Short stories often explore relationships of power. “Herbie” by Aboriginal writer Archie Weller and “The Reckoning” by Margaret Yorke are two short stories based on relationships of power set in country towns. Margaret Yorke writes about an elderly couple. In this story the husband is dominating () the wife and leads to the death of the couple. Archie Weller writes about an Aboriginal boy who is dominated by a group of school children which leads to the death of Herbie. Clear synopsis of both plots
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These two similar short stories have an outrageous background. The first short story we read was called “The Monkeys Paw”‚ written by W.W. Jacobs. The second short story we read was called “The Leap”‚ written by Louise Erdich. In the Monkeys Paw‚ the White family deals with death and wishes granted by a devious magical spell. In the Leap‚ A family deals with death and a crazy‚ dangerous‚ more realistic situation. The two types of writing are Reflective essay and short story. As the readers enjoy
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Comparing the themes in two poems by Les Murray The poem Broad Bean Sermon and the Burning Truck are two contrasting poems by the poet les Murray. The poem Broad Bean Sermon explores various themes such as; the beauty of nature and positiveness e.g. the positive outlooks on the environment. It is about the person giving a spiritual speech about these beans; however he’s not focusing on the ordinariness of the beans but rather he is concentrating on the uniqueness and different types or personalities
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I was reading two short stories one was called “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty and the other was called “Cranes” by Hwang Sunwon. In both stories it tell important details that the authors are trying to send to other people. One will be talking about war and killing people me personally;I don’t think killing is good because it could hurt other people. The other one will talk about loyalty and friendship . In “The Sniper” the main character is the Sniper himself. The situation is that the Sniper got
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THEME AND NARRATIVE ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY Kim Johnson Eng 125: Introduction to Literature Victoria Schmidt May 26‚ 2014 THEME AND NARRATIVE OF A SHORT STORY William Sidney Porter (1862-1910) wrote under the pseudonym O. Henry. “The Gift of the Magi” written in 1906 has become a beloved Christmas tale. It has been adapted into musicals and operas. It is a story about a man and a woman who are so much in love that they are willing to sacrifice their most beloved possessions in order
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Theme and Narrative Elements in the Short Story The short story I have chosen to write about is “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚” by James Thurber. I will use this story to write an understanding of literary themes. I will use this to describe the theme of the short story‚ then I will identify two literary elements in the short story that contributes to the point of view‚ tone‚ setting‚ character‚ and symbolism by giving an example of each. Finally‚ I will then explain how the selected literary
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Themes and Narrative Elements in the Short Story Bobbie Davis ENG 125 Introduction to Literature September 19‚ 2011 Themes and Narrative Elements in the Short Story As I explained in last week’s paper I found Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” to be very intriguing to say the least. It was well written‚ full of symbols‚ metaphors and similes; I have decided to write about it once again. After using the historical approach to analyze this story and researching the author herself
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are two very similar poems that demand comparison‚ as Davis’ poem is in reply to Thomas’. From a reader’s point of view‚ these two poems seem to have a great deal of comparison than being dissimilar. Through an in depth analysis of these particular poems‚ “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” and “After a Time” have been proven to have high similarity points in the many different aspects of poetry‚ such as theme‚ thought process and structure. At first glance‚ both poems seem to be read as a
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over Caring for their relatives if they have any‚ Begging and begging for spare change or a penny‚ Yes they once had a life and a family‚ Yet look at them now and what they’ve come to be‚ But weather you believe it or not‚ They still have feelings while their happiness will rot‚ They have to avoid the police‚ as they are not good‚ And don’t give support like you’d expect they would‚ But each child has their memories‚ There old life their story‚ Only their love to poses as their pride
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www.engishbiz.co.uk 2003 Steve Campsall How to Read a Poem Poems can sometimes be difficult to get to grips with. But remember that the poet has tried hard to say much using few words. Part of the enjoyment of a poem is the work needed to engage with it and find out what the poet is saying. Don’t always expect to be able to ‘translate’ a poem – many poems have ‘meanings’ that are hard to define precisely‚ but which still seem to strike a powerful chord in our consciousness. Remember that
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