The story " The Locket" was predictable because first i thought Octavie's lover Edmond was dead. In the story it made me mad knowing that Octavie was wearing a black dress for her death of Edmond, she took it seriously. Edmond's father told Octavie that ' on such a beautiful spring day one can believe in miracles' and her lover’s father and he asks her to remove her mourning . At first Octavie didn't know what Judge Piller means by that, She had been thinking what Judge Piller said to her. At the end of the story she realize that Edmond was alive, the person who was dead was another soldier who had stolen the locket from him. Judge Piller the ending of the story away because he knew that his son wasn't dead. In the story i felt bad for Octavie because…
People struggle to deal with change as it is scary and presents its own challenges to adapt to new circumstances; however, it is change that often sparks important growth. In the poem “A Story” by Li-Young Lee, the author uses a third person point of view, specific dialogue, and a creative structure in order to illustrate the growth in the relationship between the father and son and the complexities that are anticipated to arise as things change.…
In my opinion, the ending with the man’s death is more naturalistic. It focuses more on nature and how it has overtaken the unnamed name. It seems that nature decided his fate with the dousing of his…
In “The Danger of a Single Story,” Adichie talks about stereotypes, or single stories. Adichie explains social class and stereotypes. Adichie explains social class by telling the story of Fide, her family’s houseboy. Fide and his family were very poor compared to Adichie’s middle class family, and Adichie also explained that her mother would use Fide as a reference to poor people, for example, when Adichie would not finish her food, her mother would say, “don’t you know people like Fide’s family have nothing.” So Adichie talks about how even in places like Nigeria, there is social class and that not everyone is poor like most people think. Adichie also talks about single stories, or stereotypes. First she explains how all the books she read as a child were…
Tom wondered for what seemed to be the millionth time why Dectives were required to dress like wall-street bankers or stock analysts. At least that was the expectation in public, however the moment he had the office to himself, he unknotted his tie, slipped off the linen suit jacket, and undid the top button of his shirt, then sat back in his chair, raised his eyes to the ceiling, and tapped the tip of a ballpoint pen against his teeth. That was Tom's usual mode of concentration and contemplation, and so intent was the man's focus on the new case that all else slipped from his mind, even the recollection that he'd texted his wife. Therefore, the sudden familiar sound of her voice, accompanied by the enticing aroma of barbecue, startled him, and he immediately shot upright. The sight of Lila elicited a smile that only widened with the greeting and kiss. "Sorry baby."…
Sellers, H. “Energy.” The Practice of Creative Writing: A Guide for Students. Ed. Leasa Burton. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2008. 69-100. Print.…
“A&P” written by John Updike is a short story about a young boy named Sammy. He was 19 years old and he was working at A&P mini market. One day, there were three girls shopping at the store wearing bikinis, and Sammy was surprised yet adore these three girls, until one day he quitted his job because he wanted to be their hero, but unfortunately, the girls didn’t even see him. John Updike was trying to describe Sammy as a typical youth who is trying to get some attention.…
I liked this alternate ending just because I felt it was realistic and sad much like the original. In the end nothing works out for anybody and everybody seems to get what was coming for them.…
1) Chopin heavily utilizes symbolism in her story. Describe three symbols in detail, making sure you discuss their relevance to the story's themes.…
After one of the circus shows, it seemed as if all loose ends were tied, but then came the horrible train wreck. Throughout the movie we learned that Buttons was actually a wanted murderer who killed his wife who was dying of cancer. He used the circus as an escape from his past. Early in the movie Buttons told Holly, “You sometimes have to kill the thing you love”. Throughout the movie I become suspicious of Buttons because he would never take off his makeup. Later in the movie, the FBI was going to fingerprint everyone on the train looking to find the suspect as they were hinted he was in the circus. Buttons knew that his time was up and he had to escape before they got to their next destination.They then got into a train crash and immediately I saw him running away from the crash and using it as an escape to try to avoid prison. Right as this was happening, Holly came running to see if Buttons could try to save Brad’s life. Buttons gave in to Holly’s plead and still had the courage to help even while facing possible murder charges. This impacted me significantly because I thought about how Buttons was giving up his life for the chance to save another. He was putting others ahead of himself at all costs. It made me think about how I treat others and how I should put others ahead of myself more…
Everybody makes hard decisions through life that mature them. In John Updike’s short story “A&P” Sammy, a nineteen-year-old clerk working the checkout line at the A&P grocery store, decides to quit his job because he stands out for his decision and fallows it thought. The story focuses on the observation, through Sammy’s point of view, of three girls that come to the store wearing bathing suits, and the reaction of the people for the commotion the girls cause. These bathing suits reveal not only the girls’ flesh, but also Sammy’s personal character. Sammy is a good observer but careless at his job; however, at the end of the story he faces the first step of maturity.…
My hospital bed was ice cold and the bleak and empty white walls depressed me as the uncomforting thought that I would have to stay here for maybe another week brought tears to my eyes. The usual and oppressive smell of disinfectant lingered in the room as I recalled that night in my head, trying to convince myself it wasn’t my fault, as I had done everyday since the accident. It was the day everything changed and my life was turned upside down. Forever.…
The notion of the ‘outsider’ is used in numerous literary works and media, mainly as a foil or an atypical character, to satirically criticise humanities flawed ideals and values. I found this particularly evident in the film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, where the story of a man with a strange anachronistic lifecycle exhibited people’s quick assumptions and judgement based solely on semblance.…
A very interesting stuff story by Annie Leonard – The Story of Stuff which tells you how stuff works in 20 minutes video. It is an interesting story and here is my reviews and summary. I do agree with most of her points but not all of them. What is your opinion?…
Source: CAPPELEN DAMM AS, Oslo 2008 – ''Access to English literature, VG3''. Anthony, Burgess, Mikkelsen & Sørhus. Chapter 1, page 23-24.…