“Not a Ghost Story” by Pamela Painter, Vestalreview.net 2. The story is about the author, as she describes how she has been haunted by a ghost. She keeps repeating “If this were a ghost story” like she is trying to convince herself that it isn’t happening. As she is describing her past hauntings, she wishes it would all just end, as if she herself is in a story with an ending. The end of the story is her dreaming she is only reading a book of ghost stories that end.
Analyzing the story “Used to live here once” by Jean Rhys ENG125-Introduction to Literature Professor Jared Kline October 30, 2012 Jessica L Taylor I decided to analyze the short story by Jean Rhys “Used to live here once” for this assignment. I truly enjoyed reading this short story. I felt so connected to the story that once on the last sentence I asked myself “Where is the rest of the story?”. According to our text the definition of theme would be defined as “An idea that lies behind the story and what the story is about”. From reading this short story “Used to live here once” I gathered that the theme was about the beauty of life after death.
Alice presented several skills taught by Miss Dennis such as asking them to pay attention to and to think about the things which are going on around them and telling them that good descriptive writing makes the reader see what the writer see. The teacher also taught her students to find their unique personal voices. Then the writer moved on to the impacts Miss Dennis had made on her life through narrating Miss Dennis ‘s encouraging her to the writing contest, which made her more confident and also the private conversation about the death of the writer’s father, after which they made a special relationship. Alice also mentioned their common interest on Emily Dickinson’s poems and the present given by Miss Dennis at the end of that year, which is cherished by her although it is now pretty old and broken. The writer showed her respect and miss of her writing teacher with simple but descriptive words.
AP English Language and Composition Summer Reading Instructions The mandatory summer reading for AP English Language and Composition is based on the 2003 book by Thomas C. Foster entitled How to Read Literature Like a Professor (ISBN: 006000942X). Students are responsible for securing a copy of the book on their own. It can easily be purchased online or at a local bookstore, but sharing amongst peers is encouraged. Students should read the book in its entirety, and then complete the assignment outlined below. It is imperative that both parts of the assignment be completed by each AP Lang student and turned in to Mrs. Rickard on the first day of school.
In this short story, it is through her experiences, that she realizes she is no longer living, hence the last line of the story, (Rhys, 1976) “That was the first time she knew.” Although the story may seem basic at first, the ending can be quite surprising. You will find in this story, an underlying theme as the plot thickens with symbols of life, experiences and the spiritual world. The author, Jean Rhys, begins this story as the narrator telling the story of a woman on a journey in a limited omniscient view. Clungston (2010) explains in the Journey into Literature, “A limited omniscient point of view is when the thoughts and feelings of only one of the characters are related through the narrator.” In this story, it is just that, as the narrator, who in this story describes a woman who is not given a name or any type of background, guides the reader onto a journey in which she explains the little things the woman is experiencing and remembering as she walked along on that fine blue day. The narrator continues to engage the reader on how the different things along her walk are not the same as what the woman remembers them to be.
The poem Love in Place by Nikki Giovanni (Barnet, Burto, & Cain, 2011) is a look back at a person’s past, critically contemplating whether she ever did fall in love. Looking at the overall poem the theme appears to ask the question as to whether or not love really was a part of her life. Love can be so subjective even to the same person. For example, even in this short poem Nikki seemingly crosses over generations looking back over old photographs. Her thoughts and feelings seem to contradict at times almost as if she is losing her memory.
Releasing Your Spirit In the late nineteenth century, the institution of marriage required that the woman play a less significant role in the union. In Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour” and Susan Glaspell’s play “Trifles”, both of the husbands limit the potential of their wives. Given the similar time periods, both stories share analogous ideas about marriage, but still maintain their distinct and unique patterns of events. In both of the stories, the women are contained in their homes and are expected to live the role of women during this period. In “The Story of an Hour”, Mrs. Mallard feels that “there will be no powerful will bending hers” anymore, so unlike previously in her life she is able to freely choose how she wishes to live (Chopin 16).
Write a well-organized essay in which you examine Gaines’s use of biblical allusions in A Lesson Before Dying and evaluate how they contribute to the overall theme of the novel. Questions may be directed to either of the two Pre-AP English Nine teachers, Toni Dingley or Michelle Young, or to the English Department Chair, Dave
By the end of Jean Rhys short story “I Used to Live Here Once,”’ the protagonist realizes that she is no longer alive. Her return to her old home acts not a walk down memory lane, but as a reflection of her life experience. As the speaker slowly finds her way home, the reader is left with clues that lead to the conclusion that she is not there in the flesh. Jean Rhys’ use of symbols, diction, and selection of detail unify this theme throughout the story. First, the story initiates with a journey of crossing a river on stepping stones.
In “Decisions and Revisions: The Planning Strategies of a Publishing Writer” Carol Berkenkotter. Berkenkotter did study and experiment on Donald M. Murray to see how professional academic writer writes and see his writing processes. In this essay I will talk about how's my writing process is the same or different from other people processes. Planning and proofreading is strategies I’m using during my writing assignment During the any writing assignment