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The short stories this week were filled with some obvious and some hidden life lessons. Each one had a main character or characters that seemed to struggle internally and externally with ethics. I believe an author would write about ethics this way to force the reader to have to think about the issues being portrayed. This sparks emotion from the reader, thus causing the reader to respond internally to the author’s message. In each of the three stories, you as the reader are left pondering about

Short stories of the nineteenth century are synonymous with Guy de Maupassant who is a master of irony, plot twists and satire. He is still considered to be one of the greatest short-story writers of all time and a champion of the realist approach to writing. Maupassant was born in Normandy, near Dieppe, on 5th August, 1850, to well-off parents who, however, didn’t get along well and eventually separated in 1863. The separation of his parents caused Maupassant to receive two very different kinds

“The Necklace” The late Irish poet Oscar Wilde once stated, "In the world, there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.” This quote accurately describes human nature to the extent that man is never fully satisfied with his current possessions. In fact, most people who rely on materialistic items for happiness are typically desolated and miserable. This story is based on an archaic view on women, where women have no caste or hierarchy. The people

The “Barack Obama 2004 Democratic National Convention Speech”, “The Necklace”, and the “Scarlet Ibis” all convey one message; with great power comes great responsibility. Along with this we all can rise to great heights, but it will take lots of hard work. With your success you can choose how you want to use that power. And with this you can also crumble to nothing if you take that power you have and miss use it. In the story the “Scarlet Ibis” it tell the tale of a little boy named Doodle was said

life. The poem talks about the new industrialization that is emerging in a time of new innovations. Everyone desires to own the very best items and compete to make the best products. They acquire a need for power and to become the wealthiest, as did Mathilde in “The Necklace”. This overlying theme of the need for power proves the effect it can have on one’s life. Looking to obtain more power will take away time in one’s life that can be used to be happy. Being in the search for wealth and trying to

Literature can be defined in innumerable ways. Any written or spoken material is literature. “Literature” is works of creative thoughts and literary skill. Drama, poetry, short stories, fiction and non-fiction are all forms of literature. Moreover, literature is believed to be the message of a writer’s experience of life. Literature is creatively advanced and of lasting quality. Most importantly, literature is the mirror of life. It helps us to understand those things that are not easily understood