The Elevator Believe it or not‚ many people have a phobia for elevators. In the short story “The Elevator” Martin has a huge fear of elevators especially the one they use in his apartment. In the story his phobia got worse and worse because of the mysterious obese woman who would come with him every time. She would mostly increase in fear by giving him a strange stare. Martin has a great big phobia for elevators. “He was always uncomfortable in elevators‚ afraid that they would fall”(31). this shows
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Perspectives in Emergency Life can be repetitive‚ unclear‚ and colourful. It has its ups and downs‚ along with its dramatic twists and turns‚ but ultimately‚ life can be confusing. In the short story Emergency‚ Johnson suggests that when one is stuck in the same environment for too long‚ one’s grasp on life becomes artificial. Using symbolism‚ characters and anaphora‚ Johnson suggests that by “taking a break” from work‚ one can gain a clearer perspective on life. Johnson uses ‘blindness’
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How my stories were written Have u ever read a story where you were related to or change your life? In the short story by Bulosan‚ he uses a few literary elements such as setting‚ and irony to show how someone’s life can be change by a storyteller. In the following‚ I will explain what is the role of the Apo Lacay in this short story and how he has helped the author to overcome in the new world. In the beginning of the story “ It is true there are mountains which are green all the year round
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Lina also uses her passion for art to remain connected to the outside world by putting her drawings in a wooden box and burying it for someone on the outside to discover. It is the discovery of this box that leads to this novel being written and the memories of those who survived Stalin’s cleansing of the Baltic region. Lina’s family made the right decision by refusing to “confess” to counterrevolutionary activities. There was no promise of freedom even if they did sign. However‚ those
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unaware of this. My plan was to surprise him. I knew exactly where he would be‚ it was a Saturday so of course he would be hitting the beautiful white beach with a few friends he played a hard game of volley ball with. After hours of changing clothes and leaving a huge mess on my bedroom floor I was finally ready to set off. I had decided to try out my fabulous new pair of heels. Little had I anticipate how much I would struggle to walk in them. But i glimpsed down at the shiny rock resting beautifully
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formulated‚ grazing the grade 1 seven stripes that were sewn on. Stripes of courage‚ rank and acknowledgement. *** My father slowly wiped down the Lee-Enfield while I filled up the metal canteen. “Father‚ is it going to hurt the rabbit?” He let out a short laughter‚ finished with a smirk and a smile offering me to polish the .303 that he was wiping. “Come on son‚ if you have a mind as weak as that‚ you won’t make it past a private.” *** Taking a sip from the warm scented cup‚ the cross dangled down
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] Time to Grow Up In the short story “A&P‚” John Updike writes of a nineteen year old boy‚ Sammy‚ who is overcome by his fantasies when three girls walk into the A&P grocery store. They are in nothing but bathing suits. He soon decides‚ after the events that occur‚ because of these three girls‚ to quit working in the third slot of the grocery store. The three girls to Sammy are damsels in distress‚ because of Lengel‚ the manager. Out of the three girls‚ one catches his eye‚ the one he
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downstairs‚ the sickness made me feel like a zombie. My dad told me to go get dressed‚ and I was thinking to myself‚ doesn’t he know I feel like I just ran for twenty four hours straight? Following his directions‚ I dragged myself upstairs. The clothes that I was putting on made me feel like I was
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Short story: Title: One girl’s life In some village there is a one girl who did not have her father. Her father left her family at her childhood itself because her mother gave born to two girls so he left them. From then onwards the girl started to work hard and to feed their family. She became the topper of the class in every standard from her childhood. She joined in an engineering college which is medium college even though she got a good rank she
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4 short stories Romance: Plot and setting- character is living alone‚ doesn’t do anything with his time and his fathers money‚ and wakes up one morning watching TV and realizes that he needs to do something with his life. This character dropped out of school‚ but still loved his life even though he didn’t do anything. This character knows they have great athletic skill and decided to try out for a team. He barely makes the team as he goes through trouble working as a team and contributing to cooperation
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