In Flannery O’Connor’s essay “Writing Short Stories”‚ she offers a range of advice that she believes to both improve and enrich short fiction. The most key among these are the importance of developing strong characters‚ a story’s inability to reduced‚ and the priority the dramatic action takes over the author’s personal thoughts and emotions. It is these traits that truly define a great story‚ and although many of the stories from our class good examples of O’Connor’s advice put into action‚ Hemingway’s
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coasters‚ horror movies‚ and haunted houses are just a few of the experiences thrill-seekers enjoy. However‚ those are not for everyone. Those who wish to feel the excitement and adrenaline without the risk can simply turn their gaze to literature. There are multitudes of stories and novels that were written to keep the reader at the edge of his seat in anticipation. One of the most well known examples of these is the “Tell Tale Heart.” Despite the story’s vivid imagery and symbolism‚ the suspense in Edgar
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Narrator: 5 friends are decided to have a camp in the forest nearby university after the semester break. They are searching for place to set up their camp. Jessica: Let’s build the tent here‚ its nearby river that we can get water easily. Louis:Are you sure here?I see that is some weird stack of rock here‚can we change to the another place? Mandy:Don like a timid fellow‚you are a boy.Even though we are no scare of this kind of thing. Cassie:Yaya‚Louis you better go wear
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community. Although English is a foreign language‚ it is very important to be mastered‚ because is one of important subjects. It is one of the requirements for Indonesin students for graduating from junior and senior high school. Writing is one of aspects in lerning English. Writing is indeed dificult.it not only transfers information to the readers‚ but also need complex ways and strategies in transferring. This is done in order not to make misperception and misunderstanding between the readers and writer
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In the short story The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the protagonist Pym faces many dangerous adventures developing suspenseful scenes. Pym’s good friend Augustus hides Pym below the deck of his father’s whaling boat. The area is very small resembling a coffin. Pym is trapped below deck without enough food or water supply‚ he faces starvation and delirium. As time continues Pym eventually struggles with breathing due to the lack of air entering the small space. “For some hours
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enjoy watching horror films. Watching horror films always have me at the edge of my seat‚ just anticipating for something to happen. The unexpected plots and scenes always gets my adrenaline pumping. Although‚ it seems very cliché with some horror films‚ I still always find myself screaming and yelling. In my opinion‚ I believe that’s the whole point when it comes to watching horror movies. Many of us‚ seek out horror films to get that rush of adrenaline. Although‚ many of these horror movies are not
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something that I wish to continue and be regular at. Writing has always been my favorite hobby. As a kid‚ I would enjoy reading story books from the school library and then try to remember all those stories while writing essays in the exam. However‚ my first real inspiration to write something by myself was when I came across a book called "Wise and Otherwise" by Sudha Murthy. Initially‚ I was too ignorant to know who this lady is‚ but as I read the stories in this book‚ I couldn’t stop obsessing over her
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characters (Frankenstein‚ the monster‚ Walton)‚ the main themes; the manipulation of suspense Frankenstein: Chinese boxes‚ Russian dolls and a big‚ scary monster This essay will briefly examine a variety of features in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Firstly‚ it will examine the structure of the novel before turning to the three main characters. Afterwards‚ it will investigate how Shelley manipulates suspense and then discuss a few selected themes. Finally‚ it will offer a concise summary and
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Why do people have such a strong opinion on horror movies? Anybody you ask about horror are only going to say 2 things about it. People either love horror or hate it‚ and People who love horror can usually understand why people don’t like horror. But when it comes to the people who don’t like horror‚ they have no clue why someone would want to submit themselves to such tragedies. Steven king has proposed three reasons that people love horror‚ and they are to face our fears‚ to feel normal‚ and to
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Horror is able to face serious issues in a way that allows us to analyze the situation with a bird’s eye view. Zombies‚ vampires‚ wolves‚ and all other horror tropes are exaggerated and entertaining reflections of our human world and the problems in it. World War Z examines the fear of giant corporations‚ something many people worry about in our modern world. Horror is often so absurd that on the surface we are purely intrigued by the imaginary creatures with their made up problems. Underneath the
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