Stephen Toulmin

Horror stories are becoming increasingly popular in today’s era. The inquisitiveness of nature, behavior, and mysterious happenings in this specific genre have sparked interest in the unknown. When literary trends escaped the Age of Reason, literature was brought back to its traditional times when mysteries were fascinating. The most attainable model of creative narrative developed from the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages consisted of periods of crime, barbarism, works of witches, scientific…

Young pirate and explorer Selkirk, who was left for dead on a desert island by his captain and fellow crew, was found alive this past week. Although all the odds were against his favor, Selkirk managed to last months on the remote island before a ship sailing by saw his smoke signals and came to his rescue. While on an expedition in the south seas scouring the ocean for treasure, Selkirk brought up the boat’s alarming condition to their captain, Stradling. He believed that the boat would sink…

The two excerpts Castle of Otranto and “Sir Bertrand” are examples of Gothic literature. In these excerpts the main characters find themselves navigating through passages that are very different yet at the same time have overlying themes. A very obvious differences between both environments are that one takes place in a passage under a castle while the other occurs in an antique mansion. Another difference was that Isabella, in Castle of Otranto, traveled along a small confined passage while Sir…

unsettle. A psychological horror fails to build any empathy within each characters, hence evoking a feeling of distrust among the readers. I was able to construct the story by borrowing certain elements from other literary text such as Carrie by Stephen King (see the characterisation of the mother that embodies the fundamental…

The Open Boat Psychological Analysis In Stephen Cranes “The Open Boat” four men are stranded at sea in an open boat. Having been crew members on a ship the men are all forced to work together to survive. The men face a massive physical battle but a psychological battle just as large. The men are alone in the middle of the ocean just trying to survive. The psychological battles they face is mental fatigue, loneliness, and patience. Throughout the story the men are faced with a massive test for…

criticized by film critics. The movie, “Silver Bullet” is adapted from a novel by Stephen King, “Cycle of the Werewolf”. This classic horror film has created a cult following that has also received negative attention and criticism. “Silver bullet” is one of the greatest, most entertaining werewolf movies of the eighties. Stephen King’s, “Silver Bullet” is a film greatly misunderstood by film critics alike. Stephen King’s impeccable script and Daniel Attias’s flawless directing makes this film…

Many people have at least read several novels that are classified as “horror”, such as “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley. Yet, these texts would not have been possible if not for the authors during the Gothic era that laid the foundation for such works to be created by today’s novelists. The novels Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole and “Sir Bertrand” by Anna and John Aikin, give excellent examples on this subject. It was these works where the architectural environment helped give the text a sense…

Stephen Crane’s short story, “The Open Boat”, is a great example of Naturalist writing. The story shows the struggle that four men face with nature and its uncontrollable tendencies. The four men are depicted as a captain, correspondent, cook, and an oiler named Billie. The story starts with these men out at sea on a dinghy after their steamer ship the Commodore sank. Naturalists believe that human beings are shaped by heredity and environment and dominated by economic, social, or natural forces…

Acknowledgement from the government reassures victims that the state cares for their protection, and sends the message that acts of abuse on part of anyone will not be tolerated, even if it is the state itself. After the apology given by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on June 11, 2008, and the creation of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission, survivors reported that they were more likely to move on with their life, and appreciated the efforts made by the Canadian…

Many can hear some bells ring when the name John Irving comes up. The name of the novelist and screenwriters tends to have that effect, especially after winning an Academy Award for his screenwriting. The now 74-year-old was born on the 2nd of March, 1942 in Exeter, New Hampshire. He’s an American citizen who was actually born by the name John Wallace Blunt Jr. He lived with his mother and stepfather as a kid and used to join wrestling competitions at his school. He would eventually keep on…