The Snake Stone Critical Evaluation
The Snake Stone Task: Sometimes books make the reader consider issues that he/she would not normally think about. From your reading of 'The Snake Stone' show how the author has achieved this. You should refer to setting, plot, characterisation and style in your response. A book which I have read recently is called 'The Snake Stone' written by Berlie Doherty. The story is written from two perspectives, one being that of a fifteen year old boy name James and the other being that of his mother, Elizabeth, fifteen years previous. The story is mainly set in a town in Central England, but at various points is set in Hollygate. The main characters are James and his mother Elizabeth, The story is about James, who lives with his adoptive parents, but he then decides he wants to track down his real mother. The only things which he has which could help him to the whereabouts of his mother are a stone and a torn envelope stating half of an address. Nobody has any clues as to who his mother could be but they are sure that she was a teenage mother. James was left as a newborn baby in a mailbox outside someone's house with a stone and envelope. James checks maps and soon discovers that his place An example which creates a vivid image is when describing the of birth has to have been in a place called Hollygate. James is supposed to be travelling down to London to practice his hobby
Catcher In The Rye - Alternative Ending
Alternative Ending To Catcher in the Rye Anyway, I really did go home after the carrousel. First, Phoebe and I walked out of the park and took the bus to Grand Central, to get my god dam Gladstone's out of the strong box there. Though it had stopped hammering down, I was still pretty wet. Boy, it really came down like a madman. I still had 'Phoebe's' red hunting hat on, it was soaking wet though. I didn't care though. "I'm glad we're both going home now, Holden", she said. "I'm just ready to get this over with", I said, "Mom and dad will cry." "Don't worry, Holden. It'll be okay", Phoebe said. She squeezed my hand which she was holding and smiled. It just about killed me. We had most of Phoebe's Christmas dough, so we got my Gladstone's, and took the bus to 72nd street. There were a bunch of kids at the back of the bus. They were all horsing around, laughing and all. We sat next to them. We took up a lot of room, since we had my two suitcases, plus my old suitcase with Phoebe's stuff in it. I heard some kid say, "Phoebe, your brother found you!" I looked across the bus. It was that kid I met in the park yesterday, the girls who roller skates I'd tightened and all. "Holden's coming to see me in the play", she said to the girl. She tugged my arm, "This is my brother Holden, Holden, this is Susie. She's in the play too!" "Yes", Susie said, "It should be really
Compare the ways "the open window" and "the landlady" deal with deception, and explain how suspense is created by the two authors.
Question : Compare the ways the two short stories deal with deception, and explain how suspense is created by the two authors. The two stories that are being compared are "the landlady" by Roald Dahl and "the open window" by Saki. Both stories are earlier than the middle twentieth century. The two short stories have many similarity and difference in dealing with suspense and deception. The narrative perspective of both stories are both omniscient and in 3rd person narrative. Despite being omniscient, both narrators gives limited knowledge to the reader. They reveals the story bit by bit creating suspense. For example, in the landlady, the narrator hinted throughout the story what is going to happen to Billy, the "bitter almond smell and taste" in his cup of tea and stressed placed on how the "stuffed" animals that have ironically invited him into to the house. Whereas, in the story, "the open window", the narrator tips off the reader by hinting things like, how Mr. Framton is, his problems, ect. The narrator is an intrusive one, he gives his own opinions to the reader like "self-possessed young lady". This creates foreshadowing and suspense in the story. Also the narrator may deceive us with his dropping of hints and clues. The settings of both stories are very important to the way how suspense and deception are created. In "the landlady", it happened during the
Most unlikley hero essay
| Jessica Tilbrook | Most unlikely hero Back from the best holidays ever, now school. Great! Everybody was leaping off the buses as they entered the bus park, keen to see friends they haven't seen in ages, others dozing off on the bus as they haven't been awake so early in weeks. The playground was the meeting point; it was like a heaven full of gossip. Everyone was sharing what they did over the holidays and spreading secrets or rumours that weren't suppose to be told. In the corner by the sports hall was Kylie, the bags under her eyes made it look like she hadn't slept in years, her eyes half closed as she lent against the wall. As the bell rang, the shock on everyone's faces changed from a chirpy one to a miserable one. They had just come to terms with they actually had to start working again. First lesson. English. Everyone slowly plodding to their seats as Mr Brown opened the door and announced "Lets start of with a test." What a way to start the year. I looked up to check the time thinking it was nearly the end of the lesson, but it had only been 20 minutes in. No one could really be bothered with the test; I could hear my brain cells knocking together as if they were nothing in my skull. I had forgotten all my knowledge over the holidays Everyone was bored, "Please can I go to the toilet sir?" Mandy asked politely, "Okay but be quick." replied Mr Brown. Mandy
The transformation of Eliza Doolittle
The transformation of Eliza Doolittle Pygmalion is the story of a professor who has the challenge of transforming a Cockney Flower girl into a lady, by improving her etiquette, pronunciation of words, and grammar. Pygmalion is a book about money, freedom, social class and independence but most importantly about language. I am going to be looking at the main things that Higgins has to change, how difficult these will be, and how successful he is. I will be doing this by comparing two scenes from the play. When we first see Eliza Doolittle, she is simply characterised as "The Flower Girl". From this, I think that Bernard Shaw is trying to convey the message that at this point in the play she is not very important at all, as she is not even referred to by her name. In act one, page fifteen, Bernard Shaw uses phonetics instead of real words to show the type of accent that Eliza has: "Nah then, Freddy: look wh'y' gowin, deah." and also "Theres menners f'yer! Ta-oo banches o voylets trod into the mad" Bernard Shaw could have just written these as "Now then, Freddy: look where you're going, dear." And "There are manners for you! Two bunches of violets trodden into the mud." By using phonetics we get a better idea of what Eliza's accent is really like. When Eliza the flower girl is asking everyone beneath St Paul's Church if they would like to buy some flowers, Henry Higgins the
PS, I Love You
Kimberly Cuthbert-Holmes February 29, 2008 St. Thomas Aquinas Mrs. Greenfield English - PS, I Love You written by Cecelia Ahern A good story is always fresh in a person's mind, no matter how long ago they read it. A memorable story contains a good storyline, developing characters, a climatic moment, and usually a blissful conclusion. Stories have timeless lessons that can teach us something valuable. Such a story for me is PS, I Love You. This book is about a married couple named Gerry Clarke and Holly Kennedy. They met through mutual friends in high school. The two became sweethearts and eventually married. Gerry and Holly realized they had met their soul mate. Gerry promised Holly that if he ever left her, he would leave a list. After fifteen years of blissful marriage, the dreams of Gerry and Holly are shattered when Gerry visits the doctor. Recently, he had been complaining about terrible headaches. The doctor originally thought Gerry needed glasses, however the couple later found out he was suffering from a brain tumor. After living a year with a brain tumor, Gerry takes his last breath. Holly is now left all alone to deal with her loss. The only way she knows how to cope is to surround herself with Gerry's possessions. Two months after Gerry's death, Holly receives a phone call from her mother saying there is an envelope addressed to her.
