It is possible to think that as his intense journey continues, Odysseus becomes less patient and his temper shortens, this would explain how in certain areas Odysseus shows patience, restraint and endurance, whilst in others he is easily angered or frustrated. In telling his story to the
| 2.) “...man reaches, stumbles forward, painfully, mistakenly sometimes. Having stepped forward, he may slip back, but only half a step, never the full step back. Fear the time when the bombs stop falling while the bombers live—for every bomb is proof that the spirit has not died. And fear the time when the strikes stop while the great owners live—for every little beaten strike is proof that the step is being taken.” | Pg.151 | This is one of my favorite quotes from the book.
Trident University Billy J Shults Module 1 Case AssignmentENG102English Composition II Professor Peter Nezafati February 24, 2014 “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” This is a discussion of “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”. In this story we are set at the sight of a hanging by the Federal Army. Peyton Fahrquhar the southern sympathizer has been caught, moments from swinging at the gallows. He is in a state of reflection. Peyton is aware he has moments left, yet surprised at the way he has trailed off from the current affair.
Tim O’Brien writes his short story How to Tell a War Story in 1990, giving him plenty of time to reflect on his past experiences in Vietnam fighting alongside his buddies. The author has compiles some of own personal stories of the field, telling them in first person. He uses other soul dredging stories from his friends creating a deep sense of despair. The author never strays from the purpose of his story. He uses the stories in his short story as an example—almost like a template to show his point of the importance of telling a true war story—to show the true depth of the event.
In the story, “Tell-Tale Heart,” by Edgar Allen Poe an “old man” is murdered, and through the factors of guilt and insanity the killer confesses. A similar short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell is written in a “dark” way as well, but at the same time in a completely different way. Both of these stories show similar content, but also some key differences. First off, one of the main similarities between these two short stories is the idea that both of them are written around. The idea that the “Tell-Tale Heart” as well as “The Most Dangerous Game” contain is a hunting or stalking scheme.
34) “in a duel.” This makes the reader feel like his life is at risk. General Zaroff clearly wants to hunt Rainsford. Rainsford must survive on his own. Even though Rainsford is stranded on an island with a General that wants to kill him, the author leads you to believe that Rainsfor kills and outsmarts the General. Never underestimate your
He opens the story with a man perched on a bridge, several feet above a river, with his hands bound and a noose around his neck. The man was Peyton Fahrquhar and he was awaiting his execution for crimes committed against the Union Army (the north.) The Union Army believed that Peyton had conspired to blow up a bridge that they had planned to utilize for supply runs and troop movement. Ironically this is the very bridge from which Peyton is now about to be hanged. As Peyton prepares to die he seems to succumb to the enormous weight on his mind and starts to ‘black out.’ As the plank he is perched on is removed he plunges to what will surely be his certain death.
Even though it’s only a short distance, like the hulk taking two steps, my muscles began to ache. I leave my zone only to come back to the reality, as I realize that my teammate is just ahead. I hear my opponents, but they’re out of sight. As Te-Te takes off I know I have to fill in the empty space between us. Cheek to Cheek is the chant I repeat.
In this example, Bierce transfers from reality to Peyton Farquhars’s, the main character, thoughts and dreams making us perceive them as also reality. Then, during this exact moment, Bierce uses a ruse to shift the reader’s focus to the beginning of Farquhars’s death. “Striking through the thought of his dear ones was sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith's hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. He wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by -- it seemed both. Its recurrence was regular, but as
The reader does not know why or who the convicted man is, but immediately curiosity is peeked by such a brutal occurrence. The only insight into the accused is that he has kind eyes and is a common farmer. In section two, the reader is told the full name of the accused and the reasons why he is to be hanged. Sympathies are aroused as the reader learns the intimate details of the hanged man’s life, his motives for his offense, and how he was tricked into being caught. Perhaps the most engaging and stimulating technique Bierce uses in his story is the blending of fantasy-imagination and reality – the mixing of the external world, with a future consisting of only death, with Farquhar’s internal world, which cries out for life.