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    memories he has of the year his son was conceived and his relationship to his father. The narrator of the short story is a son who is retelling the story his father is telling him. Therefore the point of view is limited to the son‚ and the main character is the father. In the story we meet three import people who are from three different generations. A grandfather‚ his son‚ and his son. Both the narrator and his father are motherless‚ and the father therefore lived in a very small town on the family

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    Orozco’s short story “Orientation” is a comedic type of piece written to make you feel like you’re the main character being led through this maze of rules and cubicles and employees‚ as well as their lives all at once. It’s not really clear who is the narrator in this story‚ but what is clear is that Orozco chose to tell the story through the eyes of the reader. The whole point of view takes us (the audience) for a ride and makes us a character. If it was written differently and not told the way it has

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    Narrative vs. Descriptive

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    While both narrative and descriptive stories allow a writer to explain an idea or event‚ they differ in the specific intent. A narrative tells a story about an event‚ while description creates a clear and vivid picture of a person‚ place‚ thing or event. Narration often employs first person point of view‚ using words like "I" and "me‚" while description does not. The biggest difference between the two is that a narrative essay includes action‚ but the descriptive essay does not. Narration follows

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    Maria Anwar M. Phil Literature – 2nd Presentataion on “Persepolis as a postmodern fiction” What makes Persepolis a Postmodern Fiction? A mix of High art and popular culture: Marjane Satrapi’s ’’Persepolis’’ is the latest and one of the most palatable examples of a postmodern genre‚ an autobiographical novel in form of a comic-book which tells the history of Iran from Marjane’s point of view. Persepolis is a postmodern graphic novel that blurs the boundaries between popular culture and high art

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    Peele is the gripping story of love and the difficulties around it. It deals with issues such as fatherhood‚ friendship and marriage‚ including the conflicts surrounding these. Lydia Peele presents the story of a father telling his son‚ who is the narrator‚ an anecdote from his early life. The anecdote is an unhappy love story of the narrator’s father’s love life‚ and the relationship to the narrator’s grandfather. In a story with its roots in rural America‚ a much deeper story appears. This is a

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    THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR * AG Gardiner Points to Ponder NOTE: Read the text thoroughly. These notes have been prepared in helping you to have a better understanding of the text. Reading the text is a must for the terminal examination We seldom know our neighbors. London city has its inhabitants and people are busy with their domestic chores. Thus people often cohabit as virtual strangers showing the least interest in knowing their neighbors. This trait as mentioned by A.G. Gardiner is being increasingly

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    seems‚ with chimney stains‚ it has been let go. Jumps in time to narrators ex-husband making fun of narrator fantasizing about stains. Next paragraph is the father in a retirement home‚ always referring to things: ‘The lord never intended.’‚ shows how old people have disdain for new things‚ the next generation appears to be more and more sacreligious. Shows streak of meanness when ‘spits’ out a reference to constant praying‚ narrator claims he does not know who he is talking to‚ but appears to be

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    Nick Caraway Narrator

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    This essay is about the life and actions of Nick Caraway. It will include what kind of character he is‚ whether he’s a reliable character‚ and the points he comes across in this book. Nick is the narrator of this book‚ it is written in a way that is complicated for many people in this era‚ because of the era it is written in. Nick is one of the best characters in this book‚ in my opinion. First‚ talking about Nick‚ who he is as a person‚ and what role he plays in this book. Nick Caraway is a young

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    Audio Clip Plan and Script Title of Audio Clip: Community Spirit Radio Ad Story Outline: I am creating my audio clip for young adults and children. The radio advert will be used to promote an event in the local area that is being run by the governments Community Spirit initiative. The audio clip (advert) will inform people of the event who listen to the radio‚ maybe in the car on the way to work or when parents are picking up their children from school. The radio advert will use

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    by a reliable first person narrator. The Protagonist in the story is the narrator. While the gender of the narrator is never stated‚ the tone of the story leads me to believe it is a female. The other major character in the story is the narrator’s sick aging father‚ who seems to be on his death bed. Throughout the story‚ Paley plays on the story’s theme of different points of view. Paley shows us the father knows he is dying and has a grim look on life‚ while the narrator is still young and full of

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