Short stories

Mallard feels both excitement and sadness at the same time because, although she is depressed by her husband’s death, she is also relieved of having to do what her husband, Bentley Mallard, wants her to do. In what could’ve been a story of death and grief, turns into a story about how Mrs. Mallard rejoices in the knowledge of her newfound freedom after her husband’s demise, free from his will and the confines of marriage. Mrs. Mallard is at first unsure if she should be joyous or sorrowful…

did not really get killed and they walk back into your life, and then you die. That is the case with Mrs. Mallard, and how she thought her husband was killed. Kate Chopin writes this story to illustrate that women were oppressed in marriage relationships and did not feel as if they were able to leave. In the story, it talks about the memories she had, both good and bad. She suddenly is told that she lost her husband to an accident, but soon dies too because…

new world of possibilities for her. The passage additionally contains a quote that hints at a new start for her that comes along with the subtly mentioned “new spring life” (Chopin, 54). Her heart trouble is used in a strangely ironic way in this short story that symbolizes how many women at the time felt oppressed, especially within their marriages. The joy that killed her is not from being excited for the return of her husband, but rather because her newfound freedom was taken from her and she…

There I was waiting in the long, steadily moving lunch line at school. I was smiling and laughing with my friend. It was a regular Wednesday, just like any other. My phone was in my hand and I felt a sudden vibration. I looked at my phone to read a text message that my beloved boyfriend had sent me. It said "I don 't think this is working." As I read each word, I felt my heart crumbling to pieces. I had never felt such excruciating pain within my chest. I couldn 't believe the words that I had…

leaves on mud, I leave my own trail of crunched leaves, and blood. I got to a point where I could stabilize myself, on a tree that is near the top of the slope, and I looked at the house that stood before me. It had a sliding door on a patio, two stories, and a wooden balcony, like the one I had left, but everything is on the wrong side. Inside, a party rages on. Streamers with school colors and class balloons flood the windows. This is wrong. Three guys stand outside, blue zip-up sweatshirt,…

The mist of my breath composed clouds in the cold air fogging my dark brown eyes. The solitude of the night sky was analogous to my heart as my inner light was replaced with darkness, overshadowing the rational thoughts that were running through my mind. The caustic reek of abhorrence was vigorously present under my nose while the trees were sobbing as the wind stroked the leaves. Fear was begging for my attention as the intense dismay of the situation was merely intensified by the lonesome…

In the stories, “Energy Story,” “Short Circuit,” and “Conducting Solutions.” They use examples and real life experiments to tell the reader about energy and different ways it can be conducted. To begin, In the story “Energy Story.” They first begin by catching the reader's attention by saying how energy is used everywhere in our lives and most of the appliances we use today would be useless without energy. They then begin to explain atoms and how they have to do with electricity. “Electrons…

In the story “Clover” which, is about a man named Graham; he is a school teacher who teaches a class full of girls. Throughout the story graham interacts with the girls by telling about his house. Graham also has very unique characteristics that he shows throughout the passage talking with the girls. Throughout the story the readers begin to perceive how he interacts with the girls; the readers also see Grahams unique characteristics. In the story “Clover” Graham interacts with the girls all…

Exactly! What's wrong with these writers because it literally just seems crazy to me. I would immensely enjoy hearing what they would have to say about Hayley's characterization. I wonder if Hayley is based off of someone in real life? Tragic if so. Although Elijah would rather lose his life than to ever speak those words to Hayley. Hayley will never be a “good” person. None of them are “good” people but they all have some redeeming qualities. Even if the writers were to flip the script and…

Compare essay of “Mega” and Superassassin Although both short stories “Mega” and Superassassin describe the troubles the main character has to confront while living with an alcoholic parent, “Mega” takes place in Germany where Kim Schmitz lives with his alcoholic father, whereas Superassassin takes place in America where an American-Filipino kid lives with his alcoholic mother. While Kim focuses on having a better life than the one he is currently living because of his father’s alcoholic…