There is something supernatural going on through this ice cold snow town. In the story Grey Matter by Stephen King it starts off in a little convenience store called the Nite-Owl in the middle of a blizzard. The owner, Henry, is talking to his friends when a young man bursts into the store absolutely terrified, and it turns out his father is turning into a giant slug monster, from drinking some bad beer, Henry and the other two go to check on Richie, the boy’s father, with the intent of ending a terrible, human killing and eating monster that became of Richie, with a pistol in hand of Henry. The elements in this book are gloomy decaying setting, heroes, supernatural beings, and a damsel in distress. But how this all connects is the biggest, …show more content…
The explanation starts when the three men leave to bring beer to Richie, which is why his son, Timmy ran to the shop in the first place, though it was more to get help for his dad. It starts with Henry telling them that he wanted them to know just what was happening, fear on his face. The explanation was that Richie had some bad beer months back in October, which by this time it was mid winter, January or February. They were walking through the snow storm while talking and took their time going from the shop to Richie’s apartment. Richie had quickly fallen to do less work, just sitting in his chair watching tv, soon growing to hate the sunlight and covering the shades so he wouldn’t be blinded by it. By the time they were halfway there it turned into the point that grey goo, whatever it was, was seeping out of Richie, or more over covering him. It soon turned to broken light bulbs, boarded up windows, and a terrible smell, like fermented apples mixed with rotting bodies, all in a practically abandoned apartment building that was quickly becoming run down, and the two missing girls who disappeared one day in the winter. This all became true when the three men stepped inside to check the building out, planks nailed to windows blocking out light, lights broken and switches failed to turn it on, and the smell just as bad, and getting worse when they went to the basement to see Richie, or whatever was in his place. But there was Henry, and he was more than prepared to be the
In “Nightmare” from Out of the Dust, Billie Joe wakes up from a nightmare, trembling in fear from a nightmare about the dust storms and her inability to play the piano. The poem is filled with symbolism, used to build up anxiety and uncertainty, and for Hesse to elaborate on her thoughts. “Through a howling dust storm, my lowered face was scrubbed raw by dirt and wind” dramatically demonstrates a mood of panic and distress. As the suspense builds, Hesse uses imagery to exhibit uneasiness and describe the situation even further, “dust crept inside my ears, up my nose, down my throat.” Many instances of figures of speech are used, such as similes, personification, and metaphors. After trudging through the dust, not caring about anything but
Do you like creepy and somewhat scary stories? Well in the short story “Grey Matter” by Stephen King could actually be classified as a gothic lit. piece. The story would be a gothic lit piece because of the gloomy decaying setting, supernatural beings, heroes and intense emotions. The story has an example of gothic lit elements.
In the small, desolate town of Starkfield, Massachusetts, Ethan Frome lives a life of poverty. Not only does he live hopelessly, but “he was a prisoner for life” to the economy (Ammons 2). A young engineer from outside of town narrates the beginning of the story. He develops a curiosity towards Ethan Frome and the smash-up that he hears about in bits and pieces. Later, due to a terrible winter storm that caused the snow itself to seem like “a part of the thickening darkness, to be the winter night itself descending on us layer by layer” (Wharton 20), the narrator is forced to stay the night at Frome’s. As he enters the unfamiliar house, the story flashes back twenty-four years to Ethan Frome’s young life. Living out his life with Zenobia Frome, his hypochondriac of a wife whom he does not love, Ethan has nowhere to turn for a glance at happiness. But when Zenobia’s, or Zeena’s, young cousin, Mattie Silver, comes to care for her, Ethan falls in love with the young aid. Mattie is Ethan’s sole light in life and “she is in contrast to everything in Starkfield; her feelings bubble near the surface” (Bernard 2). All through the novella, the two young lovers hide their feelings towards each other. When they finally let out their true emotions to each other in the end, the consequence is an unforeseen one. Throughout Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton portrays a twisted fairy tale similar to the story of Snow White with the traditional characters, but without a happy ending to show that in a bleak and stark reality, the beautiful and enchanting maiden could become the witch.
In Cormac McCarthy's 2006 play, The Sunset Limited, McCarthy gives the reader very vague information about the setting and surroundings of the conversation that is occurring throughout the entire work. In the opening stage directions, an essential prop to the play is the "door [is] fitted with a bizarre collection of locks and bars" (3). The image of the locks is referenced a multitude of times within the duration of the play, as the two men, Black and White, sit at a table and debate the ways of the world. This conversation stems from Black saving White from committing suicide the previous morning and ineffectively tries to keep White from leaving to end his life. Throughout The Sunset Limited, the locks and bars of the door represent the overarching
In the book Winter Dreams by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the main character, Dexter Green, chases unattainable ambitions of success, wealth, and the “ideal” woman. Throughout the book Dexter struggles with his ever changing, empty dreams. Although at first glance the reader might assume Dexter is solely trying to pursue the ideal woman, Judy Jones, a more in depth look reveals that through the attempt to obtain Judy’s affection, Dexter is trying to achieve the greater symbol she represents. Judy parallels a vast symbol of being born into privilege, affluence, and the embodiment of the “American Dream.” Through use of numerous troupes including foreshadowing, metaphors, and symbolism the narrator suggests to the reader that all of Dexter’s
Would you let a man with scissors for hands in your, that you found in a dark evil-looking castle? I know I wouldn’t, but a mom named Peg would. Peg, who is very empathetic, decides to go sell Avon to the evil mansion across the street, but then finds a boy with scissors for hands and decides to take him home. Edward seems to be doing fine in the community, but is soon seen as a monster because he is framed by a bully name Jim. The movie is Edward, the protagonist, trying to recuperate his innocence and he won’t stop until he does. Throughout the movie, director Tim Burton used the stylistic elements of juxtaposition and symbolism to show the character’s personalities and to show how some places in the story are opposites.
