The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of The Baskervilles begins at 221B Baker Street‚ London‚ England. This story is told by Watson‚ as he and Sherlock Holmes are asked to investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville. This legend leads one to believe that the Baskerville estate and family is cursed by a great black hound‚ but Watson and Mr. Holmes are determined to prove this curse to be no more than an old tall tale. With only one heir left in the Baskerville family remaining
Free Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle The Hound of the Baskervilles
In Legend by Marie Lu the author uses situational irony to add unexpected or mysterious actions to keep the plot rich and interesting. At this point in the story‚ June and Thomas are watching a riot begin. June and Thomas are watching from a raised platform outside Batalla Hall. The riot began because of the sentencing of Day‚ they did not want/like that. The main problem that shows situational irony is that instead of just throwing dust bombs or tar gases (like they normally do)‚ the soldiers are
Premium English-language films Irony Fiction
Professor Tamm English 151 May 11‚ 2014 The Myths and Legends of Disney We all have known and have all heard of the magic of Walt Disney. It takes us to place a in the world like no other. It can make the eyes and smiles of children widen with happiness‚ and even make an adult feel like the youngest of hearts. But behind every great magical detail that we may see or encounter there is some kind of myth‚ urban legend or folklore to tell. Some was found to be true while others remain just
Premium Walt Disney The Walt Disney Company Fairy tale
Washington Irving is known as being one of the most famous American authors in history for his fresh take on romanticism. He has created innovative and exciting stories such as “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow‚” “The Devil and Tom Walker‚” and “Rip Van Winkle” that continue to captivate those who read them even today. In these three stories‚ Irving takes a stance on what the early Americas were like as he creates settings full of both mystery and wonder. His settings are symbols of the American landscape’s
Premium Short story Edgar Allan Poe Fiction
have finished reading Legend by Marie Lu. The prompt I have chosen for my Journal Entry is “Describe the author’s craft (language and style). What was good about the author’s writing? What thing might you try to do in your writing that you learned from this author?” Things that I believe the author did well in her writing were the use of perspective‚ character development‚ and foreshadowing. One of the features of Legend was that it was told by two characters in the same story‚ Day and June. Day is
Premium Fiction Character Short story
Is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow a good ghost story? If we want to know whether The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a good ghost story‚ we have to learn what makes a good ghost story at first. A good ghost story always make you nervous and scared. To make readers nervous and scared‚ we need to create a thrilling atmosphere. A dark area with lots of weird sounds (could be wind blowing or the wow of animals) and a few scary details would be perfect to do this. The details‚ although very small‚ are the
Premium The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Ghost
“Urban Legend” by James M. Henslin is about moral lessons that can be learned from the stories people have passed on throughout the years. James M. Henslin’s essay talks about how there are hidden messages within these stories in which he considers them to be “morality stories” or stories that are intended to teach a lesson. He goes on to talk about how some of the stories share common lessons while each one teaches its own. Some people wouldn’t realize this just by reading the story by itself which
Premium Folklore Fiction Literature
manages to keep going by holding on to the intangibles of hope‚ denial‚ and fear. Robert Neville is a tough man. He has many facets to his character that range from war veteran to husband and father. All of these sides shine through as you learn the story of how he watched his family and friends die from a mysterious disease and then one by one watched them return from their graves with the need and obsessive thirst for blood; eventually only his blood. So this bizarre reality that he faces could hardly
Premium Hope Emotion Reality
Gardner English 11 period 6. January 23‚ 2014 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Formalist Criticism In reading over Washington Irving’s "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Fall of the House of Usher‚" my attention has been caught that both of these stories have been given a title that refers to the setting where the action takes place: Irving’s boring town‚ Poe’s depressing mansion. I also noticed that both stories make a specific use of the settings‚ to affect both the
Free Edgar Allan Poe Gothic fiction Short story
I am Legend Genre and expectations of that genre Science Fiction-Alternative future-Technology/Future World/End of the World: Creation of an anti-utopia‚ ironic though because in order to have any utopia you must have civilization. Mundane simple tasks are turned into extremes such as when he goes’s for a drive or ’shops’ or locks up the house. Themes and issues explored All of our actions have consequences (Newton’s Law-For every action there is an equal or opposite reaction) Christianity
Premium Jesus