The Short Story. Basic Literary Elements of The Short Story. 1.1.History of The Development of The Short Story. 1.1.1.Early Forms.Origins. The short story refers to a work of fiction that is usually written in prose‚ usually in narrative format. This format or medium tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction‚ such as novellas (in the 20th and 21st century sense) and novels or books. Short story definitions based upon length differ somewhat even among professional writers
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culture. The community way of life is damaged. Nanapush alludes about the destructions “I heard the groan and crack‚ felt the ground tremble as each tree slammed earth. I weakened into an old man as one oak went down‚ another and another was lost” (Erdrich 2004: 9). Thus the members of the Ojibwa tribe are divided against one another. People become greedy. They are against themselves. Kashpaw family becomes greedy. Paying taxes becomes their main motive. It collapses their community sharing life. They
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sill‚ the skinny girl” (Erdrich 613). I think the passage from the story that proves Pauline is no longer “the watcher” but a person of action is‚ “I stood there a moment. Everything went still. Then I heard a cry building in the wind‚ faint at first‚ a whistle and then a shrill scream that tore through the walls and gathered around me‚ spoke plain so I understood that I should move‚ put my arms out‚ and slam down the great iron bar that fit across the hasp and lock” (Erdrich 612). Pauline’s action
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daughter during the Circus Incident. “[S]he managed to hang on to the braided metal‚ still hot from the lightning strike. Her palms were burned so terribly that once she healed they bore no lines‚ only the blank scar tissue of a quieter future” (Erdrich 342). She saved her unborn child from dying when she grabbed onto the metal bar nearby‚ which caused her to burn her hands. Saving someone else’s life but in the process getting injured is selfless and heroic. Anna Avalon also risked her life when
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A Brother’s Love When you compare Louis Erdrich’s story “The Red Convertible” and James Baldwin’s story “Sonny’s Blues”‚ they seem like completely different stories. “The Red Convertible” is about two brothers‚ Lyman and Henry‚ who grow up on a Native American reservation in North Dakota. The two brothers share a strong bond that is personified through their love for a certain red car that they share. They go through an amazing journey and discover a lot about each other. On the other hand‚ “Sonny’s
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What rape survivors go through is beyond imaginable and I would not wish it on my worst enemies. Rape survivors suffer a lot more than just physical damage‚ they go through several different stages afterwards and to some people the physiological damage can be a lot worse than the physical damage. Anyone that suffers this horrendous attack will experience physical‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ and interpersonal behavior. As described in the Round House‚ a book about a boy’s journey to seeking revenge
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Cited: Brown‚ Patti Coleen. “Legacies of a War: Treatment Considerations with Vietnam Veterans and Their Families.” Social Work 29.4 (1984): 372-379. Web. 12 Apr 2010 Erdrich‚ Louise. “The Red Convertible.” Literature and the Writing Process. Eds. Susan Day‚ Robert Funk‚ and Elizabeth McMahan. New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.‚ 2007. 438-440 Hendrix‚ Charles C.‚ and Lisa M. Anelli. “Impact of Vietnam War Service On Veterans’
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Eldrich uses many literary conventions such as imagery‚ point of view‚ characterization‚ conflict and mood to develop Marie in Love medicine. In Saint Marie‚ Marie is only 14 years old and she is currently with a nun named Leopolda‚ Imagery plays a role of showing Marie to us readers as an Indian female also in Saint Marie; "I could had any damn man on the reservation at the time. And I could have made him treat me like his own life." Visual imagery is used when Marie said she could have any man
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season. The continuous laughter of what lurked in the woods‚ preyed upon a child trying to lure her out. In the poem the Wendigo preys on the bushes to make its next move towards the child‚ “In the hackles of dry brush a thin laughter started up.” (Erdrich 5). The house is in the deepest part of the woods in mid-winter. Including a predator lurking in the bushes laughing
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This story is about story about the tragic consequences of post-traumatic stress disorder‚ but the narrator never comes out and says so. Erdrich describes post-traumatic stress symptoms as a narrator than a factual description. The theme of the story is there are bigger forces that can come between brotherly love and…..?. The Red Convertible is about Lyman‚ who narrates the story about his memories and relationship with his brother. They go on a road trip over the summer‚ next Henry is
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