“Wrong Decision” In the short story “A & P” by John Updike‚ is about a young man that is miserably employed. The short story tells of a small town boy quitting his job for all of the wrong reasons. The story began with a description of a three girls who changed Sammy’s life. Sammy develops the setting to tell the story of how he is a discontent grocer‚ and he is put in to a situation of the harsh reality of the adult world after making a childish decision. Updike tells the story using the
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UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA SYLLABI FOR THREE-YEAR B.A. HONOURS & GENERAL COURSES OF STUDIES ENGLISH 2010 1 W.E.F. 2010-2011 SYLLABI FOR THREE-YEAR B.A( HONOURS & GENERAL) COURSES OF STUDIES IN ENGLISH‚2010 HONOURS Word-limit for the answers for the honours papers Full marks of the questions → 16 7 12 8 14 4 9 5 18 10 15 35 20 Word-limit of the answers → 600 250 450 300 500 150 350 200 700 400 550 1000
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I Have No Wit‚ I Have No Words‚ No Tears Sylvia Plath’s life story could be considered tragic as she was monopolized by a severe depression yet expressed her sorrows through enlightening words in her many poems. The death of her father when she was only eight years old commenced her lifelong despondency and insecurities. In the poem “Daddy”‚ she speaks of how she never fully understood him and blames him for the emptiness she feels without a father. As time moved on‚ Plath discovered her writing
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NJ: 1999. 160-161. Oates‚ Joyce Carol. “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Literature and the Writing Process. 9th ed. Ed. Elizabeth McMahan‚ Susan X Day‚ and Robert Funk. Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Prentice‚ 1999. 148-159. Rubin‚ Larry. “Explicator” 42‚ 1984: 57-59. Literature and the Writing Process. 9th ed. Ed. Elizabeth McMahan‚ Susan X Day‚ and Robert Funk. Upper Saddle‚ NJ: 1999. 161-162. Winslow‚ Joan D. “Studies in Short Fiction” 17‚ 1980. 262-268. Literature and the Writing Process
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