A Story

the words, “Today there is no story. Appa [papa in Tamil] is too tired tonight.” On hearing those words, my 4 year old daughter was crestfallen. I regretted my words. I also found it interesting that I referred to myself in 3rd person. Subconsciously, I did not like what I was saying. Out of the blue, I said, “why don’t you tell me a story?” She looked up, paused for moment and made her decision. She jumped into bed and lying next to me started her story. As I became the listener, I could

“The Metaphor,” by Budge Wilson tells the story of a shy and embarrassed middle-schooler, turned beautiful and confident high-schooler. As Charlotte reflects on her time as an adolescent, she remembers one of her favorite English teacher who was tragically killed. Miss Hancock inspired Charlotte in more ways than one, which is why it is understandable that she felt a great deal of guilt after she was killed. Although the story does not clarify, it is quite clear that Miss Hancock’s death was not

these short stories, these three stories all have something in common. The children in it all seek independence from their parents, this is shown differently between each of the three stories. The boy from the first story has a set goal he wants to accomplish without help, the boy from the second story is breaking a tradition he has with his dad, and the boy from the third story acts without help on what he believes is an act of heroism. From what has been learned from these stories, growing up is

short story titled “Spunk” by Zora Neale Hurston about two men fighting for the woman that they love. Some stories end in happily ever after, but others end up in a tragic, like “Spunk”, one may say “fight for the person that you love”. In this story the two main characters are Spunk and Joe, they are both in love with the same woman, Lena. Spunk has a physical appearance that makes the village afraid of him, including Joe. Joe is married to Lena, but spunk want her as well. Joe was shot after he

appearances. In the short story, “The Story of my body,” the author, Judith Ortiz Cofer comes to relations with this. She describes how she was victim of judgment because she was a kid whom looked different than most American kids. Ortiz Cofer tried to change everything about who she really is just to get by for the day without being judged. She was labled different, all she ever wanted to do was to be like everyone else. This eventually led to her being depressed. Within the story, Oritz Cofer describes

“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a tightly written short story that takes place within a single hour of Mrs. Louise Mallard’s seemingly unsatisfying marriage. Although the story is no more than two pages long, one should not look down upon the shortness of the story, but instead be amazed at how packed such a small piece of literature is. The major theme the story revolves around is the oppressive views of marriage that the main character, Mrs. Mallard experiences in the latter part of

In “Sarah Cole: A Type of Love Story”, Russell Banks uses story elements that are important to remember when writing a short story. He creates a unique character whose actions and comments are different from what he thinks. This create an internal conflict for the main character that is written in a seamless way that allows the reader to interpret Banks’s writing. This author is also capable of having one character with two distinct voices and only allowing those to bleed together when it mirrors

They have the right to be independent and live how they want to. In Kate Chopin’s, “The Story of an Hour,” it discusses the death of Mrs. Mallard’s husband and her freedom. Chopin starts off the story by having Mr. Mallard die in a train crash, leaving Mrs. Mallard devastated. Instead of feeling sadness or grief, Mrs. Mallard actually feels free. To show this, Chopin uses a variety of literary terms in this story, but several are more of a focus than others. Chopin successful uses vivid imagery, point

this story. Everyone in life experiences, their own kind of trauma. Some may seem mild, and others seem to be life altering. When I sat down to write a story in dedication to my best friend, whom I recently lost I pondered on the story line. I had so much to say about this perfect little guy that I could have written a few books. But, I realized that I was not the only one with a special story and so I am cutting Tailgate’s story down to facts. This story is not just about a dog. This story is about

A theme is a moral of a story or a message the author is trying to tell you. Every story has a theme, and some stories, share common themes. The common theme in the works “Mrs. Flowers”, “Raymond’s Run”, and “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”, is not everything is as it seems. In the story “Mrs. Flowers”, there is a girl named Marguerite, who did outstanding in school, however, it was all written and her teachers found it difficult to get her to talk. Her mom sends her to an older woman named Mrs