Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction GEoFF HAmilton and BriAn JonEs ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AmErICAN POPuLAr FICtION Copyright © 2009 by Geoff Hamilton and Brian Jones All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ or by any information storage or retrieval systems‚ without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Facts On File‚ Inc. An imprint of Infobase
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Becoming Insane? Or Simply Hearing a Story? Stranger Than Fiction‚ directed by Mark Forster‚ is an unusual movie. I personally liked the movie very much‚ but it was definitely out of the mainstream of movies today. The main character‚ Harold Krick (played by Will Ferrell) is a seemingly normal IRS agent that lives life on a very punctual and precise schedule. He is always on time for things and even counting the number of times he brushes his teeth in the morning! The character that Ferrell acts
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Reality and Fiction: the True View 1 Reality and Fiction: the True View Americans rely a great deal on their entertainment to educate them about life. In many ways Americans live vicariously through the experiences of fictional characters and believe themselves to learn many things from fictional characters. For example‚ many persons have said they learned CPR by watching medical shows on television or believe they can assist in a medical emergency because they have seen “experts” on television
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write using a sort of general template for that genre or they can develop the novel with a personal priority in mind. The historical fiction novel‚ Beloved‚ by Toni Morrison is written outside of the conventions of the genre‚ although it is‚ yet a well written novel. In the novel Beloved‚ the author‚ Toni Morrison‚ deviates from the conventions of historical fiction as she narrates the plot through the perspective of different characters with an objective of allowing the reader to experience the plot
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When someone says “Historical Fiction” my mind thinks of books written about Rome‚ Egypt‚ India‚ and other ancient civilizations. Maybe that’s what Historical Fiction is to most people. Yet‚ the simplest definition of historical fiction is that it is writing that is set in the past‚ before the author’s lifetime and experience‚ but there’s much more to it than that. Historical Fiction makes a point of conveying a serious respect for historical accuracy and detail‚ and its intention‚ beyond providing
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Science Fiction essay Science fiction writers clearly find that controlling governments can be dangerous and that these governments attempt to control by limiting information and knowledge. Firstly‚ in the “The Obsolete Man‚” the government controls books by getting rid of them and controls religion by destroying of the idea of God. The Chancellor stated “ ‘The state has proven there is no god.’ ” (The Obsolete Man). In addition‚ the people in “There Will Come Soft Rain‚” the family was having
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After WWI was over‚ everything seemed to be back in order. People were moving on the streets‚ children were outside playing‚ everyone seemed happy. But it only lasted for a while because the nightmare had just begun. It all started one early morning when I went to visit my best friend Agnes. As I was walking to his house I could sense something bad was about to happen. The streets were very quiet and nobody seemed to be outside. I knocked on the door and waited‚ and then Agnes opened the door.
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Josie’s Departure Hilary Clinton said‚ “We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.” Society is the collection of people living together in a more or less ordered community. There is so much hostility happening in societies that people are aware of. The Day it Happened by Rosario Morales proves that society condones domestic violence‚ teaches decision making‚ and promotes social interactions. Society teaches continual domestic violence especially in
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In the short story “The Shoemaker” written by Roch Carrier‚ there are significant symbols appear throughout the whole story. The three main symbols are the boy‚ his shoes‚ and the atomic bomb. The author represents a mini-sized world to us by using these symbols. The boy represents the innocent‚ naïve and immature characteristics like many of us today. He believes in himself‚ he thinks that it’s the shoemaker who fixed his old shoes even though his mom’s statement is different. He knows “during
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Big Tim‚ the giant‚ phone died again. Furious he adventures up the mountain to relieve anger. Not surprising because big tim was a peaceful teenager when his phone was alive‚ but when the bald headed giants phone died and he couldn’t text or play games‚ oh the things he would do. All though nothing was as bad as what I’m about to tell you now. Walking up the giant ‚steep mountain‚ a griffon accompanied him trying to cheer him up by dancing and flying‚ but big tim didn’t care he took his anger
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