As Mandy Hale once stated‚ “Sometimes when you lose your way‚ you find yourself.” This is certainly true for the traveler‚ the protagonist and only character from Joyce Carol Oates’ short story “The Journey”. The traveler‚ who is not identified as female or male‚ sets out on a journey on the highway towards a city that they have visited many times. Along the way‚ the traveler finds themself lost after turning on a different road that they usually follow towards the city; they suppose that the new
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Reychel Buda Honors Biology 9/1/13 The growth of Bacteria Purpose; the purpose of this lab was to see how much bacteria would grow on our variables we chose to use. Hypothesis; The dirtier the variable‚ the more bacteria will grow over time. Materials; 6 Petri dishes Cotton Swabs (Q-tips) Procedure; we started with 6 different Petri dishes that had a sticky yellow-ish substance layered on the bottom. Then‚ we picked out the variables we were going to use to rub onto the yellow substance
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Tusk By Joyce Carol Oates Abnormal and captivating. These would be some of the keywords of the essay Tusk by Joyce Carol Oates. It tells the story of a young boy named Roland Landrau‚ but he addresses himself as Tusk. Tusk is somewhat Roland’s alter-ego where he in his mind is the cool guy at school. Already in the first sentence of the story‚ it pulls the reader in and reeks of something wrong and something exciting. “As the knife fitted into Tusk’s hand‚ an idea fitted into his head”[1]
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The story of the buck by Joyce Carol Oates is about two interesting characters that are discovering things about themselves. I like the fact that the Melanie Snyder has realized her femininity. While on the other hand Wayne Kunz is very masculine and prideful of himself. We learn that Melanie femininity is concealed because of her finace. I found it very interesting as to how she views the religion‚ and how she connects it through her fiancé. Its almost as if she has a connection with religion only
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In “Where is Here?” by Joyce Carol Oats‚ she uses a few different methods of indirect characterization to describe the character who is only known as “the visitor”. The five methods are appearance‚ speech‚ actions‚ reactions of others‚ and private thoughts. To begin‚ we will analyze the physical appearance of the visitor. In the beginning of the short story‚ Oats describes the character as a man in his late forties who was wearing a dark‚ conservatively cut suit. His hair was described as “thin”
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In “Beasts” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the totems play a significant role throughout the entirety of the novel. ( in regards to the protagonist (Gillian) in the novel.) Firstly‚ the totems are a representation of the perverse sexually deviant side in us thats kept repressed from society. Secondly‚ Gillian’s ambivalent perception of Dorcas is in perfect alignment with the way in which she views the totems.Lastly‚Gillian’s internalized feelings of inadequacy are projected onto some of the totems.The totems
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Professor Clary Writing Research 109 Sec. 03 15 September 2013 “Ladies and Gentlemen” By Joyce Carol Oates Ever go on vacation or to a movie and it takes a turn to the unexpected? That is exactly what the passengers in Joyce Carol Oates’ story “Ladies and Gentlemen” are experiencing. They signed up for a fabulous‚ top of the line‚ tropical cruise‚ however what they received was an old‚ run down‚ beaten‚ vermin filled cruise ship destined for the dry docks. Not to mention their “tropical
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A Widow’s Story is a memoir of Joyce Carol Oates‚ dedicated to her late husband Raymond Smith. This book was gripping from the very start‚ I felt like I was getting to know Oates more as a person‚ instead of just the author to literature read for the class. Oates husband of forty-seven year of marriage passed away from a secondary infection; acquired during his hospital stay for treatment of pneumonia. She takes us on this journey with her from the beginning with the ER visit she took with Ray‚ when
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“Where is Here?” By Joyce Carol Oats is a story about a mysterious stranger visiting a family.The visitor discusses the idea of infinity.The drawing‚the house‚and the characters all support the idea of infinity. To begin‚the illustration the stranger draws for the son.The drawing is most obvious because the stranger himself explains it to the son using the word infinity.The stranger demonstrates the drawing to the son drawing a square then drawing a triangle‚a second‚third‚and a fourth inside
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Sometimes being the little guy can cause a person to notice the scarier parts of life. As for Judd Mulvaney‚ this is very true. In her novel‚ We Were the Mulvaneys‚ Joyce Carol Oates characterizes Judd as a reflective young boy through her use of indirect and direct characterization‚ selection of detail‚ and repetition. Initially‚ the reader sees a young boy taking a break from his bike ride to gape at a brook near his house. As Judd stares into the water‚ Oates describes him as "hypnotized and
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