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    SYLLABUS 2010 STORIES OF OURSELVES: THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES IN ENGLISH NOTES FOR TEACHERS on the short stories set for examination in June and November Years 2013‚ 2014‚ 2015 * © University of Cambridge International Examinations [ * NOTE: There are separate documents about the different selections of stories set for examination in years 2007- 2009 and 2010-2012.] CONTENTS Introduction: how to use these Notes The stories: The Son’s Veto

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    "Test" Essay "Test" written by Theodore Thomas‚ is a short story about humanities need for power. The power being that to control others ideas‚ opinions and self identity‚ through trepidation of divergence and government control. The short story "Test" is derived from the fear of diversification and self identity. From the moment Robert Proctor wakes up from his hypnosis‚ the reader sees that the foundation of the world he is living in is based on control. The act of hypnosis itself‚ is someone

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    Short Story/Film Analysis Aric McDonald Short Story/Short Film Comm. 411-35 11:30-12:45 Spring 1997 The three short stories are similar because they all involve jealousy. This type of jealousy surrounds the main characters who are envious of the achievements or the attention that another man receives. The first story is about an old man who is taking his wife on a second honeymoon when she encounters an old suitor‚ creating jealousy

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    Two Short Stories Of Awareness Beyond Oneself:"Araby" And "A Sunrise On The Veld""Araby" by James Joyce and "A Sunrise On The Veld" by Doris Lessing are both short stories in which theprotagonists gained a consciousness that was beyond themselves. The main characters are both initiatedinto new realities and truths of which they were not previously aware. Both short stories will beexamined with reflections according to the type of initiation that was experienced‚ the nature of thenarrators‚ the similar

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    Summary The short story‚ “The Hobbyist written by Frederic Brown is about a man named Sangstrom. Sangstrom was at a prescription pharmacy secretly talking to the Druggist about buying an undetectable poison to kill his wife. The Druggist asks to follow him into the back room and puts some coffee into the boiler. The Druggist informs Sangstrom that he feels that he deserves the poison for free but must pay for the antidote. This is when Sangstrom realizes that the Druggist had poisoned his coffee

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    Locore Ms. Stone English 11A C 19 December 2010 Realism in Modern Short Stories Realism is a type of literary style in which an author will try to convey a message through ordinary life and people‚ the real life situations they may encounter‚ and the likely outcome to their struggles. These outcomes are usually harsh‚ but are more realistic than traditional stories. Raw and brutal emotion can usually be found in these stories because of the lack of idealization the author uses to create a memorable

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    Short Story Essay All humans go through a stage of maturity‚ some handle it better than others and it is caused and affected by many different situations like‚ poverty‚ location‚ age‚ or feelings. I think that all four stories‚ Marigolds‚ Visit to Grandmother‚ Summer of Truth and Flight all have to do with maturity. Both Marigolds and Flight have characters that face maturity‚ going from being immature to becoming mature. While Visit to Grandmother and Summer of Truth the characters are immature

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    Short stories send varying messages‚ while conveying an overall theme and mood through major elements of the plot. In these stories‚ writers have an extensive amount of dialogue‚ as the narrator does not seem to play a large role in the overall picture. A writer may also have a brief amount of description‚ as dialogue between characters is intended to take up the entire picture. This lack of specific descriptions or narration does not always take away from the theme. Raymond Carver’s original‚ “Beginners”

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    Short Story Plot Analysis

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    its 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

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    Echoes 11 Short Stories

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    Short Stories Comparisons Over a short period of time‚ we have accumulated a lot of information regarding short stories as a result from reading. They all had many significant themes and a variety of symbolic meanings. The majority commonly share many aspects however certain stories are completely unrelated. “The Lottery Ticket” by Anton Chekhov and “Rich for One Day” by Suzanne Jacob share the most similarities. Their similarity is evident between the setting‚ characters and the plot. To begin

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