Summary Of Short Stories

Identify and describe two conflicts in the story. Explain how the protagonist responds throughout the story and what his or her response reveals about him or her. Write in complete sentences.

1970. Choose a character from a novel or play of recognized literary merit and write an essay in which you (a) briefly describe the standards of the fictional society in which the character exists and (b) show how the character is affected by and responds to those standards. In your essay do not merely summarize the plot.

Choose a character out of the novel; describe the characters personality and placement in the novel.

During year 8 English we have been reading various short stories which I have enjoyed. These include “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, “A Daughters Story” by Fatima Moradi and “Jewelled Mirror ‘by Izel Ozturk. We investigated the language devices used of Metaphor, Emotive language, Descriptive language, Rhetorical Questions, Simile, how to summarise a story, the purpose/messages included and points of view and cultures of the characters involved. A favourite story of mine was “Lamb to the Slaughter”.

The Outsiders Essay – Describe an interesting theme from a text you have studied. Explain why this theme is interesting.

Miline, Ira Mark. Short Stories for Student. Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Short Stories Volume 8Virtual Reference Library. Detroit, Mich: Gale. Web. 13 Jan. 2010.

Write at least five sentences. Step 2: Identify and explain your character’s conflict and how that conflict develops. 3 5/15/2014 Part 2 Question 2: Consider the conflict faced by the protagonist in one of the novels that you read this semester. In a response of no less than three paragraphs, explain this conflict, its development, and how the protagonist deals with it, as well as how the conflict is ultimately resolved. Include

Sample Question 2: “The struggle to achieve dominance over others frequently appears in fiction.” Choose a novel in which such a struggle for dominance occurs, and write an essay showing for what purposes the author uses the struggle. Avoid plot summary

In this section, you should to discuss the protagonist (main character) of your novel. In addition to telling me who the protagonist is, provide some details about the protagonist. Consider the following: human or something else, male or female, age, occupation, etc. Then identify two character or personality traits of your protagonist. Explain how you determined these using examples and details from the novel. Explain each trait in a separate paragraph. In another paragraph, explain whether your protagonist is static or dynamic. A static character does not change throughout the course of the novel. S/he is the same at the end as s/he was in the beginning. A dynamic character changes by the end of the novel. Explain how/why your character is static or dynamic.

In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting two great short stories. One being “The Story of

Characters What factual details do you notice about the character? (Occupation, Attitude, Description, etc) What obstacles does the character face? Physical, Mental, and Emotional Explain how this obstacle is or is not a human rights issue. How does the character respond to each obstacle and what is the effect of that response? Include a quotation with the page that shows the obstacle.

*Describe the main character of your story. Include both physical traits and personality characteristics. Do you like/dislike this character? Why? Include one quote from the novel to describe your character.

Heroes and Villains: Explore the ways sympathy for and/or dislike of a character is created in the text you have studied.

Short-stories have made a name for itself through the various accomplished publications by initiating emotions, imagination and love between the characters and the reader. As Harold Goddard in The Meaning of Shakespeare stated “The destiny of the world is determined less by the battles that are lost and won than by the stories it loves and believes in.”

Jacob M. Appel has done it again with another mind-blowing book of short stories. His imagination is astonishing, producing ingenious writing with a smattering of bizarre. Not every tale will be your favorite, but the odds are you will like more of them than not also the degree of uniqueness that they contain keeps them lingering with you for awhile. I found myself rethinking about the perceived message the author is providing me the reader with and the different ways it could be construed. Therefore, each reader will read the same story yet interpreting it in another way.