The School Story

A story holds many similarities to a snowflake. All snowflakes are composed of exactly the same material, but when scrutinized closely, no two are the same. The same can be said about two narratives which may contain the same events but the meaning can change when recounted by different narrators. The difference in narratives can be observed in the novel and film adaptation of Me and You written by Niccolò Ammaniti 's and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. All stories contain a mixture of…

Big Fish is a film of many themes, including those of the ability for love to conquer all and telling stories allows no person to be forgotten. Throughout the entire film of Big Fish no matter what happened Edward always came back to those he loved. In the beginning of the film right before Edward leaves to go to Spectre, he promises Karl that he will return. A commitment is sign of caring, especially in this case where Edward vows to come through by giving the giant his backpack. Even though in…

murderers. "Heavenly Creatures" is a sensitive retelling of the historic events, as this film has portrayed more of a story of the girls' and not how the they murdered the mother. Critics are divided over whether the new look has been successful, particularly the use of fantasy and the limited point of view. The use of fantasy in the…

the world. The longer we live, the more corrupted and more distorted we become. “The very pristineness of snow, which is a big part of its appeal, is what makes its metamorphosis into a slurpy of filth so depressing” (Beller2). After rereading the story, the fierce bird might symbolize his own life. Unlike the other kids who might have stood over the bird while sledding, his heart beat over the bird, since he was sledding while lying down. He is able to live his life conquering the difficulties…

around him. He is under attack and may die himself, but sings a light-hearted tune. Is one of these two less human? The question of certain behaviors’ naturalness hovers above the entirety of The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien. In the Chapter and story, “Style”, the reader is introduced to a young girl dancing among the burnt wreckage of her village. The girl, in all her innocence and loneliness, is exactly like an American soldier. Her reaction to…

A story. What is the definition of a story? Characterized as an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment, this may be the legal definition of story. Nonetheless, there is so much more to it than just the physical words that are made up to define it. Similarly, this image may seem pretty self explanatory, however, when one digs below the surface of the original image, there is a deeper meaning, purpose, and point. At first glance, the image simply consists of a wolf…

Thomas King’s “A Coyote Columbus Story” is about retelling the truth of Columbus’s history, which reminds me the question on the fairy tale my little sister asked me. Last summer, my uncle and his family came to my house for a family party, and I met my cousin. While playing with my cousin, she asked me a question “Do you know how the mother in the fairy tale name ”Coconut shell” got pregnant?” I answered “Because she drink the water from the coconut shell”. But my cousin told me I was wrong,…

Everyday, people come up to me and ask my story. Everyday, I tell them the same thing. “I am an old man,” I say, “I have no story that will interest you.” In the years since the event, not once have I uttered words about the shoes. Not once have I thought about the misery I had to go through. Not once have I looked through any pictures of them. Not once. But here, now, today, that will all change. Today, I shall tell you my story. My story begins in the blistering hot sun of Peru. I had come…

For my final paper, I choose to read the novel “The Left Hand of Darkness” written by Ursula K. Le Guin. This story touches on many key topics including the importance of communication, trust, acceptance, gender, and love in a society. It always deals a lot with politics and what it means to be a traitor. All of these topics are combined to show the intent of the story, which is the importance of unity. The main character, Ai, goes to a foreign plant and tried to get the people of the planet to…

floor. It seemed-beneath him, somehow. I had never thought about it before, had never been forced to, but I suppose I had always put jazz musicians in a class with what Daddy called ‘good-time people’” (Baldwin 1749). It is not until the end of the story that the narrator agrees to attend one of his brothers shows and comes to understand that his brother is no longer a boy and has truly found something the he enjoys doing, “Sonny’s fingers filled the air with life, his life. But that life…