Frank Sinatra Has A Cold Gay Talese Analysis

Sometimes when you watch a movie and read a story on the same topic you can see some similarities and also a few differences. Authors such as Katherine Ann Porter, Washington Irving, and Nathaniel Hawthorne all wrote short stories that were similar and different in many ways. In this paper I will compare and contrast the three main literary components, setting, character and plot that were determined through the analysis of the short stories text verses the movie selections.

Kelly Simon, the writer of “Frank Sinatra’s Gum,” presents the audience with a coming of age narrative. Kelly Simon demonstrates her use of imagery, characterization, and point of view to elongate and present the allegory in the narrative. She utilizes these rhetorical strategies to contribute to the inclusive meaning and endorses the audience to see her growth in her identity and self-image while also recognizing the characterization of Frank Sinatra.

In literature, a character’s unique perspective on common human experiences can both engage the reader, and vastly contribute to a text’s endearing value and significance. The Catcher in The Rye offers a rich portrayal of such themes as, the impact of alienation as a form of self-preservation, resistance to change, and the psychological effects of unresolved grief. By telling the story directly through the first-person narration of Holden Caulfield, Salinger offers an unusually in-depth perspective of an emotionally complex character, who is struggling to find his place in the world. Unlike many coming of age stories, the reader of Salinger’s novel is left with a strong sense that Holden will continue to struggle with the protective wall of

As we examined the essay “Sonny’s Blues” and “The Rich Brother” that may not have a great deal in common, but with more analysis in to the stories it becomes clear that they are similar but still have their own uniqueness. The stories are “The rich brother” which was written by Tobias Wolff is known for short stories or memoir and “Sonny’s Blues” which was written by James Baldwin also an American writer best known for its eloquence or rhetorical force in his writing. Both writers a best known for their famous writing than span for decades.

A story may depend on the structure of the book and how well it flows from page to page, but yet it strictly depends on the word choice and how effective the author is able to apply rhetorical devices. Stories such as A Separate Piece, A&P, and The Man I Killed, is able to effectively portray the character’s emotion, thoughts, and the intent of their actions. The authors use heroic, rhetorical strategies to reveal Tim, Gene and Sammy’s struggle to overcome their own selfless desires and ignorance toward the consequences, resulting with each protagonist’s life lesson.

The element of symbolism is extremely prominent in the classic work “The Scarlet Ibis,” by James Hurst to the point where the work is even titled to represent one use of symbolism present in the short story. There are three main examples of symbolism in the story with numerous others scattered throughout the entire text. One extremely common form of symbolism seen across various works of literature is present within this story: the weather. This form of symbolism is introduced when the work states, “After a long silence, Daddy spoke. ‘It's so calm, I wouldn't be surprised if we had storm this afternoon.’”

Eagerly awaiting to escape, I lightly rest my elbow on the rough, yet luminous desk, while my eyes, riveted by the sight of the clock, galvanize my feet into a tapping motion. Wandering into a state of fantasy, my mind, trails, yearning for the melodious sounds of my unusually composed music library. As the dissonant, yet melodious sound of the bell encompasses me, I am liberated. Dashing across the hallway, soon reaching the adjacent street, I begin listening to music, very unique to my interests. Unable to express my penchant for my unique tastes throughout the day, I simply feel free. Similar to my inability to proclaim my unique tastes, J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye portrays Holden Caulfield as an adolescent, alienated from his peers,

The second story that Singer uses to try to entice his readers is from Peter Unger’s book, Living High and Letting Die, (1996). This story is about a man named Bob who is nearing retirement. Bob owns a rare car which he has invested a lot of money into; the car is an old and valuable Bugatti which is not insured. The Bugatti is Bob’s pride and joy, and he also enjoys the fact that it continues to appreciate in value. Bob knows that if he chooses to sell the Bugatti, he can live comfortably from the car’s proceeds when he retires. One day Bob parks

Though Talese does not set forth an obvious theme to his text, one theme can be noticed throughout and that theme is mortality. The underlying theme of mortality can first be seen in the very beginning of the article when Talese describes the scene: Frank Sinatra, holding a glass of bourbon in one hand and a cigarette in the other, stood in a dark corner of the bar between two attractive but fading blondes who sat waiting for him to say something. But he said nothing; he had been silent during much of the evening… The two blondes knew, as did Sinatra's four male friends who stood nearby, that it was a bad idea to force conversation upon him when he was in this mood of sullen silence, a mood that had hardly been uncommon during this first week

The way characters participate in stories, leaves remarkable expressions on how they are presented throughout the story. For instance, it can be what the character says, or it may be the actions that the characters engage in. By the way characters are being portrayed in a story, is a major role on how readers can determine their thoughts about the character. Different stories no matter the type show many similarities and differences between them. The narrators of “The Tale-Tale Heart” and “The Yellow Wallpaper” both had perceptible similarities and differences told throughout the stories that contributed to create a unique story.

When one finds themselves in a reader’s position, they search for things in the novel that they can relate to. J. D. Salinger wrote a story that contained countless topics that people, past, present and future, can relate to in several ways. The novel follows the story of a troubled boy named Holden who leaves school due to his poor academic performance, an altercation with his roommate, and complications with his emotions due to the traumatic loss of his brother. He quickly understands how his narrow view of the world will lead him into trouble when he finds himself alone. The reader accompanies Holden through his stressful experiences

Many people believe Tobias Wolff is considered much of a critic mainly because his childhood was affected by his parent’s separation. Little by little, he started to become like a critic until he went to the army. Furthermore, when he came back he became more pessimistic than critical some might say. His short stories are acknowledged by many readers because of the true meaning of aspirations some people could think they can make out of it. Some say Wolff created a new thinking perspective by creating the short story “Bullet in the Brain”. The reason readers say that is because the story ends up being more profound that they would have thought when they read it from the beginning. It all starts off with a negative person who can’t keep his mouth shut. Then, that very same person is shot in the head having his last memories be something unusual that an average person would not have recalled as their last memory. Although Tobias Wolff lived an unusual lifestyle, he turns out to write one of the best short stories “Bullet in the Brain”, by using irony, imagery, theme, style, and tone all within a few pages; which shows why his childhood affected this writing piece he has created.

Heiserman and Miller’s 1956 essays on “J.D. Salinger: Some Crazy Cliff” established initial critical and scholarly of The Catcher in the Rye claiming that it belongs with significant traditions of Western literature in general and American literature. Besides the content that makes The Catcher in the Rye fascinating, the language in this novel is remarkable. The novel is full of 1950s slang and accurately reflected the teenage colloquial speech of the time, for example, “phony”, “that killed me”, “crumby”, “screw up”, “chew the fat” and other slangs. The colloquial expressions in the book make the reader relate to the characters better and make the characters seem

Authors and characters alike, strive to tell their stories to obtain respect, to promote sympathy and empathy, and to target widespread issues, plaguing their characters and the story of the American

The literature field is full of works that are nothing short of great. Many popular writers, such as Shakespeare and Charles Dickens, have authored stunning classical plays and novels, which have been read around the word. This makes choosing one’s work over all the others’ even the more difficult when there comes to the time of literature evaluation and comparison. However, in the midst of all those great literature works, there are some great standing out articles due to their strong composition and meaningful life messages that the authors try to convey to the audiences. One of them is the short story “Sonny’s Blues”, written by James Baldwin in 1957. This story shows us the reality as well as the complexity of life matters, and an overall picture of all the subcategories also really shows us the reason why it should be remained as a part of the literary canon of the 21st Century.