Based off Both passages involving narrators who were at the center of the events they were describing. This is important That the narrators were at the center of the event because when the narrators are at the center it is better experienced and explained, I think in both passages the narrators would each account have been as effective if told from a different point of view because each point of view is different at describing and expressing what happened at the event passages are talking and writing about. In “The Smell of Fresh Paint” by Sergeant Tina M. Beller tells a short story of “Tina Beller was stationed near an abandoned Iraqi palace that was being remodeled for use as an embassy. Iraqi insurgents, or armed rebels, launched a deadly
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.
What Happened in Nam? The soldiers' tale: bearing witness to modern war. New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: A. Lane, in the year 1997. 177. - 222. - 177. - 222. Print.
Therefore, in these two chapters both narrators set the stage for telling their stories on their account of Fleur. Not o...
To begin with, despite the foundation of the two narratives being the same, there are still withstanding variations in the complete story. Predominantly,
In ‘unreliable narration’ the narrator’s account is at odds with the implied reader's surmises about the story’s real intentions. The story und...
The dialogue a narrator uses with characters in a short story reflects on how the story is being understood by the reader. A character’s dialogue is assumed to be controlled by the author, and then the reader comprehends the dialogue through different points of view in which is told by a narrator. Which point of view the author uses can change how the reader may understand the story. Understanding a story is not just based off the ability to comprehend the plot, setting, characters, and theme. But importantly, understanding what point of view the narrator is in and whether the narrator has dialogue with characters within the story is important. The short story “Lusus Naturae”, written by Margaret Atwood, it’s a short story told by a first person narrator who is a main character in the story but has very minimum dialogue with the other characters. Another short story, “Sonny’s Blues”, written by James Baldwin, is
In the beginning of both of the pieces of literature, the main character(s) have not had the experience that will shape their values yet. Rather, as time moves forward in the stories, the
It should be mentioned that the story uses a myriad of figurative and metaphoric imagery. Throughout the novel the narrator injects his own views, often leading the reader to a deeper questioning of the story as it unfolds. He frequently speaks about what would happen if the main character were to do things in a different way. Also, through the interjection of varying levels of foreshadowing the reader gets a sense of where the story is headed. At one point the narrator says “…were I to t...
Typically of a narrator-agent is that at the beginning of the story, he remembers an argument he had with his lover after having discovered her infidelity. He also remembers his calling her two weeks later and making an appointment with her (cf. p. 74-75). Thus he influences the action that precedes the events which represent the actual subject of this story.
The car bomb exploded at dusk. Its target – a seven-ton U.S Army personnel carrier- was blown about six feet by the force of the blast. Infantryman John Lamie came out alive, thanks to the armor plating around his machine-gunner’s cupola, but three of his buddies died in the Aug. 3, 2005, attack in Baghdad. Lamie went to Iraq a second time in 2007-2008, before the cumulative effects of combat eventually pushed him out of the Army. (Katel 2)
Picking a side? Is it more effective to hear the story “The Smell of Fresh Paint” from the narrative account or would it be more effective if the story was told from a different point of view. Honestly, it’s more effective to hear the story from the narrator’s (Tina Beller) point of view because the narrator explains the background of the situation and I’m able to understand everything she’s feeling and Tina’s thoughts.
In order to understand what changes happen to twist the views of the 2 main characters in both novels, it is important to see the outlook of the two at the beginning of the novels in comparison ...
In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "The Story of an Hour," the authors use similar techniques to create different tones, which in turn illicit very distinct reactions from the reader. Both use a third person narrator with a limited omniscient point of view to tell of a brief, yet significant period of time. In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," Bierce uses this method to create an analytical tone to tell the story of Farquhar's experience just before death. In "The Story of an Hour," Chopin uses this method to create an involved, sympathetic tone to relay the story of Mrs. Mallard's experience just before death. These stories can be compared on the basis of their similar points of view and conclusions as well as their different tones.
... Willard). Any interpretation like that is misreading the text. The narrator in “Hands” was only used as an example in this paper to show that not all biased narrators are automatically de facto unreliable narrators. Assuming that a narrator is unreliable without actually proving it is a dangerous idea, and that thought should have been questioned by more students in the discussion. The ability to assume a narrator is unreliable without the proper textual justification is the bane of all literature. With this backdoor condition, any person could negate the story’s credibility, and then they could dismiss the story outright.
The Chemistry of Painting Cars It is necessary to paint cars because the paint protects the steel of the car from corrosion, paint fills and smooths out any imperfections in the steel surface and it provides a durable, decorative, glossy appearance. If rusting continually takes place the car becomes unsafe. When water and oxygen come in contact with the metal of the car surface, several redox reactions happen. The oxygen is reduced to hydroxide ions and iron is oxidized to Fe2+ ions which pass into solution.