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    This analytical essay will be focused upon the narrative technique and on the use of symbols in the short story Fusilli. The short story is part of Graham Swift´s collection called “England and other stories”. The short story is burdened in sadness and regret, which the main-character displays as he constantly reconsiders his past actions in his hesitant attempts to figure out whether he could have prevented his son becoming a soldier or even his son´s death. The text depicts a couple´s struggling

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    greatest films made in the history of cinema, mostly due to its innovativeness. The cinematography, sound, and narrative structure cemented Citizen Kane’s legacy and influenced films of all genres for years to come. James Naremore wrote an essay that described why Citizen Kane was held up to such high regard, using examples from other scenes to highlight how the use of certain techniques help to make the film stand out. Naremore writes that Kane “is important for many reasons, among them its ingenious

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    Different writers use different narrative styles that express their stories the best. Each style plays a key role on what exactly the writer wanted to express and how effective it was to the reader. Narrative styles serve the purpose to highlight certain aspects of the literature making it more interesting for the readers. To have a better understanding on how different narratives have an effect on the literature we can analyze literatures with different narrative styles and see how they portray

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    here with the use of lighting. The shot of Driver kissing Irene bring the non-diegetic score back into the scene which is very noticeable. This over one minute shot emphasises the bond between these two characters through the use of many different techniques. In the close-up of the two characters kissing, the thug is blocked out of frame which makes this shot seem far more personal for these characters than others. This emotion is foregrounded thanks to the use of slow-motion in the shot and the parallel

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    to Film 7 November 2014 The Techniques of Classical Hollywood: A Formal & Narrative Analysis After an eventful night, Hildy and Walt are in the press office working on one of the biggest stories of their lives. Bruce, Hildy’s fiancé, runs in the room fed up with her behavior. He tells her that he is about to leave on a train, but she does not care. She just continues to write her newspaper article. Hildy’s choice to ignore Bruce serves to drive the goal of the narrative movement; she is reunited with

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    Narrative Techniques in Faulkner’s The Unvanquished and Barn Burning The Unvanquished is composed of a series of stories during which Bayard Sartoris, the narrator, grows up from a twelve-year-old boy to a young man of twenty-four years. The narrative style makes it obvious that events are being related by an adult who is looking back at his past. There are several indications of this: in the very first story “Ambuscade”, the narrator, while describing his war games with his coloured friend, Ringo

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    This production is about a teenage boy who is suffering from some mental illnesses, causing him to be more susceptible to hallucinations that come in the form of an evil creature. The theme of this production is a psychological horror/thriller. This film is intended to create a feeling of unease and fear in the audience, and to engage them and make them feel as if they are there in the film, living the life of the characters. The production piece is in the form of a short film. This is difficult

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    people travelled to Casablanca, in Morocco. In Casablanca, people would do anything to get an exit visas. The narration was beneficial for audience to easily follow and this helped the story to develop. Due to Casablanca being Classic Hollywood Narrative, the story began in a chronological order. This helped the audience to see the reasons for the occurring

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    Narrative technique is one of the major techniques in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Narrative technique is the methods that writers employ to give specific artistic and emotional impacts to the story. Narrative's works provide an account of connected events. Narrative is synonym to a story. Novels, dramas, fables, folk tales, short stories, poetry, and else are considered narratives. Likewise literature, narratives are found in cinema, music, and theatre. Narrative literary technique is as

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    Narrative Techniques in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a novel by John Boyne. This novel is set during World War 2 and explores themes such as prejudice, racism, war, innocence and friendship. What sets it apart from other novels is that it uses a third person limited point of view, and mostly depicts events as they are seen by a young and naïve boy. This was one of the main narrative conventions that engaged me in this novel. The point of view is the most

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