Short Story Essay

The two stories "Stray" and "The Tail" have a similar theme. The similar theme is about enjoying things while you have them. In the story "Stray", the theme is about a little girl finding a puppy. In the story "The Tail", the theme is about a little girl finding her brother. Although both stories share a similar theme, the way each story is developed is completely different. In the story "Stray", the theme is developed when a little girl see's a puppy in the snow outside. The little girl brought

“HELL IS REAL” Jazz suppressed a laugh as the car passed by the menacing sign. Her family probably wouldn’t approve of her amusement; her dad would force her to sit in the pews on Wednesdays as well as Sundays, and her mother would make her recite Bible verses from memory at the dinner table. Religious billboards were no laughing matter in the Everhart family. She only found the sign funny because of the circumstances. They had been driving for what felt like days, occasionally stopping at a few

In the story The Scarlet Ibis a baby was born and it was a sickly baby. The baby wasn’t meant to live because the baby was born very sickly. The baby’s older brother was planning on smuggling him with a pillow one night but as he went to him, the baby looked and smiled at him. Surprised, he ran to his mom telling her what had just happened. Over time the baby got a nickname, Doodle. Doodle was in bed all the time because he could not get up due to his heart condition. As time went on

I found the story to be both irritating and interesting. The character was for the most part funny and I felt like his observations to be spot on and fun. I was irritated by the character’s actions leading to his death, I couldn’t believe that a person would really be that much of a smart Alek with a gun to his head. I had to wonder what was going on in this character’s life to make him wholly uncaring of a bank robbery. I found the pacing of the story worked well. It was slow and fast at the same

Nile Harvey was in a new town, with his new name, and his same old job. Just like the last town there wasn’t a soul he knew, but a couple he was supposed to find. He had just checked into the motel when he decided it was time for a drink. Nile went to the closest bar he could find. The bar looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in a decade, but the sign said open so he went in anyway. The bar was mostly empty with an old couple in the back corner and two middle aged men in a booth behind the bar stool

So, the first time I saw him was at the annual city festival, at the end of the plaza, on, uh, "Punker Hill", also known as "The Island of Misfits". Um, It's like a mound of black leather and army surplus jackets and boots and spiky egg-white hairdos and mohawks and second generation Exploited and Minor Threat and Sex Pistols patches and stuff. Basically a haven for the misunderstood punk-y, rock-y, goth-y, "Woe is me" types And, uh, there he was, right in the middle of it all. Um, oversized yellow

LOUD HOUSE In the forest lived 5 girls in a tree house. Alicia had brown hair and brown eyes she was very loving,jolly,and amazing. Bri,Alicia's sister had brown hair and brown eyes and she was understanding and pleasant. Lainey on the other hand had blonde hair and blue eyes she was silly and mild. Shea was also blonde she had blue eyes and Shea's personality is gay and friendly. Mrs.Kathy had red hair and green eyes she was very loyal and merry. Alicia had a dog named Oreo,Oreo was sweet and

“Oh I’m with Clarke on this one”. They both turn their head at once, looking toward the door, startled by the unexpected interruption. Anya is looking at them, trying to keep an emotionless expression painted on her face while a smirk desperately tries to crack her lips open. Clarke releases Lexa’s waist and takes a step back, running her fingers through her locks just to do something with her hand. Both girls blinking in complete embarrassment and Lexa has stopped her stirring while she looks at

In the story "Fleur" the use of inanimate objects influences the character's actions and directs the plot of the story. In particular, the most prominent items are poker, money, and alcohol. When Fleur joins Dutch, Tor and Lily in their poker game they assume that because she is a woman she cannot possibly know how to play and does not stand a chance at winning. Immediately, Fleur proves them wrong as she continues to win games on a stretch, the three men eventually lose all their money, but this

In the stories The Red Umbrella, by Christina Diaz Gonzalez and ¨Band-Aid for 800 Children¨ by Eli Saslow there is one subject that the both of stories have in common, Immigration. Still there are many differences in the stories, in The red umbrella a family is being separated from a poor lifestyle in Cuba, in ¨Band-Aid for 800 Children¨ kids parents are being deported making it harder for the kid to live. Both stories have somethings in common, in The red umbrella one of the main problems is family