created a sinister tone in their short stories you have studied? Tone is of great significance to the storyline as it portrays the reader’s attitude while expressing the genre. Tony Hunter’s ‘Listen to the End’ and Roald Dahl’s ‘The Landlady’ both guide the audience through their violent and mysterious stories that begin with a powerless main character on a dark‚ shivering evening. However‚ through varying and distinctive techniques‚ the two short stories differ notably in terms of setting‚ characterisation
Premium Narrative Fiction Roald Dahl
"Sin-penalty-penance-salvation" is an important archetype in the BIBLE. This archetype in the BIBLE provides an excellent frame for THE ZOO STORY. Edward Albee’s employment of archetypes from Greek myth and allusions from the BIBLE serve as a catalyst in the expansion of his narratives‚ binding the old with the new and adding depth to his plots and characters. Jerry‚ when we meet him‚ has lived for a short time in a rooming house on the west side. The inhabitants of the rooming house are‚ infact
Premium The Zoo Story Hades Folklore
Tribal Ties Sherman Alexies short story “This is what it means to say Phoenix‚ Arizona” tells a story about Victor‚ a broken‚ lonely young Indian man‚ who is shaped by the circumstances of the reservation. He not only finds out that he lost his job but also that his father has passed away due to a heart attack. These series of unfortunate events lead Victor his childhood friend Thomas Build-the-Fire to embark on a journey to Arizona to obtain Victor’s father’s ashes. Although the two former friends
Premium Family United States Short story
March 1‚ 2009There are many types of myths‚ and from nearly every place in the world! Each country‚ continent‚ and culture has different myths‚ with different gods‚ humans‚ and other creatures. Usually‚ a myth exists for one of three reasons: to teach a lesson‚ to explain the unexplainable‚ or to provide entertainment. I personally like the Irish myths‚ not only because my family is part Irish but because of my idea of the Irish and myths. I look at things in a very romantic idealists way‚ and
Premium Stepfamily Parenting Parent
Sustainable tourism: learning from Indian religious traditions Vasanti Gupta Director of Insight India‚ Headington‚ Oxford‚ UK Keywords Ethics‚ Green issues‚ India‚ Tourism The context Pilgrimage to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion is an age-old tradition‚ followed by religions all over the world. The fact that it is often carried out on foot‚ is an older form and has many religious connotations‚ has made people overlook it as a form of tourism. Apart from the devotional
Premium Tourism Pilgrimage Way of St. James
What is Good Teaching? What is Teaching? As teachers we may find this bald question strangely difficult to answer. It’s just what we do‚ in lectures‚ classes‚ seminars‚ workshops‚ tutorials‚ others. We study literary text and movements‚ theoretical and critical works‚ performances and so forth. We analyze and discuss them with our students. We try to help our students become better at expressing their thoughts‚ ideas‚ and feelings verbally‚ creatively. What is Good Teaching? Aims/Objectives:
Premium Learning Education Psychology
Personal Myth A boy once lived in a small town. The small town there was not many people. The people there knew everyone. The small town there was almost no crime and no drugs. When the boy was young his parents would take him to school. The parents told him as long as he believes in God‚ God will protect him. As the boy grew up‚ he never missed a school day. He was still young‚ maybe the age of six. The boy was good‚ he always went to school. The boy never missed a day‚ he always did his work
Premium Family Grandparent
In the short story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix Arizona” written by Sherman Alexie‚ there is a character named Thomas Builds-the-Fire who is considered an outcast in his community. The story starts out with Victor who you would assume is facing some hard times losing his job and having his father pass away. After finding out about his father’s death‚ Victor has to go to Phoenix‚ Arizona to pick up his father’s ashes‚ pickup truck and money from his saving. Unfortunately‚ Victor doesn’t have
Premium Short story Fiction Sherman Alexie
What are the fundamental teachings of Sufism? Discuss the main stages of the Sufi path and its final goal Any discussion of the Sufi way‚ its methods and goals (and indeed those of any mystical tradition) will inevitably come up against certain difficulties‚ and these should be addressed immediately. Perhaps the most problematic issue we face is raised by the intrinsic ineffability of mystical experience‚ whether a moment of divine revelation or the lifelong quest for understanding. QUOTE
Premium Sufism
“They Say/I Say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing In the introduction to “They Say/ I Say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing‚ Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates throughout the first six chapters in the book. The writers specifically designed these templates to make it easier on the write on how to write a professional and well written paper. It structures and expresses your own writing in words you couldn’t think to express. A unique feature is the way they
Premium Writing