Kate Ryan

Alexie, Sherman. "A Good Story." The St. Martin's Guide to Writing, edited by Rise B. Axelrod and Charles R. Cooper, 9th ed., Bedford St. Martin's, 2010, pp. 557-560. In "A Good Story" written by Rise B. Axelrod and Charles R. Cooper, talks about the stories that Sherman writes and tells. His mother tells him that his stories are to sad and that life in the reservations are not always bad. He tries to ignore her, but cant because what his mothers tells him is true. That life can not always be…

Summarise the story – what exactly happens in this hour? Louise has heart problems. The news of her husband’s death make her feel like a captive. Alone in her room she feels liberated. She looks forwards to freedom and she feels it coming. While going downstairs the door opens and Mr. Mallard comes in, having no idea about the train accident, in which he ‘was killed’. 2) Choose one interesting sentence/part of the story and explain why it intrigued you. “She was beginning to recognize this…

The famous author, Charles Dickens, had an unusual character style compared to other authors in that time. One of his strangest and most complex characters was Mrs. Havisham in the novel Great Expectations. The author, Dickens, created Mrs. Havisham who was an old heart broken woman who insists on wearing her wedding dress the rest of her life, locked up in a world full of obsession. Mrs. Havisham’s heart was broken on the day of her wedding when her fiance didn’t show up and left her.…

In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening the Edna Pontillier evolves throughout the novel and her identity is complex. Edna Pontillier is slowly awakened by Madam Reicz’s music and Madam Ratignolle’s company. In this novel the imagery of the ocean, the allusions to the bible, and interactions amongst Edna and other female characters characterize Edna as Aphrodite. In a time of men and patriarchy Chopin’s The Awakening made a statement. Her character, Edna Pontillier, became an independent woman who did…

The Caged Bird Sings Kate Chopin often utilizes female oppression in her stories. The title shows the importance of this part of her story, which is the only part of their lives that is worth telling. Though many devices are used in Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour,” three become more apparent in her development of her short story. The devices used in the “Story of an Hour” are the symbol of Louies’ heart trouble which is both emotional and physical, theme of freedom from oppression, and her use…

In Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour”, her philosophical argument was that men and women are equals but that society denies women their full humanity. Within the story, her philosophical argument is revealed through Mrs. Mallards use of words and actions. Although Mrs. Mallard loved her husband at times, she was glad that he had passed. His death was her chance to finally live for herself, to do the things in life she had always yearned for. When Chopin went to publish her story, magazines refused…

story of an hour” is a tragic story with an interesting twist Mrs. Mallard was told the unpleasant news that not only broke her but also shook her emotionally. With the help of nature, Mrs. Mallard was able to see life from a new perspective. Author Kate Chopin is able to give us an understanding of Mrs. Mallard's new found freedom. Marriage to Mrs. Mallard almost seems to be imprisonment. “She could see in the open square before her house. The tops of the trees that we all aquiver with new…

The elements of reading a play verses watching it has similar elements, it also has its differences. Reading and watching a play both share the elements of having a setting, theme, plot and characters. The tone and language can be hard to understand at times, but there is no limit to the imagination one can have when reading a play. Reading a drama is only an outline of the play and allows you to visualize the story line in your mind. When reading a play you do not get the full effect as you…

Jim Carrey is one of the best comedians of our time. He has been in many amazing movies and has made many people laugh. He is now an extremely famous and popular comedian but he was not always this successful he had a very humble start. Jim Carrey although now a famous comedian he started just like anybody else. Jim Carrey grew up in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada; he was born on January 17, 1962 (Biography.com). Carrey got his start at a stand up spot in a club in Toronto (biography.com). In 1978,…

Introduction Many tasks, such as walking to a known location or riding a bicycle, are considered to be part of a cognitive controlling system called the automatic level. Tasks that are performed as a routine are controlled by the environmental stimuli. Reading, unless put under pressure due to environmental factors, is viewed as an automatic level as it is a task that does not require a lot of effort. Automatic reading, for instance, is not based upon controlled attention and concentration, but…