He’s all hard eyes and sharp words. His voice is deep and rough, the opposite of his tall, lanky frame and gangly limbs even though he’s long past adolescence. He smokes like smokestack and swears like a sailor. He’s got more scars than he can count, and bruises galore, yet he’s got a worn-down rosary in his pocket and a letter from his mum that says ‘I love you.’ He chews his food thirty-eight times, no more and no less, and never steps on a crack. He forgets to shave half the days, a five o’clock
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I'm beyond excited that I was given the opportunity to interview one of my favorite authors, Ruta Sepetys. I was able to meet her at the North Texas Teen Book Festival, and she's extremely sweet and an overall lovely person. Without further ado, let's get to the interview! Hi Ruta! Before we get started, can you talk about the books you've written so far? I've written three historical novels: Between Shades of Gray, Out of the Easy and Salt to the Sea. They are all published through Philomel which
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Who would you trust in a life or death situation? Imagine a situation where your best friend was pressuring you to do something dangerous that you knew would have a bad outcome. In the novel, Gene and his best friend, Finny go through near death experiences that test their friendship and trust toward each other. In the novel, A Separate Peace, the author created passages that stood out to the reader for both their literary wealth and author’s craft. The literary devices within these passages were
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Control or lack thereof is an abstract concept that can be manifested in many ways, shapes, and forms. It can be viewed generally as having authority over others, or in Three Day Road, a type of mental stability and composure. In Joseph Boyden’s novel, the concept of Windigos, a type of cannibalistic psychopath, clearly portray the negative consequences that result from losing one’s sanity, restraint and identity. One of the main characters, Elijah Weesageechak, clearly portrays the characteristic
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In the book In Cold blood by Truman Capote, there are several themes presented to the reader throughout the book. One theme is mental illness and how it can influence or effect the persons affected. On the other hand, the author creates a sense of suspense and tension throughout the story. This is represented through many different parts and techniques. Foremost, a theme that emerges later on in the book is mental illness and how it can affect even the most seemingly innocent. As seen in this quote
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Edgar Allan Poe uses diction in his poem “The Raven” to create an eerie, chilling, and dark mood. To start, in the first stanza when Poe is setting the scene, he says: “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary” (st. 1). He uses “midnight dreary” and “weak and weary” specifically to create a dark, foreboding mood throughout the poem. The second example of Poe using diction to create a chilling mood comes after the narrator hears a knock at his door: “Ah, distinctly I remember
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Zachary Graff, in Joyce Carol Oates’ Life after High School, exemplifies the gothic elements in the short story. His decaying physical appearance to emotional, or mental, standpoints shows the uneasiness of his character forcing him to live a double sided life. Oates uses the gothic element of masks by turning Zachary’s fixation into obsession, ultimately taking over his life, as he cannot escape it. This creates an uneasy undertone in the story that results in relative death of the main characters
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Do you believe that you should read the book “The Tell-Tale Heart”by Edgar Allen Poe? Well if you feel like you should not then that is why I am here.I believe that you should read it and here is why.It is a very good book,it will make you want to read more,and it is not a scary book.The reason I said it is not a scary book is because it is a story of Gothic Horror. So back to my first reason,it is a very good book to read.This is a good book to read on your spare time.While some people believe
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Imagine waking up and not knowing what's going on, where you are, who you are. The thought would drive you crazy as the writer of the short story “The Outsider” by H.P Lovecraft has tried to give you this sense of eeriness and self unaware fear that strikes you deep. The ambiance of the story is a weary man not knowing where he is at and not knowing who or what he is. The author used very descriptive imagery words so the reader would feel the same as if he or she reading it would feel as if they
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The Tell-Tale Heart (Poe 691-695) by Edgar Allan Poe has stood the test of time as one of the most popular short stories in American literature and is still read in almost every educational institution in the country today. In this written discourse we will uncover the reason this is so. Poe intends to capture his readers’ attention and then employee psychological tactics that will play on your emotions in only a very short amount of time. Not stopping there he then uses a tactic of letting you believe
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