The author creates the effect of surprise by making the reader believe that Ulrich and Georg Znaeym were going to kill each other, like if Ulrich knew he was going to kill Georg. The effect of surprise comes in when Ulrich and Georg come face-to-face and a splitting crash happens over their heads and a mass of falling beech tree thundered down on them, the author manipulates the pacing by letting the reader think that one character will get shot first and it all just ends there but what really happens
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The Romantic Age was a time period were philosophy, politics, and art was admired the most. This age consisted of the mid-seventeenth century. This time period (1785-1832) was described to be: a time of rebellious acts against laws, individual’s imagination and character expression was openly accepted, and people’s interest of nature was greatly respected. The poem, “The Eve of St. Agnes” written by John Keats is perfectly characterized for its romanticism. The theme of the poem consists of different
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‘The Shining’ is a horror novel by Stephen King. The story mainly revolves around three characters John ‘Jack’ Torrance, Winnifred ‘Wendy’ Torrance, and Daniel ‘Danny’ Torrance. Jack is married to Wendy and their son is Danny. Jack is a recovering alcoholic who had stopped drinking since the night he broke Dany’s arm about 2 years ago. Danny is a child who is very different because he has the Shining which shows him visions with the help of his imaginary friend Tony. The story starts by showing
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Tom and Huck are terrified of Injun Joe and what he might do to them now that he knows they witnessed him murdering Dr. Robinson. The boys had even gone so far as to swear a blood oath not to tell. Now things have changed. Now Muff Potter is being tried for murder and the outcome of that will be him being hanged. Tom can't have that on his conscience knowing that if Muff Potter hangs he could have done something about it. Huck doesn't want Tom to testify because he is that scared of Injun Joe and
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Edgar Allen Poe’s works are all interesting and intriguing. Many of Poe’s stories leave the reader wondering, “What the hell was wrong with him?” “Is he insane?” “Is there any other explanation for this?” In “The Black Cat,” the narrator is insane because he killed his wife and cat with no remorse. Alcoholism drove the narrator to insanity. He did not care about the consequences of his actions anymore. He just acted on the spot due to his poor judgement caused by the effects of alcohol. He was trying
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Short stories written in different time periods consist of many of the same styles/elements. The authors of these short stories have many hidden meaning behind their words. “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edger Allan Poe, the “Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and, “Cast of Amontillado” by Edger Allen Poe have similar styles such as, using symbolism to enhance and foreshadow the reading. The author in Cast of Amontillado uses symbolism through the meaning of the title its self “ Cast of Amontillado” since
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Reading Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “A Tell-Tale Heart”, you begin to notice things about the narrator. You begin to wonder, is this all in his mind, or is this all calculated down to the point. Where it’s all strategically planned and well thought out. Although there are many occurrences where you would believe that he is a calculated killer. There is more proof to show that he’s mentally insane and he’s not as calculated as you would think. It paragraph one he starts to state, “ Healthily-
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Telling a tale within a tale is a challenge for writers. Geoffrey Chaucer used the frame story technique to create legendary tales from the medieval times. Both “The Pardoners Tale” and Beowulf are tales that depict the power of greed, fame, and glory. As the stories got passed down there was and still is a lesser and lesser value but the lessons to be learned are still important in today’s society. The frame story is included in “The Pardoners Tale” by the teaching of a moral lesson and is also
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Although Bless Me Ultima is widely celebrated for its authentic description of Latino culture and folklore, it is also a fine example of bildungsroman, or a coming of age story. The main character, Antonio, experiences trials, descents into darkness, heroic feats, and achievement of knew knowledge. By the end of the story he has begun to encounter the real world and grow in maturity which will one day help him grow into a man. He has also learned that not everything has to be as it was in the past
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