FICTION Fiction F. 1 How I Taught My Grandmother To Read by Sudha Murty 1. UNIT UNIT Write about the following memories or experiences. Share your views with the class. i) ii) iii) iv) A memorable holiday spent with your grandmother A story told by your grandmother The things you admire the most about your grandmother The difference between your mother and your grandmother 1 2. Have you ever been on a trip to any place in India‚ where you didn’t know the language spoken locally
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Functional or Dysfunctional families Family. What is the first thing that’s come into your mind? Love? Hate? That there is no such a thing as family? There is no specific rule that says families should be a certain way. Every single family has problems. Therefore‚ there is no such thing as a completely functional family. Then‚ what really is a functional family? Does anybody really know? Or - may be- are we judging something based on a model that has been created by
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Dysfunctional Organizations Are Like Dysfunctional Families Dysfunction causes organizations and families to fail to meet their goals. I wish I had time to do actual digging (and research) on this‚ but other things like … making a living … make that impossible. Still‚ I have my observations‚ and here they are: The impact of dysfunctional relationships and behaviors is almost always negative. When an organization is dysfunctional‚ such as when one part of it has inordinate power‚ it will be challenged
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“A Good Man is Hard to Find” In this short fiction story by Flannery O’Connor‚ “A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ is mainly about a family who were on a trip to Florida and happened to have got into an accident. A truck had pulled up with three men inside‚ who the family thought would help them. As they came out of the car with gums they realized that they were not going to be saved. One of the men‚ the main man was a criminal whom had escaped from prison not so long ago and was being searched. This
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with nature‚ that characters experience. The land that surrounds O’Connor influences her to create a world where most of the dramatic action takes place in the woods. For example‚ in her short story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find‚” Hiram and Bobby Lee takes Bailey and John Wesley away and the family hears a “pistol shot from the woods” (346). Here‚ we can conclude that Bailey and his son were murdered‚ making the trees seem not so friendly. [TALK ABOUT DESCRIPTIONS‚ COLOR]
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Gavan Evans Mr.Hurt English 112-70 8 February 2006 A Good Man Is Hard To Find On earth‚ we see many forms of good verses evil. It has been a matter of debate since the beginning of humankind. Flannery O ’ Connor ’s "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" deals directly with this conflict. Flannery O ’ Conner uses the phrase "a good man is hard to find" to help define her view of the decline of kindness in her southern culture. She also uses this phrase to open up the debate to include Christianity
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After reading "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" and "The Cask of Amontillado‚" I believe that Montresor is the least sympathetic out of the characters in both stories. In Flannery O’Connor’s story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find‚" we are introduced to The Misfit‚ who obviously has a few loose screws. His actions and the little empathy that he shows towards human life leads us to believe that he is a sick man. A sick man with no motive for his wickedness. In O’Connor’s short story‚ The Misfit claims the lives
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A comparison of protagonists in Flannery O’Conner’s "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" and "Greenleaf" In both his works of fiction‚ “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” and “Greenleaf”‚ Flannery O’Conner paints a rather grim picture. The protagonists in both the short stories share several common traits. In the story‚ “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”‚ the Grandmother‚ who remains unnamed throughout‚ is a vile woman‚ who is also selfish and a complete hypocrite. Yet‚ she continues to judge other people for what
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When I read “A Good Man Is Hard to Find‚” by Flannery O’Connor‚ the image of the family’s road trip reminded me of a road trip that my family took with our old neighbors nine years ago. The road trip was from my house in Ohio‚ to Myrtle Beach‚ North Carolina. The day we left Ohio‚ there was a derecho. This made our departure time later than expected. We were now leaving at night‚ instead of in the morning. My brother and I decided to ride in separate cars because we were going to talk to each other
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The Use of Foreshadowing and Symbolism in “A Good Man is Hard to Find” When an author writes a story‚ he or she will generally use different writing techniques to create the piece. These techniques have the ability to turn a story into something truly unique‚ as they allow the story to unfold in it’s own way. In the short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ author Flannery O’Connor used the techniques of symbolism and foreshadowing throughout the entire piece to create a deeply captivating story
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