My Antonia‚ written by Willa Cather‚ is a classic coming of age story set in the American Midwest. The story follows Jim‚ the protagonist of My Antonia‚ after he moves to Nebraska to live with his grandparents‚ and details his experiences with his old neighbor Antonia. As Jim begins to separate from his childhood friends‚ including Antonia‚ he begins to strongly miss the days past. Similarly‚ in Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden longs for days with Allie‚ his dead brother. Jim and Holden both
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The plot of events in a fictional story is derived from the characters and setting. The diction or point of view is not very important in a fictional story because the reader is just looking for entertainment. In ’Everything Stuck to Him’ the characters and setting play an essential role in the plot of events. This intriguing story relies on the environments and characters to create an enjoyable tale. The setting is a necessary aspect of a fictional narrative. ’Everything stuck to him‚’ begins during
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In war‚ humanity is stripped from the soldiers of war‚ this is seen as soldiers are shot at like they are just targets and not actual people. But in Ann Shin’s‚ “My Enemy‚ My Brother” viewers see the exact opposite‚ where an enemy Iranian helps an enemy Iraqi to save his life. In this story‚ the main character is Zahed or the Iranian and viewers see Zahed the many problems he encounters in his life. He faces these problems with his strong will to take control of his life‚ but viewers also find that
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Everyone in the world knows that life isn’t all rainbows and sunshine considering they’ve seen and felt the harshness and cruelty of life;therefore‚ they know that happiness is sometimes hard to come by. To be able to read fictional stories about happily ever after’s‚ adventures‚ and spooky journeys‚ is certainly not a waste of time. When I read the book‚ “Cinderella” by Walt Disney‚ as an adolescent kid‚ the story was a magical escape into Cinderella’s world. More so‚ I enjoyed every minute
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Anthills of the Savannah is a fictional novel by Chinua Achebe. The novel tells the story of three educated friends who become major figures in a new regime in the fictional West African land of Kangan. The new regime has been in power for a couple of years‚ the coup overthrew a former dictator. The three friends have all assumed important positions within the new government. Sam is the presidential dictator‚ who has become a leader that does not care much for the people but more for the power that
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jail‚ and Justice convinced Zits to give crime a chance‚ Zits started to shoot up a bank. Next thing he knew he had a bullet in his head and now was having thoughts of him as other people. In Zits head he was transformed into multiple different characters.
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Harsh Patel C-Block Mr. Gleason The Crucible Part -1- Name of the play is The crucible by Arthur miller. The crucible takes place in Salem 1600s. The Crucible is a fictional retelling of events in American history surrounding the Salem Witch trials of the seventeenth century. The crucible is a historical drama that shows the puritan’s view of life in 1600s‚ including the importance of possessions‚ morality‚ and
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he shrugs‚ careless over the loss of time. oh well. suddenly‚ his entire body perks‚ as if he just remembered something! ] Ah‚ introduction first. My bad. [ Who are you? ] I’m Lavi. [ this time‚ the smile is wide and toothy. ] That’s all. [ as in no last name — no substance. ] I’m the Bookman’s Apprentice. [ Who is the Bookman? ] That means I help my geezer mentor record the hidden history of the place I came from [ not his home‚ just a place. ] without bias or ulterior motive. I’ll be doing the
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In "My Antonio" Cather seemed to have a high admiration for Antonio throughout the story. Antonio’s characteristics are shown and brought out in different ways from the beginning of the story to the end. Three of the strongest characteristics that Cather admired in Antonio were her determination‚ optimism and loyalty. Her determination is shown with her strong will to work‚ to improve her life and to take care of her family even after all of the unlucky things she had gone through. Jim says‚ "I know
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I spotted the light flickering by the doorway in the entry hall‚ signaling that someone was at the door. Another poor innocent soul‚ soon to be murdered by General Zaroff. I stepped up to the large wooden door‚ grabbed my black‚ long-barreled revolver and turned the brass knob. I looked upon the visitor with great curiosity‚ as he was naked. The revolver was pointed at his beating heart. His eyes showed a slight glimmer of fear‚ yet he gave a reassuring smile. His mouth began to move and I could
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