Shrek : A Short Story

“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” – Buddha. The greatest adventure in life is discovering your inner self and finding the purpose of it, It is the roots of everything that we do and where we base our actions on. The book “The Uninvited” written by Tim Wynne- Jones, is a story set in the modern time in a remote and distant little town in Ontario, Canada. It is set in three different points of view of the characters Mimi Shapiro, Jackson Page, and Cramer Lee. Mimi Shapiro is a quirky and bold student from New York, she comes from a wealthy divorced family and is using this opportunity to escape from a weird relationship with her professor. When she arrives at the cottage where she accidentally discovers her half brother Jackson Page who is a musician and songwriter. They spend the summer together along with Iris Wu, Jackson’s girlfriend and discover awful secrets about the little town. Cramer Lee is an awkward boy who often breaks into Mimi and Jackson’s cottage and steals a few valuable items. Cramer also follows around and stalks Mimi every so often but he sincerely cares about Mimi and wants to love and cherish her. During Mimi’s visit, they become mature over the experiences and occurrence while looking for the answers along with Jackson and Cramer in “The Uninvited”. By using the examples of the setting of the story, the narrative point of view and the character development it contributes to the story’s development

Tim Winton’s “The Turning” also explores this value of events that shape a persons identity and hence their sense of belonging in their world. The short story “The Turning” tells the narrative of Raelene, which reveals the notion

He even finds himself wanting to laugh at his situation. After this, he goes into a reminiscing and even happy tone about what he thought life in Canada would be like. He states he used to dream of Canada and of the opportunities of a new life outside of his homeland. He recalled how he planned to get married, have children, begin a family with a house, maybe even a cottage on the edge of the city. Middle class was his goal, he’d provide for his family, a stark difference from the “hard-to-mouth” life he was used to. But then, all too quickly, this daydream is ripped from him as his feet pressed to asphalt, continuing his never ending search for a job. With each step, he finds his sense of revulsion increasing, and thus begins his doubts. He wonders if he was really happy on the island, happier than he even realized before reaching Canada. Again, reality tears him from his regrets and hopes and he knew he needed to find a job or he will starve. His tone quickly takes a sharp turn into humorous denial, perhaps another past thought of what he thought life in Canada would be like; “No one starved in Canada; that only happened in such places as India or Africa. But definitely not Canada!” For a third time, the reality of his starving, growling stomach brings him back to his current, unfortunate situation, in which he becomes slightly panicked at the prospect of actually not getting a meal that night. He suddenly feels out of place,

Robert Penn Warren had many of the same experiences as the regular child: he had disagreements with his parents, did much of what they didn’t want him to, and turned out to be one of the most respected and well thought of authors in American history. Warren’s life was filled with many failures and these experiences had a heavy effect on him and his writing. Robert Penn Warren was a man heavily affected by a fractured relationship with his parents, a deep connection with his extended family, and a feeling of inadequacy; all of these factors led to his writing of All the King’s Men.

An ‘outsider' is an individual who is ostracised by society. This notion is conveyed by the characters in S.E Hinton’s novel ‘The Outsiders”, featuring two rival groups - the Greasers and the Socials (Socs) - who are divided based on their socioeconomic status, and Kathryn Stockett’s novel ‘The Help’, which portrays the hardships of African-American maids as they try to survive in a White Man’s world. In Hinton’s novel, Darryl Curtis (Darry) and Johnny Cade—outcasts in their gang, The Greasers— and Stockett’s Minny Jackson and Skeeter Phelan—outcasts in their individual societies— perfectly exemplify the concept of an ‘outsider’.Through the portrayal of characters and tribulations they face, composers explore the irony of the 'outsider' paradigm

On September 5, 2017, president Donald Trump announced that DACA will soon come to an end. DACA, a program that was formed to give young immigrants hope, was the light in which we could seek a better form of living. DACA helped its recipients by allowing them to work legally in the United States, and also allowed its recipients to pursue higher education. Overall, it drastically improved the lives of their families following along with theirs. DACA was the blanket for us young immigrants.

On August 24, 2014 Shrek's dream of being a college athlete would fall short. The day started off well, a four team scrimmage on the depew football field. West football team was looking good until the last play of the day. Having the second line in, Shrek asked for one last play of the day-which was a huge mistake. all the men lined u for the last play of the day. The ball was snapped to the quarterback and quickly handed off to Sherk where the play went amis. One of the players that was supposed to be blocking for Sherk let the other team through. In a few seconds, three men were on top of Sherk grabbing and pulling him down struggling to reduce amount of yardage. The group of helmets and shoulder pads went down with a thump and one

Farquaad is about to marry Fiona and Shrek wants to apologize to her. By spending time with Fiona, Shrek has become a better person, with a heart and is able to apologize. Farquaad's men attack Shrek. All the people laugh at Shrek being ugly. Shrek doesn't care and still tells Fiona he loves her.

