The School Story

of writing known as realism is built around character, plot, and setting as every other tale created has been based around. In this genre, each one of these pieces in the form of a story has very important characteristics in them. The character, which is the biggest player I all stories as they rely on them for a story to actually occur, must be representative of the people that, during the time the piece was written, the general public may encounter in their lives and are able to relate to.…

The book, This Girl Isn’t Shy She’s Spectacular by Nina Beck was a really fantastic book that related to my life in many ways. I had a liking for the book, because I felt as if I had a relation to the character. The way, Nina Beck, wrote this book made me feel as if I was reading about my own life. This Girl Isn’t Shy She’s Spectacular was an easy read. I was in awe of how Beck made me relate to the character, how well she organized the book, and the amount of detail she incorporated into the…

is a story about the struggles of an African-American family during the late 50s to early 60s. Family and obligation is an important theme in Fences because it shows how important it is to take care of and be there for your family. It also shows August Wilson’s message of how things may not always go the way you planned them. One way Wilson demonstrates the theme of family and obligation is with Cory and Troy’s relationship. For example, Troy uses tough love with Cory throughout the story. We…

act , there is always going to be a special bond between family. "Let it Snow" by David Sedaris was a powerful story because the plot was dysfunctional, amusing, and through everything he showed a family that was loving and devoted to one another. Dysfunctional is definitely a true description of the family in this story, I was in disbelief of some of their actions. In the story the crazyness started when the authors mother could not handle her children staying home for the fifth…

see. Not only that, I have to also tell what really happen in the three pictures make sure they link together and see how I can relate John Wideman’s story in mines with quotes. I have chosen three pictures one of me standing in the hallway of my room, a picture of my room, and a picture of my TV and hallway. In these three picture there is a story behind all of them describing what I was about to do. In picture one it is a picture of a man standing in a hallway with black and blue on. The man…

According to the video, Do Ho Suh explains that after he arrived to the United States from Korea, he noticed two very different cultures and the issues that came between it. I think what inspires Suh is his life growing up in Korea, his life from school, and then transitioning to the military. He talks about how when you are young, you already know you will have to join the military, shave off your hair, wear the same uniforms and you were referred to as numbers. He describes it as being…

Everyone has a story or a background that makes them who they are. Whether it's something or someone that's been good or bad, it still has impacted you in a way that's shaped you into who and how you are today. You'll never forget about it, and it will forever be in favor as well because without it you wouldn't fully be yourself. Growing up with my grandmother and my father made me who and how I am today. They both helped me uncover my identity as to who I truly am. Growing up I lived in…

“The Of The Screw” is a story about a young women that is employed to watch over two young children, Flora and Miles. The story is being told by the governess and her ordeal while staying at Bly. See the governess is a young and beautiful lady that was raised in a sheltered household with little to no life experiences. Her father was a preacher so she was religious. She gets emotionally fast and falls in love quick as well. After meeting her employer, Douglas for the second time she started to…

Sonny’s Blues is a story that displays the consequences of making bad life decisions at a point where it changes the life of both brothers. It illustrates the importance of accepting people as who they are by acknowledging that being different will not cause failure as long as, it receives the sufficient amount of care and support. One of the main themes that discovered by James Baldwin is the drug use. Sonny was involved in drugs when he was a kid, and he went to prison because of it. His…

Scout along with everyone else belived in these falsehoods as much as the next child. With Jem spurring on her imagination and curiosity for a majority of their adolescent life, she was bound to have the same oppinion as many others. Once she knew the story to a better extent and actually got to meet Boo, she understood better, even if few words were exchanged. Undoubtedly, many people still have thir own ideas and opinions about what happend those many years ago, but the reader at least knows…