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    Short Story Analysis

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    Short Story Analysis In this essay‚ your purpose is to fully explain an element (theme‚ characterization or symbolism) in a short story of your choice. I will provide you with examples of each element from stories by Hemingway‚ Updike and Vonnegut ; you may write about any of these authors except the ones that we have discussed in class. However‚ you may choose to investigate an author of your own choice. Below I have listed some contemporary authors and story collections you may want to

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    Emergence of a New Woman in Kate Chopin’s Short Stories The turning of the 19th century instilled a desire in all women to be free and liberated from their husbands. They desired freedom‚ liberation and happiness. Such characteristics were portrayed throughout the short stories written by Kate Chopin. For the majority of Kate Chopin’s life‚ she was brought up without a male figure and was constantly surrounded by females (Toth‚ 1999). Kate Chopin was a woman whose feminist viewpoints were far ahead

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    full of determination‚ Jake Garson in one of the short stories I’m Still Here‚ written by Veronica Ross‚ shows the set of characteristics that many Canadians regard as expressing their unique place and role in the world. He tried to fight and stand up for his own rights against the government through his act of bravery. By doing this‚ he had influenced many people in his hometown that faced the same situation as Jake; however‚ they did not show the same kind of courage that Jake showed. Readers who

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    Dull voices drone lethargically from the old TV set‚ lulling dazed victims into a psychedelic slumber‚ their lifeless bodies languorously melting into the furniture. This is the place where time dies. I didn’t know it yet‚ but I soon would. I watch you drag your numb limbs across the dusty white floors and slump into the seat furthest in the corner‚ isolated‚ alone. You mumble words which spill out your mouth in a disjointed mess; wasted words for only the silence to prey upon. Your eyes

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    Elements of Short Story

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    Elements of Short Stories Plot (what happens)     conflict (the basic opposition or tension that sets the plot of a short story in motion; it engages the                 reader‚ builds suspense or mystery‚ and arouses expectation for events to follow.)     open-ended at both ends     exposition (background information‚ setting the scene‚ establishes situation‚ dates the action)     rising action (complication) (develops and intensifies the conflict)     climax (crisis) (the moment at which

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    The Ghost Story Because of all the recorded evidence of paranormal activity‚ this leads to the evidence being real. Yet‚ because of skeptics and nonbelievers debunking the evidence‚ some people are led to believe paranormal activity is fake. Many people have obtained facts that suggest ghosts are real. Whether someone believes in ghosts or not‚ there will always be logical theories and unanswered questions to ghostly encounters. Ghost stories have been told through real-life experience (hauntings)

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    Short Story Essay

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    analysing three short stories and will be explaining through my writing how the stories interest and satisfy the readers. I will express the aims of the stories through the eyes of my writing and evaluate the short stories in detail. The stories that I will be analysing are all set in different places. The first short story I will be focusing on is “The Sniper”. This is a story written by Liam O’Flaherty‚ which is set in a city called Dublin situated in Ireland. The genre for this story is Civil war

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    moralistic principles had been evident in his writings especially in his short stories. It had awaken the ethical standards of late Russia into a more monotheistic nation. Stories like “God Sees the Truth‚ But Waits”‚ “The Three Questions” and “What Men Live By” have deep-rooted principles that are trying to tell everyone how to live a good life. This study will try to analyze Tolstoy’s stories like God Sees the Truth but Waits‚ a story of a merchant Aksionov who was accused of murder and suffered a life

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    Short Story Reflection

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    Short Story Reflection Jennifer ENG125:Intro to Literature Instructor McGrath 11/28/2011 All stories come together by a solid idea. The idea behind a story is known as a theme. When looking at a theme‚ you must go beyond the title and critically think to acknowledge key terms and symbols within the narrative you are reading. The theme in “Little Red Riding Hood” is a prime example of how readers have to critically think and acknowledge the symbolism of the story. When “looking

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    Scary Story: A Short Story

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    What makes a good scary story? A good scary story is only good if it’s based on something that happened in reality and could happen to anybody. My story is something similar to that. Now that I look back at it‚ maybe it was just the sugar rush I had from the Surge soft drink. It had my blood pumping and my heart beat was racing. I haven’t been back to those woods since that day; however‚ there was still a part of me that wondered if what I saw was there in reality and not just my imagination. Either

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