“time travel” premise in which the protagonist wakes up 30 years younger. Time travel type stories are popular and have been successful (PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED‚ BACK TO THE FUTURE‚ THE TERMINATOR‚ 12 MONKEY‚ etc.). The idea of a rather selfish‚ self-destructive man getting a second chance at life has merit. However‚ the script would benefit from more development. One of the first concerns worth discussing is the tone. The story opens up with the protagonist‚ Anderson‚ acting in a soap opera. This
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written on the pages of a locked diary? Picture though‚ something as simple and ordinary as a closet full of clothes. Think about its contents‚ where they have been worn‚ what they have been through‚ the stories attached to each item. The nameless protagonist of Diane Schoemperlen’s short story Red Plaid Shirt does this as she recalls a snippet of her past life with each article of clothing she picks up. Red plaid shirt‚ blue sweatshirt‚ brown cashmere sweater‚ yellow evening gown‚ black leather jacket each
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Alfred Hitchcock It is said that a director’s main objective is to create films that capture their audience’s attention and one director who has defiantly demonstrated this in all his film is Alfred Hitchcock‚ using various film techniques and his very own cinematic style. Hitchcock fashioned himself a distinctive and recognisable style. The audience is encouraged to identify with the camera which moves in a way that is supposed to mimic a person’s gaze‚ forcing viewers to engage in a form of
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She shared her strong feminist views on how movies are getting away with degrading women while making big bucks. She explains this by comparing different types of women’s movies and how they could be altered to make the woman protagonist more independent‚ but money wise having a happy ending for the man is what the audience craves. From her experience‚ Poniewozik shares these affects through her daughter. She evaluates movies based on if it would be a good lesson for her child.
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is from Sam’s point of view and in third-person the story is told. This does not create some special effect of being present and thus there is not near as much thrill compared to a first-person narrator. Sam Turner is the main character and the protagonist in the short story. She is a round character‚ but little is described about her characteristics. Particular in the scene after Layton teaches her how to shoot with his gun the reader gets an important piece of information “She’d never been so proud
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is a flat or round character. 4. What is the effect of the story’s being told from Nea’s perspective? How might the story be different if it were told from the mother’s point of view? “Bartelby the Scrivener” Herman Melville 1. Who is the protagonist? Whose story is it? 2. Does the lawyer change during the story? Does Bartelby? Who is the antagonist? 3. What motivates Bartelby’s behavior? Why do you think Melville withholds the information about the Dead Letter Office until the end of
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Narration The narration is first person point of view. The narrator is the protagonist of the story: an unnamed teenage girl. The story is told primarily as a flashback from the adult narrator. As a result‚ the narrator can tell her story with playfulness‚ self-deprecation‚ detachment‚ and even fondness. While the incident caused her genuine pain at the time‚ she has long since come to terms with it. Summary The protagonist has been dumped by Martin. She is forced to see him with his new girlfriend
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and his father. That gives me sense that Morley Callaghan who wrote this short story‚ wants the reader to act out as the person and wants the reader to be the character. “The Address” is written in third person view so most of the dialogue is the protagonist explaining her past. That gives me sense that Marga Minco who wrote this short story‚ wants the reader to feel what the character is describing her
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between the audience and the protagonist differ in a tragedy and comedy because the audience has different feelings for each protagonist. Comedies are meant to make the audience feel happy overall‚ but there is little emotion the audience feels from the protagonist. For example‚ after a Greek trilogy was played‚ a comedy was played‚ so people wouldn’t feel so downhearted. Tragedies tend to emotionally move people because the audience can identify with and relate to the protagonist. In a tragedy the audience
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Sophocles once stated‚ “Success is sweet‚ even if it comes from deception.” This truth is portrayed through three different short stories known as “How Stories Came to Earth”‚ “Coyote Steals Fire”‚ and “Master Cat: Puss in Boots”. In each of these three tales the main character spins webs of deceit by tricking people or‚ in some cases‚ animals into doing what they want them to. This includes Anansi’s act of tricking a snake into stretching himself out so Anansi could tie the snake to the stick in
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