The Elements of Fiction I. Character A. Revelation of character 1. Direct a) When the traits are mentioned by the author b) When the traits are mentioned by another character 2. Indirect—when only the behavior‚ such as speech or actions‚ from which we infer traits is given B. Understanding character 1. Understanding the function he performs in the story 2. Function of major characters is usually plain; the following apply more to minor characters: a) Does he help or hinder
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The theme of desire has been portrayed in many novels and stories. Perhaps the most well-known depiction of desire can be found in the Bible. In the Book of Genesis‚ a snake tempts Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit of the Tree of Knowledge after he convinces them that they will gain God’s knowledge of good and evil and be protected from death. Despite God’s word to not eat of the fruit‚ Adam and Eve did so anyway. Surely‚ this story portrays temptation; however‚ beyond the theme of temptation
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Course Description This course provides a study of representative literary works by early and contemporary Filipino writers. This is a study of the literature of Philippines reflecting the tradition and culture as well as the philosophies of the Filipinos depicted in the literary works. Reference English I (Based on the Basic Education Curriculum) by Josefina Payawal-Gabriel English Communication Arts and Skills Through Filipino Literature by Josephine B. Serrano Week 1 Learning
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You were already half dead. The Careers were hunting you down like the animalistic monsters they were. Cato was angry at you as you had scored a little higher than him in the tests much to your dismay‚ that was enough to give you a death sentence. Not to forget the headache you were enduring. Peeta Mellark‚ your district partner was nowhere to be found‚ but he was alive. His cannon hadn’t gone off yet so he had to be alive. You had heard that he had allied himself with the Career pack. This was
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Cecelia Everhart was a raven haired beauty who was quite dull and vain. Seated next to her was her husband‚ Charles‚ a rather tiny fellow. Weak and unintimidating‚ he gave off the feeling of a rather poor man; however he was rather malapert and therefore quite rude. Their daughter was an exact replica of her mother‚ sitting on the edge of her chair and drinking tea with her pinky extended. The entire family looked up as the Osborns entered and Cecelia stood up with a supercilious smile plastered
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One beautiful September morning‚ Patti and Matt were getting ready for work. While giving her 6 mouth old son‚ Michael‚ a bath‚ her friend‚ Mary‚ called her and told her to turn on the news. When she turned on the news it was talking about hijacked planes crashing into the Twin Towers. The hijackers were terrorists‚ they hijacked four planes. Two landed in the Twin Towers‚ one landed on the Pentagon‚ and one crashed in the Pennsylvania Felds it was headed to Washington D.C. Leanna‚ Patti’s two
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Tom had been on the go since six O’clock that morning‚ had confirmed that a brutal rape and murder of a woman was the work of a serial-killer‚ had interview the victims friends and acquaintances‚ and spent hours going over phone and computer records‚ without coming up with one damn piece of evidence‚ or anything he believed had led him closer to finding a direction in which to turn. The only break‚ and the only food‚ he’d gotten all day was the quick lunch with Lila‚ that had been mostly business
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KAYLA STARED AT SETH AS SHE SAT IN the reclining chair adjacent to the couch he had fallen asleep on. Her eyes remained bright and wide as if startled by Seth’s sudden outburst. “Did you have a bad dream?” she asked. Seth blinked the cobwebs from his vision‚ looked over to see Kayla sitting in the chair bemused by him‚ and then screamed again. Kayla nervously jumped like an abruptly frightened fawn and moved to muffle her ears with her hands. She looked as if ready to scream herself. Seth scurried
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“Help!” he yelled as loud as he could He kept yelling for hours. Another inmate died that night Callahan heard the bells and said “Thank god!” The truck pulled up and Callahan started to scream “Help!” Somebody above ground heard him and yelled back. “Hurry grab the shovel!” Callahan was close to death the guards got to the box and opened it. Callahan gasped the fresh air. The guards barked “What are you doing down here!” Callahan had to be honest “It was my plan to escape.” They pulled him out
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