In “Adaptations from Short Story to Big Screen”, by Stephanie Harrison she provides us with various storylines. They might be just short stories other authors wrote but same time I believe she picked these for a reason an organized them how they are. Although, they can be relatable to things in life that there isn’t a time where you won’t look back and rethink that it isn’t. A few of these topic would be about friendship that can lead to betrayal, then there is how those who over use alcohol can provoke them to be addicted and lastly children, teens, and even a adults who get threatened (for example: if they get kidnap or a matter life or death that lead predators take full power of them).
In the short story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix,
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What they do not realize that it can affect them in so many ways but the one that will forever impact them the most is causing family problems. Which in many cases this leads them to lose the most important people in their lives. Not only that but they will regret everything at some point or think everything is fine but in reality it isn’t. For example in “Jerry and Molly and Sam” by Raymond Carver he mentions how Al (main character from his short story) was having an “affair” but “did not want it to go on, and he did not want to break it” (16). In addition Al was already having family problems plus he disliked the fact that the dog was part of their family but wants to get rid of the pet as soon as possible. Among that when he finally gets rid of the dog he regrets everything because he sees how upset his children are and his wife. He later informs to his wife that “Everything’s going to be alright…” (23). This proved that he regretted everything that came in-between his family and didn’t want to lose them. Speaking of not losing his family, in the short story “The Swimmer” by John Cheever is about a man name Neddy Merrill, who takes a last swim all the way to his home (which was about eight blocks from where he started) but to only find out that no one lives there anymore. Not only that but his family left him. In fact Cheever wrote in the
What is in a story if you can’t take something out of it and relate to your everyday life? The book “Typical American” by Gish Jen, gave me something that I never fully, and I probably still don’t, comprehend: foreigners, and their struggles in making a new life in another country. I have been on my share of trips, both domestic and abroad, but was never in a distant land long enough to feel the effects of the unknowing these people felt every day. The manner in which this story was presented has given me a new insight into, not only foreign nationals, but more importantly, how one goes about presenting emotional feeling not just through words, but setting, characterization, point of view, conflict, and theme.
Often, when a story is told, it follows the events of the protagonist. It is told in a way that justifies the reasons and emotions behind the protagonist actions and reactions. While listening to the story being cited, one tends to forget about the other side of the story, about the antagonist motivations, about all the reasons that justify the antagonist actions.
Many tools are used by those who create short stories in order to achieve their goals and get their messages apart, thought it must be done carefully and quickly as they aren’t granted the same leniency to drag it out as exists with novels. They use the characters to create images and, in cases like Harrison Bergeron and other satirical pieces, to generalize certain aspects of society and demonstrate how they, for the most part, would respond to the situation. Literary assistants are used as well, such as similes, metaphors, imagery, and symbolism. With a short story, there is only really one conflict within the story, and as thus the
During the course of life, one must experience different changes or actions that will mold us into the person we will become. It could be as little as receiving the 1st "F" on a test or the passing away of a loved one and they all add up to some kind of importance. Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare has Hamlet, the protagonist, struggling through life to find his true self and strives to get hold of his spot in life. However, he is always inhibited to seek vengeance for his father's unlawful death.
For the first topic, I chose to write on the relationships described in the readings. Each story perfectly depicts the complex meaning behind the different relationships. No two relationships are the same; therefore, that is what makes them interesting to decipher. The subsequent relationships described below all had their ups and downs, which made them all very relatable, for me, as the reader. Furthermore, there was a very notable dynamic in all of the relationships in these past five weeks.
Characters tend to drive a story. This is certainly clear in Yann Martel’s Life Of Pi, where we follow a young boy’s tale of survival, ascent into manhood, and moving past a traumatic event. Another story that seems to be made by its characters is “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, sporting a strong lead role in A close minded Grandmother thats set in her ways along with a downright insane villain in the form of The Misfit.
The only real way to truly understand a story is to understand all aspects of a story and their meanings. The same goes for movies, as they are all just stories being acted out. In Thomas Foster's book, “How to Read Literature Like a Professor”, Foster explains in detail the numerous ingredients of a story. He discusses almost everything that can be found in any given piece of literature. The devices discussed in Foster's book can be found in most movies as well, including in Quentin Tarantino’s cult classic, “Pulp Fiction”. This movie is a complicated tale that follows numerous characters involved in intertwining stories. Tarantino utilizes many devices to make “Pulp Fiction” into an excellent film. In this essay, I will demonstrate how several literary devices described in Foster's book are put to use in Tarantino’s film, “Pulp Fiction”, including quests, archetypes, food, and violence.
Last but not least, O’Connor confirms that even a short story is a multi-layer compound that on the surface may deter even the most enthusiastic reader, but when handled with more care, it conveys universal truths by means of straightforward or violent situations. She herself wished her message to appeal to the readers who, if careful enough, “(…)will come to see it as something more than an account of a family murdered on the way to Florida.”
Q1. How do the stories resemble other stories you have read or seen in movies in plot, character, setting or use of symbols?
There are two stories this semester that have been particularly interesting. ‘Paul’s Case’ by Willa Cather is a turbulent story about Paul, a young man who eventually spirals downwards into his eventual suicide. ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a story about a woman forced into the resting cure by means of her husband until being alone with her thoughts drives her to insanity. At face value, these stories have vastly different plots and outcomes. How are you able to compare stories with different plots? When the ideas behind the stories are similar, it becomes possible. These two stories have many parallels which will be discussed in detail throughout this essay.
[A] Hope, dreams, and goals are all factors that are needed for success. [B] Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, is a story, about two men who are chasing the American dream, hitting many obstacles along the way. War Dance, directed by Sean Fine, is a documentary about life in the Ugandan war zone. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, directed by Ben Stiller, is a movie about Walter Mitty, an average man with a vast imagination, who ventures the world seeking a man who has the missing negative for a magazine cover that he needs to prevent himself from losing his job. [C] Every character from these three stories has to thrive on their hopes, dreams, and goals, to keep themselves going and get to where they want or need to go. [D] Hopes,
Ultimately, these characters feel the effects of one’s unfaithfulness and inability to confess to such thoughts, leading to emotional turmoil for all.
‘The Remains of the Day’, ‘The Crucible’ and Hardy’s collection of ’1912-13’ poems allows us to question, why do people regret the actions that they once believed were the right thing to do? These texts also emphasise that people do not regret their mistakes until something goes wrong, or until they lose someone close to them, therefore one must question whether regret is a mechanism for coping with loss, or whether it reflects a sincere a...
stories as theme of this paper. First of all, I will have a close look