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    Professor Jones English composition II 11 July 2012 The Drunkard Answer Questions The sources of humor in the Drunkard are when the little boy actually became the drunkard. I found it very funny how the little boy started off thinking he had to be in watch of his Father and it becoming vice versa. It arises from observations on life. The element of the story that was funniest to me was how he ran into the wall and excused his self from running into it while also cutting his face. The way he

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    The Drunkard by Frank O’Connor “The Drunkard” is‚ at first glance‚ a comedy about youth and unintended drunkenness‚ and a grateful mother. It is also‚ however‚ a glimpse into the personalities of the members of a dysfunctional family: egotistical father‚ demeaned mother and ignored and/or abused child. Think about the story and choose a focus of your essay. It could be humor‚ family dynamics or the individual characteristics of the father or son. Once you have your theme‚ consider the points that

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    Mrs. Larpenture Classic World Lit. 2/24/12 The affects of drunk lifestyle The Drunkard is a short story about a father and son. The story demonstrates irony while using humor to keep the readers attention. As the son tells the story about his father and what occurred when he attended a funeral with him. Although the story takes place many years ago people can relate as if it were present time. As the story begins the boys shares his father’s traits and qualities. He tells the reader about

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    Drinking underage is not something a person jokes about; but Frank O’Connor story “The Drunkard” is a story about Larry‚ a kid‚ who gets drunk‚ but does it for a good cause. In the story O’Connor uses first person point of view‚ irony and humor to make this story more entertaining. The narrator is Larry Delaney‚ the main character‚ the son of Mick Delany. In the beginning of the story after Mr. Dooley‚ Mick Delany friend‚ dies he says “I did not take the report of his death seriously. Even then

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    In The Drunkard by Frank O’Connor the three kinds of narrative irony are exemplified in what Larry does at the public house; what the neighbors believe about what happened at the public house; what Larry’s mother calls him the next day. The three kinds of narrative irony are situational irony‚ in which a situation is‚ becomes or turns out to be something other than what is expected; dramatic irony‚ in which the reader/audience knows what the characters in the narrative do not know; verbal (spoken

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    Badheka‚Gijubhai ( 1885 -1939 ) Girijashanker Badheka‚ generally known as Gijubhai‚ the most outstanding personality in the field of pre-primary education‚ was born to Bhagwanji and Sm. Kashiba of Vala in Saurashtra at Chittal 9Saurashtra) in the house of his maternal grandfather on 15 November 1885. He had his early education at a primary school at Vala and later passed the Matriculation from Bhavnagar around 1905. He joined the Shamlals College‚ but had to leave his studies incomplete and

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    III honors 14 October 2011 The Short Stories Quiet‚ But Aggressive Approach Novels are superfluous while short stories strive for flawlessness‚ ensuring meticulously picked details and succinct plots. The short story utilizes the complex and vivid words the English language has to offer‚ painting pictures in the minds of the reader‚ while the novel overwhelms the reader with redundant and arbitrarily picked language. Steven Millhauser says that Short stories illustrate the message or meaning

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    5 Important Elements of a Short Story A short story is a short work of fiction. Fiction‚ as you know‚ is prose writing about imagined events and characters. Prose writing differs from poetry in that it does not depend on verses‚ meters or rhymes for its organization and presentation. Novels are another example of fictional prose and are much longer than short stories. Some short stories‚ however‚ can be quite long. If a a short story is a long one‚ say fifty to one hundred pages‚ we call it

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    ENL407 COURSE TITLE THE SHORT STORY QUESTION ‘The short story lacks criticism and lacks form’. Justify this statement using any three stories from THE JAMBULA TREE AND OTHER STORIES. The short was said to lack both criticism and form. These are some of the many false accusations that were levelled against the short story. These allegations‚ coupled with several others‚ have been responsible for the attitude of critics towards the short story. Critics considered the short story to be an inferior kind

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    Short Story Assessment Choose one activity to complete from the short stories read in class. All of these activities require that you combine information provided with creative output. Do not change the facts‚ characters‚ or themes of the stories. However‚ you may fill in blank spots with added information where necessary. You will be evaluated in the following categories: Thinking‚ Communication‚ and Application. 1. Make a mobile of five objects important in at least two short stories

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