The Badness Within Him - Short Story Analysis
Short Story Assignment The Badness Within Him By Susan Hill . Setting The story takes place in the summerhouse that Cols family owns but the time can be divided into three parts – childhood, present (before father’s death) and uncertain future (after father’s death). . Page 58, paragraph 11, “He remembered how great the distance had seemed as he jumped from rock to rock on the beach, how he has scarcely been able to stretch his legs across and balance.” This sentence describes the beach. 2. Page 63, paragraph 1, “People only spoke of baths and hot drinks and telephone messages, scarcely looking at one another as they did so, and the house was full of strangers moving from room to room.” This sentence describes the summerhouse they live in. The setting directly creates the initial climax for the story in which the narrator is speaking from. It also connects with the protagonist’s character development through his adolescence. 2. Character The protagonist is Col, an adolescent who is transiting from a young kid to an adult. i. The author does not have any documentation on what she thinks about her character although I can predict that this character maybe an inspiration from her childhood. ii. Jess, his sister who is a few years older than he is may perceive him to be a bit immature. She used to be close to Col when they were younger children
The Major Characters in "Catch 22".
Dj Carroll 3/4/12 Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is an interesting novel; the setting is a war in the mid-1900s. There are many characters in the story, but I would have to say that the main one is Yossarian. The book describes random events in each of the soldiers’ lives, but these events don't seem to lead to much of a point, until the end of the novel. Then, out of nowhere, comes the meaning behind the book. Heller does a great job of ending the book. By having Yossarian run away the meaning of the book is set in stone. Each character in the novel seems to have a certain way in which they judge their power, importance, and worth. Throughout the entire book, the only character that resembles someone with good opinions of himself is Yossarian. He appears to be the only character that realizes the insignificance the war effort is because almost all the people in the novel are fighting for the wrong reason. He says, "Am I supposed to get my ass shot off just because the colonel wants to be a general?". Other characters, like ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen respond to questions with answer that seem to make no sense. In the case where Yossarian is requesting that Wintergreen get them off the flight to Bologna because they will probably die, Wintergreen comes back with the unbelievable answer "Then you'll
In this present world there are many consequences for being greedy. For this reason, the story Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving is relevant to todays world.
Makhdum Qurashei Date: 11/06/2012 American Literature Mr. Jesse Barron Assassination of Trust In this present world there are many consequences for being greedy. For this reason, the story “ Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving is relevant to todays world. In the story, Tom met a devil in the swamp, which gave him a lot of money to start a business. Then tom gave this money to start their own businesses, but Tom made a deal with them, who borrowed money from him, in that they had to pay back more money than they borrowed. Similarly, in the present world a man called Bernie Madoff who started to collect money from the people by telling them they would be paid back their money in a high interest rate. Both Tom Walker and Bernie Madoff were greedy. A lot of people trusted them and hoped that they could become rich, but they killed the trust of people. Tom Walker the main character of the story used financial investment to collect money from the people. Tom met a devil in the swamp and he got a lot of money from the devil. The money that the devil gave him was from the treasure that captain Kidd put in the swamp. Tom became a usurer after getting the money. He gave people a lot of money to the people like loan so that they can start their own businesses. Tom made a deal with them whom he gave money. The deal was that the people who borrowed money from Tom, they
In this story, The Pose, the author is trying to convey the message that life as we know it can change if it is taken in a different point of view altogether
Majeed Bilal Majeed Mrs. Jarvis ENG3U1 – 04 06 November 2012 Short Story “The Pose” Response “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden” (Frances Hodgson Burnett). This beautiful sentence has a great significance to it; life was not based on an ideal conception but surely we have the ability to change that, by trading a few shoes. This short story is quite exceptional with a fascinating plot explaining a girl’s day as she replaces a mannequin at a display case at a store. Overall, I really enjoyed this story because it made me wonder why a smart, sophisticated girl would want to be a mannequin. At first I did not understand the author’s purpose of writing this story, but as I continued to grasp the essence of the story, I finally understood. In this story, “The Pose”, the author is trying to convey the message that life as we know it can change if it is taken in a different point of view altogether . “She was happy. Incredibly happy. No one had looked at her so appreciatively before. At least not in her presence. Like a kind and caring queen receiving the adulation of her subjects” (99). These were the words said by the protagonist showing us how she had never received such admiration before as ordinary person, but now as she has become a utopian figure – a mannequin – she has reluctantly opened her arms to
Analysis of A Hero by R.K Narayan
How does R.K Narayan entertain the reader? R.K Narayan is an astute writer, throughout the story of ‘A Hero’ he ulitised many literary devices to entertain and attach the readers mind into the story. These devices consisted of the wide and frequent use of juxtaposition, compelling, persistent figurative language, phonology and characterisation. All these devices fluctuate for describing the humourously characterised Swami. R.K Narayan also used language components to brush up the readers humourous emotions depicted by the dialogues of young Swami. All these components help develop the great statement of ironic courage shown by young Swami. On the other hand the readers aren’t only entertained by the humourous sides of the story but R.K Narayan also brings the element of stereotypical household family. R.K Narayan entertains the reader by creating stereotypical inter family quarrels. The story’s theme not only consists of courage but also family. The portrayal of childish imagination is shown continuously alongside the setting of the Night (dark). R.K Narayan entertains the reader by utilising the elements of figurative language. The imagery is seen in the form of sensual and visual imagery ‘The tiger was at his back, and he could hear it’s claws scratch the ground ....scratch, scratch and then a light thud’ this quotation portrays the use of sensual
"In the Darkness out there" Lively also uses language to make Packers End seem bedraggled, filthy, overgrown and unpleasant by using words to depict a squalid image
