Patel 1
Shivam Patel
Mr. Hamas
English II Academic
21 March, 2017
Different approaches in two different stories The two passages from The Firefly Hunt and Red Cranes include many similarities although they are presented differently. The two narratives are The Firefly Hunt by Jun’ihiro Tanizaki and Red Cranes by Jacey Choy. Choy and Tanizaki took different approaches in their stories, Choy had more characters so dialogue plays a key role. Tanizaki uses symbolism to provide depth to the passage. The main character in Red Cranes is Mie who speaks with the other characters throughout the story, helping to find out how Mie’s character develops. Sachiko the main character in The Firefly Hunt isn't speaking with other characters but
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On the other hand Sachiko’s personality is pretty opposite. Tanizaki uses symbolism and imagery to show how Sachiko is a bit different and has experienced more. In The Firefly Hunt during the passage, “Perhaps they aren’t out tonight someone whispers… No there are plenty of them-come over here,”(Tanizaki 2). Here it shows through symbolism and imagery that Sachiko knows a lot about her surrounds which is well described by Tanizaki. The thoughts presented in the stories are very similar as both characters are somewhat childlike and are quite naive. Choy once again uses dialogue to show how Mie isn’t as wise as her parents. Mie’s mother who is much wiser says “Well, when I was your age I had many dreams, as children do,”(Choy 11). Here Mie’s mother sees Mie’s dream as childish as she needs to be worried about things that are much more important. Imagery is also used to show how Mie wants to see the red cranes. Mie’s thoughts are still presented similarly through dialogue between her and her parents. Sachiko has many experiences with the fireflies and takes actions unlike Mie who wishes to see red cranes. Tanizaki also continues to use symbolism and imagery, with many descriptions to indicate how Sachiko’s character develops throughout the
The theme the two stories share is about growing up. In the story "Brothers are the Same" Temas had to attempt to slay a lion to prove to the Masai tride that he is an adult.He had to show that he wa...
In both texts "The Unfortunate Fireflies" a fiction article by Clara Dillingham Pierson and "The Discontented Rock" an Iroquois tale by Frances Jenkins Olcott, both characters believed something about themselves that is not true.Both characters believed on something that is slightly similar and slightly different. But, then learned their lesson and the characters changed.
To begin, there are many ways that the two pieces of writing listed above are very similar and resemble each other and Sarah Orne Jewett’s writing style. Some ways are more obvious than others such as the fact that both of the main focuses in these writing pieces are birds. For as long as we can remember birds have symbolized freedom, beauty, and hope for the things that we cannot see. In “The White Heron”, the white heron represents beauty, originality, and the freedom of evading the man who wants
Therefore, one can see that these poems although similar in their title and central image of the star differ in their themes, form and treatment of the author's ideas.
I found in the three short stories that I read “The Foghorn”, “Sound of Thunder” and “All in a Summer Day” had three common “similarities”. First each of the stories I read had a sense of fear. In the sound of thunder story Eckles saw the tyrannosaurs and he experienced fear because he was so scared of the dinosaur. Also in the fog horn the characters turned the fog horn off and the monster had thought it was its friend and was being betrayed and attacked which scared the characters because they thought it would kill them. And in the last story I read all in a summer day the little girl was scared that the sun might not come and it would continue to rain for the next seven years. Next the stories each had a life lesson that helps to give us advice in the future. First in sound of thunder the theme was don’t mess with time and everything you do affects your future because
Sandhill Cranes are known for their courtship dances and their distinct loud calls. According to Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, there are a total of six subspecies of Sandhill Cranes that are classified into two groups; the migratory and non-migratory. “The three migratory subspecies (Lesser, Greater and Canadian) are distributed across a broad breeding range in the northern U.S. and Canada as well as eastern Siberia, with wintering grounds in the southern United States and northern Mexico. The three non-migratory subspecies (Mississippi, Cuban, and Florida) have restricted ranges in the southern United States and Cuba (International Crane Foundation).” According to Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, the declines in Sandhill Cranes are due to forfeiture of wetlands, changes in its environment, and hunting. Over the years, the debate is whether or not to hunt the bird. It is important that we preserve the Sandhill Cranes because they are not game birds, they’re beautiful birds, and they have cultural significance in other countries.
The dialogue a narrator uses with characters in a short story reflects on how the story is being understood by the reader. A character’s dialogue is assumed to be controlled by the author, and then the reader comprehends the dialogue through different points of view in which is told by a narrator. Which point of view the author uses can change how the reader may understand the story. Understanding a story is not just based off the ability to comprehend the plot, setting, characters, and theme. But importantly, understanding what point of view the narrator is in and whether the narrator has dialogue with characters within the story is important. The short story “Lusus Naturae”, written by Margaret Atwood, it’s a short story told by a first person narrator who is a main character in the story but has very minimum dialogue with the other characters. Another short story, “Sonny’s Blues”, written by James Baldwin, is
At the start of the story, the primary focus of dialogue between characters revolves around the
... almost nothing alike from a superficial aspect. The stories have different historical contexts and they simply don’t have much in common to the average audience. It is easy to contrast the stories, but deep within certain elements, the stories can be linked in several ways.
..., they are somewhat similar in comparison because they both have an inevitable ending, death. Both of the poems also used rhythm to give the reader a better insight and experience. The use of rhythm helps to set the tone right away. The use of symbolism and tone helped to convey an overall theme with both of the poems.
time of their works, they both had many similarities in the theme of their stories and their goals of writing the stories.
In conclusion, the pieces have a variety of similarities as well as differences. Both pieces are double portraits that show the difference in time periods in which they were created and the way artistic tastes change over time. Both works of art seem to express differences between light and dark. Though both pieces have similar subject matters they vary in the use of medium and technique to create stark contrast with each other.
similarities that are inevitably beyond mere coincidence. One could surmise that both of these stories might have a basis in common historical occurrence. However, despite the fact that both of these works discuss a common topic, the portrayal of this event is quite different. Like identical twins raised in different cultures, the expressions of these works are products of their environment.
Another, similarity these two stories have with each other is their themes. They shared powerful themes, such as how control can affect a person, and the insecurities one may have. ...
Yukiko tells her experience to ‘I’, who then tells the story to the audience through a third person point of view. Even though the ultimate narrator of the metadiegetic story is ‘I’, it is precisely Yukiko who recollects the past as an active agent and thus has an enormous impact on the way how the characters are described. As a primary narrator of the metadiegetic story, Yukiko is able to interact with the story and her current thoughts are often manifested between lines where she describes particular scenes or feelings of the past. For example, at the point of time when she was just gazing at the quarrel between the brothers, she describes that “her heart was uneasy and disturbed” and thought that “she would not be able to look at them anymore” (83). However, in the very next line, she says “when she [Yukiko] recollected the past, she came to realize that she might have regarded them primarily with jealousy. Yukiko felt attracted by the sweet, sentimental desire that emanated from the abyss of their violent passion for each other” (83). The young Yukiko at the time of the event thought she was disturbed by what she saw from the two brothers. Notice that during this time, she was not only at the bottom of the power structure but was on the verge of losing her female subjectivity. Thus, the homosexual implication of the brothers’ relationship only reassured the fact that there is no place for her heterosexuality to stand up. However, as soon as the old Yukiko intervenes the story, her confession acts to emphasize the transformation of her role from a powerless being, desperate to secure her existence, to an observer who is fully aware of her emotion and the corresponding meaning of