conflict or conflict with others‚ usually having one thematic focus. Short stories generally produce a single‚ focused emotional and intellectual response in the reader. Novels‚ by contrast‚ usually depict conflicts among many characters developed through a variety of episodes‚ stimulating a complexity of responses in the reader. The short story form ranges from “short shorts‚” which run in length from a sentence to four pages‚ to novellas that can easily be 100 pages long and exhibit characteristics
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father has cancer and he is fearful of “the dragon“ and refuses to visit his father‚ but towards the end of the story his friend makes him realise that his dad is not the dragon‚ the cancer is‚ and Anton’s father is the prince trapped in his cave‚ so Anton finally agrees to see his father in hospital‚ and watches him “wither away” In both of these texts‚ a range of visual and language techniques are used to present these changes in perspective to their audiences successfully. A change in perspective
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THE QUİKENİNG The Quickening is a short story by Lisa Interollo. This story is about how a girl growing up been in the mistakes. The main characters are Vicky‚ Susan‚ and Mr.Donnelly. Vicky is a girl who doesn’t get any love from her family‚ she doesn’t have any idea about something what is true and fault. So she learns everything is through by something she saw. Susan is Vicky’s friend in the High School. She also is the partner of Vicky for shoplifters. Mr.Donnelly is a music teacher who is only
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Symbolism in The Cherry Orchard Throughout The Cherry Orchard‚ inanimate objects are utilized as symbols for the characters. These physical things reveal aspects of the characters’ personalities‚ feelings and principles. Over the course of the play‚ the meaning of the symbols change reflecting the development of the characters they are representing. These symbols include the bookcase‚ the nursery and the cherry orchard as a whole. Act 1: Early in the act‚ the nursery is depicted as a symbol
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aBiography Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893)‚ French author of the naturalistic school who is generally considered the greatest French short story writer. Guy de Maupassant was probably born at the Château de Miromesniel‚ Dieppe on August 5‚ 1850. In 1869 Maupassant started to study law in Paris‚ but soon‚ at the age of 20‚ he volunteered to serve in the army during the Franco-Prussian War. Between the years 1872 and 1880 Maupassant was a civil servant‚ first at the ministry of maritime affairs‚
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Raaghav Sachdeva Ruchi Rajgharia Ravi Kumar Parth Sanghvi Stuti Agrawal Q.1 What should Anton Danoise do about Ana’s request? Why? Support your decision with examples and implications. Ans: Anton is in a rather unsettling position. On one hand he has the pressure of his boss not to take any employees’ special requests into consideration and on the other he has the request of a very capable employee. Anton should take Ana’s request for a raise in salary into consideration. This is because Ana is
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follows the life story of Vincent Freeman and his ambition to become a Navigator astronaut at Gattaca‚ the Space Corporation. Vincent Freeman was a love child (conceived naturally) in a world that was founded on genetic engineering. Vincent’s bother‚ Anton‚ unlike
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Being a ‘god-child’‚ Vincent’s genes were defective in many aspects and he too was classified as an ‘invalid’. He was a person who would never get a chance in life and this was evident ever since his childhood. His parents in favour of Anton‚ their superior son‚ overlooked him. He wasn’t given a fair opportunity at employment. His dreams of becoming an astronaut was thought by all to be just that‚ a dream. The only thing that separated him from the other invalids was his phenominal motivation
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over narration‚ reveals that Anton is promised a successful life due to his higher genetic quotient‚ “a son [Vincent’s] father deemed worthy of his name”. However‚ the last two swimming scenes that Niccol incorporates prove that “for the genetically superior‚ success is attainable but it is not guaranteed” as Vincent‚ an invalid‚ wins both swimming competitions and saves Anton both times. ‘God’s’ eye view camera shots and dialogue are used in the scene to make Anton seem menial as he loses. The camera
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would think if they knew of his prison background. The assistant manager‚ Anton a young white man came up to Socrates and asked if could help him. Socrates felt as though he was being miss treated from the get go. After Socrates asked for “an application” Anton played dumb acting as though he didn’t understand what kind of application he was asking for. Once Socrates made it clear he was there for a “job application” Anton had yet another insulting question‚ “Uh. How old are you‚ sir?” (p. 2626)
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