КУДИНОВА АНАСТАСИЯ 512 TEXT INTERPRETATION: "FLOTSAM AND JETSAM" BY W. S. MAUGHAM GIST/PLOT This short story is told in the 3rd person‚ this is the third person narration. The story took place in Borneo‚ in the Malay states. The story begins with the description of the setting in the Grange ’s house. Everything betokened poverty there. The dining-room was dingy. Norman Grange was a rubber-planter and after walking over the estate and checking that everything was done properly‚ he and his wife
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The title of the book is “Flotsam”. The title itself would not have sparked my interest‚ because I didn’t know what it meant. After researching “flotsam”‚ it means‚ “The wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea” (Merriam-Webster). After knowing the definition and reading the book‚ the title does fit well with the book. Author: The author of “Flotsam” is David Wiesner. I have not read any of David Wiesner’s other books. Genre: “Flotsam” is a children’s fiction book
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A backpack leaf blower completes a supertask of clearing and accumulating flotsam and jetsam from yards. With high limit motors‚ a leaf blower backpack can tidy up a yard covered with debris and jetsam inside a small amount of the time. A leaf blower unit likewise lets in the individual running it to transport easily. Backpack leaf blowers come in either electric controlled or fuel controlled styles. Leaf blower backpacks are intended to offer solace when being used to chip away at their grass for
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I can hear the low rumble of the harley starting up in the garage. It’s late morning‚ almost afternoon‚ and I’m still in my oversized pajama bottoms and a wrinkled t-shirt. I’m gathering up supplies from the kitchen to take with me to the basement. I’ve got a roll of paper towels‚ the antiseptic wipes‚ and a couple of dry dish towels in one hand and my cell phone in the other. The older teen left the house hours earlier. I watched him shuffle out to the car – barefoot and in boxers – while I quietly
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this type of people have many obstacles in their life‚ but they are still standing strong to overcome all the hardship‚ as‚ “It took the wind and wave” (line 8). The third type of person is someone who are at the bottom of society‚ as‚ “Flotsam planks and jetsam staves” (line12‚ 13). This type of person can be born in a poor family‚ uneducated or not motivated to succeed. They are the left-over by society‚ and people want to get rid of them like‚ “throw [them] to fire”. This point explains how society
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radically differet than the aforementioned revievers from 1996. Lopate says that Shields refuses to delve into a “convenient narrative arc of victimization‚ addiction‚ denial‚ revelation and faith‚ he insists on trying to convey the unredeemed flotsam and jetsam of daily American experience. (2003)” What he implies is that the traditional authors who cling to the correctness of form and the propriety of topics are nowadays found lacking‚ be it in creativity or the
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discovered. Fascinated by the memory of her voice‚ Eric vows to find who saved and sung to him and Ariel vows to find a way to join him and his world. Her option then comes along and is given to her by the sea hag‚ Ursula’s‚ electric eels‚ Flotsam and Jetsam. They give her the option to come with them to Ursula who can change Ariel into a human‚ or she can stay and be miserable her whole life. In every heroic adventure the main hero needs to receive help along his/her journey. Ursula makes a deal
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eat fish‚ they do not take into consideration the idea that not all humans are created equal. Ursula‚ the sea witch is evil because she makes a deal with Ariel but she sends Flotsam and Jetsam to prevent Ariel from kissing prince Eric. I believe that this movie does have implications on children‚ Ursula‚ Flotsam‚ and Jetsam are made to be scary characters while the good characters are not. In most cases‚ kids would rather be the good characters than the evil characters. Ariel is part of a counterculture;
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save it. They are interrupted by King Triton and Sebastian. Ariel tells her father that she saved Eric and he destroys all of her treasure. After the king leaves‚ Sebastian and Flounder try to comfort her‚ but she tells them to tell her alone. Flotsam and Jetsam then come and convince o meet Ursula. Ursula tells Ariel that she can make her human in exchange for her voice for three days. However‚ before the three days are over‚ she must get a kiss of true love or she will belong to
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Caldecott Medal book The Three Pigs (2001). Wiesner takes it a step further‚ though‚ winning Caldecott Honor Medals with Free Fall (1988) and Sector 7 (1999) and Caldecott Medals with Tuesday (1991) and Flotsam (2006) - each one with only pictures and no words
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