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    Sprogligt: Komma foran that‚ bruger de rigtige ord. Indholdsmæssigt: Fortolkning. Analysis: Poetic Justice I have read the short story called Poetic Justice. The story is about a woman‚ who is around 40 years old. The woman is married and she has two kids. She is living a very stressful life – she goes to work at an office‚ takes care at her family and basically does anything practical. One day at her office she goes to an online communication website‚ very much like Facebook‚ called Friends United

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    Time Life has an irony all of its own‚ what is wished for is not often got‚ and what is said is not always meant. In “The Story of An Hour”‚ Kate Chopin illustrates the irony of Louise Mallard’s life in only one hour. Throughout the story dramatic‚ situational and verbal irony are strategically positioned to keep the reader’s attention. There are many cases throughout “The Story of An Hour” where the reader has more knowledge about a character or a situation than the characters involved. For example

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    What Makes A Bomb Story? Stories‚ they have been around forever and will be till the end of time. We all have stories that we remember and love. But why can we only recall a few stories and not all of them? We remember stories because of their great plot‚ style and tone‚ as well as their great theme. A well written story can draw a readers attention by having a great plot. Without a plot stories wouldn’t have any fracas‚ triumph or ending. The plot gives the author an ‘outline’ for their work

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    Summary and Response The desire of freedom definitely comes with an immense price. In “The Story of an Hour‚” Kate Chopin describes her main character‚ Louise Mallard‚ as a freedom seeking housewife‚ trapped in an unwanted marriage with her husband Brently Mallard. She soon after gets granted the gift of freedom when she finds out her husband had been in a train accident‚ which ironically Kate Chopin’s father died of the same tragic death. With Kate Chopin’s unique writing style‚ she has been a

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    • A stated theme is directly expressed by the narrator or a character. theme is suggested by story events as well as the char• An implied _ acters’ actions and reactions. "Thank You‚ M’am" has an implied theme about the effects of kindness and trust. Themes of kindness and trust appear in literature of all time periods. As you read "Thank You‚ M’am‚" identify what message this contemporary short story communicates. Connecting Literary Elements The theme or message that is suggested by characters’

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    “Good” People‚ Good Stories Many characters in short stories or novels can relate in one way or another whether it be the place or time period they are set in‚ their personalities‚ or their involvement with other characters. The storylines in “Good Country People” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” are very similar‚ but the characters are somewhat different in how they act when put in a stressful situation. Flannery O’Connor uses her knowledge of religion in her stories and relates her characters

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    scars. This short story is told from the perspective of someone obviously close to Marais because of the in depth feeling portrayed in the content of the story. As an example the narrator is talking about the effects that the accidental killing is going to have on Marais’s political and social life. Also‚ the shadow that has been caste over South Africa will continue to grow with the negative publicity an accident of this magnitude brings with it. "He knows that the story of the Afrikaner farmer—regional

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    the story – Selfishness is the main theme with a variety of sub themes. People who are selfish do not want to share their things with others. They want to keep everything for themselves. But when they do that‚ they quickly find themselves all alone. The giant was selfish and he didn’t want to share his garden with the children. When he sent the children away‚ he was left with nothing but a cold ugly garden that he could not enjoy. Wilde uses this theme‚ not only for the purpose of the story‚ but

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    In “the story of an hour‚” author Kate Chopin develops the main character Louise Mallard initially as a submissive young spouse. Then the author develops the characterization of Louise Mallard‚ through her diction and imagery‚ into an empowered‚ freed “widow.” The diction used by the author is crucial to the development of the story. In the opening line the author refers to the main character as “Mrs. Mallard‚” and states that she is “afflicted with a weak heart. These choices of diction imply

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    settings of these stories are very dangerous. For example‚ in “Sound of Thunder” Eckels decided he wanted to go back in time and hunt a dinosaur‚ which isn’t that great of an idea. There were times where he could’ve gotten himself killed. Also in “Being Prey” Val Plumwood had gotten attacked by a crocodile because she went to a main channel‚ where she’d been told to not go there. In conclusion‚ both stories’ settings were very dangerous. The conflicts between both of these stories are somewhat similar

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