When trying to work out the theme of a story‚ we need to remember that the theme is the overall meaning of a work of literature that usually expresses a view or comment on life. Writers rarely state their theme directly; the reader must consider the complex interplay of all of the elements of the story in order to piece together the possible meanings of the work as a whole. Discerning themes always requires a tolerance for ambiguity - especially in an open-ended story like "The Bet" that raises more
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Do you like suspense stories? If so‚ “Sorry Wrong Number” by Lucille Fletcher and “Sorry Right Number” by Stephen King are two very good suspense stories. The plot of both of the stories are centered around phone calls. Both stories center around a mysterious phone call. In “Sorry Wrong Number”‚ the phone call is about someone’s murder. And in “Sorry Right Number‚” the phone call is about a woman crying‚ she says “ Take… please take… t-t- take him to the hospital. He is going to have a heart attack
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Gothic Elements in the Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe is known as the Father of the Gothic. He utilized Gothicism in his short stories such as‚ ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ and ‘Ligeia.’ Poe has written numerous literary masterpieces that have focused on the Gothic. Not only have his works been focused on the Gothic‚ but his life had somewhat of a Gothic theme. Through love‚ death‚ and depression‚ Poe’s life had an impact on the way he wrote‚ which is evident through in
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wanting destruction. The mailboxes cried. Brown‚ black‚ pink‚ orange‚ red‚ green‚ blue mailboxes flew. The innocent neighbors’ mail poured out the mailboxes. The newspaper‚ The Tangerine Times‚ had big letters across the top: Lake Windsor’s Quarterback Lives in Tangerine. Only thinking of himself‚ not allowing the town to see their record gone‚ Erik continued until there was nothing left. Destruction. Erik looked into the car mirror‚ unable to look at his own face. Having no heart‚ sneaking around town
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disorder usually happens around the same time every year. It is more common for it to occur in the fall until the spring months. For me‚ I had experienced feeling low‚ oversleeping‚ and high anxiety. I researched about light box therapy‚ which is used to mimic natural outdoor light‚ causing a change in brain chemicals linked to
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death. One of them had a slit throat‚ next had died from blood loss account of the missing body parts‚ and finally the last person died from bullet penetration to the stomach and head. The man looked closely at the bodies and did the sign of the cross once before moving on down the hall. The man stopped at another door to read a rather sloppy message written from the blood of a human. "Bewar‚ beware of‚ the‚ the spin‚ spinning‚ lit‚ lite." Some of the words had been spelled wrong maybe because the victim
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Étienne‚ the butler‚ finally announced that dinner was served. We put down our drinks‚ and cheered the news which brought us closer to the long awaited moment to savor the “saumon a la mayonnaise’‚ specialty of Mélanie la cuisinière. In the middle of the agitation‚ I was approached by the Baron de Valfort to escort Dame Irène Chaboix. I was glad to do it. I went over to the Diva right away‚ and offered her my arm‚ which she accepted with the grandiloquence of stage actors. Like most old artists
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family are searching for the line to buy boat ride tickets so they can tour the locale. The queue was too long for them to manage Rather than fighting the size of the line‚ Makenzie and her family ended up going to "I Scream U Scream" for ice cream. Once the boat ride ticket line dwindled down to a manageable size‚ Makenzie went to stand in a vacant spot so they could get tickets. While standing in the warm May heat‚she spotted her good friend from high school‚ Ryan‚ dangling a fishing pole into the
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The War of Persuasion ‘’Team listen up‚ TEAM listen up! Pray‚ what would our coach want us undeserving men to do on a dark night like this when the fearing wolves howl amongst the trees? We gotta wait for the team to arrive so we shall sit by the fire together‚ c’mon team‚ let’s warm up our bodies. Remember boys‚ God loves all men‚ team‚ he does.’’ Only one of the members from the team that had arrived at the cabin looked up‚ the firelight dancing in his eyes‚ the gold-braid in his hair glowing
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Sir Francis Bacon A LIST OF FAMOUS SHORT STORIES Famous short story writers are Edgar Allan Poe‚ Guy de Maupassant‚ Anton Chekov and O Henry. Some of these authors have gained much fame and recognition in the literary world entirely through their brilliant narrative of short stories while some of them like Charles Dickens‚ P.G. Woodehouse and Rudyard Kipling are highly accomplished in the fields of writing short stories and novels. Short stories are actually more difficult to write as it
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