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Many short stories are recognized as milestones in the development of modern realist fiction. “Boys and Girls” is a short story that evokes a realistic rather than romantic view of a girl’s journey towards finding herself. This short story includes the fight for her gender, and her struggle with her identity. Also, in addition to these two defining aspects, this short story contains the realistic account of who and what she is to become.

A stab in the heart by one’s own hopes is truly the cruelest way to leave this world. Sadly, that is exactly what happen to Sarah Cole in Russell Banks’ short story entitled, “Sarah Cole: A Type of Love Story.” The man who dated Sarah for a short period of time tells the tale. He calls himself Ron, for Ron could have been him, but he doesn’t want to say who he is for fear of looking cruel. He wants to believe what he did was right when he left her. They both didn’t handle their differences properly. The relationship could have been different if they communicated to each other what the relationship meant to them, if Sarah wasn’t so aggressive, and if Ron could let go of his vanity. All these aspects together

Explore the ways in which Cormier presents the relationships between Francis Cassavant, Nicole Renard and Larry LaSalle The novel ‘Heroes’ is set during the 1900s in America, when war started. The writer, Robert Cormier must have been around the main character’s (Francis’s) age at the time of war. The writer has set the story in three different time frames; the present, early childhood past and the time he served in the army. Each time frame seem to have a mystery, there is always a drive for something to happen but the reason is given later on for example Francis’ reason for wanting to kill LaSalle is revealed later on, why he was at the army at such a young age and what happened to Nicole.

The short stories “An Act of Vengeance” by Isabel Allende and “The Story of an hour” by Kate Chopin both share a major common theme. The major theme that both of these stories have in share is that they both are about feminine empowerment in a society mostly dominated by males. Both of these short stories contain characters that in some way gain a sense of self worth. The authors of both “An Act of Vengeance” and “The Story of an Hour” most likely used the theme of feminine empowerment in a society mostly dominated by males because at the time, the fact of a woman having independence and freedom was not likely. Also, both of the stories share elements of fiction like foreshadowing, irony, and setting.

As a feminist, it is almost to be expected that many of Angela Carter’s happy ever after endings will strike the reader with a bold feminist message. However, in The Bloody Chamber, this is not necessarily the case. Although there are several feminist messages in the stories’ resolutions, these messages are not always presented in the way one would expect, and not every female protagonist is presented as a feminist character. By taking the roles of typically Gothic women and toying with the presentation of female characters, many of Carter’s feminist messages are not as one would expect.

But such tiny compare and contrasts is just what makes the book a work of art, that Morrison can draw such powerful feelings from readers.Blumenthal not only tells us about how the whole story unfolds but also gives us an insight into the modern day african-american society.She investigates the reasons for racism and self-hatred. The movie theater is one example she offers in the novel, but more interestingly, she has created these wordy titles that is itself indicative to the traditional socio-historical narrative, of which Dick and Jane is a part. Blumenthal believes Morrison offers us a sample of how such cultural narratives should be made by not just using the Dick and Jane utopia but by telling us of Pecola's tragedy being a community endeavor that is tempered by introduction of first-person narration of Claudia's story. Blumenthal talks about Toni Morrison’s new history.She believes Toni Morrison has grown as a writer.I completely agree with Blumenthal about the book being a little confusing and wordy but this book,Morrison’s first, takes you to a world most didn't know prevailed and provokes almost oppressive strong

Many of these pieces broke my heart into what seems like a million pieces. A heavy topic in this book is sex, specifically, rape. This is something I’ve experienced, and the feelings that come with that experience are executed beautifully. It’s like the words I’ve been needing to say are on the pages in front of me. One thing I found interesting about this book is the fact that in random places, there are facts about different things. For example, on page 31, the word rape is defined, and then a story about the author’s childhood is told. It’s not poetic in the least, but it almost feels that way because of everything you’ve read up to that

My initial thought as I started to read was of annoyance with the inner monologue of Esther Greenwood (Protagonist). It starts off talking about fashion and gossip of girls whom she encounters throughout the story. Showing her mild disgust with everyone she crosses it seems. Which, honestly, starts me off disliking the main character. Shortly into the story she’s invited out to a bar and is hooked up with a guy who

C.L Lewis once said, “We read to know we are not alone” (Web). Literature of all genres was designed to transport readers worlds and stories different from their own. These stories allow the reader to go on adventures, discover a time long since passed and have a chance to fulfill dreams from the safety of pages in a book. Many stories have similarities in the core story take Danielle Steel’s No Greater Love and Maxine Shore’s The Captive Princess for example. They both follow a young girl catapulted into a new way of life by tragic circumstances spanning several years, yet it is the different approaches to that the author took to tell that narrative that makes each story unique to their genre. There is an inherited relationship between the narrative structure, genre convention, and the character development that, when executed correctly, work seamlessly together to orchestrate a story that is compelling, engaging, feasible within the created world while presenting their plot in a coherent format. This essay will explore this delicate relationship within two different novels by delving into the two the narratives themselves and dissecting the narratives from the inside out to discover what aspects of the narrative structure, genre convention compliance, character development of the protagonist and the antagonist, as well as prevalent themes are similar between these two novels, their distinct differences, and how these approaches work.

In the short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the main character which we do not know the name of, lives with

“No I’m not! Uh...Uh you! You are out Jimbo.” Said a kid in the room. It was around noon after we went to the chapel for Study time. The Octoball gameroom at Springhill was nice and clean plus, smelled a little sweaty like a workout gym. When we were watching the game….

1. What is the genre of this story? Are there any other possible genres this story could fall into?

There is a theme in the story of a woman's work not having an equality to a mans at the time. The woman's work being a mere trifle, a symbolism of unimportance in the story. I think the closing demonstrates the intelligence and depth of the story.  The men do not consider what the woman find of any importance though they uncover the motive and hide it in secrecy because they can understand and relate to the

I think the imagery in the story is very effective, descriptive and clear because it helps set a romantic tone to the story. The coffee shop location also supports the romantic sense of the story. I enjoy the change of perspective, but it was a little confusing at first. However, I think it was a great idea that you mentioned Bertha in the first paragraph to establish that the paragraph is the guy’s perspective. Similarly, I like how you mentioned George, very early after you change the narrator’s point of view. This help the reader understand that there are two characters and which perspective we are seeing things from. I really like the part: “her chest monotonously rose and fell” because it really describes the feeling that I think is

The author's writing style is very formal. He uses long and elaborate sentences filled with commas. The use of words such as, "edifice" and ignominy" makes the story seem more elegant than a story about a woman who has committed adultery. The author is very descriptive in his sentences, such as,