Flashback

Life can be complicated, and it can be difficult, but even more so if you are feeling alone. One important thing to remember is that no matter how difficult and dark things may seem, life goes on. The text “The Arena”, is written by Martin Golan in 2008 and is an example of the difficulties one can face. “The Arena” tells the story of a father who, whilst driving his son to “The arena”, thinks about his past and present life, and also the different “arenas”, or battles of his life. ”The Arena” is

Act one opens with Willy Loman, a salesman from Brooklyn, coming home after a busy day at work. As Willy walked inside his wife, Linda, got out of bed to greet him. Linda had asked Willy if he had gotten into an accident. She asked Willy this because he has had a history of daydreaming while driving and getting into accidents. Linda is having a conversation with Willy about asking his boss to relocate him closer to home because he can’t keep traveling for work. Willy’s sons Biff and Happy are visiting

Lost by Morley Callaghan contains effective use of literary devices to develop the characters morals, and their position in society concerning social status and societal isolation. The techniques that author skillfully uses include flashback, dialogue and symbolism. Flashback works to characterize and shape each character, while dialogue creates interactions

terrified and desperately fleeing a situation that has yet to be revealed to the viewer. The viewer is led to assume that she is escaping some sort of abuse, although it is not clear exactly what has happened. Later in the movie, the viewer is shown flashbacks that show Katie’s husband abusing her. Some of the scenes include him yelling at her, throwing things at her, or pinning her up against the wall and threatening to kill her. The situation that caused Katie to flee was probably the most traumatic—her

In Memento we come across a diner scene where we see Teddy trying to help Leonard realize that living his life day by day based solely on pictures and notes can be problematic. In this scene Teddy says, “Lenny, you can’t trust a man’s life to your little notes and pictures. Because your notes could be unreliable.” Christopher Nolan directed Memento in 2000, which is adapted from “Memento Mori” written by Jonathan Nolan in 2000. Both Memento and “Memento Mori” tell a story about a man who uses photographs

Russia’s involvement in the World Wars until I read this book! I loved that you had added flashbacks to this story during the chapters and that you differentiated it from the other writings by changing the fonts of the flashback paragraphs. It revealed the loving relationship between Lina and her father and mother and how close they were such as the scene where Lina and her mom get ice cream. These flashbacks also gave a contrasting part of her life from their tough current life. She used to go and

as to what Tim Burton's style is like, but what does he use to control the mood? Tim Burton uses cinematic techniques such as editing, lighting and sound to set the mood and control how the audience feels. Tim Burton uses editing, specifically flashbacks, to not only give background information but also get the audience to react a certain way. In Charlie in the

see the good intentions behind our mother's actions.   In the stories told by Jing-Mei, Tan weaves in flashbacks and memories of Jing-Mei's own childhood experiences, including stories she has heard of her mother Suyuan's early life in China. These stories help to explain why she teaches her daughter the v alues of optimism and determination. As the reader encounters these flashbacks, Suyuan's tragic

betrayal. Through Amir’s complex character development and The Kite Runner’s distinctive plot structure, those who read the novel gain a deeper understanding of Amir’s decisions as a result of his past mistakes via Hosseini’s use of foreshadowing and flashbacks. By creating a unique relationship between the past and present in the novel, Hosseini urges readers to ponder the consequences of mistakes and reflect on their own past. For instance, by using the relationship between the past and present to influence

This scene shows the start of Saroo’s rapid decline into isolation as he is lost. Saroo explains to his friends, “I’m not from Calcutta, I’m lost.” This realisation of loss and nostalgic memory triggers and leads Saroo into spending countless hours in trying to find himself. Director Garth Davis initially establishes this scene as his first memory about his life before Australia as a close up of Saroo’s face as it is is evidently distraught and curious when he sees the jalembis. This flash back of