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    within these collection of stories we explore and enhance the use of realistic techniques that develop and emphasize the themes in fictional narratives. In “To Build A Fire”‚ “The Fish”‚ and “The Story Of An Hour” and in the entire collection age of realism‚ realistic techniques are used to present and emphasize the themes. In “To Build a Fire”‚ the man exhibits pride throughout the text using vivid descriptions and realistic settings. On line 21 it states‚ “He remembered the advice of the old-timer

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    determined to build the boat. Also‚ he is very strong.The last situation is that he still acts positive after bad situations and when Keet tries to stop him. Tomi is very determined on building the boat back to it’s original state before the war. One thing keet did to stop him was taking away the boat parts that Tomi and friends took out of the boat. But that didn’t stop him and he went to go search for the parts‚ and when he found it he took it back and continued to work on taking out the boat. Also‚

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    betrays ‘no hurried words‚ no pallor‚ no plain agitation‚’ but achieves a real sense of loss at its conclusion. Explain how Crane does this. It is certain that as the reader‚ one is left feeling bereft and truly sorrowful at the close of ‘The Open Boat’. However‚ it is not with emphasising the self-pity of the seamen‚ or using particularly emotive language‚ that Crane achieves this‚ but rather by subtly manipulating the plot structure‚ carefully and effectively establishing the characters‚ and

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    CHAPTER THREE Chris felt his stomach drop and his head spin. He tried to scream but the fall stole any sound. He knew no one could survive this fall. He saw Rose down below him. He clamped his eyes shut. The fall continued. Suddenly he felt himself slow down. His skin tickled and burned. His lips went dry and his hands numb. The heat increased as they went farther down. Their descent slowed and the tickling stopped. Finally‚ Chris felt his feet touch ground and heaved

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    David Edmeads Dr. Jeani Nelson Literature and ideas 9/1/13 Open boat The Open Boat is a short story written by Stephen Crane. The story’s main character is correspondent. The correspondent is a young reporter and after a ship wreck is given rowing duties with one of the other characters. The bond that grew with the other three guys and him grew thought the story when they are stranded on the boat together. The correspondent represents himself as the thinker out of the group. His professional career

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    person without experienced skills enters the wild? In the story of To Build a Fire‚ the author mentioned about a green hand entering the cold region in Canada. Because of his self-conceit‚ he died. In another story‚ the protagonist accept a challenge from a general. He had to hide in an island for three days without letting the general to find him out‚ and he hide successfully for three days and won the game. While both To Build a Fire and The Most Dangerous Game represent a surviving story‚ the main

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    "His Last Resort" In the short story "To Build a Fire‚" by Jack London‚ a newcomer crosses the treacherous Alaskan Yukon during the time of the gold rush‚ in a search to seek great fortune. Unfortunately‚ his failure to heed to the experienced old timer‚ as well his lack of knowledge resulted in him being unaware of the danger that faced him from within his surroundings. Thus‚ the theme of survival is conveyed through setting‚ sensory detail and characterization. Fifty degree below weather in

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    influence. This struggle against nature is depicted by many authors of the 19th and early 20th centuries‚ using key concepts of naturalism and determinism‚ a key component of naturalist theory‚ as a foundation and philosophy for many of these stories. Jack London and Stephen Crane are notorious for their writings which have been regarded as cornerstones of naturalist theory in classic American literature. Stories such as "to Build a Fire"‚ "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky”‚ convey themes of naturalism

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    Reaching one’s temptation is thought to be achieved through placing all cards on the table. In Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”‚ the author conveys the humanistic theme that temptation hinders the practicality of decision making. While hiking in the Yukon‚ a man faces mother nature at its worst as he strives towards reaching his temptation of wealth and fortune. Despite the warnings of those who have had firsthand experience hiking in the Yukon‚ the newcomers oversight of consequence‚ as a result

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    The Boys in the Boat is a memoir‚ it tells a part of the lives of eight rowers. The book is intended for all people who enjoy sports history. It is a beating the odds story meant to entertain‚ motivate‚ inspire‚ and teach of a forgotten story. The author is Daniel James Brown‚ he has written other books that all typically fall in the field of narrative nonfiction‚ by far his most famous work is The Boys in the Boat. The title is representative of the entire story. Each of the nine young men who trained

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