Opening Worlds Short Story Anthology Revision Booklet Stories 1 -6 Opening Worlds “Short Stories From Different Cultures” All 12 stories can be examined for in English Literature Paper 2. This booklet covers the first six stories (‘Dead Men’s Path’ to ‘The Tall Woman and Her Short Husband). The second group of six stories (‘The Pieces of Silver’ to ‘The Winter Oak’) is used in Paper 2 of the English exam as well as the Literature exam. These
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The story is told from three different POVs: From Libby Day in the present and from Ben and Patty Day in 1985. There’s a fourth narrative near the end that provides a surprising twist. You jump from past to present‚ slowly piecing together the story as Libby does. Whilst I’m not the biggest fan of multiple perspectives and constant flashbacks‚ I think that Gillian Flynn has this technique nailed down to a tee. It was a day in the year of 1985 when Ben – Libby’s older brother – allegedly murdered
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getting crazier‚ and like I said the other day‚ there’s nothing to mean for him to do if he thinks he needs to” (Crutcher 174). If Sarah had the courage to speak up to someone about her dad she would’ve never had to pretend to not speak to get away from him.
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. From Then to Now‚ the Story of My Life PSY 202 Jennifer Lloyd June 7‚ 2013 I. Where are you from? A. Small town in north Alabama B. Lived in the country C. Live on a farm II. What is your family like? A. Large family B. Split family C. Distant family III. What things do you remember about your childhood? A. Being left alone B. Fighting C. Having to grow up too fast IV. What are your educational experiences? A. Attended a larger school B. Changed schools several times
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must make sure he doesn’t do evil himself. If he uses evil in the pursuit of justice‚ he is no better than the evil he is fighting. This idea is true and can be proven through character and plot from The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier and in “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson. In novel The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier there is one specific character that fights monsters and becomes one along the way. Trent is an interrogation officer that works in Highgate‚ Vermont. Trent fights
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Bishops’ sonnet‚ “Sonnet‚” has strong imagery and metaphors which add to the speaker’s questioning and acceptance observed in the sonnet. Symbols of tools were used‚ for example in lines 1-2 and 3-4‚ “Caught- the bubble in the spirit-level” and “the compass needle wobbling and wavering” which allude to a compass and level. However‚ the words surrounding them alter their meanings. By describing the bubble as “caught” which has connotations of being trapped‚ and stolen‚ and in a spirit-level that is
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The story “A Message from the Pig-Man” was written by John BarringtonWain in 1960. John Wain was born in England in 1925. He was the son of a dentist‚and studied at St. John’s College‚ Oxford. For most of his life‚ John Wain worked as afreelance journalist and author‚ writing and reviewing for newspapers and the radio. Hedied in May 1994 at Oxford. He is usually placed in the group of post-war critics ofEnglish society called The Angry Young Men.Eric is the son of newly divorced parents. He is the
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- Kintu – first man‚ and brings a cow‚ and drinks her milk to stay alive. He wanders around and sees two sisters; Nambi and her sister are the daughters of Mugulu who is the god of the Sky. - They eventually walk up to him and ask him what he is doin on the earth. He says he is a man‚ and has to eat. The girls think he is weird and go running back to their father. And Mugulu asks questions about this man. - Mugulu decides he wants to tests man’s capabilities to survive. He sends his sons to find
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Ponyboy from the short story Marigolds and the novel The Outsiders transition from childhood to adulthood is largely influenced by stereotypes‚ causing them to lash out in anger. Topic Sentence One: In the short story Marigolds‚ the main character‚ Lizabeth‚ overhears her father breaking down and crying‚ going against everything she knows‚ and breaking the stereotypes of her society‚ causing her to lash out angrily at her neighbor‚ Miss Lottie. Background One: “Marigolds” is a short story based
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From Alice Walker’s story‚ she recounts her experience watching Blue’s life. She recalls the feeling she had when she looked into the horse’s eyes. She described the feeling as one of horrible loneliness‚ which was shocking to her. Even a simple animal can convey
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