A02 Details which foreshadow Mrs Rutter‟s revelation Use of contrast, e.g. presentation of Mrs Rutter compared with what she had done Description of the young people‟s fears about Packer‟s End Use of dialogue When The Wasps Drowned: description of the calm way the children respond to discovering the body and their actions after this Anil: how Noor builds up a sense of fear leading to the hanging 'the Darkness out there'. it is about two young people who go to help an old lady but leave shocked after several chilling revelations. The children are members of a neighbourhood help club that around the neighbourhood doing menial jobs for old people. The significance of the title and the ambiguity of the title is that literally ''the darkness'' can mean the darkness of Packers End but metaphorically it could refer to evil of Mrs. Rutter. To aid this theme of ambiguity ''out there'' is used as it is unspecified and could literally mean out there in the world or metaphorically inside everyone's mind. The story begins with Sandra on her way to Mrs. Rutter's cottage. She walks through lovely beautiful meadows, everything is lush and glorious until Sandra approaches Packers End now suddenly the mood changes. The atmosphere becomes spooky and eerie. As she begins to describe Packers end with elements of the supernatural e.g. ''You can still hear voices'' and the word
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, deals with a wife and husband and their new room
Michael Mayfield Ms. Amanda Blalock AP English IV 1/18/12 The Yellow Wall-paper The “Yellow Wallpaper”, a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, deals with a wife and husband and their new room that is covered in dingy yellow wall-paper. It becomes evident that when the yellow wall-paper finally meets its demise, the narrator’s sanity ends. At the beginning it can be quickly seen that the narrator is not “normal”: she is moved to a room where the “windows are barred” forced to sleep in a “great immovable bed [that] is nailed down” and is constantly called a “nervous patient” by her husband John. Which leads one to believe that she is a patient of Dr. John in what is possibly a mental institution. Inside of this room the wall-paper is described as “irritating” with a “provoking formless sort of figure”. This hints at the narrator and her “imaginative power” which should be categorized as the beginning stages of dementia. This undiagnosed case of potential dementia is only reinforced to be true by the narrator’s interaction with the “horrid wall-paper”. She is constantly observing a woman within the wall-paper that “shakes the pattern” in what seems like to be an attempt to escape much like how the narrator wants to escape her confinement in the nursery room. During her studies of the wall-paper
In his novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Remarque shared his experience from the war. Some of his experiences included fighting on the battle front, seeing his friends die, and being in the trenches
Tyler Wiles October 25, 2012 Schulte Period 1 The Meaninglessness of War Fearful, bloody, psychological death, depression, pain, agony, and suffering all describe warfare. In history, trench warfare had been seen in what is known as the Great War. World War I, as people refer to it today, went on from 1914 to 1918 while changing the political landscape of Europe. World War I brought new weapons such as cannons and machine guns into play as well as a different style of fighting known as trench warfare. By bringing this new style of war along the style also brought more blood, gruesomeness, and death. The style of warfare also would have psychological effects on the soldiers. One of the World War I survivors, Erich Maria Remarque, wrote about his take on World War I. In his novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Remarque shared his experience from the war. Some of his experiences included fighting on the battle front, seeing his friends die, and being in the trenches. In the novel Remarque presented the meaninglessness of the war by using irony, symbolism, and conflict. To begin, Remarque illustrates instances of irony, throughout the novel, to describe the meaninglessness of the war. First, Paul, the main character, does not have the sense of belonging that he feels when he is at war and does not want to be home even though his mother is dying. By not having the sense
In the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time Mark Haddon, the author, uses relationships to create an interesting crime investigation.
The Curious Incident of the Dog In the book ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night – time’ Mark Haddon, the author, uses relationships to create an interesting crime investigation. Christopher Boone is a boy who has Asperger’s Syndrome but has a talent for Maths and Physics. He is the writer, the narrator and the investigator of the book. ‘My name is Christopher John Francis Boone. I know all the countries of the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7,507.’ This is how Christopher introduces himself. The way he says this, it's almost as if the things he knows are as important as his name, like they are part of his actual identity. He finds a dog with a large garden fork inside its stomach. He knows the dog, his name is Wellington, and this is when he decides to find out who murdered the dog. ‘I stroked Wellington and wondered who had killed him, and why.’ Wellington is Mrs Shear’s dog and she is infuriated when at the beginning of the book sees Christopher in her garden with Wellington. The dog’s stomach was leaking blood like a waterfall; unluckily everything seems to point at Christopher for the murder. Christopher shows Mark Haddon makes Christopher an interesting person by the way all of his relationships are good but then bad. When with his Father he loved him, ‘And Father said, "Christopher, do you understand that
Asboville tells the story of JB, a sixteen year old verging on delinquency.
Asboville essay Asboville tells the story of JB, a sixteen year old verging on delinquency. After warnings about stone-throwing, keying cars (scratching a key on the car body work) , breaking windows and making children's play parks a no go zone for the under 14s and the over 17s alike, he is caught vandalising property. He is served with an ASBO, his likeness is pasted up on posters all over his estate, and he is sent to live with his uncle in a quiet seaside town. His punishment is to work at painting the beach huts. At one hut each day, it will take JB the entire summer. However is-this what it is always going to be like for JB? Or is there a ray of hope? The book opens on the estate where JB, Scooby, Carla and Dicko are kicking around. We also learn that ‘JB’S court case was just two days away. ’Already the book has started off with in a negative state. In addition his behaviour is like the other teenagers in this novel, he doesn’t think about consequences until it’s too late. In chapter two JB is on the train, heading to Haycliffe. He’s missing his friends. There’s a moment where JB stares out of the window at the backs of houses and eventually sees a reflection of himself. He doesn’t like what he sees. ‘JB punched the window. A blast of pain shot up his arm.’ Furthermore he feels that they are making an example of him. ‘Stuck the ASBO on him.
