Story arc

Sonny 's Blues written by James Baldwin is a short story about coping with the struggles of life. The Narrator, who Baldwin does not name, finds himself struggling with who his younger brother, Sonny, has become. Growing up as African Americans in Harlem the boys were exposed to hardships at an early age. As adults, the narrator is a successful school teacher and Sonny finds himself struggling with drug addiction and in prison. The Narrator finds it difficult to identify with Sonny who escapes…

what the idea of perfection does to a girl’s self-esteem. Stories and facts were shared to appeal to the younger and older class and to business. She shared a story about a sixteen-year-old writing code to help detect cancer to appeal to the younger generations. She shared stories of girls being scared to fail so they would not try at all. Also, stories about girls who believed that the problems were their selves not the code. These stories reach out to the older generations because no one…

Tim O’Brien’s novel The Things They Carried is a story with seemingly no plot, however, upon closer look you will realize that this novel is filled with many reoccurring themes and patterns that give the novel a much deeper meaning. The last 3 chapters have a way of tying the book together with the beginning and give meaning to the questions he poses about what a true war story is. The three main patterns present throughout this novel are the concepts of war and life as a soldier being…

A person may easily be able to judge between a truth and a lie just by looking into someone's eyes, but how can you judge fact from fiction by merely reading a book? An honest narrator is typically very good at making themselves sound great, as well as also being the essential key for aiding to a reader's understanding of the novel. Gatsby may be the name in the title, but Nick Caraway is the main character. James Gatz (“Gatsby”) is one of the most simple characters in the book, but that is only…

I would be only because it basically run through it . This story is a lot different then other stories most stories have the surprising ending like out of no where the main character dies. In this story it just rode through and along it which really didn't surprise me.{{While you have a good start here, you first, begin with an intro that summarizes "The Locket" and answers the question with a clear statement on the ending of the story (do not use I statements, rather state the opinion as a…

with her own feelings, secrets, and fears. She relates to the characters even though she is different than all of them. But one thing they all have in common is they seem to be dealing with pain and hiding their sadness. Griffin even uses her own stories to relate to the overall vibe of the essay. First, Griffin reveals that there is a hidden side to everyone. “I think of it now as a kind of mask, not an animated mask that expresses the essence of an inner truth, but a mask that falls like dead…

Short story analysis of “The old man at the bridge” by Ernest Hemmingway It’s Easter Sunday, and in the middle of a military action, a cavalry scout spots an old man at a bridge where people are crossing to escape a war zone. The scout converses the old man, but soon realizes that the man isn’t going to move and probably won’t make it. The bridge is made out of pontoons and is a temporary bridge set up by the army, in order to evacuate as many people as possible. The bridge crosses the Ebro…

Many people pick stories with themes and symbols that smack them in the face. It is true that these are nice to read because it does not take much brain power to understand every bit of what is going on. Other people, however, may enjoy a book the is more of a hidden gem, with meanings just as hard to find as the story itself. Many people claim that Shirley Jackson’s, “The Lottery” to be a hidden gem. “The Lottery” is considered a hidden gem because the author creates a story filled with…

responder’s sensory engagement with the narrative. These distinctively visual images are evidently reinforced in the concept of mateship in Henry Lawson short stories “ The Loaded dog” and “ The Bush undertaker” which influences the responder to create a new perceptions of the world of others. The effective use of distinctive visual images throughout the story “The Loaded dog” predominately portrays the idea of mateship, which allows the reader to visualise the character and the environment…

Sylvia Plath`s poem the “Snakecharmer” elaborates on the theme of creation. The recurring ideas, narrative techniques, tone as well as the devices used, enhances the poem, making it quite appealing to the readers. The question implies that the technical devices help readers to highlight and trace the creation process of this eight-stanza poem. With the title itself, the poet already creates a sense of suspense and makes the reader anticipate the mystical and symbolic aspect of the poem. The…