A Bout de Souffle "I Want to Be Immortal, and Then Die"

Interestingly, visual techniques are also effective in portraying the theme of free will versus determinism to question the responder who and what controls our lives. The tripartite storytelling structure incorporating three wholly, self-contained alternate versions of events is an unconventional filming technique reinforcing the postmodernist perception of having minimal control over life. As Lola rushes past minor characters in the film, flash forwards offer alternate glimpses of the possible outcome of their future, suggesting that fee-will alone is not a sole determination of the outcome of life. In each run, Lola’s encounter with these minor characters varies, showing that even the slightest change can become a significant impact to life. An extreme close-up

when she picks him up from the police. How does this quote show us how she

Although we do not know exactly what occurs, Oates provides some hints that she left with the

you wonder what is going to happen to her. Also we learn that she only

From its opening scene Breathless breaks convention. Michel Poiccard, the main character in the film, is seen at the beginning but given no introduction. He is simply standing outside reading a newspaper, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. There is a woman in the scene, whose name is never mentioned and never shows

In the short story “From Behind the Veil,” written by Dhu’l Nun Ayyoub, the author changes how we feel about the main character throughout the sequencing of the plot. We as the readers learn more about how the protagonist really thinks coupled with what her motives are. The author also presents language that clearly expresses how the protagonist feels and uses examples to show an overall theme in the story.

In his novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Patrick Süskind chooses third person narration to tell the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. And though Grenouille is the character at which the story is based upon, we are also taken through the minds and actions of other characters through the unlimited knowledge of an omniscient narrative voice. By seeing and smelling the world through Grenouille’s eyes and nose while at the same time having it told through several characters instead of him alone, we are somewhat left detached from Grenouille from the very beginning, which only enhances the lack of sympathy and

Structure – the narrative is driven by storyboarding and montage and is backed into reflective mode through large scale landscapes scenes. For example the opening pages depict items that relate to the emotionally heart-breaking scene where husband and wife prepare for his departure. Later the

The author uses pacing throughout the story to help the reader connect to the story. In the story

He tried to remain calm, but a panic was taking hold of Jim at his very core. Susan and her safety played on his mind, regardless of the danger he was currently facing. Jim shook his head back and forth as a means of clearing away the mental fog. He refused to remain trapped in an “inescapable” room of mirrors.

Suspense is an important trait in many works of fiction. In David Montrose’s novel The Crime on Cote Des Neiges, he uses narration, digression and secondary characters to create suspense throughout the novel.

Then, the story flashes back to several months prior. This time Anna is in Nantucket trying to collect herself after leaving her husband. The back-story to their affair is given in the explanation of how they met and how they spend their time. The chronology is again thrown out as the storyline makes a jump forward to what was supposed to be their last meeting. Anna expects her lover to understand that she must go back to her secluded world and he must go back to his, but he doesn't seem to want that for them. Anna, since the start of this affair, has been indecisive and confused, but as the story moves she grows out of touch with herself and the rest of the world. She alarms herself when she looks in the mirror. "She returned to her husband and saw that another woman, a shadow woman had taken her place" (181). In contrast, the final even takes place in perfect sequential order, and as a consequence Anna leaves the event with a clearer understanding of herself and the way she relates to the rest of the world. When she leaves her lover for the final time, she is content and no longer confused, she even seems happy. "Suddenly, joyfully, she felt miraculously calm" (190). The confusing sequence of events is wrapped up nicely with the sequential order of the ending, which culminates with a clearer minded Anna.

wants the reader to realize that Nora was not the fool she allows herself to be

The first aspect is dialogue. An example of dialogue is when Tom says “I’m going to be stuck in the basement aren’t I. aren’t I. That’s my… terrible and alone and dark”. This is when Tom realizes he is never going to get away from his past and that he will never have his happily ever after because he is stuck in all this metaphorical darkness which causes him to kill peter even though he loves him. We know that he thinks this because earlier in the film Tom mentions a metaphorical basement where all his dark thoughts and secrets are kept and he is saying in the dialogue that he is going to be stuck in there. This scene impacts the audience significantly well because in the scene before the director had made it seem that Tom and Peter were going to have a life together. But in this scene, the director puts in this dialogue to make Tom realize he cannot have the life that he wanted because of the bad choices he had made for example killing to other people and stealing an identity. Also this dialogue is aimed toward Peter so Tom can show his feelings that he has not discussed with anyone else, but also this dialogue has Tom make up his mind about

The director seamlessly weaves five separate plot threads throughout the main story, all involving their own social repercussions and the consequent changes in the lives of all those caught up in the dilemmas they face. The film is filled with a rich