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A Comparison of The Red Room and The Signalman
I prefer ‘The Signalman’ story because I like stories with a mysterious ending to them or any mystery in the story itself. Just like in the beginning of ‘The Signalman’, the signalman thinks the narrator is a ghost and the narrator thinks that the signalman is a ghost too. It is like you don’t know who to trust anymore and what is right or wrong. Not like in ‘The Red Room’ when the three old people stayed together when the hero went out of the room, looking at him at an eerie way. At that time I know that what the hero did was wrong and something bad is going to happen to him. I mostly like it when I do not know anything or what will happen and especially keeps me in suspense.
In ‘The Signalman’, the story of the haunting of the “appearance” makes the signalman feel very responsible of the two deaths which occurs after seeing the ghost and listening to its warnings. The first death that happens is when the signalman sees the “appearance” and listens to his warning. The dead and injured were brought over the spot were it stood on. The second death happens to a young and beautiful lady. After stopping the train they find her dead in the cabin. It is a very strange and sudden death, which makes me feel eerie and afraid, more than just knowing someone died, how this person dies and who did it. The most mysterious death is when the narrator went in the morning to the signalman’s box and finds him dead, under the “danger light” peacefully. That is what I like, it is very mysterious and don’t know who did it all, not like in ‘The Red Room’ the deaths were not convincing to me. In ‘The Red Room’ there are two pervious stories about staying in ‘The Red Room’. The first story is that a young duke stayed in the room then came out running, opened the door and “fallen headlong” down the stairs. It happens because he wants to conquer the “ghostly tradition” of the palace. The second story is that a “timid” wife who her husband scared her to death, just for fun. H.G. Wells thinks that it is “half-credible”.
In ‘The Signalman’, the signalman sees a “spectre”, the way the ghost stands under the light is a strange way.
Every story, every book, every legend, every belief and every poem have a reason and a background that creates them. Some might be based on historical events, some might be based on every culture´s beliefs, and some others might be based on personal experiences of the authors. When a person writes a literary piece, that person is looking for a way to express her opinion or her feelings about a certain situation. A good example is the poem “Southern Mansion” by Arna Bonptems. The main intention of “Southern Mansion” could have been to complain, or to stand against the discrimination and exploitation of black people throughout history. However, as one starts to read, to avoid thinking about unnatural beings wandering around the scene that is depicted is impossible. The poem “Southern Mansion” represents a vivid image of a typical ghost story which includes the traditional element of the haunted house. This image is recreated by the two prominent and contradictory elements constantly presented through the poem: sound and silence. The elements are used in two leading ways, each one separate to represent sound or silence, and together to represent sound and silence at the same time. The poem mixes the two elements in order to create the spooky environment.
CBIs occur when intravascular devices become contaminated on the outer surface during nonaseptic insertion or with improper maintenance of the catheter exit site. CBIs are commonly associated with sepsis, fever, chills and hypotension. Skin flora at the insertion site is the most common source of catheter colonization.
“The Crucible” and “Young Goodman Brown”, are both examples of societies that are trying to create perfection and become a “city on a hill”. Both of these cities are both created in a way, where everyone and everything has to be perfect. Both of these cities set an example for other cities around them in such a way, that it shows their achievements and success that they have created in a perfect city. In both, “The Crucible” and Young Goodman Brown”, the main characters true goal in life, is to have a perfect world. The stories “The Crucible” and “Young Goodman Brown”, are prime example of how being “a city on a hill” is impossible because of people lying and people sinning against their religion.
Suspense is the feeling of uncertainty or excitement, in waiting for an outcome or decision. Edgar Allan Poe uses suspense in his story “Masque of the Red Death” by using objects and great descriptive detail. Poe’s story is about a prince that tries to escape from the inevitable. He tries to lock himself away from the ‘red death’ and has a masquerade ball that doesn’t end happily. Prince and all of his guests die inside or around the seventh apartment room. The seventh room is preceded by six colored rooms which are meant to symbolize either the stages of life, or the seven sins. Inside the last room there are black velvet tapestries that hang all over the ceiling and down the walls. The window panes are a deep blood red color which gives the room an unwelcoming atmosphere. On the western wall, there is a gigantic clock of a deep black wood. Inside it has a pendulum that swings back and forth with a dull monotonous clang. When the minute hand marks a new hour, there is a clear, loud, deep sound, which can be heard from far away. Although it can give off an eerie feeling, the great eb...
