Katherine Mansfield’s short stories‚ ”Bliss” and ”Taking the Veil”. Emotions are mapped through linguistic markers such as adjectives and adverbs that imply a character’s emotional response to story events. The study focuses on narratorial discourse and distinguishes between verbalized speech and thought (free indirect discourse) and non-verbalised thought-processes (psycho-narration). The analysis is carried out by studying the deictic centre or the perspective in the short stories. The study shows that
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The short story “Who‘s Passing for Who” by Langston Hughes was influenced by Hughes’ background in his society. This racial influenced story exemplifies how people thought of and interacted with those of a different race and those of a similar color. Hughes proves his credibility in writing the piece through his experiences that he endured in his lifetime during the Harlem Renaissance. The life he led was filled with daily racism and discrimination; he experienced much of his subject matter regarding
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The short story Gryphon by Charles Baxter has an unusual character‚ a new substitute teacher at the rural community of Five Oaks in Michigan. The students meet with the strange lady who brings them strange yet fascinating lectures. Miss Ferenczi could be an exceptional teacher in a suitable environment‚ with her willingness to break the boundary in teaching method‚ her lectures on new materials never presented in textbooks‚ and her influence to help the students explore new things. I wonder if there
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behind the front desk motioned her hand towards a row of seats. I sat down‚ tapped my foot and listened to the distant woof and occasional bark of the dogs. I shot up when I saw the door start to open. A lady with short brown hair stepped out with a dog. My smile started to fade. He was short and fat like a pig‚ and his black and
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All good stories convey a message. Gilman’s main message seemed eager to bring to light gender role issues and stereotypes of her time period. An average relationship of her time generally included a working middleclass husband and a house keeping wife. The wife normally did as she was told by her husband and took care of any family needs. Being a famous writer‚ Gilman did not exactly have an average role in society in her time as a female. From an oppressed perspective‚ having experienced firsthand
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It might have been five or six‚ and we were much closer to the top of the mountain than the bottom. I turned a corner‚ eyes set dead ahead to avoid acknowledging the rather large disparity in height between myself and sea level. I looked down and to the left. There was a rattlesnake‚ more specifically‚ a Great Basin Rattlesnake. They’re venomous. I stopped dead in my tracks‚ I was not going anywhere near that thing. I was the only one who had seen the snake‚ and‚ like a smart kid‚ I omitted telling
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Jessica Gonzales ENGL 1301 Short Story Analysis First Confession In the story of “First Confession” Frank O’Connor has us look at the story from the boy‚ Jackie’s‚ point of view. Jackie is a seven year-old boy who must go to make his first confession before he can take his first communion. The story takes places in various settings that include Jackie’s house‚ Jackie’s school where Mrs. Ryan would come and give her warnings against hell to the children‚ the Chapel where Jackie and Nora have
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take. Adults‚ drive down speeding highways texting a dear friend. If you don’t acquire the new technology you are represented as an outcast. Many years before modern technology was invented‚ Bradbury wrote compelling short stories on technology far from the time written. Short stories including‚ The Veldt and The Pedestrian. Bradbury’s ideas warn the reader‚ that personal technology will invade and shatter personal relationships. Bradbury shows technology overpowers the love in relationships. In
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As I was watching the news this weekend‚ I was also thinking of the short story I had to write using one of my vocabulary lists. I kept thinking of my words and watching the news and all I could think about was how all of the stories seemed to be spurious. It also appeared certain stations were in collusion in order to belie the truth. Probity is something that was taught in our home. I was raised to believe police officers were scrupulous in their actions. I was taught and believe police officers
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John Updike’s short story‚ "A&P" is fictional in a sense that it has a common pattern that leads the reader through a series of events. These events began when three young ladies in bathing suits walk in A&P‚ and catch the eye of a young man named‚ Sammy. He seems to favor the chunkier girl of the three that walk in to the store. As the story continues‚ Sammy curiously watches the provocative young ladies as they stroll through the store looking for groceries. In this fictional story‚ Sammy describes
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