John Oakhurst is the main character in "The Outcasts of Poker Flat". John is an outstanding person and has some phenomenal traits. Such as that he is unusually calm‚ courageous‚ and modest. John has shown numerous times in "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"‚ that he is an extraordinarily calm person. One time in which Mr. Oakhurst showed extreme calmness is when the men come to take him away‚ and he just took what is coming. That to me shows extreme calmness. Another time when John Oakhurst shoes his
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than others. John Oakhurst in “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” by Bret Harte is a old school western man who is an avid gambler. Morgan in “The Pupil” by Henry James is a young boy who has a very kind but weak heart. Editha in “Editha” by William Dean Howells is a woman who only sees the romantic sides of life and not the whole picture. All three characters have very different obstacles to conquer
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beginning of the story when Harte talks about people being banished. For example‚ when Mr. Oakhurst returns to the group he speaks in a particular dialect. “Is this yer a dd picnic?” (128-129)‚ this is local color because it shows how people really talked. In this time period‚ regionalism starts when the people of Poker Flat start discussing about throwing the outcast out of town. In Bret Harte’s "The Outcast of Poker Flat"‚ he uses setting‚ conflict‚ and symbolism. The story is based around a small group
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat is a short story filled with connotations of redemption and imbued with an incredible kind of misconception that only the most arrogantly self-righteous could conceive. Its primary purpose is to act as a cautionary tale about a seemingly respectable judgment that unjustly condemns four people to their untimely ends. Harte’s story is set in an 1800’s settlement brimming with discord and mistrust. After a series of very unfortunate events the townspeople decide to exile the
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat is an excellent representation of color writing. The plot is short and rather underdeveloped‚ just as the characters are‚ which is typical of a local color story. The author portrays a rugged setting which is associated with the west during its gold-rush years‚ as well as stereotype the characters into ones you might expect to find in any Northern Californian settlement. <br> <br>Our hero‚ the gambler‚ is steadfast‚ cool and smart while always the loner. He is everything
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(satire‚ literary criticism) Charles W. Chesnutt‚ “The Goophered Grapevine” and “The Wife of His Youth” (stories) Kate Chopin‚ The Awakening (novel)‚ “At the ’Cadian Ball” and “The Storm” (stories) Discussed in This Unit: Bret Harte‚ “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” (story) Joel Chandler Harris‚ “The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story‚” “Mr. Rabbit Grossly Deceives Mr. Fox” (stories) Sarah Orne Jewett‚ “The White Heron‚” “The Foreigner” (stories) Mary E. Wilkins Freeman‚ “A New England Nun‚” “The Revolt of ‘Mother’
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Morality Among the "Outcasts of Poker Flat" As Mr. John Oakhurst‚ gambler‚ stepped into the main street of Poker Flat on the morning of the twenty third of November‚ 1850‚ he was conscious of a change in its moral atmosphere from the preceding night. Two or three men‚ conversing earnestly together‚ ceased as he approached‚ and exchanged significant glances. There was a Sabbath lull in the air‚ which‚ in a settlement unused to Sabbath influences‚ looked ominous. Mr. Oakhurst’s calm handsome face
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“The Outcasts of Poker Flat” is an unfortunate tale involving the death of several exiled outcasts by many different means. The actions of two of the people in the group ultimately led to the death of two young girls‚ known as Piney and “The Duchess‚” by starvation. “Mother Shipton” another female in the group‚ also died by starvation after giving her food to the younger girls so that they may survive. Starvation was the cause of three of the four deaths in the story‚ as the fourth death was the
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Build a Fire in Poker Flat In both the stories “The Outcast of Poker Flat” by Bret Harte and “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ the role of regionalism is very prominent and it plays a very vital role in both stories. If the region of either of these stories were to be changed‚ then neither of them would work the way the writers intended them to. Although both “The Outcast of Poker Flat” and “To Build a Fire” capture the essence of their regions‚ one does it better than the other. The role of
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Outcasts of Poker Flat At least once in our lives we have all felt like outcasts to a group of people‚ feeling different or rejected by society. The characters in Poker Flat felt this same exact way‚ but for them it was a case of life or death for being an outcast. Characters in the story “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” symbolize different types of people in society. Characters in the story represent different types of people in the society of the time period. Some of the characteristics are caregivers
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