Comparing The Elf King And The Moonspot

The essay goes into great detail of his relationship with his father. He describes his father as cruel (65), bitter (65), and beautiful (64). He does mention the bad in length. On the flip side, he tells us some of the good as well. Throughout his storytelling, the reader gets a glimpse into his life and the way he feels. His feelings evolve during the extent of the essay.

The contrast between the son’s first words with his father and his later conversation emphasizes how rapidly he is growing up. At first, the son lovingly exclaims, “not the same story baba, a new one”. However, towards the end, the son’s affectionate speech turns angry, as he shouts,“are you a god, the man that screams?”

The transition of the boy’s opinion of his father (from exasperation at his carelessness to admiration of his free spirit) reflects a relaxation of the boy’s severity and of the story’s serious tone. Initially, the writer uses clipped phrasing during the son’s dialogue with his father – such as the blunt “I guess” (1) and the lack of the playful response “Right, doctor” (1) – to create an

The short story, The Sound Of The Singing, deals with conflicts and how they effect the people in them and around them. Vanessa McLeod is a dynamic character who changes her perception of herself in the course of the story. Through her changed perception, Margaret Laurence is suggesting that a person’s identity is change by their surroundings and the conflicts they fight through in there lives.

For this essay I will analyze the unnamed narrator whom is the protagonist in the story. The story opens up with the narrator describing

“The Sound of a Voice” by David Henry Hwang is a one act play telling the story of two characters, Man and Woman. These characters both live alone and isolated. Woman is rumored to be a witch, and Man is a soldier without a purpose who comes in hope of killing Woman. They both have a fear of silence and love. These unusual fears result in their fatal downfall. This play explores deep emotions, such as the fear of silence that Man and Woman share which pushes Woman to commit suicide. A fear of intimacy, felt exceptionally strong by Man, results in unfortunate timing leading to Woman’s death. Loneliness displayed by both characters is the underlying cause of the outcome. These feelings play together to contribute to Man and Woman’s tragic love.

The author tries to convey this message mainly through writing this piece in first person while using the literary style of stream of consciousness. Periodically throughout the piece, the author shows his

     The next four lines just increase the feeling of loneliness and menace. Even the little pony knows that it is not safe to stand next to the dark woods. He has sense enough to know that they should be inside somewhere. The speaker goes on to say that the only other sound near that forest is the sound of the wind sweeping the snow around. Almost as if the sound of some woodland creatures would

Singer is very lonely and depressed without him. Singer starts to frequent a cafe where the other pathetic characters also hang out. They are attracted to Singer, obsessed even, with telling him their problems. They turn to him when the need to be understood but no one understands Singer. Singer was obsessed with a friendship of questionable devotion on Antonapoulos' part. Singer waited day and night for Antonapoulos and later found out that Antonapoulos died. It was a shock for Singer. He eventually committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest. I guess he couldn’t live anymore without the one person he cared so deeply for and lived for.

Due to the fact that the narrator could not actually know what the piano player is thinking, the reader can say that the narrator is actually describing his own actions after hearing the musician sing. Based on the lack of emotion given from the narrator and the blending of the narrator and the musician’s actions at the end of the poem, the speaker, has a common voice with the piano player, both of whom are

The young nameless boy in this story is in love with his friend’s sister who lives across the street. Although he has hardly spoken to the girl, he becomes so infatuated with her that he begins to watch her every move and fears that he will not build up the courage to express how he truly feels about her. He starts every day sitting in the front room of his house peeking through the blinds, so he can see her leave and quietly follow in behind her until their paths diverge and he can pass her. The young boy narrating this story can show the reader the thoughts and emotions that go through a young person’s mind when they develop their first crush. Making it a relatable story as many people find their first love at a young age and go through the ups and downs associated with young love. One day the young boy gets everything he has hoped for and is approached and spoken to by the girl. She asks him if he is planning to go to the bazaar and claims she cannot because she made to commitment for a school retreat. Being the hopeless romantic the young boy he is intoxicated with this new feeling joy and offers to bring her something back from the bazaar. The boy then spends days waiting for this bazaar, “At night in my bedroom and by day in the classroom her image came between me and the page I strove to read”. She was the center of his world at this point in the story as he explains his struggles focusing in school and everyday life until the bazaar. The first-person viewpoint works perfectly for this short story because without that viewpoint we would have no understanding of the young boy’s impressions or feelings towards the girl. Therefore, influencing the plot because our perceptions are based on the

“How musical elements make these pieces similar” The Der Mondfleck from Pierrot Lunaire and the Erlking by Franz Schubert are two completely different pieces, but they use very unique artistic things that make them similar. Characterization, harmonization and accompaniment are some of the major key aspects that bring these two pieces together and make them interesting to listen to. These two piece have very different meanings but use a similar way to get their points across. Erlkonig by schubert is a story of a little boy and his father basically running from death.

The Prioress introduces herself as being like a child who does not know many words. She is going to try to tell a tale as best as she can. This child-like language can be seen through the whole tale. The

For example, Clare writes, “His voice sounded like boughs creaking in the wind. Like the dark depths of fairy-tale forests, where only monsters lived… Kieran’s voice was very different: It sounded like waves sliding up on the shore. Like warm water under pale light. It was seductive, with an edge of cold” (page 124).

The fictional life and death of a twelve year old little boy named Robert is vividly articulated in this moving tale by Thomas Wolfe. The reader learns of the boy’s life through four well developed points of view. The reader’s first glimpse into Robert’s character is expressed through a third person narrative. This section takes place on a particularly important afternoon in the boy’s life. The second and third views are memories of the child, through the eyes of his mother and sister. His mother paints the picture of an extraordinary child whom she loved dearly and his sister illustrates the love that the boy had for others. Finally, an account from the narrator is given in the ending. It is in the last section of this work that the