...title of this story is the red room written by H.G. Wells. This short story is belongs to the ghost or horror genre of the story. In typical horror stories, many writers often intentionally add some elements of fiction, such as specific setting, characters or point of view on story to build some senses of tension and suspense. In the red room, the writer also used these kinds of elements to get the attentions of the readers and convey its specific tensions of the events that happened in the red room of Lorraine castle. In the story, the main character who do not believe about existence of the ghost undergoes the horror of night in the red room and finally finds out that the room of lorraine castle is haunted. One of the biggest characteristic...
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...smell of the rain, the look of the small patches of blue sky, the trees, and the new spring of life coming together. • She was transfixed into a long gaze of looking at the blue sky into a deep in thought. • She was afraid of the realization that was coming over her as she tried to fight it. • Finally she was unable to fight this realization anymore and came to find that she was finally free. Climax - • As soon as Mrs. Ballard came to accept this realization and full embraced it in comes her husband alive walking through the front door. He happened to be far away from the awful tragedy that happened. • When Mrs. Ballard's sister laid eyes on Mr. Ballard she gave out a long piercing cry while unsuccessfully, Richards tries to shield Mrs. Ballard from seeing her husband. Resolution - • When the doctors arrived they had said Mrs. Ballard died of a heart disease, one of joy that kills. I have started my plot diagram off with the exposition because it starts out with the first two problems that will occur within the story. Which then goes into the rising action of the story of how Mrs. Ballard first mourns her husband's death but then soon comes to the realization of his death that she is free from him and the duties of being a wife or living for someone else. After accepting his death and realizing she could finally live for herself and was happy about this news as...
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...Analysis of G. K. Chesterton’s short story «The Sign of the Broken Sword» «The Sign of the Broken Sword» is a short story by G. K. Chesterton featuring his famous characters Father Brown and former criminal Flambeau. In the centre of a story is a mysterious death of General Sir Arthur St. Clare, who was hanged on a tree with his broken sword hung round his neck. It is a detective story and throughout it Father Brown reveals to us the mystery of General St. Clare. The story starts with the description of landscape and the description of St. Clare’s monument, which is a sort of exposition, where the main hero of the story and the place where the story will begin (or, more accurately, one of the stories) are presented. Then two other characters, Father Brown and Flambeau (who are not presented properly because they are heroes of the cycle thus there is no need to introduce them in each story) appear and the plot starts with Father Brown’s question: “Where does a wise man hide a pebble?”. It is necessary to say that author turns to retrospective, thus creating a framed structure of the story - the priest and his companion are narrator and listener and from Father Brown’s lips we hear the true story of St. Clair’s crime. So, there are two settings also: the past and the present. In both stories the exposition is scattered: in modern times Father Brown mentions he «dug up in holes and corners» bits of evidence that helped him to solve the mystery while Flambeau remembers...
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...Ever since the Fall of Adam and Eve loss entered the world and consequently, loss became a natural part of life. In fact, it has become so common that it has appeared in various stories. Ursula K. LeGuin’s “Gwilan’s Harp”, Issac Singer’s “The Washwoman”, and O. Henry’s “The Last Leaf” all contain losses that notably alter the lives of their characters. The most noticeable losses in each story are losses of individuals, such as Gwilan’s loss of her sympathetic husband, the Jewish family’s loss of a diligent and dedicated wash woman, and Sue and Johnsy’s loss of a self-sacrificing neighbor. But, there are also the less perceptible losses of health found in these stories that gravely affect their story-lines. In “Gwilan’s Harp” Gwilan, a harpist,...
