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    Theme and Narrative Elements in the Short Story Christopher J. Pereyra English 125: Introduction to Literature Kathy Knecht 9/24/2012 Theme and Narrative Elements in the Short Story The short story of Little Red Riding Hood is a simple to understand child’s tale and clearly portrays the deceitfulness of appearance. The story is clearly organized with characters and symbols of innocence by a child and the sly dangers represented by a wolf. Throughout the story we see the characters build

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    The narrative elements of literature are crucial when writing a story as they are what raises the story above being a line of strung together sentences and give the story meaning. It is especially important to have a clear idea of these elements when wring short stories because‚ unlike novels‚ the writer is only given a small amount of space to get his/her point across. By reading literature and searching for these narrative elements one can get a true feeling for their importance to the story and

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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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    Theme and Narrative Elements Thomas Nichols ENG125: Introduction to Literature (GSH1315G) Instructor: Kyla Hammond April 21‚ 2013 Theme and Narrative Elements The short story described here is I used to Live Here Once. The theme described in the short story is life’s spiritual journey. Three of the literary elements present in the story include symbolism and mood. The major theme from this short story is about life’s spiritual journey. At the beginning of the story‚ the

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    FIVE ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY Plot -it is the sequence or flow of the events in a short story that would help develop the author’s idea. There are five elements of plot structure-- introduction‚ rising action‚ climax‚ falling action‚ and denouement. Character -considered as being one of the most important factor to a good short story‚ the characters are sentient beings who carry out the actions of the story. Setting -the when and where in which the story takes place. Authors often

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    The Theme and Narrative Elements ENG 125: Introduction to Literature “The Welcome Table” The story of “The Welcome Table” by Alice Walker (1970)‚ theme tells the story of an old black woman name Clara Ward‚ who worked as a slave for the whites the majority of her lifetime‚ who knows the feeling or fears of being an aged black woman‚ alone and no longer had a use or a purpose in her life. I say this because it was mentioned at the beginning of the story‚ and mist of the story the whites

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    Country Lover’s: A Forbidden Lover Story I chose to discuss the short story by Nadie Gordimer‚ Country Lovers‚ I will identify the theme and the literary elements that helped me with my analysis. I would consider the story Country Lovers to be the story of racial barriers that created a forbidden love story. There are many literary elements that aid my analysis‚ and support my interpretation of the stories theme. I will discuss how symbolism‚ characters‚ and settings supported the forbidden

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    Country Lovers Kimberly Robinson ENG 125-Introduction to Literature Katherine Ness March 8‚ 2010 Literature is a wonderful journey that takes you into an imaginary experience that will take you away from your everyday life into an entire new world. Literature has a way of providing you with entertainment while educating you of many different facts and situations. It teaches you new perspectives to look at daily situations. You are pulled away from a living‚ breathing world into one that

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    Country Lovers” written by Nadine Gordimer is a story of an inter-racial love between a slave and her master’s son. It demonstrates how the prejudice and racism destroys the innocent. To have a deeper understanding of the story‚ and understand what the author seeks to communicate through it‚ one must analyze the underlying theme (Clugston‚ 2010). “Country Lovers” is a story set in the time when owning African Americans was acceptable in society. In this story‚ children of slaves and slave owners

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    COUNTRY LOVERS PAULA SCOTT ASH FORD UNIVERSITY ENG 125 JOAN GOLDING A story of forbidden love on a South African farm‚ one child nothing more than a farm worker‚ as the other one prepares for boarding school. Both ignorant to the color of their skins‚ all they knew they were best friends playing together until they grew up

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