Shirley Ardell Mason

Jerry and Jerry, the Duality of Jerry Cruncher Light and dark. Inside and outside. Good and bad. These are just a few atoms in a world of contrasts. As one of the most prominent writers in history, Charles Dickens uses a plethora of simple but effective contrasts throughout his writing, particularly in his unique characters, one being Jerry Cruncher. Although a seemingly unimportant character in A Tale of Two Cities, Jerry Cruncher is an all-encompassing figure of duality; he displays…

•Point of View--"The Lottery" In “The Lottery” the point of view at first can be hard to find, but with a good evaluation it can be found. The author Shirley Jackson uses third person to create the story line of her short story. The narrator does not tell the characters feelings, or what they may or may not be thinking about. The narrator simply explains how the lottery takes place in the small town. The whole story could have been completely different if Jackson used the opinion of one of…

1. The competition is so hot in the spring season song. In the spring, it is gradually warm outside and the flower blooms from the Jeju island. In the song, it is already spring because the spring songs make me peaceful. Every spring, the “Cherry Blossom Ending”song record the popular chart 100 in Korea. That song has that record for 5 years. People said “This song can tell about the spring’s view when the spring and cherry blossoms disappear forever. That’s why people love this song…

Sacrifice of Human Being The Ones Who Walk Away form Omelas is a sad story by Ursula K. Le Guin. This story is starting tell us about the society of Omelas city that they were enjoying their festival to celebrate summer time. All people of this city come together that time for festival; they had different show: a horserace, singing, dancing and parades. The story is telling us that this community have everything they need and no complain for anything else but if you read better and get the…

Beautiful Tuesday morning the sky is clear and the summer rays have begun to warm up the day. My everyday morning walk to school begins with the aroma of fresh cut grass and the sound of birds chirping. I begin to stroll my way to my friend Alejandra house which is a short distance away. Arriving to Alejandra house I lean against her picket fence give her a quick text to let her know I’m outside and wait. We greet each other with a simple side hug and continue our walk. Our walk to the high…

Home is not a place, but a reality — a set of circumstances that one is born in. But for the nearly 1.5 million street children in Pakistan, the only home they know is cruel, crowded and concrete. ABSTRACT We see children roaming on streets every day, they usually sell flowers, cloth, copies, toys, polish boots, and some survive on begging. There are 1.2 million children on streets of Pakistan including all the major cities and urban centers. According to UNICEF Street children are children…

Fiction Essay: Social Issues In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” a seemingly quiet peaceful village has a hidden dark side. Once a year, on the 27th of June, the entire town assembles to partake in the lottery, however, instead of winning a tremendous prize the ‘winner’ gets stoned to death. An old black box is the vessel that holds the townspeople fate, and after decades of use, it has become worn and shabby. Every year Mr. Summers tried to convince the townspeople to build a new box, yet…

There are a lot of similarities and differences between Lord of the Flies and Maze Runner. The characters think similar and they also have the same goals. Also there are similar situations in the stories. There are obviously a lot of differences between the two because they are written by different authors. The main differences are the ages of the boys, Teresa, and the beast and the grievers. Although they are different stories and the details are different, there are a lot of similarities like…

Short stories are “an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot.” (Merriam – Webster) These can have many differences and similarities. These factors could be the setting, the plot, the characters, point of view, tone, symbolism, theme, language, narrated time, content and more. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he…

Peasant life in a nutshell: Bulgaria; little is just The movie is like a small train journey through a small town on a sunny warm (but not hot) day in end of September. You don't know the place. You could be in Turkey, or in Croatia or in Hungary. You have anticipations, expectations, excitements, and a little fear. While watching the documentary I was establishing mixed feelings of joy and fear, relaxation and uneasiness. It's something close to a feeling of being an outsider on a journey;…