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    writing is appropriate because I still get an understanding of the story she is trying to tell me‚ and the emotion of the characters during my reading. When reading the short story I don’t get lost of what time period‚ and what character is speaking‚ I still have an understanding of what the author is trying to explain to the readers. Mrs. Jones use of words is easy to comprehend‚ and making it easier to stay focused on the story and not the meaning behind the words. That is why I believe this is

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    The short story “ Boys and Girls” describes growing period into womanhood‚ for a young girl living on a fox farm in Canada‚ post World War II. This story also relate to a lot of gender issues that we face in our society everyday. In America’s history women couldn’t voter because of their gender. Why should women be treated differently because of their gender. In this short story the author describe how the young lady is having trouble finding who she is. It describes how the young lady faces difficult

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    A Hanging The short story‚ ?A Hanging? by George Orwell‚ poses many problematic and significant questions. Of these questions the one that intrigued me the most was‚ how does the narrator?s emotions and feelings change throughout the story‚ and how does this change affect the theme of the story? These questions are significant in general because they are very important to the theme and major conflict of the story. These questions are also important to the story specifically‚ because it shows how

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    Assignment 6 Option 2 Short Stories Through a close critical reading of Mavis Gallant’s ‘The End of the World’ (in the Anthology‚ A World of Difference‚ pp.125–32)‚ consider how the story’s narrative techniques‚ language and structure help to illustrate the theme of ‘cultural encounters’. The short story is like an anecdote. It contains a complete story that usually spans over a short period of time‚ with a minimal cast. Mavis Gallant’s ‘The End of the World’ fits firmly into this category

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    two characters in the short stories made me think of a quote‚ I heard growing up as a kid. “Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath.” Now reading these two stories the truth of that quote rings true. As teenagers we were invisible to life and the consequences of those decisions. I made many mistakes‚ as teenagers that‚ I now realize were foolish and not intelligent. Life lessons are tough as Sammy and Collie both discovered. In the short story of “A&P” Sammy is a

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    of belonging A sense of belonging can be created by the experiences and relationships of individuals. These different aspects of belonging were expressed in the play Rainbow’s end and the movie Rabbit Proof Fence respectively and also in the short story neighbors by Tim Winton. A sense of belonging can be shape by the strong relationships between the cultures‚ family and experiences shape sense of belong even more important to the people. In rainbow’s end‚ the ideas of the strong relationships

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    is short horror story written by young author William Lim. William choose to leave the title of the story as because it leaves a mystery around the story‚ making it more spooky. This idea of leaving pieces out and having unanswered questions is a running theme throughout the story. The story follows the protagonist‚ young Elise Norwood‚ Elise and her family need to move into an old and creepy cabin because of the family’s economic situation after Elise’s mother Elisabeth lost her job as

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    A short story on The True Story of Ah Q Two very important novels from Chinese literature were written in response to societies faults. Lu Hsun’s short storie "The True Story of Ah Q" and Pa Chin’s famous novel The Family‚ both commented on political and sociological problems that occurred in China in the early 1900s. Because of major events‚ like the revolution of 1911 and The May Fourth Movement‚ these novels address the situations during these time periods. Women’s rights‚ individual freedom

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    ANALYSIS OF THE SHORT STORY “THE BIRTHMARK” Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” illustrates how one’s obsessions and moral weakness leads to another’s questioning of their self-image and drives the pursuit of perfection in our society. The main character‚ Aylmer‚ develops an obsession with becoming a world renowned alchemist‚ yet falls short when he sets his goals and cannot accomplish them. The unrealistic goals that Aylmer sets reflect how his character is composed; he consistently strives

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    American fiction writer‚ Danielle Evans‚ composes her short stories in such a way that the reader feels compelled to judge a character’s actions. Evans perfects the art of influencing a reader to relate to or feel strong emotion throughout a story. She centralizes the majority of her short stories on the concept of character isolation and the internal conflict caused by such isolation. This isolation stems from the rootlessness found in Evans’ characters. Her characters struggle to find a home‚ whether

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