The short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is about a 15 year old girl named Connie who is caught up in the fantasies of adulthood and sexuality. She is home alone when a mysterious man‚ Arnold Friend‚ pulls in her driveway and tries to manipulate her into going away with him. Although it is never stated explicitly‚ it can be seen that Arnold Friend is merely a piece of Connie’s imagination. More specifically‚ we see Arnold as a symbol for the Devil‚ whose
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Short Story: “Bluffing” by Gail Helgason English 11 Total Marks: 24 On a separate piece of paper‚ respond to the questions below in full sentences. Attach the questions when you hand in your work. Plot Elements (4) 1. List and explain any examples of foreshadowing you can find in the story. (2) 2. Quickly skim the sections of the story where the author uses flashbacks. What is the purpose of the flashbacks in Bluffing? (2) Character (10) 3. How would you categorize Gabriela and
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Birthday Already in the title we know the occasion. The story starts with an introduction of the protagonist and the location. We are at a restaurant where Clara‚ the protagonist‚ is hosting a birthday party. We are now familiar with the settings. As the story continues a conflict is rising‚ coffee or ice cream? The exposition consists mainly of a description of the settings and the stunning things with ice cream and not that big of a descriptions of Clara. I believe the reason for that is‚ that
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There are many themes in the story – Selfishness is the main theme with a variety of sub themes. People who are selfish do not want to share their things with others. They want to keep everything for themselves. But when they do that‚ they quickly find themselves all alone. The giant was selfish and he didn’t want to share his garden with the children. When he sent the children away‚ he was left with nothing but a cold ugly garden that he could not enjoy. Wilde uses this theme‚ not only for the purpose
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Stranger Than Fiction revolves around Harold Crick and his life as a character. Harold Crick lives his life off a precise time and starts to change when he hears the narrator’s voice inside of his head. Karen Eiffel‚ the author of Harold’s life‚ writes about death in her novels. Karen starts to point out the use of Harold’s wristwatch and routine habits. The wristwatch dictates Harold’s character development by his habit of living off the time. Harold becomes aware of his life as the narrator gives
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Barr‚ Kevin. "Narrative Structure in Film: ’Pulp Fiction’ & ’Citizen Kane’" Suite101.com. N.p.‚ 8 Feb. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2012. . Summary: The article "Narrative Structure in Film: ’Pulp Fiction’ & ’Citizen Kane’” from Suite101.com by Kevin Barr evaluates the directing style of Quentin Tarantino in Pulp Fiction by delving into the reasons behind the unconventional narrative style (linear vs. fractured narrative). As such with how Vincent is shot dead by Butch‚ but returns on-screen a few scenes
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Becoming Insane? Or Simply Hearing a Story? Stranger Than Fiction‚ directed by Mark Forster‚ is an unusual movie. I personally liked the movie very much‚ but it was definitely out of the mainstream of movies today. The main character‚ Harold Krick (played by Will Ferrell) is a seemingly normal IRS agent that lives life on a very punctual and precise schedule. He is always on time for things and even counting the number of times he brushes his teeth in the morning! The character that Ferrell acts
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Fiction: Pulp or No Pulp? Directed by Quentin Tarantino‚ Pulp Fiction (1994) follows the stories of four groups of people associated with the mob‚ led by Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames)‚ and their struggles with faith‚ loyalty‚ and morality. As Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta) do the dirty work for the mob‚ they come across all sorts of moral dilemmas. The story‚ told in four different points of view‚ is about the characters everyday lives‚ leading up to each of
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Christina Mrs. Ridolf American Lit 2.2 Period A 13 September 2012 Mankind vs. Animal Kingdom Have you ever thought about getting lost in the Florida Everglades‚ facing the most dangerous creatures? In the book CHOMP by Carl Hiaasen‚ Derrick Badger the star of the show Expedition Survival! He gets lost in the middle of the Everglades because his airboat that he stole crashed. He ran away from his show because he was bitten by a bat and truly believed he was becoming a vampire. Derrick Badger
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S. Judee ELA A30 Ms. Holly Module 3 24/10/14 A short story element "Setting" A setting is which the story is set or a drama is played. Setting is one of the six key elements a short story and a play. It has a huge impact on the characters and its capable transmit in transmitting information throughout the story. Das Englein Kommt‚ Pencil Crayons and Still Stand the House has a unique setting background which shows the different perspectives of the characters. Das Englin Kommt has a constant
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