Green Blazer Short Story

Memorable characters within a short story have motivation and attributes that can teach us about ourselves and the world around us. The main character Norman, in the short story “The Prospector’s Trail”, demonstrates that one should stand strong in the face of adversity and adapt to the changes in life. Norman, a round and dynamic character, is the young protagonist who is married to Jennifer and new to Yellowknife. He is open to change and very eager to learn about new things. Before Norman moved to Yellowknife, he had a decent job, but shortly after, he lost his reputation and was not able to get a job due to his insomnia.

The stories “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket”, “The Leap”, and “The Trip” all explore aspects that are drastic for the characters and are thrilling to the audience to read. Common elements can be found in each story. Even though each story is similar, each story has a unique way of hooking the reader that stays true to the theme and plot.

Then one day sitting shattered in the coffee house he encountered an old man Mr.Adirubayswamy who guided by telling him the story of Piscine Molitir Patel(also known as Pi Patel). And the plot abruptly changes to another person as the first person of the plot telling his own story which showcases a technique of flashback by Pi Patel, moreover after certain chapters in some of them the author describes the superficial aspects of Pi Patel which is again a transition of the narrator and make readers feel his omnipresence depicting the authorial presence “He’s an excellent cook. “His overheated house is always smelling of something delicious”(Chapter6) and “His house is a temple. In the entrance hall hangs a framed picture of Ganesha, he of the elephant

Blueprints a plan that makes a building strong, In all the stories “We Beat the Street”, “The Road Not Taken” and, “Jim Henson Cartoon” all of them built up from rock bottom to top. The Doctors who grew up in the neighborhoods of Newark, The Roads not taken, Different paths that lead to full lives, and A young man who realized that he will make his own path, his own destiny. If you don’t like your destiny, don’t accept it, have the courage to change it. A person grows up when they are able to overcome hardships. Protection is important but there are some things that a person must overcome on their own. No matter how different the texts are, Bonds, People, Values all aspects that they have in common with each other. People and Characters change but some things never change, Bonds are more than just blood, it's friendship, love, accepting differences.

This story is told in the first person point of view. The author chose the story to be first person to build a connection with the reader, and to tell stories from their own perspective, since they are more reliable than being told by someone else. First person also allows the reader to create a relationship with the protagonist and get to to know the character by the choices he made and the life experiences he had.

The theme of responsibility was adequately carried out, Kareem had faced various problems from Lebanon to school in Montreal. In spite of the fact what made Kareem hate his school, why he was not happy anymore? Kareem was already disturbed from his past and lost happy moments in his life. That was not enough though, Kareem went skiing with his class, at night when everyone was sleeping, Dave and his gang dragged My-Lan to the washroom and were sexually assaulting her, and Karim woke up and went to the washroom. He saw things happening and then saved My-Lan, his classmate. Although Kareem saved My-Lan but he was stabbed on the other hand. No matter how bad everyone used to behave with Kareem but still he helped. Moreover, there was a reason behind his help for My-Lan. Kareem couldn’t help Maha when she was being raped and killed, but he wanted to help her, “she thinks I did it for her. But it wasn’t for her that I stepped in. it was for M… No, not even, for me” (36). Whereas, back in Lebanon Kareem also helped Maha and Jad because they were determined to go to chlifa. Kareem didn’t want to take the risk so he went with them until they reached to Chlifa and he also started getting along Maha, which was nice because everyone hated her. Maha was very arrogant and no one liked her but did anyone really

“The Red Convertible “is a really great story to read because of its themes, characters, and its background. The author gives a lot motivations for the readers to be interested. “The Red Convertible” is a story that deals with two brothers that come from the Chippewa reservation. The story’s focus is the two brothers and how did their relationship has changed after a period and especially how did the red convertible reflect on their relationship. Those changes were sad and turned out not to be that good of a change specially for Henry Jr. after he left to serve in the Vietnamese war. Lyman is Henrys younger brother, was really affected by those changes that happened to his older brother Henry, Lyman tries his best to do everything he can to help his brother Henry go back to his old life and self, Lyman kept trying to do everything for his brother but nothing worked out. The author Louise Enrich puts out all themes that puts matter together. Enrich uses many symbols that conveys the experience of a lot individuals that has to deal and live by following complex cultures or under certain circumstances.

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