In the short story “How I Met My Husband” by Alice Munro the structure of the plot and the conflict work in unity to reach the conclusion. This story has a sympathetic protagonist dealing with a relatable conflict‚ suspense‚ and a twist ending that may keep the reader thinking after the last lines have been read. The protagonist in this story‚ Edie‚ is a timid person who is always doing whatever makes other people happy and never says what she wants. She describes herself as “shy” (Munro 127)
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Beauty When the Dancer Is the Self “Beauty when the dancer is the self” written by Alice Walker is a well written and thought provoking essay that makes the reader reflect the meaning behind beauty. As a young child Walker lost vision in one of her eyes and in doing so lost her confidence and self-esteem. The essay is made up of different memories that come together to tell her personal story of how she learned to accept herself and her abnormality. As a little girl Walker thought beauty was in
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as a mischievous‚ oblivious‚ and frightened girl. Alyss states “‘ It’d be more fun if it had fountains of water coming out of it.’ Alyss said‚ and immediately the hoop was spurting water from tiny holes all along its surface‚ the surprised inventor still wiggling to keep it going round and round” (Beddor 21). This shows Alyss is mischievous and likes to prank. She also has a very creative imagination. Alyss enjoys shenanigans and often gets herself in trouble. Alyss declares “‘He’s late’” she then
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In the book‚ The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor‚ the classic story of Alice in Wonderland is flipped on it’s side. In Beddor’s novel‚ Queen Genivieve of Wonderland’s daughter‚ Alyss‚ takes an interesting journey‚ but in the end‚ ends up back in Wonderland. When Alyss is young‚ Redd kills King Nolan‚ which is the first time evil comes to Wonderland. Soon after that‚ Redd attacks Heart Palace and Queen Genevieve sends Alyss into the Pool of Tears but Alyss sees Redd kill Genevieve before she is
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The themes that are in the films and novels; Alice In Wonderland directed by Tim Burton‚ The Luck Uglies written by Paul Durham‚ The Maze Runner‚ and The Clockwork Angel‚ the viewers may pick out would be the sheer recklessness that these young characters have. These themes can be pointed out easily from their actions between these stories as well as traits such as curiosity that make these characters very similar to each other. In the movie ‘Alice in Wonderland’‚ directed by Tim Burton the themes
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immersive mental journey can destroy. Alice enters Wonderland with certain beliefs about science‚ the world‚ and how people and animals should behave. She begins her journey thinking she knows all‚ causing her to become bored with her reality and have little appreciation for her life. Although inquisitive‚ Alice starts the book close-minded‚ tentative‚ and judgmental of others‚ however‚ she begins to change as she delves deeper into Wonderland and her mind. As Alice continues to encounter strange‚ unbelievable
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Nonfiction The nonfiction novel‚ Lucky‚ written by Alice Sebold‚ is a memoir of a life changing and detailed experience of the author’s violent rape and its aftermath. Alice survives a brutal attack and learns that life is about survival. Entering college for the first time in her life‚ not having a strong relationship with her parents and just a few friends to confide in; the assault only creates her emotional health to spiral downwards. Alice slowly progresses and responds to her traumatic incident
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situation even more creepy than it already is? Burton’s answer would be low key lighting‚ and most of us would say the same too. An innocent child telling a ghost story around a campfire with a flashlight below her chin would also agree. For example‚ in Alice in Wonderland‚ Burton compses the Knave of Hearts more evil and creepy then he already is in the
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Throughout Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland‚ Alice experiences a variety of bizarre physical changes‚ causing her to realize she is not only trying to figure out Wonderland but also trying to determine her own identity. After Alice arrives in Wonderland the narrator states‚ “For this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people” (Lewis Carroll‚ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 12). This quotation is the first instance that shows Alice is unsure of her identity. The changes in size
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CHARACTER SKETCH: ALICE Alice was the first person in the world to survive a brain transplant. She was involved in a terrible accident and the only way to keep her alive was to place her in Gail Jarred’s body. She used to have the same copper red hair and freckles as her identical twin sister has. Her new body has large dark brown eyes and portrayed to have a lean‚ athletic body. Alice has mixed emotions about everything that has happened to her. In her new body‚ she feels more confident due to
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