... of Indian history in Lafferty style. . Being raised in Oklahoma probably sparked the interest in the Five Civilized Tribes. It is the biography of a fictional character "Hannali Innominee", a Choctaw chief, which begins around 1830 and ends after the Civil War around 1870. The main character is well established in ... books. Lafferty has been able to write fiction, wrapped with real history. This concept was displayed in Okla Hannali. The main character is fictional, but interacts with actual people in history. If he had lived one hundred and forty years ago, he more than likely would hav...

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... of one of the following themes (childhood and youth) in relation to at least four short stories studied during the course, showing how particular fictional elements examined during the course contribute to the handling and effectiveness of the theme. Do not write on stories discussed in your seminar paper. ... stories are all associated through the theme of childhood and youth and can be comparatively and contrastively discussed by using this theme as well as different fictional elements. Sherwood Andersons, I Want To Know Why', like Mansfield's The Grave' are stories about unaware child...

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... and diversity. There is, in fact, an admirable balance in Mistry's Bombay, which brings us back to my earlier proposition: that Mistry's writing in its development of the time-honored fictional ingredients-setting, character, style, and plot-seeks and maintains a delicate balance. And that balance leads into subtle thematic implications. Tales from Firozsha Baag. The middle-class Parsis who inhabit the ... the rhythms of Indian English. One critic commenting on A Fine Balance wonders why writers like Mistry and Vikram Seth in A Suitable Boy (1993) seem to be attracted to the Victorian fi...

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... and diversity. There is, in fact, an admirable balance in Mistry's Bombay, which brings us back to my earlier proposition: that Mistry's writing in its development of the time-honored fictional ingredients-setting, character, style, and plot-seeks and maintains a delicate balance. And that balance leads into subtle thematic implications. Tales from Firozsha Baag. The middle-class Parsis who inhabit the ... the rhythms of Indian English. One critic commenting on A Fine Balance wonders why writers like Mistry and Vikram Seth in A Suitable Boy (1993) seem to be attracted to the Victorian fi...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... how he builds his story out of bits and pieces of memories. In fact, Patrick Lewes' attempt at discovering Clara's and Alice's past parallels the reader's effort at understanding the fictional cosmos. Clara's past is a mystery with which be becomes obsessed, "Patrick feels he knows nothing of most of Clara's life. He keeps finding and losing parts of her, as if ... I and the digging out under Lake Ontario of the municipal Toronto water intake tunnel in the 1930s. But although those events are central to the story, this is a novel about fictional people -- downtrodden characters who are ...

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... debated. This study wants to conclude how Poe's hard life in childhood was the major cause for him to have a sad, tormenting ,dejected personality for the rest of his life and the reason why he could not find any solace from his relationship with other woman throughout his lifetime. ... or seem is but a dream within a dream." This strain in Poe's thinking and philosophical outlook leads us to psychology of his inner personality and is also one of the key techniques he employed in writing most of his stories. The present study tries to apply traces of psychoanalysis in ... is also one of ...

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... back home as a `new man′ himself, in a more mature state of mind (Freese 89). 2.2.3 The aspect of effect in stories of initiation Marcus suggests another classification of initiation in fictional texts "according to their power and effect" (192). He presents three types of initiation which help to analyze stories dealing with this topic: First, some initiations lead only to the ... ...

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... causes and effects," (p.11) contrary to his own belief. As the narrator begins to depict his story in the form of a rather subtle flashback, the reader discovers that the man's personality has undergone a drastic transformation, which he attributes to his abuse of alcohol and the perverse side of his nature, which the alcohol apparently evoked, as it serves as a catalyst. The ... because it is perverse, not because it says so in the Bible, or because it is defined as such in a court of law. The compulsion to do evil is not a personality trait; it is present in every person, and the ques...

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... idea. This can be beneficial, or boring, depending on who is reading! I'm glad that I can't use a red pen here, or else this would alo Outside of my home, the actual personality that I've carved into my own creation is apparent. Of course, it's always somewhere inside of me, but you could say that it's subdued in certain environments. More than not ... I act. Perhaps, it's best to say that parts of me put on a facade in front of those I don't know well enough. Sometimes it takes a substantial adjustment period for my true personality shine through; as the saying goes, patience is a virt...

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... filled with gaps that the reader must fill in. In spite of the fact that the narrator controls what information the reader has, Carver provides plenty of clues to the personality of the narrator. That is, by carefully reading the story, the reader can discern things about the narrator that remain hidden even to himself. For example, although the narrator never ... ...

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... the Puritan concept of the world but also to ridicule it and illustrate its bad effects on the characters which is chiefly the case in the representation of Ichabod Crane's personality. The people are under the spell of this quiet place and therefore grow exceedingly imaginative in shaping legends and tales about its history. History is thus directly connected with legends ... ...

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... experience two contrasting periods of a women's life and witness how she has changed due to time and age. We are taken back in this women's backyard as a child. Her pure, personality is evident as she describes her backyard as a wonderland "The best climbing tree stood proud-. The key focus of the poem is the washing line, which she brings alive; the ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate