Story arc

In the short story “Gryphon” by Charles Baxter, the main character is Tommy, who is a young boy in fourth grade and goes to Five Oaks, and he defends his interesting, unique substitute teacher, Miss Ferenczi. In the beginning of the story, Tommy’s teacher, Mr.Hibler developed a cough and finally decides that he is too sick to carry on. The next day, a strange woman walks into class, “carrying a purple purse, a checkerboard lunchbox, and some books (p. 43, l. 45) She had “her light hair in a…

the well. I believe that the willingness to leave the man in the well displays the cruelty of the children. With that being said I also believe they were just children trying to have fun, because they always did bring the man food and water. This story shows the reverse role of adults and kids with the nine-year-old kids having the upper hand. The kids never ventured to close to well always avoiding seeing the man or thus the man seeing them…

Despite the fact that it may be short, Girl by Jamaica Kincaid, is fierce and strong. Easily, it is definitely high on the “most book-throwing” stories list. I rank it at number one on the list. The short story touches home base with me and other women as well, I am positive. Which is what makes it so interesting. Throughout the long winded sentence of a story, the narrator lectures and instructs her seemingly young daughter on what to do domestically and in public to not be deemed a “slut.” The…

A Toxic Friendship Affects People Has anyone ever stopped to think about how a toxic friendship can affect a person either in a positive or negative way? In the book A Separate Peace, John Knowles states that the narrator, Gene, returns to his hometown, to visit his old school, Devon. Including the tree that him and his friend used to jump off to the river. Gene then informs the reader about when he was friends with Finny as to how Finny’s life came to an end. The author informs the reader that…

seemingly infinite capacity for ego. Our arrogance tends to be our greatest flaw. In what ways is Wroblewski weaving the concept of ego into his novel? Which characters are impacted by their ego, and how does this concept affect the meaning of the story as a whole? What does Wroblewski have to say about the nature of people- and of the Universe? Wroblewski weaves the concept of ego in this novel by portraying the Sawtelles as almost like god like characters who breed and train the perfect…

The Path To Enlightenment There are several legends that depict different scenes for the famed Bodhidharma and Huike. One of those is the story of Huike cutting off his arm. The paintings from Dai Jin and Sesshu ultimately show this story, with Sesshu’s painting similarly named “Huike Offering His Arm To Bodhidharma.” The story is fairly simple; Huike wanted to become truly enlightened and went on a journey to find someone to enlighten and teach him, Bodhidharma. Initially, Huike waited in the…

In the short story “The Flowers” by Alice Walker, the reader follows a young girl named Myop who goes away from her home on a sharecropper’s farm into a forest, only to find the dead body of a lynched man. The story is written in such a style that the reader never sees the ending coming. Utilizing the elements of imagery and symbolism, Walker showcases the shock value of a girl realizing that life is not the same for her as it is for everyone else. From the very start, Myop is clearly…

short stories, the film examines the hysterical dark side that permeates our society today. A few months ago, I was granted access to watch the film BAD PEOPLE before its official release, and finally I have the opportunity to provide my thoughts about this provacative and rather unconventional film. I will caution anyone who does not like having sex, profanity, or general debauchery featured in their entertainment selections to consider…

Have you ever read The Tell Tale Heart and the Landlady and asked are those stories that different? That is what this essay will explain. I will be comparing and contrasting two stories, The Tell Tale Heart and The Landlady. I chose these stories because they interest me the most. The Tell Tale heart follows a character who is an insane butler. While The Landlady is about a lady who tricks people. In case you don’t know what a compare and contrast essay is , it is when you take two items and…

Character Analysis of Mrs. Mallard in The Story of an Hour “The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin is a story of a woman who, through the mistakenly reported death of her husband, experienced true freedom. Louise Mallard, who is the protagonist of this story, has under gone the loss of her husband Mr. Mallard and as the story progresses the readers can see how she transgresses different feelings about the matter. Mrs. Mallard incidentally recognizes a new free life and enjoys it just in…