The story “On the Danger of Reading Fiction”‚ Thomas Jefferson clearly shows his dislike for the world of fiction novels. Jefferson has stated that fiction novels are “time lost in that reading” and thinks it should be instructively employed. It’s apparent that anyone who is a fiction novel enthusiast could indeed become offended by the comments made by Jefferson‚ but at the same time need to understand that he made those comments in an entirely different era than today’s modern way of thinking.
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How to ANALYZE FICTION William Kenney Assistant Professor of English Manhattan College Monarch Press Copyright @ 1966 by Simon & Schuster Printed in United States of America How to Analyze Fiction 2 Chapter 1 Plot Choice Fiction and Choice: The act of writing. Whether one is writing a complex three-volume novel or a personal letter to a close friend‚ consists of a series of choices. To see just what this means‚ let’s consider the simpler form‚ the personal letter first. Choice
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to place him! It’s sad! To me‚ he genuinely sounds reliable‚ oddly. It’s as if the world is asleep‚ and “protector” and “pretender” are the same thing to him— the reason I can’t pinpoint anything. I skimmed through Fish. Don’t know Greenblatt. Big fan of Barthes. Of course‚ I think about the author and what they’re striving to illustrate. But why can’t I _still_ see the author as dead? I think the issue is identity. We’re stuck between ours and theirs when we interpret a text. We like to assume individualism
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The editors of “Flash Fiction” asked themselves the question‚ “How short can a story be and still truly be a story?” (11). With this in mind‚ they settled on a maximum word count of 750‚ with a minimum of 250. They debated keeping it as “one story to a page‚ just a little book of little stories‚” but soon realized that‚ without the turn of a page during a story‚ the reader is easily bored (13). Instead‚ they allowed the stories to begin and end naturally in the book’s layout. “Pumpkins” is a
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DRAMA For many decades‚ drama has been in our world. It gives us feelings‚ emotions‚ morality and sometimes quotes. What is drama exactly? Is it a play? An action? Or just an entertainment? Hamilton Carole in his article “the study of drama” defined Drama to be a representational art‚ a visible and audible narrative presenting virtual‚ fictional characters within a virtual‚ fictional universe. Also he stated “Dramatic realizations may pretend to approximate reality or else stubbornly defy‚ distort
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The novel of Harris stands as a signpost of current horror fiction in the development of the serial killer as an antihero. With the creation of arguably the best fictional criminals ever‚ Harris makes reference to his habit of making use of real-life serial murderers and forensics to establish a practical subgenre of the crime thriller. The tones of the chapters vary here‚ which resulted in a diverse and uneven read. The conversation of Lecter discloses his penchant for psychology and the coaching
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Star Trek Fan Fiction: Copyright Infringement? Introduction As I sat in during one of the many Westlaw training sessions this year‚ I heard rumors that the company instructor and research guru John Lim was a part time actor. A quick trip to IMDB confirmed that John Lim played Hikaru Sulu in a fan fiction series named Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II. With the proliferation of the Internet‚ it has become easier than ever before to have access to other fans of a certain work and as a result‚ create
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SEVEN ELEMENTS OF FICTION 1) PLOT - Action which occurs -- 5 ingredients plotted as a witch’s hat 1) Exposition (introduction) - background information 2) Rising Action / Complications - conflicts are presented 3) Climax - high point of the action 4) Falling Action - lessens the intensity 5) Denouement (conclusion) - pulls the story together ["They lived happily every after"] NOTE: NOT ALL STORIES CONTAIN ALL 5 INGREDIENTS 2) SETTING - Time‚ Place‚ Customs
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stories that easily relate to the reader as well. Both stories caused a personal reaction as the writer used certain strategies to detail the idea‚ theme‚ and purpose behind each of the writings. It is also important to know the difference between a fiction and nonfiction story. The author has to intrigue the reader’s imagination to make the story interesting. Reactions and Strategies Salvation Salvation was written by Langston Hughes in 1940. This is a nonfictional story based on a childhood experience
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Deja Craft Period 11 Fiction or Nonfiction? Walt Disney once said‚ “I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” Is this true? Can an individual learn better from reading a fictional story more than reading a nonfictional story? Can an individual learn better from reading a nonfictional story more than a fictional story? This is a hot topic for educators heading toward the common core. David Coleman‚ the principal of the
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