Tiara Randle Mr. Christopher Robinson English 102 6 February 2013 In this paper‚ I will compare two literature fiction based short stories. I will compare “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H Lawrence. These are two dynamic‚ but suspenseful short stories. They are very different in tone and style‚ but they have similar tragic ironies in areas of the stories. Both of the stories leaves the reader in suspense throughout it‚ but definitely at the strong emotional
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story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. In this story‚ an illustration draws out the brutal and villinious stoning of an unlucky woman. At first glance‚ I believe this strongly clashes with our contemporary values. A much deeper evaluation of the portrayal of swinging mindsets and how humans have the capacity to coincide with a mob mentality. As civilized and noble human beings‚ it’s important to dissect and criticize the traditional values in the society described in the story "The Lottery" and others
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In the past‚ books were the only reference materials that students could use. Books can be materials that entertain the mind and imagination of the people. Books contain information about anything that writers can think of. It contains stories‚ experiences‚ information about things‚ places and more. These books can be used as reference materials for those people who want to know about something. However‚ books might not have enough information about a certain thing. Though some books have specific
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The Lottery The Lottery is a short southern gothic story written in the late 1940s by Shirley Jackson. It is about a small town of around 300 normal everyday people‚ who because of tradition have to draw every year out of a black box for somebody to be stoned to death. In this short southern gothic story Jackson uses imagery of an everyday normal town to show the potential in ordinary people to do evil things‚ and also foreshadows the fatal ending. They story starts out “The morning of June
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Although it is true that reading book will help people expand their certain level of vocabulary and glossaries‚ I believe that watching movie will appreciate the story line comprehensively and it is more efficient watching movie rather than reading book. In this essay‚ I will briefly illustrate two significant reasons to support my preference. Most of all‚ I believe that movies express its’ story more lively than reading fiction. In particular‚ sounds in movie bring more vivid expression
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The Lovely Bones In The Lovely Bones‚ a novel written by Alice Sebold‚ a horrific story of an unfortunate death and tragedy unfolds. The movie (released in 2009)‚ directed by Peter Jackson‚ depicts the same story‚ but displays the emotions of the characters in ways the author couldn’t. The book contrasts to the movie using mood‚ tone and theme by the way the director produces the film less brutal and cruel than the novel. The mood of both story lines remains very poignant‚ with a sense of suspense
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The story‚ "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is about tradition. A word usually tied to happy events like anniversaries‚ family vacations‚ and holidays‚ Jackson presents the concept in a much more sinister light. While there are hints of what is to come‚ the events portrayed are similar to what one would expect to find in a small village’s long standing custom. The first‚ misleading bit of evidence lies in the very first paragraph. The day is described as "clear and sunny"‚ with "flowers
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MOVIES compared to BOOKS I love movies as much as I love books. I do prefer reading books and watching movies rather than texting‚ playing computer games‚ and roaming around somewhere just like a typical teenager would do. I have read a lot of books from different prestigious authors. What I have noticed is that‚ when you are reading a book‚ it’s like you’re in a different world far from reality and it is like you’re there with the characters. You can feel their emotions because you’re just like
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story is when Mr. Summers brought the black box in‚ everybody distance themselves from the stool‚ and even as he seeks help‚ “Some of you fellows want to give me a hand?” (416). There was still hesitation because of fear of unknown. Also when the lottery started and the first man “Adams” was called to pick a folded paper‚ as he passes by and greet Mr. Summers‚ “They grinned at one another humorlessly and nervously” (418). As he went back‚ he did hastily showing nervousness. Another foreshadow
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differences and similarities about the myth and movie? Hercules killed his parents ‚ but then said he was adopted. Hercules showed all labors in the myth. In the movie it did not show all labors. The differences in the myth is that ‚ there’s more stories than the music. In the movie there was more action. A lot of acting was in the movie. In the myth ‚ Hercules has to perform all twelve labors in order to reach godhood. He then remains as a god. In the movie ‚ Hercules becomes a god by performing the
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