8. The last sentence of the story has a very cold and harsh edge of reality. Why do you think the author chose to end his story on this note? Does this reflect the overall purpose or theme of the story? Explain.…
At the end, his decision was made for him. But no matter what, he would have still been in a state of sadness, it was a lose lose situation for him. In this section, I noticed many metaphors coming through as her story progresses. The more positive metaphors are mentioned at a moment when she is writing about a time where her family was together and happy. The negative metaphors came into play when the reader was brought back to the present time.…
Frank McCourt’s memoir Angela’s Ashes follows McCourt through his life from youthfulness to maturity, from misfortune to comfort, and from family to independence. Throughout his memoir, McCourt’s experiences provide for a strong central message for his readers: although at times it may seem impossible for an individual to reach success, overcoming the obstacles and limitations imposed by society makes becoming successful an even greater accomplishment. During the course of his novel, McCourt shows how he found himself throughout his life. Even though it took a long time for Frank to come of age, this process is shown in three stages: regret, realization, and reassurance.…
4. The British novelist Fay Weldon offers this observation about happy endings. "The writers, I do believe, who get the best and most lasting response from their readers are the writers who offer a happy ending through moral development. By a happy ending, I do not mean mere fortunate events -- a marriage or a last minute rescue from death -- but some kind of spiritual reassessment or moral reconciliation, even with the self, even at death." Choose a novel or play that has the kind of ending Weldon describes. In a well-written essay, identify the "spiritual reassessment or moral reconciliation" evident in the ending and explain its significance in the work as a whole.…
In her story Happy Endings, author Atwood speaks of various possible plots on what a happy ending is, almost like “what ifs?”, giving the reader a rush in each situation with a distinct “happy ending”. “Intended to ‘reveal the logic of traditional behavior and the many textures lying beneath ordinary life’” quotes the textbook. Causing the reader to wonder, “What is a ‘happy ending’?”. Everyone has a different interpretation of what a happy ending is and Atwood encourages her readers to explore their thoughts through her writing.…
“some sweet moral blossom, that may be found along the track, or relieve the darkening close tale of human frailty and sorrow.”…
- he dangerously put himself at risk; doing what others won’t - never give up on any difficult situations.…
McCourt survives a terrible childhood. He struggles with rejection and taunting from his peers. He had difficulty with himself and his morals. His family barely had any money at all because of his alcoholic father and experienced grieving deaths in his lifetime. Though most kids today do not experience the same things McCourt goes through, the reader still sympathizes with McCourt. I even feel sorry him. I pity him; however, he does not. McCourt describes his story with a tone of humor. All these people tell McCourt to die for this or that, but yet he wonders “if [there is] anyone in the world who would like [him] to live” (McCourt 69). He did not feel sorry for himself. Most of the story contains aspiration to be a working man, earn money for his family, and eventually move to America. At the end of the book, he achieves those dreams and it touches the reader. Then, I feel very happy and proud of him because I know he was on his way to greener pastures. The reader clearly receives the message that even though the situation is tough, it will eventually pass.…
In conclusion, the narrator should be able forgive himself for what happened that day when K and him decided to go out in the ocean by themselves in the eye of the storm. Overall, it was a horrible day, it was his best friend, and it was the image that has been scared into his brain for the rest of his life since he was ten. But that doesn’t mean the narrator should be beating himself up over something that happened 40 years ago. He should be able to come to the realization that K is gone. K is not coming back. K was the person that left such a big impact on his life… that should be something to look back on and smile and just think of all the good times that h has shared with K. Because in all reality life is about having…
As the details in this essay illustrate the people who fail are the ones, who’s bigger than they are, and those who prevail, face a problem that’s manageable. In these chapters we have learned that many people need help for they can succeed in life. Adversity around the world around us is very difficult. Prevailing isn’t easy, you have to try enough to get there. If I were a character in the book Tears of a Tiger, I would tell Andy “Feel your heart is it beating? That’s the whole purpose of it, you’ve made it this far through a lot stuff, can’t quit now never quit”!…
Writers use many tactics to get across to their readers. In order to get the moral of the story or the overall theme of the book, they might write about the main character reaching an epiphany of some sort that reveals the focus of the story. Writers tend to end their story with a happy ending in which the main character experiences a spiritual reassessment or a moral reconciliation. In Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind, the main character, Scarlett O'Hara, undergoes a spiritual reassessment and moral reconciliation.…
It’s the author’s job to reveal our regretful mistakes and our bad intentions so that we can make ourselves better people.…
The story from the epilogue gives an emotional and satisfying closure to the readers. This is an additional story that concerns the McCandless parents’ visit to the site where their son spent the last few weeks of…
Within “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Black Cat,” the narrators share similarities in their view of an individual and in their actions. Both narrators claim that they are sane as their senses have been evidence to support them and by having the ability to wholly retell the events that had transpired. In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the narrator kills an old man, however he had no ill will against him, stating, “I loved the old man” (“The Tell-Tale Heart”). His fury was at the old man’s eye, which he deemed to be vexing him. He chopped the old man apart and hid the parts under the floorboards. He was so proud of his work that when the police came, he took them to the spot above the body: “In the enthusiasm of my confidence, I brought chairs into…
III Is "legalisation" the solution for a decrease in the amount of drug in the united States' streets…