Shrek overcomes series obstacles that transform him in the process. When the three were going back to Lord Farquaad they meet Robin hood who has mistaken Fiona as a “Damsel in distress” and need saving. In the sequence of events Fiona shows her fighting skills and at that moment Shrek and Fiona begin bonding romantically. In this hero’s journey story, the treasure is the princess that Shrek falls in love with. At Shrek’s status quo, he is an isolated and mean character to bond and develop feelings for Fiona shows that Fiona is Shrek’s treasure. Donkey confronts Shrek “Hey, what's your problem, Shrek, what you got against the entire world anyway, huh?” then the hero reveals the need for the treasure to change his status quo, Shrek replies, “Look, I'm not the one with the problem, okay? It is the world that has a problem with ME! People take one look at me and go "Aargh! Help! Run! A big stupid ugly ogre!" They judge me before they even know me - that's why I'm better off alone...” In this case, the hero is in need for companion as a resolution to a new

Outside forces do not have any long-lasting influence on how someone perceives themself. This is a notion that some individuals may choose to believe. However, through the events of one story, we come to realize that the prior statement is false. The nameless protagonist of Boys and Girls (1964) showed that as people, we can be created as somebody other than ourselves at our core because we fall back on the opinions of people whose views we regard too highly. Canadian author Alice Munro’s short story displays how an individual’s identity and realization of self is molded by the prominent role adversity plays throughout the course of their life because the contrasting values and ideologies of those around them conflict with their own moral compass.

No matter where one goes on this dismal chunk of rock, one will probably encounter an outsider. In high school lunchrooms there is always at least one poor, sad teenager who has the unlucky seat next to the trash can. In parks and school playgrounds there is always that one melancholy kid that provides a stark contrast from the joyful shouts and screams coming from the other playing children. The experience of being an outsider is an inescapable universal condition that can be caused through social class, appearance, or other factors.

Belonging is primarily about acceptance and developing a connection and identity. Belonging implies an understanding of the needs of the individual and the group and negotiating a way towards acceptance of those needs. Conversely, exclusion emerges when the individual and the group fail to understand each other. Steven Herrick’s “The Simple Gift” is the story of three protagonists who develop friendships and ultimately change their perceptions of self. Comparatively, John Duigan’s “The Year My Voice Broke” explores how the relationships

“Being an outsider means not being heard, not having a voice. It means being treated as a second-class citizen, being diminished in the eyes of others. We have all felt this way at one time or another, but some feel it more consistently.” This quote said by the American novelist, Chris Crutcher. Just as most of society agrees, the experience of being an outsider is universal. Numerous short stories and other works demonstrate the act of being an outsider. Works such as The Doll’s House by Katherine Mansfield, shows the knowledge of actually being an outsider in reality, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, shows the know-how of merely feeling like an outsider, and Fences by Pat Mora shows how parents can influence if you are or are not an outsider.

“Shrek!” involves an ugly and repulsive creature, named Shrek, who meets a witch that tells him of an ugly princess that he decides to search for. Along his journey, Shrek encounters other creatures on his way to the castle of the ugly princess. Shrek finds his way to this ugly princess, marries her, and they both live on together spreading fear wherever they go (Steig). In Charles Perrault’s “Sleeping Beauty in the Wood,” the king and queen’s daughter is cursed to fall into a deep sleep when she pierces her finger on a spindle. This comes to pass and the princess along with the rest of those in the castle fall into a deep sleep until a prince comes and awakens her. He marries her, they have children, and they go back to his kingdom where the prince’s ogress mother attempts to eat Sleeping Beauty and her children but is saved by a servant and the prince (Perrault). In the DreamWorks production, Shrek, the ogre, Shrek, has his land overtaken pushing him to see Lord Farquaad who directs him to find him Princess Fiona for him to marry. Along with his new companion, Donkey, Shrek goes on a journey to rescue Fiona from her tower and bring her back to Lord Farquaad so that he may marry her to make himself king. Shrek intervenes rescuing her from Lord

The struggle to belong and find one’s place is significant in the lives of some people.