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...Narrative Elements 1 POINT OF VIEW First Person - The story is told by the protagonist or one of the characters who interacts closely with the protagonist or other characters (using pronouns I, me, we, etc). 1. Second person: The second-person point of view is commonly used in step-by-step instructions--that is, in a directive process analysis that explains how to do or make something. Here are three examples you, your, and yours to address a reader or listener directly. 3 . Third Person- Omniscient- The author can narrate the story using the omniscient point of view. a) Omniscient Limited - The author tells the story in third person (using pronouns they, she, he, it, etc). We know only what the character knows and what the author allows him/her to tell us. 2 SETTING -- The time and location in which a story takes place is called the setting. a) place - geographical location. Where is the action of the story taking place? b) time - When is the story taking place? (historical period, time of day, year, etc) c) weather conditions - Is it rainy, sunny, stormy, etc? d) social conditions - What is the daily life of the characters like? Does the story contain local colour (writing that focuses on the speech, dress, mannerisms, customs, etc. of a particular place)? e) mood or atmosphere - What feeling is created at the beginning of the story? Is it bright and cheerful or dark and frightening? 3 CONFLICT-- Conflict is essential to plot. Without...
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...location in which a story takes place is called the setting. For some stories the setting is very important, while for others it is not. There are several aspects of a story's setting to consider when examining how setting contributes to a story (some, or all, may be present in a story): a) place - geographical location. Where is the action of the story taking place? b) time - When is the story taking place? (historical period, time of day, year, etc) c) weather conditions - Is it rainy, sunny, stormy, etc? d) social conditions - What is the daily life of the characters like? Does the story contain local colour (writing that focuses on the speech, dress, mannerisms, customs, etc. of a particular place)? e) mood or atmosphere - What feeling is created at the beginning of the story? Is it bright and cheerful or dark and frightening? BACK TO TOP PLOT -- The plot is how the author arranges events to develop his basic idea; It is the sequence of events in a story or play. The plot is a planned, logical series of events having a beginning, middle, and end. The short story usually has one plot so it can be read in one sitting. There are five essential parts of plot: a) Introduction - The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed. b) Rising Action - This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed (events between the introduction and climax). c) Climax - This is the highest...
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...Bill was thinking how Jerry was getting to be deep, the way he stared all the time and hardly did any talking at all." Here I get a clear example of that the point of view is from Bills perspective. That will say that we know all about what Bill is thinking, felling, his background, see and do. All of this is shown in the shot story, a example is on page 221 first line to line 6 same page, another example is on page 226 line 36 and the following two sentences. Where I get to know what Bill are thinking about the two girls. The narrator do not describe the persons outer in detailed, but the physical environment is describe in more detail, for an example on page 225 line 34 where a mountain is describe, " a hundred yards off the road was a high, sloping, black mound of rock, part of a low range of hills, honeycombed with footpaths and small caves, Indian sign-painting here and there on the cave walls.". The third person narrator do not present Bill thoughts directly, but throw what Jerry is telling and what the person is telling as a narrator. Beside the indirect thoughts I also hear some of the dialogues between Jerry and Bill. In the short story there is two main character, there is Bill and Jerry. Bill is the point of view where the short story is told from. Bill is a married man, but he is not satisfied in his married. He is not happy with the amount of sex, he is having with his wife. It is showed on page 224 line 2 to 8. Where he is talking with Jerry about having sex with...
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...LaTisha Jordan Humanities 201 Professor Sean Doyle October 1, 2013 Short Essay 1 – Story Profile: Amy Bloom By-and-by In Amy Bloom’s By-and-by, I considered the primary conflict in this short story to what happened to Anne as a result of being missing and last seen with a serial killer. Bloom presents this when she notes that Anne was with a serial killer during her disappearance. It led me to believe that someone is dead and there will be an issue of how they died instead of if they actually did or not. The climax could be when Eugene Trask had his trial and the details of what happened to Anne was revealed. Bloom had a way to show tension and unease about Anne’s disappearance when Mrs. Warburg considers that Anne may be very well alive and Mr. Warburg hurries her off the phone when she tells the narrator this theory. Another way that Bloom builds suspense is by noting specific details of what happens to the brain cells and heart when death is approaching. This gives the reader a clear indication that a body is decomposing somewhere in the midst. Bloom indirectly characterizes (show method) the characters in this story. In Anne’s case, you can get a depiction of how Anne was from her mother, Mrs. Warburg. She noted that Anne was “her mother’s daughter”. She also noted that Anne loves glamorous when she said, “We love glamorous”. This method was also true in Eugene Trask’s case because he was said to be a “worthless piece of shit” by his sister, Rose. This was kind...
