about characters in books in just about the same way we learn about them in the real world, by interacting with them in some manner. The difference between reality and books, though, is the middle man between the reader and the characters, the narrator. The narrator gives us…

Metaphoric Approach to Organizational Management Most organizations in the world thrive on creating and sustaining a great workplace culture. A trust-based culture is relevant to the stakeholders of an organization, from the highest office all the way to the junior staff members. The culture of professional relationship and competence builds upon mutual respect and all manner of ethics and discipline as well as the responsibility of an individual and as a team. The organization assigns employees…

Broken Promises “Flying” is a short story by Alice Miller. It is about a girl named Allie Lester who has to choose whether keep her promise or break it and fly. The short story starts off with Allie, who is six years old at the time, hanging out with her older cousin Mack. Mack teaches her numerous amount of things when they spend time together, but this particular moment is more special than any time before. Mack shows Allie how to fly; it is such a pleasant and graceful experience. However,…

In the short stories Antojos and The storyteller third person narration is used in the stories. Both stories have third person but they are divergent from each other, but also somewhat similar to each other in a way. Antojos uses third person limited point of view. Third person limited means the narrator only knows the thoughts and feeling of a character and in The storyteller third person omniscient is used. Omniscient point of view is similar to limited but the narrator knows everything like…

very pleasing to the reader. If Golding used the the phrase “Simon began to speak” instead, the reader wouldn't feel the same negative emotions. Whenever the novel introduces new people, places, or things, it uses long descriptive sentences. This style helps make a better image on what is going on in the novel. “The boy with the fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way to the lagoon. Though he had taken off his school sweater and trailed it now from one…

The Fly Vile, repulsive, and yet ultimately benign; this is the life of a fly. In the Poem “The Fly” Karl Shapiro defines the operations of a mundane housefly in exorbitant detail. From searching for a mate to burying maggots in the dermis of a corpse to the fly’s demise, Shapiro holds no stray detail of the fly’s being from the reader. Karl Shapiro utilizes imagery and figurative language to express the underlying beauty and repulsion of an otherwise benign fly. First, Shapiro utilizes…