Cited: Geddes‚ Gary. 20th Century Poetry & Poetics: Fourth Edition. Ontario: Oxford University Press Canada‚ 1996.
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man’s life for him to break a barrier of reality to go from invincibility to mortality. They have to take that leap forward gradually‚ but as they do they will make mistakes along the way and have to learn from the bad ones. The short story “Greasy Lake” by T. Coraghessan Boyle is about three young men who have to break that barrier of reality in one horrible night by making mistake after mistake‚ only they have to learn from their mistakes quickly or they wont get out of their bad situation. There
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In the novel In the Lake of the Woods‚ O’Brien channels between his life in the present at the lake with his wife‚ and his life in the past‚ recalling memories from the war in Vietnam. The novel begins with a preview into the love life and marriage of John and Kathy Wade. While the novel progresses‚ their relationship begins to deteriorate and as the narrator jumps from his past to his present‚ the impact of his time in Vietnam becomes more apparent as a primary factor in the failure of their marriage
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BASIC OUTLINE FOR AN EXPLICATION DE TEXTE I. INTRODUCTION A. Reading the text 1. Read the text out loud several times‚ paying attention to its difficulties (words‚ expressions‚ grammar). 2. Ask yourself at this point some general questions about the text. Is it is comic‚ serious; a monologue‚ dialog (slow or rapid); is it a description‚ reflection‚ confession‚ etc? 3. Try to find the rhythm of the text: slow‚ rapid‚ even‚ uneven. 4. The purpose of this reading is to make your
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Greasy lake The boys are seeking to gain the respect and honor that man hood has for them. They thought that bad was good of course in that time it was the cool thing to do‚ they went cruising around the strip sixty seven times trying to look like bad boys. Then all of a sudden Digby (one of the narrator’s friends) fought for the wheel because he saw his friend’s car at greasy lake so they thought to play a prank on him they flashed their lights and honk the horn to look like the police. But they
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you might know‚ this spring break I went to lake Konoplis with my Mom‚ Dad‚ and sister. It was very exiting‚ because this was going to be the first time we had ever stayed in a cabin. Lake Konoplis is right past the small town of Marquette. When we go to the cabin the first thing we did was unpack. Shortly we went down to a little fishing place we saw when we came in. We weren’t having any luck there so we decided to go to a different section of the lake. At our new section we had an amazing time
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What It Takes To Be Bad What does it mean to be a teenager? Teenagers are trying to find their identities and fit in. T. C. Boyle’s story “Greasy Lake” has three rebellious teenagers looking for trouble on a summer evening and finding it. Boyle mentions through the narrator‚ that it was at a time when it was “good to be bad”‚ but a closer analysis of the story shows that the three boys are truly lost within their own egos. The story shows the changing culture of the time‚ something these young
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Explication of "The Road Not Taken." The poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is about a man reflecting on a choice he once made. While the outcome of this choice is not implied to be positive or negative‚ the speaker notes that the choice in itself‚ and the consequences of that choice‚ have made a huge difference in the way his life has unfolded. Ultimately‚ the idea of choice is a key theme in the poem. Plot‚ use of color‚ symbolism and tone are all elements of the poem that help develop
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Phillip Alexander Explication Essay 2 Stephen Crane’s poem “War is Kind” is an anti war poem written in the late 19th century. The author is very critical of war and questions if the loss of life and limb are worth it. Through the use of structure and sarcasm Stephen Crane persuades the reader to look at war through his eyes in a very critical manner. The very title‚ “War is Kind” is sarcastic. The reader however‚ does not find this out immediately. The poem is structured into five
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Greasy Lake The saying “what goes around comes around” is the perfect saying for Greasy Lake by T. Coraghessan Boyle. This short story shows you the exact meaning of that saying. Now would you say that everything that happen in the end was good enough for all of their actions…no; but you can say its karma. Of course you cannot agree with anything that they did and you cannot really sympathize with him but a part of you may think ‘okay I guess they kind of got what they deserve.’ After reading this
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