the story – Selfishness is the main theme with a variety of sub themes. People who are selfish do not want to share their things with others. They want to keep everything for themselves. But when they do that‚ they quickly find themselves all alone. The giant was selfish and he didn’t want to share his garden with the children. When he sent the children away‚ he was left with nothing but a cold ugly garden that he could not enjoy. Wilde uses this theme‚ not only for the purpose of the story‚ but
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One of the main aspects of a science-fiction story is its setting. The time and place notifies the reader that the story is indeed a fantasy‚ and may have unordinary topics. The time of a science-fiction story can either be the past‚ present‚ or future. What makes fantasy novels unique is that it may take place in the very distant future without question. The location of the story may also be very distant‚ for example it may be in another galaxy. The place may also be far-fetched. In other
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When the sun came out‚ the chicken crow‚ Ezreal is a twelve years old boy who prepare the breakfast for his family and doing housework before school every day. However‚ when he’s in school‚ he do everything alone‚ no matter if its eating lunch or doing homework. When someone tried to communicate with him‚ he will ignore them‚ but inside of him has a different sound; he really wants to join the conversation. Unfortunately‚ he think that he will hurt someone easily‚ so he decided to stay quiet and
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Tall tale and historical fiction are just two of the many choices. They both have many properties that are similar and many traits that are diverse‚ shown through the stories “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”‚ by Ambrose Bierce‚ and “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”‚ by Mark Twain. To begin‚ historical fiction and tall tales have many comparable traits. First‚ they both make the reader want to learn more about the topic. Historical fiction sets the story in a real place and time
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The two detectives were patiently waiting at their desks for their new assignments. Jerry had been with the police department for over twenty years starting out as a beat cop working his way up to detective in four and a Sergeant in ten. Soon after his promotion‚ Jerry became ill. The doctor informed him he needed to find a less stressful job if he didn’t want his health to decline any further." Since police work was the only thing he knew‚ he decided to step down from the position instead of completely
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In her article “Slave‚ Master‚ Mistress‚ Slave”‚ published in 1997‚ Betsy Klimasmith discusses the literary work of Louisa May Alcott. Among others‚ Klimasmith investigates the problem of interracial intersexual relationship in Alcott’s fiction. More precisely‚ the scholar claims that describing the relationship between white women and mulatto men in different texts‚ Alcott reveals the deficiency of sentimental fiction when it comes to picturing the whole spectre of female desire. By doing so‚ Alcott
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I read “The Woman Taken in Adultery” which is actually a chapter in the New Testament. The story is about how the scribes brought a woman (who committed adultery) in front of Jesus asking if she should be stoned. Instead‚ Jesus turned the tables on them and said‚ “He that is without sin among you‚ let him cast the first stone at her.” I have heard of this saying before such as‚ “People who live in glass houses‚ should not throw stones. The author wrote this to show us how Jesus would show mercy on
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time being stuck in a marriage filled with spiritual repression‚ Chopin reveals in her writing of “The story of an Hour”. In this short story Kate Chopin brings the reader to ask him or herself many thought provoking questions such as “Does love always lead to happiness?” through her use of the elements of fiction. Love does not always lead to happiness. In the opening line of the short story‚ Chopin already begins to use irony when she writes‚ “knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart
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Elements of Fiction 1. Settings * Place and time where the story takes place * It sets the mood of the story 2. Characters * Elements that move in the story *Classifications of Characters* * Protagonist – good guys * Antagonist – bad guys * Round – complex‚ many sided * Flat – one to two traits only * Static – sake sort of person from the beginning till the end * Dynamic/developing – undergoes permanent change * Major – main roles * Minor – supporting
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The uprising prelude Let me take you to a time… A time so long ago even man failed to exist. There were no countries like England‚ China and Russia‚ just a large district. It was known as Pangea by the animals. It was considered as a forbidden area by them 13 Districts‚ which contained the most vicious‚ vile‚ abominable creatures which were not known to man until they were tamed and captured by 13 men. These men were named the Eidolon and each owned one district to themselves but with great
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