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...the point - it doesnt have any climax - short senteces which dialouge format - into intro, started in the middle on the scene and you are trying to figure out whats going on. - it requires the the reader to read between the lines. - saying her dad is old, sad, loving, alone, depressed - descriptive language - appealing to senses - crums felt, heating from the vent, - not being explicit about everything - double meaning dialogues - leaving things unsaid to lead the reader into the story and making the reader understand the story in their own way. - short sentences, simple language, detailing, easy to read, short sentences, childs honesty, - time was the center of attension since the writer merely described 13 minutes so beautifully. - i like the ending since it left me to wonder if she was on time, or how the rest of the day was, and what happend after that. - I would like to see an introduction rather than a story which starts in the middle of the scene. The writer does not being the story with an introduction rather the writer just starts the story in the middle of a scene. The major attraction in the first paragraph is the detailing of the scene. The writer uses very simple and easy language yet the writer is very detailed about what is happening. The writer does a very good job on making the reader imagine the scene. As you progress with the story it's noticeable that the sentences are very short and to the point. The story is the description of a girl’s...
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... that I believe should be cut from the course in the future, is “The Story of an Hour.” “The Story of an Hour” to me was completely boring, and not very teachable. It also was not a very memorable story; while I was easily remembered all other stories when trying to determine which story should be removed, I completely forgot about this one. I don’t believe it is very teachable because there isn’t very much to say about what happens. The piece from the second half of the semester, that I believe should be cut from the course in the future is, “Saboteur.” Ha Jin’s Saboteur is well written, but it was unable to grab my attention. Maybe it is because it was assigned for the end of the semester, which is a very hard time to focus, but nonetheless, it was not interesting. The ending frustrated me and was quite disappointing. I feel as though we could have read something better that tied in with the general theme we had going on with the rest of the stories....
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... Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical, cinematic or musical work. Fiction contrasts with non-fiction, which deals exclusively with factual (or, at least, assumed factual) events, descriptions, observations, etc. (e.g.,biographies, histories). Contents [hide] * 1 Types of fiction * 1.1 Realistic fiction * 1.2 Non-realistic fiction * 1.3 Semi-Fiction * 2 Elements of fiction * 2.1 Plot * 2.2 Exposition * 2.3 Foreshadowing * 2.4 Rising action * 2.5 Climax * 2.6 Falling action * 2.7 Resolution * 2.8 Conflict * 2.8.1 Types of conflict * 2.8.1.1 Person vs. self * 2.8.1.2 Person vs. person * 2.8.1.3 Person vs. society * 2.8.1.4 Person vs. nature * 2.8.1.5 Person vs. supernatural * 2.8.1.6 Person vs. machine/technology * 2.9 Character * 2.10 Methods of developing characters * 2.11 Symbolism * 2.12 Metaphor * 3 Types of plots * 3.1 Chronological order * 3.2 Flashback * 3.3 Setting * 3.4 Theme * 3.5 Style * 4 Categories * 5 Forms of fiction * 6 Uses of fiction * 7 See also * 8 Notes * 8.1 Footnotes * 8.2 Citations * 9 External links | ------------------------------------------------- ...
