A Comparison Of Sunday In The Park And The Use Of Force

The Stories chosen are “The Wednesday Circle” by Sandra Birdsell and “Sky Burial” by Richard Van Camp. There are similarities between the character's feelings in the two stories. In both “The Wednesday Circle” and “Sky Burial” the characters shift between feeling helpless and feeling empowered. The characters explore the feeling of powerless and empowered throughout their stories.

Conflict was used effectively in the short story to reveal the theme of the story. The boy has an internal conflict about which parent to stay with, and because his father left, he seemed to have favored him. He wanted him back so badly that every night, he watches him on the six o’clock news while wearing his old jackets. He was blinded by his father’s sudden departure that he forgot about what is really important. Additionally, another development in the short story’s conflict has been used effectively to reveal the theme. When the boy went to Macdonald’s to see his father’s true colors, he thought: “I finished my drink quickly, thankful that he had to be back in the studio for the news.” By the time he saw his dad for the first time in a while, he knew he was not the man he thought he was. At that moment, he also realized that he lost sight of what he had all this time: His mother’s unconditional love. If it wasn’t for the characterization of

Tim O’Brien’s novel, “The Things They Carried,” uses repetition to display the complicated lives of soldiers to readers. The Again & Again signpost reveals repeated moments in the story that help the reader undrstand the theme of Fear displayed throughout the story. Fear dictated almost every move these men made. O’Brien’s use of repetition reveals that fear of can be motivation or a hinderance to the soldiers.

Stress is caused when the body perceives a threat. During this time, the mind relies on reflexes to aid the body in the flight-or-fight response. In “The Most Dangerous Game”, the author uses the literary device imagery to convey the message of how

In the novel “The Red Badge Of Courage” written by Stephen Crane and the short story “The Outcasts Of Poker Flat” written by Brett Harte, a common theme throughout both publications is how people react when faced with danger or put under tremendous stress . In both publications a character is faced with an obstacle resulting in a change in demeanor. Two prime examples of the reoccurring theme of how people react when faced with danger or put under tremendous stress is when the main character of “the Red Badge of Courage,” Henry, becomes the flag bearer after struggling to find courage to fight in the previous battle and in the short story “the Outcasts of Poker Flat,” when Mrs. Shipton starves herself in order to assure piney receives the right

When people look at two extremely different stories such as Night and Life is Beautiful, they would not expect there to be many similarities. However, these two devastating tales are more alike than suspected. Both Night and Life is Beautiful may be two accounts of the holocaust, but that does not mean that they bring the same thing to the table. They both may include a somewhat similar father-son relationship, yet they still aren’t that same. Night, a tragic memoir of Eliezer Wiesel, and Life is Beautiful, a humorous and still somewhat depressing movie of Guido and his family, have numerous similarities as well as drastic differences between them.

Life is full of challenges. In the stories, “Breaking Through Uncertainty-Welcoming Adversity” and “Neighbours,” written by Jim McCormick and Lien Chao, the main characters illustrate benefits derived from taking risks. Even though both people in these texts undergo personal challenges, in “Neighbours” the character, Sally, receives greater benefits from taking risks than McCormick in “Breaking Through Uncertainty-Welcoming Adversity”.

grow and mature. Although how we act in these situations defines who we are, the

In the short story “The Key Game” the author appeals to the readers’ sense of emotion (pathos) because of the in-depth description of the Jewish family’s unfortunate living arrangements, and because of the method the author uses to explain the various character descriptions, emotions, and dialog throughout the story. This story takes place at some point during the Second World War. The author, Ida Fink, introduces the reader to a small Jewish family consisting of a wife, husband, and their three year old son. They live in a small apartment which she describes as poor, urban, and gloomy. The situation with the war can be shown with the frequent changes in apartments. The purpose of the story is in a “game” made by the parents to prepare the child for his reaction in case the Germans ever come knocking at the door. The author introduces the emotion in this story from the very beginning, when she starts to describe where the story takes place.

Throughout reading and watching movies you see situations and some hardships that people and relationships endure. While reading the book, Night and watching the film, Life is Beautiful it showed how being in these families positions can affect their relationships with each other and their emotions but in two very different ways. In Night by Elie Weisel there is less emotion behind the experiences than in the film Life is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni this put a different spin on how these two can make you feel different emotions while talking about the same topic. Both of the authors took their own approach to accomplish different goals and that is shown through the many differences and how their methods can change the way you feel but also in how the similarities still have their own flair.

In any great work of literature, each action and thought should contribute to the underlying meaning of the entire work. No action should exist for its own sake; it must instead advance the plot and reinforce the symbolism of both the characters’ actions as well as the truth of what the composer or author is trying to convey. This is especially true of acts of violence; great literature must carefully articulate the violence into a logical meaning. Most importantly, violence and acts of extreme passion work best when communicating a character’s inner-struggles as they relate to the motive and effect of each scene and action.

The story “Killings” and the film “In the Bedroom” are one in the same. Between the two, one can identify several differences and some similarities. Although one of the main differences/similarities is that the film plot seems to provide more sympathy towards the Fowler’s. Both “Killings” and “In the Bedroom” expose sympathy towards the Fowler’s, but by examining the similarities and differences the film version allows the audience to have more sympathy. Between them both the audience can see how some scenes are different and how some are the same, how there is a similar theme yet have a few differences, and how one is killed between the two which all leads to the film having more sympathy for the Fowler’s.

Nine hundred eighty-six is the number of people killed by police officers in 2015 in the United States, which is more than double the deaths reported annually over the past decade (The Washington Post). That number given is a total count of deaths under any circumstance of the fatality. Police force against citizens has become more and more aggressive each year, all though some of the force is needed for the situation, hundreds of people each year get killed by police that use force that is not necessary. The FBI did a five year study on deaths of citizens by police officers, and compared the percentages of races killed. Outcomes of that were not surprising if you keep up with modern day news, with the myth floating out in space that blacks are more likely to be killed by police than any other race. The percentages read 51.1% black, 46.3% white, and 2.6 other races murdered by police (FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting). If all police officers were required to wear body cameras during the line of duty, it would greatly reduce police brutality and create a much safer working environment.

The police man’s role depict the act of storytelling as another form of the truth because the truth arise from within the characters perspective. Considering that perspective plays a small role in the act of storytelling, the truth told may not be the actual truth. Therefore, the central role focuses on the question of who to believe. Antigone in New York highlights a different story told by the policeman and the stories told by the homeless: Sasha, Anita and Flea. The policeman becomes a major role in storytelling because the policeman’s perspectives influence the other characters. That is to say, storytelling though the policeman’s view provides a focus on authority. The policeman explains “When you give them food, or money, or clothes, or vaccine, all you teach them in dependence” (Glowacki 8) to illustrate how he interprets what he sees. The policeman only shares what he sees of the homeless people in New York; there are not other interaction played within the context. Thus, storytelling gies a form of truth based on assumptions.

The scenarios depict great examples of nonverbal communication, disclosure, and realistic ways that people in that society and situation would react. It shows many different kinds of communication all very realistically, and it is easy to put yourself in the characters shoes.