Stranger than Fiction

Literary and commercial fiction are the two most used types of fiction. Literary fiction is mainly used to help the reader develop a better understanding of society. It’s main objective is to make the reader think, sharpen, and deepen the reader's understanding of life. Commercial’s main objective on the other hand is to keep the reader interested. Commercial fiction is usually used by the reader to escape their reality. A short story such as The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell is an…

In fact, they seem to be more different from one another than they are similar. One of the greatest differences between the two is how they see the world. Holden sees it as being an evil and corrupt place, as well as being full of phonies. Holden feels that everyone is a phony, besides his sister, even some people…

Magical Realism Magical realism is a mixture of culture and oral tradition, made to seem a reality. Magical realism is when the story is in a real world setting, but has magical factors and unexplainable events that attempt to make the reader a believer of something. Magical realism is composed of, historical and cultural realities, magical elements, and a metamorphosis occurring with someone. Historical and cultural realities help to convince the reader that there was a real event that took…

shoes. Descriptions of events were really detailed and the author’s writing style is pretty light-hearted and humorous. The author does not portray things as you would expect. She portrays having allergic reactions as something embarrassing rather than a serious life or death situation. She takes the reader through numerous amounts of obstacles from the early 1990s, when she was born, all the way to the twenty-first century. She describes it as “When I was born in 1980, the world was a…

journey through the bush. After all Martin has been through so far ,Martin realises that he, Wullamudulla, Meg and Ted all take care of the land the landand. and agrees with Ted that “This isn’t my place...or yours...or Meg’s...or no more my place than Dracula’s. I just look after it. That’s what we are, we humans- caretakers.” (pg 186) this changes Martins purpose and perspective dramatically for the rest of the journey he continues walking contemplating what he now knows about the land that…

Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is a short story that covers one hour of Louise Mallard’s life. Throughout this hour the main character, Mrs. Mallard receives some shocking news that is certain to change her life. In the story, the reader is able to see the effect that such new has on Mrs. Mallard and the attitude she has toward the situation. Will this change her life for better or for worse? The story points out the seriousness of women's oppressive lives during that time period and…

Writers of any story or essay are hypocritical in nature. Despite upholding truth and objectivity as standards, they act in a way which inhibits the authority of either axiom. This is best seen in Janet Malcolm’s essay “The Journalist and the Murderer”, where Joe McGinniss connives his subject and paints him as a narcissistic psychopath. He disregards truth by manipulating facts to benefit his personal image of his subject. The nature of his story also allows McGinniss to disregard objectivity…

behind, “Show, don’t tell” when writing is to paint a picture in the minds of the reader. If the reader can see what you are writing about they are more likely to remain interested, believe and remember what is written. This is great advice for the fiction writer, but how can this idea be used in nonfiction writing? This paper, delves into writing specifically in the field of nursing. Writing in the medical field is typically for educational purposes, either presented in books, research…

What would you do if you were not able to ask too many questions, write your daily experiences down onto a piece of paper, or talk to people that have a different occupation than you? In the dystopian society that is presented in the novel Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, this is precisely what everyday life looks like. I’m sure we have all heard that one person who says, “I only think of others and never put myself first.” Well, in the world that Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000 live in, it is…

An empty mind is ready for anything, without the afflictions of the past for a guide. In Martine Leavitt’s novel, Tom Finder, something happens to Tom. Tom just does not know what; that is the first thing he forgets. Tom refers to it as “the Forgetting” (p 35). He is determined nevertheless. He will find himself, his family; he will find where he belongs. There are three people who help Tom in this book. First, there is Samuel Wolflegs, a desperate father, yet a warrior driven by hope, faith,…