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    Comparison of The Lottery and The Story of an Hour “The Story of an Hour”‚ by Kate Chopin; this story was about a wife who was told that her husband had died. The wife went through many emotions but the main emotion she went through upon hearing about her husband’s death was elation. She felt free from his presence in her life‚ but at the same time‚ she also felt sadness. She did not feel sadness for her husband’s death. She felt the sadness for her happiness about his death. “When she abandoned

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    As a one of a kind method for exhibiting subjects and setting the plot of stories‚ most creators convey utilization of epiphany among other artistic‚ literary components. Utilization of epiphany can well be exhibited through characters when they abruptly come to a defining realization within the story or a sudden moment of understanding. In the writings "Araby" and "The Story of an Hour"‚ James Joyce and Kate Chopin‚ individually show through their heroes the havoc that will take place when one is

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    was an English poet‚ short-story writer‚ and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism‚ tales and poems of British soldiers in India‚ and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature. He was born in Bombay‚ in the Bombay Presidency of British India‚ and was taken by his family to England when he was five years old. Kipling is best known for his works of fiction‚ including The Jungle Book (a collection of stories which includes "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi")

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    Communications 2 2/23/14 The Story of an Hour – Fiction Response “The Story of an Hour‚" by Kate Chopin‚ is a tale of a woman who is overjoyed by the death of her husband representing a negative view of marriage. Chopin creates both a detailed physical and psychological setting inside of Louise’s mind that envelopes the reader throughout the story. Everything about Louise’s life is described with minimal details and the slightest of enjoyment‚ while the inside of her mind and her dreams of the

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    Francis Bacon A LIST OF FAMOUS SHORT STORIES Famous short story writers are Edgar Allan Poe‚ Guy de Maupassant‚ Anton Chekov and O Henry. Some of these authors have gained much fame and recognition in the literary world entirely through their brilliant narrative of short stories while some of them like Charles Dickens‚ P.G. Woodehouse and Rudyard Kipling are highly accomplished in the fields of writing short stories and novels. Short stories are actually more difficult to write as it revolves

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    On October 7 of 2009‚ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi gave a speech through TEDTalks on‚”The Danger of a Single Story.” Her speech was a passionate intel of not falling into one perspective and how‚”impressionable and vulnerable we are in the face of a story.”( Adichi 1:52) Her way of thinking was not limited by the books she constantly read but the encounters in which she faced. Ultimately giving the impact that individuals judge another to their entirely based off of a single idea or acknowledgment.

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    Status in Two Chekhov Stories In the introduction to our edition of Chekhov’s short stories‚ by George Pahomov‚ it is stated that Chekhov’s fiction “captured the burgeoning Russian democracy” and that “in Chekhov’s democratic world view‚ no one was excluded” (vii-viii). We see these ideals being put forward in the two stories by Chekhov that we will discuss in this paper. In these two stories‚ “The Resurrection” and “The Dance Pianist‚” we can see how Chekhov depicts a world where the author’s

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    ” In the short story A Worn Path by Eudora Welty‚ the main character Phoenix carried out the meaning of these two words throughout the whole story. She had experienced many road blocks during her journey‚ but she did not let them stop her from reaching the goal she had at the time. In the story‚ Phoenix is a very old woman who needed to go to town to get medicine for her sick grandson. She overcame obstacles that were both physical and mental throughout the course of the story. Her courage and

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    The Story of an Hour There are many different tones‚ themes‚ characters‚ and symbolism in the short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin explains the story of a negative view of marriage by showing the reader with a woman who is overjoyed that her husband has died‚ also the characters in the story itself goes through multiply changes from fear to depression to finally freedom. The lone character‚ who goes through the most change be far throughout the entire story is the main character Mrs

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    The most powerful way to experience emotions is to encounter polar opposite feelings at the same time. In the story of an hour the main character Mrs. Mallard experiences grief and joy in around the same moment. The story shows how situations can be perceived in different ways depending on your outlook. In “The Story of an Hour” Mrs. Mallard copes with the supposed death of her husband through polar opposite emotions that happen in less than an hour. Mrs. Mallard copes with what she believes to

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