Toy Story

Foe written by J. M. Coetzee is rewriting version of Robinson Crusoe, which is written by Danial Defoe. These two stories seem to be similar. However, there are some differences between foe and Robinson Crusoe. I classify the differences into three sections: main characters, main characters’ characteristic, story setting. One difference between Robinson Crusoe and Foe is main character. In Robinson Crusoe, there are two main characters. It is Robinson Crusoe and Friday. However, there are 4 main…

A typical well-written short story incorporates various literary elements into building up an underlying message from the author. Specifically, an author would strive to deftly utilize the essential structural elements of a story such as a well-developed plot, detailed characterization, and concrete settings in creating a compelling narrative. Or, an author may put emphasis on one particular literary element to convey the theme. In “Hills Like White Elephants”, a story that is centered around a…

The Dress The short story: ”The Dress” is written by Julia Darling in 2006. The story is about a mother living alone with her two daughters called Flora and Rachel. It tells about their tense relationship and how it all climaxes at the mother’s birthday party just because of a dress. Being a mother living alone with her family will never be easy. You will have a lot of things to take care of. Children always need a lot of attention and when there for instance is no father then the mother has…

Nobel Prize for Literature, short story, “The Answer Is No”, published in 1991 addresses the topic of consent and asserts that traumatic experiences in the past can affect future relationships. Mahfouz supports his claim with foreshadowing about the outcome of the story with the title, similes to compare the rapists overbearing character to a violent current in the ocean, and concrete language to express the emotions the woman is experiencing throughout the story. Mahfouz’s overall purpose is…

Notable authors in literary work understand that to keep their piece enticing and not dull, various methods must be employed. One of the more important methods is theme. Frankly, themes are so intrinsically incorporated in literature's the main and sub-plots of that without it, books would be nothing more than an abundance of meaningless of words on sheets of paper. William Shakespeare, for example, utilizes themes as the main component in The Merchant of Venice. The themes William Shakespeare…

In the short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, villagers of a small town gather together on a beautiful day for the annual town lottery. This lottery requires that all the members of the community draw sheets of paper to determine a “winner”. The person who pulls the card with the black dot is the “winner”. The winner of this lottery ends up being stoned to death by the entire community due to an ancient ritual that says their crops will grow better when someone gets stoned (human sacrifice)…

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 townspeople. 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…

Theme Writing Prompt The stories “Thank You Ma’m” by Langston Hughes and “The Storyteller” by Saki both portray a theme. These themes are hidden in unique ways. For example, “The Storyteller” has a theme that appears throughout the story, but “Thank You Ma’m” has a theme that comes at the end of the story. The story “Thank You Ma’m” by Langston Hughes has a theme. Its theme is good things come to those who work for it. In order to find this theme, I had to pay close attention to the…

The short story “In a Grove” written by a brilliant Japanese writer Ryunasuke Akutagawa, brings into question the certainty of human knowledge and the tendency to lie by illustrating a balance between illusion and reality. The story is a series of testimonials about a murder. However, Akutagawa does not necessarily provide us with enough distinction between the truths and lies. What he did, was present us with enough information to leave us pondering on what events really occurred. According to…

In the short story “Gryphon” by Charles Baxter, the main character is Tommy, who is a young boy in fourth grade and goes to Five Oaks, and he defends his interesting, unique substitute teacher, Miss Ferenczi. In the beginning of the story, Tommy’s teacher, Mr.Hibler developed a cough and finally decides that he is too sick to carry on. The next day, a strange woman walks into class, “carrying a purple purse, a checkerboard lunchbox, and some books (p. 43, l. 45) She had “her light hair in a…