fairytales and stories. It was exciting to refresh my memory with childhood’s fairytales. My biggest fear was the grammar mistakes; however, through this class, I had the chance to overcome that fear and be more accurate. To be a good writer, you have to love writing first. Writing about fairytales gave me a chance to write my own short story. The best things that I have improved during this class were grammar and vocabulary. Also, I learned how to be creative with my writing. Grammar mistakes are the
What does a person think holds the most influence; the mistake itself or the actions that fallow after seeing the daylight of their mistakes? Will the mistakes be left to suffer in silence or will that person submit to their fatalities in a humble manner? In the short story “Transformation” by Mary Shelley, the main character Guido recalls his life story and admits all the horrible mistakes he made, despite his shame and embarrassment. He’s a young man who was desperately in love with Juliet; although
Every Mistake You Make Everybody has made a mistake, whether it be picking the wrong friend, or having a crush on someone who was rude. In the short stories “The Utterly Perfect Murder”, “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant”, and “Marigolds” all of the main characters were misled by their own thoughts or awareness of the situation at hand. After discovering they had chosen the wrong path, the characters associated this lesson with living out their future. When growing up, the most important thing
ruin Gerard is the main character of the short story “Save as many as you ruin”. He has a daughter, Lucy, whose mother, Issy, died tragically many years prior to when the story takes place. Gerard has made many mistakes in his life, and in the story we hear about how he recovers from one of the biggest ones, when he once again meets the love of his life after many years of separation. The themes and topics discussed in the text include making mistakes, losing and finding love, coincidences and
be taught good morals and manners so they know how to act. Children’s stories are a good source. They have lots of lessons buried in them. Comparing and contrasting the film Ever After by Susanna Grant and the short story “Cinderella” by the Brothers Grimm is the best way to choose which has better morals for children. The film Ever After and the short story “Cinderella” are similar in many ways. For example, in both stories, there is a “happily ever after”; Danielle/Cinderella gets the prince
ruin Gerard is the main character of the short story “Save as many as you ruin”. He has a daughter, Lucy, whose mother, Issy, died tragically many years prior to when the story takes place. Gerard has made many mistakes in his life, and in the story we hear about how he recovers from one of the biggest ones, when he once again meets the love of his life after many years of separation. The themes and topics discussed in the text include making mistakes, losing and finding love, coincidences and
can’t change their minds cannot change anything.” If one is unable to recognize their own flaws and be willing to improve themselves, they will not be able to change their personality, a key aspect to all the other decisions one makes. As one remains ignorant to the problems within themselves, they remove any motivation they may have had to redeem their mistakes. This idea is further addressed in the short story, “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment,” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Dr. Heidegger invites four guests
This short story is from a Mauritian extract written by ‘Shawkat M. Toorawa’. In this story, we experience the theme of survival with the help of Rafik, his fatger and Zubayr. For Rafik and his father the theme of survival lies in their generation gap. Rafik’s father has chosen a decent boy for her
In his short story "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Nathaniel Hawthorne makes a point to grant all of the characters varying human vices to try and instill in the reader a lesson about learning from their mistakes. When the reader is first introduced to Dr. Heidegger and his guests, the author gives some background on all of the characters. It becomes clear that Mr. Medbourne is known for his love of money, Widow Wycherly for her pride, Colonel Killigrew for lusting after sinful pleasures, and Mr. Gascoigne
Reflection of “Do You Know Where I am” In the short story “Do You Know Where I am” by Sherman Alexie, it says that “But I felt no such need that night, and I realized we’d completed the rebuilding project, we’d constructed a brand-new marriage, a new home, that sat next to the old marriage and its dusty and shuttered house” (166). The man told a lie beside his girlfriend a few years ago, which caused a problem between their relation and it lasted for almost thirty years. In my opinion, the problem