Cry, the Beloved Country Compare and Contrast Essay
Compare and Contrast Essay Archana Sundarachari In Cry, the Beloved Country, Alan Paton tries to highlight the similarities that tie together two different individuals, namely Stephen Kumalo and James Jarvis on the issues of their journey through life, their connected destiny, and the differences in racial practices. James Jarvis is a grieving white man struggling to understand and appreciate his dead son's feelings for the majority non-white population, whereas Stephen Kumalo is a native black man wondering when all his sorrows will come eventually to an end. The reader comes to know in between the story, that his son is imprisoned for killing James Jarvis' son. James Jarvis and Stephen Kumalo, the two main characters can be said to have undergone a significant change as the story progresses. James Jarvis discovers that not all people are the same, in other words, he begins to respect the black race and is proud of his son's earnest efforts to in resolve issues dealing with racism. This changes Jarvis' outlook and approach towards different races. He begins to learn and appreciate all people. This sudden change in his thought process can be termed simply as a mental journey. Stephen Kumalo also undergoes a different journey involving many heartbreaking and emotional aspects of his life. His journey allows him to gather from his experiences the meaning of life and he learns
Sun Vampiers
How effectively does the author use language techniques to influence the audience? I am writing an essay on how Cayte Williams influences the audience by using language techniques in an article from the Big Issue of May 1997, on the harm that sun beds can cause. Cayte Williams's attitude towards sun beds is mostly negative. She says that essentially, they are "Big plastic cocoons filled up with high tech lights that beam down on you with a mellow hum." Throughout this article she emphasizes the negative points of sun beds, the only praise for them coming from the interviewed members of the public who use them each week. This creates quite a biased view. The overall tone of this piece is sombre as it is quite serious when drawing the reader to the side of the argument Williams has chosen. This is highlighted mostly in the first half of the piece where the author is emphasizing the negative points of sun beds. But as the piece moves on to the second half of the presentation takes on a lighter, more appealing tone I think this makes the article easier to read and not such a chore to take in. The articles title, "SUN VAMPIRES," is an oxymoron; because vampires can't actually go out in the sunlight as if they do they will die. This gives the reader an image that the user becomes dependent on the sunlight and being without out it will damage them. This language technique can
Examine the techniques used by J.B. Priestley to create dramatic tension and mystery throughout An Inspector Calls(TM)
Examine the techniques used by J.B. Priestley to create dramatic tension and mystery throughout 'An Inspector Calls' It is Sixty years since 'An Inspector Calls' was first performed in Moscow after the Russia Revolution in 1945. The play has remained popular ever since this first production and was revived very successfully at the National Theatre in 1994, only seven years after Mrs. Thatcher made her famous statement that 'There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women and there are families'. One of the reasons for its enduring popularity must be the skill with which J.B. Priestly creates and maintains tension and mystery throughout the play. Although it was first performed in 1946, it is set in 1912 when Edwardian class divisions were still apparent. One example of this in the play is from Mrs. Birling treating Edna abruptly by saying, 'All right, Edna. I'll ring from the drawing-room when we want coffee'. She is telling Edna to get out of the dinning room rather than being in the dinning-room and disturbing their family's conversations. Another example in the play which suggests the Edwardian class divisions existed is from Mr. Birling trying to bully the inspector by asking him the question, 'How do you get on with our Chief Constable, Colonel Roberts?' to intimate that he is a friend of the constable and he plays golf with him
Blade Runner and Frankenstein
English Essay Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner both explore similar concepts through differing contexts, reflecting differing values and perspectives. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was written in 1818 during the Romantic period when it was believed that science was forcing humanity away from nature, the industrial revolution and the notion that science needs to be restrained. Ridley Scott takes the position of it is too late to return to nature as science and man have destroyed it. Both texts focus around three themes; the transgression of the natural order because of unrestrained science which results in a dystopic setting, man's inability to cope with the moral and ethical responsible of being creator/god and the alienation or othering leading to the breakdown of the social order. Through the exploration of these ideas both texts ultimately question what is it to be human - they examine whether we are part of the natural world or other than it; whether we have ore in common with god or life. Both texts seem to conclude that we are masters of our own misery - that by trying to transcend the natural order through science we have lost our balance and fallen from grace thus positioning us conclude that we are "of life" and that we should return to it. Being a romantic writer Shelley was disillusioned with the manner in which technology developments
