Lens 1: Using the reader response lens, I picture Illyria being a small coastal town, with extravagant houses and people. However in the story the town is described as “rough and unhospitable” to any unguided stranger who stepped foot in Illyria (III, III, 10-11). This is shown in the scene where Antonio is explaining to Sebastian why he shouldn’t travel alone. Antonio informs Sebastian about how unfriendly and unwelcoming the people of Illyria are to a stranger like him. This revealed to me, that
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The Arena The Arena is a short story written by Martin Golan. The story is about a father who an early morning drives his son to a football arena near New Jersey, named “The Arena” from a former legendary football coach. He drives his son to “The Arena” because his son will go to a sports trip with his sports team. On their way they buy bagels and the father thinks of his thoughts about her ex-wife and their son Willie who they lost in a traffic accident. In his inner thoughts he forgets to turn
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met that guy. That guy who always love to make fun of me, that guy that always provokes me, that guy that can throws stuffs at my precious face, the one that I gave an endearment of “ATOL” (snail), in short that guy is a good-for-nothing schoolmate of mine that turns to be my first love. Yes, you read it right that guy that I hate the most turned to be my first love. I think love at first sight does not suit our story it must be hate at first sight. Our story begins with a little chat on facebook
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people and we have the right to choose who we love. These themes can be seen in the text “A Birthday Remembered” by Ann Allen Shockley from 1980. The story takes place in Ellen´s home over an afternoon until late afternoon, she is in the upper middle class because of her work as an editor for the food section. There isn´t much description of the house, we only read about the living room the kitchen which is spacious and the cellphone. It is where the story begins and ends. Ellen is a strong confident
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To the unaware reader, “Winter Dreams” is a simple story about lost love and the coming of age. However, the message portrayed by author F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a lot deeper than what most perceive it as. “Winter Dreams” tells us the tale of a young man, Dexter, and his struggle to escape his middle-class life, and become one of the elites of society. One summer while working as a caddy, Dexter realizes his one real chance at becoming a man of influence. That key to success is the beautiful Judy
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The story opens with $1.87. That's all Della Dillingham Young has to buy a present for her beloved husband, Jim. And the next day is Christmas. Faced with such a situation, Della promptly bursts into tears on the couch, which gives the narrator the opportunity to tell us a bit more about the situation of Jim and Della. The short of it is they live in a shabby flat and they're poor. But they love each other. Once Della's recovered herself, she goes to a mirror to let down her hair and examine it
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Moor, also known s Othello is the undisputed “hero” of our story; but his heroics are no match for the sly antagonism of the character Iago. Iago is a bitter, crafty mind that uses his political prowess and friendly swagger to deceive his victims. Desdemona has her innocence used against her and exposed for a weakness as she is blinded by what’s right in front of her. The Moor, also known as Othello is the undisputed “hero” of our story; but his heroics are no match for the sly antagonism of the
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13 Going On 30 Every audience loves a good, classic cliche that may be sometimes overused but always welcome to viewers. The film 13 Going On 30 utilizes the basic plot line that all movies normally carry under their belt: the group of “mean girls” who everyone envies and wishes to be a part of; the typical boy next door who all girls drool over; and the nerdy boy who dreams of his dreams girl’s guy. All of this leads to the moral of the story that applies to real life. Although this movie has
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in love in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. I believe that their childish love is based purely on their physical love for one another. Their first kiss was 5 minutes after they first meet, Romeo only wants to talk to her because he is physically attracted to her, Romeo was head over heels for Rosaline seconds before he meets Juliet, both characters are selfish, and they basically use marriage as an excuse for having sex. These are some of the reasons why I believe this love story isn’t
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your life that embarrases you? If so, you probably know how brother feels in the short story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst. In the story brother is embarrassed by his brother Doodle. He forces Doodle to do things he really wasn’t capable of doing. Brothers selfishness throughout the beginning, middle, and end of the story help prove the theme that you should love people for who they are. Throughout the story I think brother was consistently selfish. He changed his brothers name from William Armstrong
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