Henry Lawson

Many stories have the ability to engage the reader by using different literary devices. These literary devices make the reader relate to the characters and make the story interesting. Like in the short story "A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune", written by Chris Crutcher, where there are allusions, character foils, and verbal irony used in order to engage the reader, make the characters come to life, and develop his theme.

Introduction: John’s domination over the Narrator is evident from the beginning of the short story. The Narrator remains unknown and takes the identity of John’s wife not an individual human being. This identity, further explored, becomes her personality because she obeys John’s every command.

Since “Annabel Lee” and “The Highwayman” are both narrative poems, the speakers of each story influence certain features of the plots. The narrator of “Annabel Lee” is also the affected lover who is recalling the catastrophic incident that is his lover’s death. Since he is actually a part of the storyline, he conveys the plot the way he had experienced it as it began “with a love that was more than love” but progressed onward to the “killing [of his] Annabel Lee”. The passionate narrating establishes his reliability as a narrator as the audience can truly sense his pain for the loss of his lover. However, the narrator of “The Highwayman” is not involved with any aspect of the storyline and, therefore, tells the story from a bystander’s point of view. Even though the narrator is not directly impacted by the events, they are still able to captivate the audience by utilizing lifelike elements, such as the “tlot-tlot; tlot-tlot” of the horse, to institute their trustworthiness as a narrator. Therefore, both narrators within “Annabel Lee” and “The Highwayman” add different elements of persuasion to their narratives to establish an authentic storyline.

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In a story there are many things that come together to form a story that we can all relate too with the setting and any given symbol in the story allowing us to relate too as the reader. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, a story that takes place in the summer where the flowers are blossoming and the grass is bright green painting a story of life and prosperity and by the end the story takes a dark and mysterious turn. “Hunters in the Snow” by Tobias Wolff, a story of three men who are on there way to a hunting trip mid winter where the snow is falling and the heater in the truck is not running, though out the story there selfish attitudes changes the lives around them. In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates, A fifteen year old girl named Connie egger to be older, and gets herself a stalker by placing her self in a dinner, Arnold Friend represents evil in the foot steps of her house.

Throughout history, Australian has always been perceived as a land of men. This is due to the colonization of Australian during the eighteen and nineteen century, where men are seen inferior to women. They also are domesticated within the house duties that the society has influence because of their gender. Although, Henry Lawson “the drover wife” and The Chosen Vessel” by Barbara Baynton challenges the Australian society through Australian literature by placing women in harsh environments. The drover wife is short stories about women who face the new obsolesce while living within the harsh environments. The Chosen Vessel has a similar aspect of the drover wife but the lead female experience the harness of the environment, which lead to her death. Both women display their own straights and heroics while facing their fears, through their selfless action. They are both portrayed of women of the bush but their fate had stored different outcome for both women. This essay will examine both the drover wife and the chosen vessel both contain a simple plot, but it expands on many issues of gender expectation and domesticated within the household role of the expectation of women. It will also examine the religious aspect of the historical narrative that has been seen within both bush stories.

After reading this article I agree with Tom Hallman to a point. I do believe that a story has to hold the attention of the reader. If the statement reporters who are making the leap from features to narrative often gravitate toward templates, systems or exercises at the back of a book. If all reporters wrote stories of a template they would all be the same. After a while they would not hold the attention of the reader. Stories are told in many ways. Flannery O'Connor wrote southern poems. She tells a story of a family going on a vacation in "A good man is hard to find." When she tells this story the people are waiting to see what is coming next. Dolly Parton and Tom T. Hall tells stories in there songs. Bill Cosby a stand up comedian

Throughout human history, people have been telling stories. Traditionally, stories were not the work of one single author, rather, they used to travel from mouth to mouth in a community, which often resulted in many different versions of the same story. When people finally started writing stories down, it meant that these stories were set in stone and would stay that way for the remainder of time. However, this also meant that stories were a result of a single person thus it was that person’s perspective or version that made it into books. Similarly, the authors of “Red Lights”, “The Boat”, and the “Paper menagerie” have all been influenced by anecdotes and their personal lives are present throughout the stories.

Stories are told through various forms of literature, and the overall point of telling a story is to convey a message, a meaning that the author wants the reader to interpret and understand. The author does

Storytelling helps other people to emotionally connect themselves to the author so that they know they are not the only ones who are experiencing a painful or exciting experience, and are able to share the same emotions. It often helps other people to know what they should do in order to get over it when it comes to a painful experience. Maya Angelou’s I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings explores the life of Maya Angelou and the struggles she has been throughout her childhood to her adulthood. Richard Wagemese’s Indian Horse explores the life of Saul Indian Horse and the struggles he has been through after departing from his family. The power of storytelling can unfold questions which ask the audience of how and why are the events are unfold the

Short stories are rarely written in a non-linear structure. Ambrose Bierce’s “An Occurrence at Old Creek Bridge” and William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” are good examples of non-linear structure. A non-linear narrative makes readers question why the author cannot present his story in a lucid form? Non-linear structure often makes stories harder to understand, but it keeps readers interested in the story. Bierce and Faulkner uses a similar strategy to present their stories by deceiving the readers to create suspense at the end of the story. Nick Melczarek explains narrative strategy in Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” with the help of a well-known critic and analyst Nebecker in his short article “Narrative Motivation in Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily.” Similarly, Lucy Bednar uses different voices used by Bierce to explain narrative strategy in “An Occurrence at Old Creek Bridge.” Narrative strategy not only affects the reader’s perception of understanding the story, but also gives a deeper meaning to the story. Different author uses different narrative strategies to create deeper understanding in their stories.

I love reading books and telling stories. I choose stories and books that I can relate to. When I feel a connection with the writer, I enjoy the book more. Using my experiences as a reader, I try to find ways to connect with my audience while writing and I found that story telling is the key to that connection. Storytelling is a great element to use when writing. It is not only a way to grab the audience’s attention; it is also a way to connect with them. I’m a great storyteller, because I always add my personal experiences to my writing and it helps me connect with my

The style of the delivery of the plot is an important aspect of literature. The way in which an author uses narrative is what gives the story substance and life. The plot of any story is just a patterns of events that have a beginning, middle and end. However, the narrative is the medium through which the story is presented and can therefore affect a text and shape the meaning and structure of the plot. The most common form of narrative in literature is the use of a narrator, which is a character that relays the story through written rhetoric.

First person narration grants the readers an unmediated depiction of the narrator. That being said, through characterization of the narrators’ outer characteristics, one could argue that the narrator is a judgmental self unaware person. However, when observing he’s inner characteristic, one could conclude that the narrator is more so insecure. This is revealed in the narrators’ nonchalant attitude towards his own life, the life of his wife and the life of everyone else's. Towards saying, although, the narrator seems not to care about his wife’s ex husband by referring him to either “the man” or “the officer” because “why should he have a name”(106). More so, indicates that the narrators unconcerned attitude towards his wife’s ex husband is actually a defence mechanism

The short story is a concise form of narrative prose that is usually simpler and more direct compared to longer works of fiction such as novels. Therefore, because of their short length, short stories rely on many forms of literary devices to convey the idea of a uniform theme seen throughout the script. This theme is illustrated by using characteristics that are developed throughout the story such as, plot, setting and characters. The three main components are developed throughout the story in order to guide the reader to the underlying theme, which is necessary as a short story lacking a theme also lacks meaning or purpose.