A Short Story : A Story?

Allie was stunned. She had assumed that everything was already set. “Why can’t you go- what is holding you here?” she asked.

“Uh, yeah! Sure!” When I knew I was l alone I ran all over town looking for the source of the snow. I finally found it at an abandoned warehouse just outside of town. I waited a couple of seconds before saying something but before I could, someone spoke.

He heard Sterling slam the door to the room and begin to talk to someone outside. After a moment of so the door opened again. There was a brief pause before the door slammed shut again and footsteps began to approach.

She waited nervously outside the door for him to answer. She wasn’t sure if she should try to seem normal, or give it away that something was going on. As soon as he answered the door, she could tell he sensed it anyways.

The short story of Dubliners by James Joyce, “The Dead,” is set in the boisterous early twentieth century, which brings up the political background of Ireland at that time. This political setting was hesitant but still optimistic, as Ireland demanded independence from Great Britain and went through a climactic cultural recovery. The author James Joyce appropriately uses the main character, Gabriel Conroy, and Gabriel’s wife, Gretta Conroy, to help develop the theme of encounters between the recently dead and the living within the Irish society. Both characters of Gretta Conroy and Gabriel Conroy in “The Dead” are also the main purpose for which the title of the story is created. For instance, one function of the character of Gabriel’s wife, Gretta Conroy, in the story is to demonstrate the figurative meaning of the title.

First of all, Gabriel is portrayed by the speaker as very discerning and attentive. For example, Gabriel has his attention set at the details of the woman lying before him. The speaker also gives the reader an insight of Gabriel’s thoughts, and this strengthens the reader’s opinion about him being very curious and meticulous. Gabriel

The man gently smiled. "Hello, young miss. Is there anyone else up at this hour? I would like to speak with them if you don't mind." the girl looked cautious of this man. Keeping her ruby red eyes on his golden ones, she slowly nodded. She lightly closed the door once

Clare wondered. She slowly advanced, the scream had come from inside a nearby house. Clare slowly and cautiously opened the wooden door. A slow creak was audible, and there she saw him.

She slowly walked down the stairs to get the door. She took a deep breath with every step she took, as she put her hand on the knob she felt

In addition, in the second paragraph we are enlightened by these words, “He watched her while she slept as though he and she never lived together as man and wife,” this text allows us to see the true emotion behind Gabriel. When we go through an almost impossible challenge as human beings we tend to deflect our true thoughts and feelings; we begin trying to push the feelings of loss, failure, defeat, regret so far down sometimes

“Then let us wait no longer,” Gabriel told him as he stood up and turned to face him.

Chris woke with a startle as he heard the sound of a gunshot in the distance. He climbed out of bed, walking across the room towards his brother’s bed. The light of the moon shining through the window pane illuminated the blackness in the room. Again, closer this time another gunshot went off scaring Chris even more. He started to panic, sweating in fear he ran as fast as he could to his brother’s bed and leapt under the covers.

“We’re at Grandpa’s house. Maybe you should lie back down and I’ll send Miles or Bass to town to get him.” Rachel said looking at her daughter with concern.

Mika opened her eyes and looked at the ground, it was approaching quickly, not that as quickly as she would have imagined. Garth shifted their body weight and used his legs to kick off the wall. He pushed them and then managed to grab onto a tree, gripping the branch with one arm, before he drop them both to the ground, safe and sound.

“Oh yes,she told me to tell you to go to the 8th floor.She is waiting for you there”