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    What Makes A Bomb Story? Stories‚ they have been around forever and will be till the end of time. We all have stories that we remember and love. But why can we only recall a few stories and not all of them? We remember stories because of their great plot‚ style and tone‚ as well as their great theme. A well written story can draw a readers attention by having a great plot. Without a plot stories wouldn’t have any fracas‚ triumph or ending. The plot gives the author an ‘outline’ for their work

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    the story – Selfishness is the main theme with a variety of sub themes. People who are selfish do not want to share their things with others. They want to keep everything for themselves. But when they do that‚ they quickly find themselves all alone. The giant was selfish and he didn’t want to share his garden with the children. When he sent the children away‚ he was left with nothing but a cold ugly garden that he could not enjoy. Wilde uses this theme‚ not only for the purpose of the story‚ but

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    and Narrative Elements in the Short Story Christopher J. Pereyra English 125: Introduction to Literature Kathy Knecht 9/24/2012 Theme and Narrative Elements in the Short Story The short story of Little Red Riding Hood is a simple to understand child’s tale and clearly portrays the deceitfulness of appearance. The story is clearly organized with characters and symbols of innocence by a child and the sly dangers represented by a wolf. Throughout the story we see the characters build more of

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    In “the story of an hour‚” author Kate Chopin develops the main character Louise Mallard initially as a submissive young spouse. Then the author develops the characterization of Louise Mallard‚ through her diction and imagery‚ into an empowered‚ freed “widow.” The diction used by the author is crucial to the development of the story. In the opening line the author refers to the main character as “Mrs. Mallard‚” and states that she is “afflicted with a weak heart. These choices of diction imply

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    Time Life has an irony all of its own‚ what is wished for is not often got‚ and what is said is not always meant. In “The Story of An Hour”‚ Kate Chopin illustrates the irony of Louise Mallard’s life in only one hour. Throughout the story dramatic‚ situational and verbal irony are strategically positioned to keep the reader’s attention. There are many cases throughout “The Story of An Hour” where the reader has more knowledge about a character or a situation than the characters involved. For example

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    Summary and Response The desire of freedom definitely comes with an immense price. In “The Story of an Hour‚” Kate Chopin describes her main character‚ Louise Mallard‚ as a freedom seeking housewife‚ trapped in an unwanted marriage with her husband Brently Mallard. She soon after gets granted the gift of freedom when she finds out her husband had been in a train accident‚ which ironically Kate Chopin’s father died of the same tragic death. With Kate Chopin’s unique writing style‚ she has been a

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    Short Story Plot Analysis

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    scars. This short story is told from the perspective of someone obviously close to Marais because of the in depth feeling portrayed in the content of the story. As an example the narrator is talking about the effects that the accidental killing is going to have on Marais’s political and social life. Also‚ the shadow that has been caste over South Africa will continue to grow with the negative publicity an accident of this magnitude brings with it. "He knows that the story of the Afrikaner farmer—regional

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    her marriage and had to maintain society’s standard. Her death to heart disease “the joy that kills” (Chopin‚ “Story Of An Hour”) explained that all the hope and dreams of becoming free was shattered upon the arrival of her husband. She depicts Louise Mallard’s emerging appreciation of what life would be by looking through a widow‚ which implies her mental and physical freedom in “The Story of an Hour.” In “The Awakening” Edna and Adele show different areas of feminism but patriotic society still influences

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    Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour” Finding happiness is most people’s ultimate goal in life. In “Story of an Hour‚” Kate Chopin uses irony to emphasize the distress of women with their lives and in their marriages during this time period. In the 1800’s‚ women felt oppressed by men‚ yet they were very dependent on them at the same time. Like Mrs. Mallard‚ women had a desire for freedom and living their life for themselves‚ but this was looked down upon and very abnormal in that time. With the news

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    Being Prey Short Story

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    settings of these stories are very dangerous. For example‚ in “Sound of Thunder” Eckels decided he wanted to go back in time and hunt a dinosaur‚ which isn’t that great of an idea. There were times where he could’ve gotten himself killed. Also in “Being Prey” Val Plumwood had gotten attacked by a crocodile because she went to a main channel‚ where she’d been told to not go there. In conclusion‚ both stories’ settings were very dangerous. The conflicts between both of these stories are somewhat similar

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