Summary Of Robin Roe's A List Of Cages

Everyone experiences flashbacks that help make different decisions everyday because people aware of the different reactions that have occurred. Flashbacks are critical in life and within books because they help people come to a clear understanding on what is happening and how the story will be wrapped up altogether. Throughout the novel, This is Where it Ends, by Marieke Nijkamp, flashbacks have occurred in the perspective of different characters. These contrasting flashbacks have created a clear understanding as to why certain things arose. The many flashbacks throughout the book, such as Autumn’s flashback reflecting on Tyler’s personal change, Claire’s flashback referencing foreshadowing, and Sylvia’s perspective displaying conflict and Tyler’s true personality, demonstrate a clear understanding as to how and why certain events took place.

As in the Handmaid’s tale, Flashback is a technique used in this text which gives us context for the journey of the main characters. There is a flashback scene which shows us what Mallory’s childhood was like. The scene is set in Mallory’s house with her family at breakfast. The mis-en-scene of the set makes the audience feel as if it is a very typical family set. Her father makes abusive comments and makes

Overall, both authors used these elements in the correct way, and kept you on your toes wondering what’s going to happen next. Both authors made their story more interesting by using flashback and foreshadowing. Both authors use foreshadowing to create suspense and also using flashback to reveal something about the characters or an event that happened in the stories past. There are many ways to use flashback and foreshadowing to make a story more vivid and interesting for a reader. I think in “Old Ben” the use of foreshadowing greatly improved the story’s outcome and by creating suspense, it improves the story. The use of flashback in “Fox Hunt” also creates suspense when Andy’s mother tells him about his ancestors because it makes you think Lee is a fox. Narrative structures are the main key to making a good story, but only if you use them in the right

By connecting the flashback and present, O’Brien highlights that the chapters are from his own memories, and builds credibility of the

This narrative makes the reader feel as if the characters are speaking to them directly, highlighting their rejection, loneliness and self-dismissal. As the two protagonists use everyday speech it makes them seem more lifelike and appealing to the reader as we feel more involved in the journey that they both go on. We are also given a deeper insight into the boys themselves because if the novels were told from a different perspective we wouldn’t see their viewpoint on certain, important and influential situations. Through the first person narrative we also understand their thought processes and feel their pain, such as when Holden gets upset when he finds out Stradlater is with the girl he used to like. Their view point of different situations allows the reader to further develop their understanding of the characters.

This month I read the book King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard. This book is the third book in the series named Red Queen. In this series, a girl named Mare fights for equal rights between the inferior reds and the god-like silvers. Mare is red but has god-like powers of lightning just like silvers. Throughout the series, Mare fights for her and all the reds freedom from the oppression of silvers. She does all this while in the middle of a love triangle between two kings of silver land. Norta is the Kingdom in which Cal (The love interest) was destined to rule until Mavens mother (not Cal’s) took control of Cal’s mind and forced him to kill his own father. King’s cage starts off with Mare being imprisoned by Maven The King of Norta and the brother

A first-person narration provides an interesting perspective on the main action of a story. A narrator can express his/her own thoughts and feelings, which in turn develops a more personal and relatable story to the reader. Raymond Carver often uses this literary point-of-view tactic in his short stories to reveal the traits of the narrator. In "Cathedral," Carver uses conversational tone and diction to reveal the narrator's character; which is prejudicial at first, but becomes empathic by the end. Knowing this narrator's characteristics facilitates the reader's understanding of major components of the story, such as the narrator's hostility to Robert, his loser-like sociality, and the climax of opening up to Robert.

It lets us know what he’s thinking and is also used as a way to connect with the audience. It also gives it a more realistic sense as most teenagers are unfocused and can drift off and daydream in their daily lives. The first person narrative is also used to show what’s on his mind and so that the audience can see him face his challenges personally, internally and what he’s thinking when in those situations. This is important because it helps us understand his goals and also to empathise with what each character is going through. Another technique Mark Haddon used is structuring the novel with two mysteries that are both different yet connected in various ways. The mystery of Wellington’s murder and of Christopher’s mother are both connected to the idea of Christopher becoming more independent and mature. To solve these mysteries, he must face obstacles that cannot be solved by maths or science as it includes talking to strangers and travelling to London. “And I know I can do this because I went to London on my own, and because I solved the mystery of Who Killed Wellington? and I found my mother and I was brave and I wrote a book and that means that I can do anything.” The author showed me that this is an important lesson as it taught me that if I’m willing to work hard and beyond my limits, I can achieve anything I set my mind to,

Mason's day was off to a good start, one he knew would not last. For him, predicting how good his day would be was easy, it was based on the simple fact that a certain someone had at least one class with him every day. They had always been together in one way or another. They had met in preschool for gods sake, and had some how managed to stay in lock step down all the years and stages of schooling. Even when, in middle school, his family had moved to another neighborhood and ended up in another district, who did it turn out was moving in down the street? But his favorite little friend. Their parents had been so excited that they had even been forced to endure a double family outing. Needless to say that the budding friendship between their parents no longer involved the kids as tag along's.

This all proves that the story can be exciting because you never know what is going to happen next and even the smallest of detail can have importance in the

These techniques allowed Morrison to go in, out and between past and present tense throughout the novel as well as staying in either present or past tense with only one character. These allowed the readers to gain more knowledge about the past tense of different characters that may not have been known before like Ella and Lady Jones. Switching back and forth between point of views was very interesting and engaging to the readers. When reading this novel, because of the third and single views there was a lot of engaging that occurred because you needed to stay on track with the story.

The sudden intrusion of the first person narrator makes the story more complete and its only character more life-like. It also brings the reader into the story as a listener. Sherwood Anderson's collection of short stories, Winesburg,

The author uses the word cage many times in the story to express the weather, setting of the story, poverty, the drought, the dust, and living conditions. He uses the word cage to show that the poor people of the town have no escape from their poverty and the dusty land that has little to no water for them to drink or use like they are trapped in a cage and they will not be let out. The author uses a cage as a good example because its job is to keep things inside, like a dog or some sort of pet.

Throughout this journal, I will be evaluating this section of the book. To begin, the first concept I will be evaluating will be why the author uses quite a bit of flashbacks and what the flashbacks are about. First, the author uses flashbacks for us to get a sense what happened before the crash and what her personal feelings are. The author uses flashbacks for us because the readers do not know what happened before the accident and for us to get a sense on why she wants to or maybe does not want to live. With the help of these we understand why she is feeling and the reason she has these feelings. Flashbacks also help us feel apart of the story and intrigue us to want to read more. Secondly, another reason on why the author uses flashbacks

“‘Oliver West, 18 years old, brown hair, hazel eyes... 9 different schools since kindergarten, foster kid…’ Well, they’ve certainly covered all the ‘important stuff’, haven’t they? Now, I’m sure you’ve heard the whole lecture before about how the school won’t tolerate bad behavior and all that, so I’ll skip to the next part,” Miss Collins leaned forward with her elbows on her desk and rested her chin in her hands. “Why did you move schools so many times? It says here that you didn’t start changing schools until 8th grade.”