Gone: Analysis of Central Idea in Helena Maria Viramontes’ “The Moths” PAPER#1(CENTRAL IDEA) The short story “The Moths” by Helena Maria ViraMontes is the story of a Latina granddaughter reminiscing about her relationships between herself and family‚ most specifically with her grandmother‚ when the narrator was a teenage girl. The narrator speaks about the indifference she felt among her sisters because she feels she was not pretty enough and could not “do the girl things they
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Edgar Allen Poe is an American short story writer‚poet and literary critic.His famous short stories are based on not only horrific events‚but also on psychological distortations as in "The Cask of Amontillado".In his literary critic on short story writing style‚he says a short story should turn around a central event and all the other things must have use for that main point.In this short story‚his main point is the result of obsession of revenge with impunity and all the other actions serve for the
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How does the included FDR quote in paragraph 15 contribute to the central idea(s) of the text? Answer: FDR’s quote contributed to the central idea of helping bring about the end of the Great Depression and continuing to shape American economic and political policy today by understanding that this is a serious situation‚ and that Americans are looking for someone to fix the problem. He takes it upon himself to act quickly in order to get out of the Great Depression and‚ hopefully‚ prosper once again
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Interestingly‚ an author by the name of Edgar Allen Poe‚ wrote a very dark and dreary story called “The Cask of Amontillado”. Furthermore‚ a few interesting themes introduced in “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ include: gothic‚ betrayal‚ and insanity. Firstly‚ Poe introduces a very interesting theme called a gothic theme. Likewise‚ in Poe’s story Montresor hides his intent of hate towards Fortunato; leaving a dark foreboding killer intent to be felt by the readers. Furthermore‚ Montresor gets Fortunato
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The main lesson Edgar Allen Poe was trying to illustrate‚ in “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ is that the outcome of revenge is never as sweet as it appears. The narrator‚ Montresor‚ has been wronged by Fortunato and Montresor plans to make Fortunato pay for his actions one hundred percent. Montresor thinks that killing Fortunato will resolve his feelings and he will feel empowered and triumphant afterwards. He wants revenge but does not want Fortunato to have any effect on his feelings: “I must not
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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe . Fortunato and Montresor: Examples of Human Morality Essence Many have been the efforts of scholars and thinkers to recognize and understand what the essence of human morality is. Some philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes believes that human beings are intrinsically evil; nonetheless‚ others philosophers such as Augustine of Hippo state that human nature is in a certain way divine since it is a reflection of God’s creation for excellence. Nowadays‚ almost
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An Analysis of “The Cask of Amontillado In “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe takes us on a journey into the mind of a mad man. The story relates a horrible revenge made even more horrible by the fact that the vengeance is being taken when no real offense had been given. In a short space and with ultimate technical skill‚ Poe creates a nightmare‚ guaranteed to give the reader a sleepless night. The plot of the story is a simple one. Montresor tales revenge on his
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inside the readers head. We see these tools used in contrasting ways in “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. The distinctive techniques used in these short stories leave you feeling uneasy once you finish them. Using different methods‚ both authors create a story of horror for their readers. The tones of these stories vary quite a bit. The first sentence of “The Cask of Amontillado” reads “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but
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Fortunato from the story “The Cast of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ and I were been lied to and was intentionally mislead. A few year ago‚ my older cousin mislead me into believing that he was not human‚ but an alien. My cousin would tell me stories about how he came to earth and also he would demonstrate his gibberish language to me. I just sat there believing every word that goes through my mind. Then he would tell me to open my eyes and shut them‚ each time I did‚ he would seem to be teleporting
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In Broad Daylight the author Ha Jin‚ tells a story about a moral issue through direct characterization of a dynamic character named Mu Ying‚ a married woman. The issue is Mu is a whore in the eyes of her community because she slept with men for money. Mu was to be punished for the sins she had committed by the Red Guards. Her husband‚ Meng Su is a static character in this story. He loved his wife so much‚ that he over looked her moral flaws and tried to protect her from the punishment that was to
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