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In the short story, "Love in L.A" by Dagoberto Gilb, Mariana; one of the main characters is a young woman who still lives at home with her parents. She shows little interest in the other main character, Jake after he just rear-ended and put a dent in her car. While coming across Mariana's personality, she proved to be gullible. Gullible meaning that she is willing to listen to whatever is being told to her. While evaluating Mariana throughout the story, she showed that she would be a good detective

Connor Wilkinson Allegra Villarreal, Instructor ENGL 1302 17 November 2017 George Saunders, throughout his collection of short stories, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, explores the lives of fictional characters through episodes of economic hardship, love lost, death, and disillusionment with the powers in place. He presents his ideas in a demented and dark way hoping to capture the reader’s attention to our own world around us. In “Offloading for Mrs. Schwartz”, the narrator and main character runs

Halloween Meets The Short Story 1) A black cat is similar to Connie from “Uneasy Home-coming”. A black cat is symbolistic in many cultures and is superstitiously linked to misfortune. In Western tradition, black cats have been associated with witchcraft. This is due to black being associated with supposed perils of the night, and the cat is associated with transformation just as the veil of night shifts our perception of reality. This relates to Connie struggling to adapt to the unusual shadows

Babylon Short Story Tyree Turner, David Gebhart, Raul Garcia In the year 1792 B.C. Babylon introduced their sixth king of Babylon Empire, King Hammurabi who assumed the throne from his father Sin-Muballit. The rule of Hammurabi and his strict, often extreme no tolerance policy had begun. Though his punishments of the accused and guilty occasionally seemed appropriate, many felt Hammurabi’s methods were inhumane although his intentions give the impression that it was in good spirit. As the sun began

A Short History of Progress Written by Mister Ronald Wright, talks about the progress and the issues of having too much change occur to a civilization, and how it can affect the outcome results of a healthy progressing community. He mentioned the ups and downs that occurred to some civilizations and how some triumphed while others did not. Which leads to the main dilemma Wright argues about, which is the current destruction of the environment around us. Over exploiting nature, over expanding, and

Sanity is in the mind of the beholder; one man’s reality may not be the reality of everyone. This becomes a sticking point when two men meet in either a psychiatrist’s office or in the depth of space in the short story “The Yellow Pill.” Since both men cannot be in reality, the story takes place in a comfortable office based on evidence from the story. Throughout the story, Mr. Elton talks with Gerald Bocek in his office about the details of Jerry’s crime. It is at the end of each conversation

Unfamiliar horses were tied to the Homestead's posts, making a slightly injured Wynonna reach for Peacemaker, again. Revenants might not be allowed in Earpland anymore, but Wynonna was beginning to suspect not everything that wanted to kill her would be so explicit in nature.      "Baby girl?" She called in, leaning against the door before kicking it in with her already-sore leg.     "Uh- Wynonna-" Waverly smiled tight, a redhead slightly taken aback behind her.    "Friend of yours?" Wynonna

It was an in-between time: afternoon bygone, night not yet come, neither summer, nor fall. Leaves had had a six months’ term, but still they hung, dusty and frayed, to the trees. Blooming was past, though. A rose that very morning, round and firm to the eyes as an apple, dropped its petals at Mattie’s feet as suddenly as if winter has exploded in its heart. Days began brisk, were finger-cold in the mornings, as Jess said, but noon there was June heat and coats were a nuisance; and now, Mattie

believe bigger is better, but is it truly? Short words and how they are superior to the long is explained in the simplistic style he shares in Mr. Richard Lederer’s essay The Case for Short Words. We never do think of how when we say things simply the meaning comes across quickly and in other cases more meaningful. After all the world is big so when we can make things small why don’t we go ahead and try. Mr. Lederer shows us through his own experiences how short words can make for a more impactful meaning

In the short story, “The Shawl” by Cynthia Ozick, the symbol of the Shawl changes over the course of the story. For Magda, the protagonist who is a baby, the shawl represents protection and nurturing. Once Magda dies, however, the shawl represents mourning and emptiness for Rosa, Magda’s mother. Similarly, in the short story, “Thank you, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes the blue suede shoes symbolize varying ideas as the story develops. Initially, Roger, the protagonist, has a desire which is not met