Story arc

My Autobiography I am a human on planet earth, along with the other seven billion people. But I’m not like the seven billion people. Yes, we have similarities but I am me. I am myself. To every last detail. Think of it this way, people are like snowflakes. No one is exactly the same. We all have weird habits, guilty pleasures, and weird interesting facts. But I’m here to tell you mine. I, MariElena Harmoni Pena, was born in Longmont Colorado on July 10th, 2002, In the Longmont…

Never Believe What Happened’ Is Always a Good Place to Start” from the Native Narrative “The Truth About Stories” by Thomas King explores the twisting path of how stories configure who we are, how we interpret, and how we interact with the world around us. Thomas King uses detailed examples in his writing that exceed what he is trying to say. For instance, as a narrator, he tells a story about the moment he discovered what happened to his Father. The narrator's Father left when he was only a…

Emma Hert Written Task One- The Handmaid’s Tale Rationale: I decided to write a short story for my Written Task One on The Handmaid’s Tale. This narrative differs vastly different from Offred’s perspective in the novel. This story is from the perspective of a Commander; however, this is a tale of a Commander who opposes the ideals of Gilead. The Commander, John, followed his brother into the society, repressing his true feelings. After witnessing his brother murder his Handmaid, he realizes he…

particular elements in the film Crouching tiger, the Hidden Dragon that the audience from the western world are unlikely to comprehend. Foremost, the film title is derived from a Chinese apothegm which means hiding strength from our world. The movie story is centered around a four hundred years sword which is referred to as the Green Destiny. The movie director avers it to be referred to as such as the green color represents yin which in this respect is the female mysterious nature and this…

In the short story of “The Allegory of the Cave”, it is a representation of the individuals who fear the “unknown”. Plato is proposes thought provoking questions and challenges readers to act on the suspicion of life outside of “norms” or “commonalities within our societies. This story can be applied to all social classes in the world, as each person is faced with challenges and some type of adversarial encounters. Ever wonder what the phrase “The grass is greener on the other side” may…

Stories about survival have been popular since, virtually, the beginning of time, as survival is the most important and primitive aspect of human lives. It is the force that drove our evolution and refined us to our current stature today, so it is no surprise that we are amused by tales of robust endurance against the most severe circumstances. The stories The Inheritor and Side Bet are two prime examples of our fascination with these types of tales, but, when comparing the two stories of…

Is seeing believing? America has been made off of violence and death. In the past we have had wars after wars and most of us don’t even know why. However, our government makes it seem like everything’s good and we are in peace now when really were not. As regular civilians we don’t get to know what actually is going on and why were in conflicts with foreign countries. Fictional literature is one of the only things we have that gives us deeper meaning in events that we usually don’t get to learn…

pessimistic dark novels, written about characters who did nasty deeds. Other times they were light hearted, usually about her four children she raised. In the story “The Possibility of Evil”, it talks about a character who has lived in her hometown her entire life, in fact her family…

The Resurrecting Power of Stories The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien is a fictional story that exhibits love, loss, war, coming-of-age, innocence, and so much more. O’Brien explores all of these themes through an even bigger topic: storytelling. He also inversely picks apart the various aspects of storytelling via the smaller themes. One of the products of this analysis that I find to be most intriguing is the resurrecting power of stories. O’Brien asserts that stories have the capability…

value. In the short story, “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, Jackson took the meaning of the lottery and put a dark twist to it. Jackson gives an everyday feel to the story as if the annual ceremony “the lottery” is a peaceful day for the towns people. The reader infers that this is a positive outcome based on society’s understanding of what a lottery is; however, the lottery takes an unforeseen twist that turns deadly. Tessie Hutchinson is a character that is focused on in the story. Tessie…