Throughout the film, Stranger than Fiction, director, Marc Forster conveys idealistic concepts through the use of symbolism and imagery. Alluding to René Magritte's Son of Man, the green apple was a prevalent symbol in the film -- often being held or eaten by Harold Crick. It exemplified the idea that the beguiling sight of that which is hidden by what is visible was sought after by Harold. This motif is portrayed when Harold abruptly stopped everything in pursuit of determining how he would die after hearing the narrator express that a small act “ … would result in his imminent death” (Stranger than Fiction), therefore becoming enmeshed in his efforts to see what is hidden by what is visible. In doing so, Harold disregarded the miniscule feats that could potentially change his fate, and only focused on that which he had no control over. Forster
In the book Paper Towns written by John Green, a girl named Margo Roth Spiegelman changes Quentin Jacobsen’s life forever. The fictional book focuses on the main character Quentin Jacobsen, nicknamed Q, who lives across the street from Margo Roth Spiegelman. Margo is an adventurous, risk taker that wants to get the most out of life, opposite of Q. One night Margo opens Q’s window and takes him on an all night mission to take revenge on those who deserve it. Then next day Margo doesn’t go to school, doesn’t show up the next day, or the day after that. Margo has disappeared, and has left clues for Q to find her. The three topics addressed in the captivating novel are foreshadows, symbols, and tone.
Desires impact that we become. Numerous components become an integral factor when we check the lives of both Wes Moore 's accessible in the short novel The Other Wes Moore. Some of these variables are the desires that molded every man 's life. Moore symbolizes his moment that he composes, "The desires that others place on us, offer us some help with forming our desires of ourselves."(126). The clarification for the quote to illustrate, "seeing of fresh mindsets" praises that think responsively for themselves with better judgment in regular life for their moral activity in their general public. Desires from others strongly affect the decisions an individual makes, and both Wes Moore 's decisions were obviously changed by the desires of their good examples and guides.
“We are in a remote country house, toward evening, a cold blizzard rages.” [Cite] The short, simple, and beautifully written murder mystery play The Blizzard, written by David Ives, begins in a somewhat cliché state. Inside the secluded house in a forest, with the predictably unfavorable weather outside, and no access to technology primarily no external communications. The starting leads to a feeling of unremarkability, that soon the play may become another no name story that hardly leaves a dent in your memory. This dreary beginning in part fits into the themes of the play and in some ways better compliments the more creative middle and end. Ultimately, The Blizzard is a meta play primarily referential to murder mysteries on a whole rather
The first scene of a play usually sets up the basic themes and situations that the remainder will work with. In Shakespeare’s play King Lear, the very first scene presents many of the play's basic themes and images. The recurrent imagery of human senses and of "nothing," the distortion of familial and social ties, the gradual dissolution of Lear's kingship, all make their first appearances in the first lines of Shakespeare's play.
Julia Alvarez. “Snow”. Portable Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing. Ed. Lauren G, Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell. 8th ed. Boston, Wadsworth 2011. 75-76. Print
This tale begins in medias res as the weather is turning and the snow is melting. From there, symbolism is used by saying “Cars slushed by on the street outside, where it was getting dark. But it was getting dark on the
Neil Gaiman’s “Snow, Glass, Apples” is far from the modern day fairy tale. It is a dark and twisted version of the classic tale, Snow White. His retelling is intriguing and unexpected, coming from the point of view of the stepmother rather than Snow White. By doing this, Gaiman changes the entire meaning of the story by switching perspectives and motivations of the characters. This sinister tale has more purpose than to frighten its readers, but to convey a deeper, hidden message. His message in “Snow, Glass, Apples” is that villains may not always be villains, but rather victims.
In Washington Irving’s short story “Rip Van Winkle” the setting takes place in the beautiful Hudson River Valley overlooking the Catskills Mountains which the author attributes a fairy-like vista, equating it to a mystical view, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of the importance of the mountains and the supernatural event that will take place there. “Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day, produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains…” (Irving 471-472). Irving describes the old village as one founded by the early Dutch colonists with quaint homes but amongst these he describes one that stands out for the wrong reasons. “In that same village, and in one of these very houses,