Flagstaff is filled with generations of families that have made what the city is today. They have built the mom and pop restaurants, the community centers, and the unique shops of hand make arts. Because of the strength in family businesses, the city is growing to great numbers. Northern Arizona University has helped bring diversity to the city. The college brings in young people from all over the country. Flagstaff has an abounding culture, “If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place” (Bartlett 189).
To begin, The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger is unique. The novel is written from the perspective of a teenager who lives in New York in the 1950's. From the context in the beginning and the end of the book, "I'll just tell you about this madman stuff that happened to me around last Christmas just before I got pretty run-down and had to come out here and take it easy" (page 1), "I could probably tell you what I did after I went home, and how I got sick and all, and what school I'm supposed to go to next fall, after I get out of here, but I don't feel like it" (page 213), we can infer that Holden Caulfield, the aforementioned teenager, is in a mental hospital. However, he tells the story through flashback of a three-day period sometime before Christmas the year before. This is unusual because most novels cover much more time than three days. This is one reason why this novel is so unique. Although the novel is spread over only three days, we learn so much about the protagonist, and many other characters, because all Holden's thoughts and feelings, especially about other characters, during these three days is portrayed, nothing is left out.
Throughout history, women have had to continuously fight for their rights and equality in society. Women have fought to separate themselves from their controlling husbands, fought to become independently accepted and have fought to create their own destiny. Within their short stories, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Kate Chopin address this search for freedom and independence. Chopin’s publication of “The Story of an Hour” in 1894 was not far behind Gilman’s publication of “The Yellow Wallpaper” in 1892. During this time period, women were starting to fight for more social rights and social equality. Both stories analyze the social standards of this time and the oppression of women by men.
The author, Edgar Allan Poe, using illusion or misdirection keeps the reader is suspense throughout this story called "The Masque of the Red Death". Symbolism such as the colored rooms, the impressive clock, the feeling of celebration being at a party all makes this story feel like a fairytale. Poe used this fairytale style and converts it into a nightmare in disguise.
The plot in The Goose Girl had a storyline already behind it and it just was played out in a very interesting way. One could almost predict what was going to happen considering it is a fairy tale. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” it has minor background information, it doesn’t give much but you feel the suspense and tension in the short story. It builds up this entire thriller like story as you read and the plot was very distinctly planned and at first read you don’t really know what’s going to happen next and that makes it a great thriller.
From the first time that I visited Flagstaff, I knew that this town was special. Perhaps it holds more draw for outsiders than locals, but its environment and culture has definitely drawn me in, changed me, and changed my life.
How does the writer create tension and suspense in The Red Room? The writer is able to create tension and suspense through various ways in the short story ‘The Red Room’. The opening sentence in the story immediately mentions the supernatural, which immediately tells us that this is a gothic story. The first sentence is dialogue, but we do not know who is speaking.
As an example, In “The Family of Little Feet”, a tie between sexual nature and violence is exemplified when Esperanza and her group receive a bag of shoes that insinuate a growing danger. The chapter begins seemingly lighthearted and innocent as the little girls go about wearing high-heels and dance shoes as they parade through the barrios. The author then foreshadows the danger ahead of the group when Mr. Benny tells the girls that, “them shoes are dangerous!” As a response, the girls run away and surprisingly run into a homeless man. The appropriately titled “Bum man” then begs Rachel to kiss him. Aware of an impending danger however, they escape. When looking at this chapter from an introspective point of view, one can clearly tell that the girls see a violent danger that can come from a sexual desire; A desire that would not be as dangerous if the girls had been older, but rather expected since a girl’s dream is to find a man .
In the trials, mostly women were tried, tested, and, most of the time, imprisoned if anyone even suspected them of witchcraft. Women were mostly suspected of witchcraft because of their ability to seduce or lure men naturally.
It is an American tradition to travel about the country on vacations spanning from a few days to a few months. A few examples of popular locations traveled by millions of tourists each year include major cities, national monuments, ski resorts, theme parks, and national parks. These popular travel destinations are constantly flourishing with new and returning visitors looking to take a break and relax. In particular, the tourists traveling to national monuments, ski resorts, and national parks are most likely to encounter tourist towns. These towns are typically small and thrive on the abundant amounts of tourist activity flowing through the city every year. One such city is Red Lodge, Montana.
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