GENS1101 Fiction Analysis Directions: Use critical thinking strategies to analyze the short stories from the fiction section of the Mercury Reader. 1. Title of Selection: The Rocking-Horse Winner 2. Author: D.H. Lawrence. Was born in a coal town in the dusty industrial area of England but didn’t find his way to the mines because of his mother. His writing mostly criticizes society. 3. Theme: Possessions are not more important than personal connections. Paul is trying
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Commentary on “The Blindfold Horse” This passage is an early memory that appears to be rather memorable. The blindfold horse creates a striking image‚ and the passage is portrayed in a cinematic way by bringing the reader into the memory‚ then lifting them out again. The first paragraph is purely descriptive. It draws the reader into the scene of the memory by building up the image piece by piece. It starts with a rather broad statement of “It is winter.” allowing the reader to picture a
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The Giver – Theme Essay Imagine never feeling anything at all. No happiness‚ no excitement‚ no nervousness nor anxiousness. You feel absolutely nothing. That’s what your life would be like without having feelings. Emotions give people’s life depth and meaning. The Giver teaches us that having emotions is important to not just living‚ but to feeling alive. Being able to feel love and joy adds more value to one’s life. The people who lived in Jonas’s community were unable to express any type
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Major Themes Individuality and freedom of choice By eliminating as much personal variation as possible in favor of Sameness and a predictable society‚ Jonas’s community has rejected the truly utopian possibilities of a society where people are free to move society forward. The result is a dystopia of conformity. A series of conversations between Jonas and The Giver shows that the totalitarian rationale for restricting each person’s choice of clothing‚ job‚ spouse‚ and children results from
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TAGALOG) by: Paz Marquez Benitez The Spouse (BICOL) by: Luis G. Dato It Rained Saturday Afternoon (WESTERN VISAYAS) by: Antonio S. Gabila The Black Monkey (CENTRAL VISAYAS) by: Edith L. Tiempo Gabu (EASTERN VISAYAS) by: Carlos A. Angeles The White Horse of Alih (WESTERN MINDANAO) by: Alvarez Enriquez Manila and Byzantium (NORTHERN MINDANAO) by: Miguel A. Bernard Reporters Oga‚ Client Edcel Codilla‚ Arnold Mustapha‚ Hafidah Aloyudan‚ Jalilah Carinal‚ Therese Mae Sultan‚ Aminah Anislag‚ Maretsil Etulle
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The Bonesetter’s Daughter is a novel about three generations of Chinese women. The novel starts off with a short prologue told in the perspective of LuLing Liu Young. LuLing is the daughter of “Precious Auntie”‚ a horribly disfigured nursemaid who is later revealed to be her mother‚ and the mother of Ruth‚ a “ghost-writer” who authors self-help books. Ruth lives with her boyfriend Art and his two teenage daughters‚ Dory and Fia in an apartment in San Francisco. She mysteriously loses her voice for
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A dominant theme in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is the threats that come along with following traditions. The people of the village follow a tradition that has been going on for as long as they can remember because they rely on the fact that it will stop them from going back to their primitive ways. At first the tradition of partaking in the lottery does not seem so bad seeing as how it’s true nature is not revealed till the end. However‚ it is then revealed that the lottery is one unlucky villager
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are the ones who have the most beautiful talents. Drew Hayden Taylor develops the theme of wonder in the story Girl Who Loved Her Horses as Danielle‚ shown to be quiet and shy‚ creates a beautiful piece of art that stuns the other people included in the story. This essay will summarize the contents of the book‚ point out literary devices that helped to bring out the magic in this story‚ and discuss the plot and theme. The story showcases a young girl‚ Danielle‚ who visits one of the mothers of the
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The Memory Keeper’s Daughter: Literature Analysis By:Nyanna Pepper The book I decided to read was The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards. I chosed this book because it demonstrated real life situations‚ teaching us lessons that 9th graders can use in their later future while creating fascinating storyline to keep the story entertaining. This story is about a couple who had a twins but one came with down syndrome. So the husband who is also delivering the babies decided to send the baby away
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Rocking Horse Winner March 2nd‚ 2009 D.H Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is a characteristic modern story about a family filled with inner conflict‚ all revealed through the innocence of the young Master Paul. The family is plagued with the dissatisfaction of never having enough wealth‚ to keep their affluent position in society. The mother although a descent women‚ is not very devoted to her children and instead spends her time blaming their “unfortunate” situation on her husband’s
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