Various stories such as oral traditions that taught a lesson‚ folk tales or fictional stories that were written for entertainment have been told throughout history. Although each story can be vastly different‚ there are specific characteristics that need to be included to make a successful and satisfying story. One of the required characteristics is the intensive use of details that help with the readers’ visualization. Characterization is another important aspect of creating a satisfying story as
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The short story “Boys and Girls” was about the different problems that most of us face today: stereotypes and to go deeper into the main theme of the short story: sexism. The short story was about a girl who tried not to be like the rest. She didn’t want to be stuck at home working all day like the way her mother spent her entire life. She wanted to be free‚ to go on adventures and maybe even one day‚ become a hero. Because of what people were influencing her to do‚ she started to lose her true self
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when she got fired the author leads the audience to believe that the short story “The Embassy of Cambodia” is about how society puts restrictions on what someone can and cannot do and how toxic relationships can confine individuals. Zadie Smith wants the audience to understand that most people feel imprisoned to society’s rules and expectations and due to this they cannot break free and enjoy their lives. Society
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compare and the contrast the short story and film of “The Birds”. The short story was written by Daphne du Maurier and the film was directed by Hitchcock. The plot of the story is about flocks of birds who have started to behave in a weird way and begin attacking humans. In the short story of “The Birds” the main characters consisted of the Hockens family. The story took place in the 1950s in a rural area of England. The way the birds first attacked in the short story wasn’t very serious‚ only couple
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Flannery O’Connor is a brilliant writer who constructs stories that most readers can easily relate to. O’Connor is known mostly for the religious views used throughout her short stories‚ but she routinely uses an abundance of other themes to convey messages and lessons to readers. Although her short stories consist of diverse characters who have opposing views on certain issues her stories are comparable. In comparing both “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and “Everything That Rises Must Converge” it
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2013 Research Paper on The Birth-Mark Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the greatest short story writers of his time. His uniqueness in his writing makes him a talented writer. He never directly comes out and says exactly what he means‚ instead he incorporates different symbols‚ characters‚ and themes throughout his stories that the reader has to analyze and figure out. In his short story‚ “The Birth-Mark”‚ he uses an intriguing plot and unique characterization in order to teach lessons
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Satisfying Short Story A short story is a brief yet succinct detail into someone’s life. It most often gives a history or background of the individual’s life‚ a decisive moment‚ which is further built up on and then leads to a culmination of events. The goal is to capture and maintain the reader’s interest throughout the story by utilizing a single thought provoking character‚ visual details and a climatic end. These features will keep the reader captivated to the very end of the story. While most
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Repetition in Hemingway’s short story Cat in the Rain Ernest Hemingway was one of the greatest American novelists and short-story writers of the 20th century. He cleaned up American prose and made it just simplier and down to earth. At that time this was a particular type of modernism in America. Typical for Hemingway’s prose writing was also the girlish aspect‚ it was more dark‚ the meaningless world‚ that nothing makes sense. In this context Hemingway had the opinion that people think in simple
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Short Story Analysis of ‘the pedestrian’ & ‘on the sidewalk bleeding’ In the stories ‘the pedestrian’ and ‘on the sidewalk bleeding’‚ there are in common on conflict and different on the setting. Both story are person against society conflict. ‘on the sidewalk bleeding’ is a short story by American author Evan Hunter. The Pedestrian is a though provoking story and it makes the reader consider what the future may be like and how the reader can act to change it. Mr.Mead and Andy have a common conflict
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1890 Guy de Maupassant published over three hundred short stories in a variety of modes‚ including the supernatural legend‚ the surprise-ending tale‚ and the realistic story. Although he is best-known for such surprise-ending tales as La Parue (1884; "The Necklace‚" 1909) and most-respected for such affecting realistic stories such as Boule de Suif (1880; "Ball of Fat‚" 1909)‚ Maupassant also contributed to the sophistication of the horror story by pushing it even further than Edgar Allan Poe into
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