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...Analysis of a short story I. SETTING 1. One or two sentences to summarize. 2. Where and when. Provide relevant background information. II. CHARACTERS (Choose one main character) 1. Tell the role he/she plays 2. Describe the characters 3. What methods of characterization were used to help you to understand the character? Explain. 4. In what way if any, does the character change by the end of the story? 5. How do you feel about the character? Why? III. CONFLICT and PLOT 1. What kind of conflict is present? 2. Describe the scene that expresses the major conflict and show how it leads to further complication. 3. Describe the scene that involves the climax and shows how it leads to the resolution of the conflict. 4 Tell how the story ends. IV. THEME 1. Give the author’s message 2. How does the theme apply to people in general? 3. How does the theme apply to your personality? V. YOUR OPINION 1. Tell whether or not you liked the story, and why. 2. How did the story reinforce or change any attitude an opinion you may have had? 3. Would you recommend the story to others? Why or why not? I. SETTING 1. The story happened at the mountain where Awiyao, Lumnay and the rest of their tribes live. 2. The upper horizontal log which served as the edge of the head high threshold. At the mountains. II. CHARACTERS (Choose one main character) LUMNAY 1. She is the ex-wife of Awiyao. A wife of Awiyao within seven harvest periods yet that can’t bear a child. 2. Lumnay...
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...“The Destructors” By Graham Greene Purpose of the Short Story: To teach the reader about the destructive element present in human nature. Atmosphere: The atmosphere is quite dark and has a very pessimistic outlook of the World. The fact that the neighborhood has been demolished by bombs in the Second World War only adds to the negative, violent mood. Characterization: • Protagonist: T/Trevor: He is a round character because we learn quite a bit about his personality. He is also a static character because he does not change throughout the story. • Antagonist: The House: Although it is not a person, the house is the force that opposes T. Without the house that was left standing after the bombing, there would be no plot. • Blackie: He is a flat character because we do not know much about him at all. He is also a static character because throughout the story, he remains hesitant about the gangs plot to destruct the house. He does not ever voice his concerns. • Old Misery/Mr. Thomas: He is a stock character because he is the typical “old man” who lives for peace and the preservation of beauty. Foreshadowing: As we are aware that the story is about post WWII, and after London was bombed by Hitler, the reader gets a sense that nothing is left standing. Therefore, it is safe to assume that the London Bombing foreshadows that Mr. Thomas’s house will also be destroyed. Plot: • Exposition: The reader is introduced to Trevor, or T, and his plan to destroy Mr. Thomas’s 200 year old home that...
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...2015 Haunted by the decisions we make! How can the decisions we make affect us and those around us. The two stories I have chosen are “A Rock Trying to Be a Stone” by Sergio Troncoso and “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien. These two stories both have the main characters having to battle internal conflicts versus themselves. Some of the literary techniques used in these two stories are conflict, exposition, first-person point of view and resolution. Both of the main characters face conflicts of the individual verses self. The decisions they make not only affects them but also everyone around them. The decision we make in life when trying to overcome an internal self-conflict could change our lives, the lives of our family and those around us. In the “A Rock Trying to Be a Stone”, the author used first-person point of view as his literary technique. The narrator takes part as the main character telling us the stories as he sees and experiences it. He does a thorough job describing the main characters and the environment where the climax happens. We have the ring leader Joe, he is older and bigger than the others boys. We have Fernandez the one who seems like the dumb immature one. Next we have Chuy, he is a mentally challenged kid who goes along with the other boys. Last we have the narrator, he does not divulge his name during this short story but he seems very leveled headed about things that are going on around him. The narrator’s conflict deals with individual...
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...Raisers” or “The After Pieces”. They were chiefly farcial and served to amuse the audience before the commencement of the actual drama or were staged for their amusement, just after it had come to an end. The famous One-Act Play “Monkey’s Paw” was first staged as a “Curtain Raiser” and it proved to be more entertaining than the main drama. It may be said to mark the beginning of the modern One-Act Play. It was great Norwegian dramatist Ibsen that gave to the One-Act Play its modern touch. It was he, who, for the first time, introduced the minute stage-directions into the One-Act Play. Before him one act plays were written in poetry, but he made prose the medium of his one act plays. In short he made the drama, simple and real, and brought it nearer to everyday life. He made the modern One-Act Play what it is and his example has been widely followed. George Bernard Shaw and John Galsworthy are two of his greatest followers. Bernard Shaw, a writer of international fame and the chief English dramatist of modern times, very closely follows the technique of Ibsen. His plays have long stage directions and are marked by a truly Ibsenian realism. The plays of Galsworthy, another dramatist of international...
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