Stephen Dorff

1. The reason why Crane’s approach to writing about the war was fresh is because; it felt like a fictional war novel. Crane’s approach with this story was to describe the experiences of war, and battle as he saw it should be. Crane was trying to display the meaning, and characteristics of war in his writing. He wanted to give the reader an experience of our everyday soldier life, so we would get a glimpse of what they go through. I also felt Crane was trying to inspire people to reach their…

I’ve always been a fan of Stephen King’s novels. However, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I realized he had written a book on writing. Why would he be writing a dull, technical book after all his successes with his science fiction novels? Within the first few pages, it was quite evident that King was not writing that dull, technical novel I had envisioned. King has written a memoir of his journey of writing. In my eyes, he has another winner here. I automatically related to King…

Gothic literature uses many horrific elements like murder, suspense, and paranoia. In And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, people begin to die one by one. Every time a character dies, the remaining characters become more frightened. In contrast, in Rudyard Kipling’s ¨My Own True Ghost Story¨ the main character is thrilled by death and thinks that it is interesting. Even though these stories are completely different, both explore the different perspectives of death. In And Then There Were…

Gothic literature usually has a hint of supernatural, gothic setting, hero, maybe even some lies and deception. You may see some of these things in And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and Dry September by William Faulkner . In Dry September (1931), Faulkner shows a rumor about a negro and a white woman ( Miss minnie cooper), being attacked and raped . The story shows the effects the rumor had on the fictional town and characters . Once the barbers got a hold of the rumor they try to get…

In today’s world, many people live near the threat of terror and violence, whether they know it or not. Literary works will often create the anxious feelings of the characters by using a setting where terror is unlikely to occur, making characters frantic to find safety. The setting in Rod Serling’s play, “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”, and his Twilight Zone episode, “The Shelter”, both provide a sense of security where the least bit of disturbance can force the people to become…

The well-known American Horror Novelist, Stephen King, has written many novels and short stories over the last six decades. He has sold over three hundred million copies of his novels and many movies have been made from them. Today, King is one of the most popular science fiction writers known and continues to write daily. He has made millions of dollars for his suspenseful, gruesome, and twisted work. In doing so, this has opened additional doors for King. He has also written several…

Gothic, by definition, is a reflection of the popular principles and styles of Medieval Europe. The Gothic style was most popular at this time; it was popular before the enlightenment in which people were turning away from dark Gothic structures and moving towards being able to have opinions, balance, and truth. Gothic culture promotes a sense of unbalance, it fully allows for fantasy to cloud reality. Ghosts, haunted houses, darkness, and fiction are inherently Gothic. Books such as The House…

The attached summary outlines the main ideas highlighted in the text "HOW TO WIN FRIENDS & INFLUENCE PEOPLE". Arguably one of the bestselling self-help books to date with over seventy-five years in print, Dale Carnegie’s easy to follow advice and principles will allow you to maximize your potential, both in your personal life and in the work place. Part One: Fundamental techniques in handling people "If You Want to Gather Honey, Don't Kick Over the Beehive" The first major point Dale…

The history of horror is an interest of some, but not all. It is a genre seeking to rattle a negative emotional reaction by playing to the audience’s fear. Henry James became fascinated by the horror genre and used the fear tactic to craft many of his writings. One of his tactics is the usage of Ambiguity in his writings which included mysterious horror stories. In the Turn of The Screw, Henry James uses ambiguity in his writing to try to convert readers to critical thinkers based on his use of…

in the reader's mind. In the short stories “Strawberry Spring”, “The Boogeyman”, and “The Last Rung On The Ladder”, King uses techniques such as terror, horror, and gross details to captivate his reader. In the short story “Strawberry Springs”, Stephen King uses terror to captivate his reader. For one thing, the narrator talks about how his memory has blank stops the night of the strawberry springs murders, “I can hear my wife as I write this, in the next room, crying. She thinks I was with…