The Assassin - Short Story Orange headlights flashed past his face, fading like forgotten dreams. The night held stillness in its arms, which was thick enough to walk on. A slow creeping chill stalked through the air, threatening the onset of icy rain. When he looked up, the dark mysterious clouds told him that they promised to cry more tears tonight. A few more cars flew by. Driving, in the dark country tracks, became dangerous when the rain to falls. He knew some cars would skid on the curve over the wet ground. Drawing in a deep breath of the pine-perfumed breeze, he rolled his shoulders and crouched down beside his riffle. His gaze set on the house's driveway. Only small pines were left, many of them had twisted and stunted shapes. The pines doted the trimmed garden, isolated from each other, as if worlds apart in their own loneliness. The house itself was a single story bungalow that looked like a desolated island, surrounded by an ocean of dull wet greenery. Strong outline of the woods wrapped around the premises like a great veil of threat. The woods held the sniper and his gun in its dark sanctuary, with fathoms of rain weighing down, as if nature wanted to swallow them in its heavy berth. Raindrops appeared like diamonds diving down his dark black hair. He shook his head, scattering the watery diamonds. Slowly a white Porsche loomed into his view, gliding like a ship's sail through the stormy night. A sail made of white hot metal flame that burned as a beacon. Carefully the car pulled into the house's driveway; tentivly, as if afraid that a sudden gust of wind would come and blow out its fire. He absently noticed the flawless form of the vehicle. The car looked like it had just been driven out of a showroom, which it probably had. The bumper was slightly dented, but even it looked like a dimpled chin instead of an imperfection. The tyres had delicately grinded the
This examination will look at the short story “Killings” by Andre Dubus and the main characters in the story. The story begins on a warm August day with the burial of Matt and Ruth Fowler’s youngest son Frank. Frank’s age: “twenty-one years, eight months, and four days” (Dubus 107). Attending the funeral were Matt, his wife Ruth, their adult children and spouses. Matt’s family is extremely distraught over the murder of their youngest son/brother, in their own way. There are implications of wanting to kill Richard Strout, the guy accused of being the murderer: “I should kill him” (107), as stated after the service. This comment is considered a fore-shadowing of what is to come in the thought progression of Matt and Ruth.
America’s well-being was shattered on November 22, 1963, the day of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Although authorities arrested Lee Harvey Oswald as the president’s killer, a multitude of citizens in our country believe a conspiracy was involved, and that Oswald was not the lone assassin. The film JFK encompasses facts that support conspiratorial actions being part of JFK’s assassination. These facts support a disparate opinion and gives viewers and movie characters the chance to formulate their own opinions instead of blindly following that of another. In JFK, Oliver Stone displays certain events in different perspectives in order to prevent blind following from inattention.
The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States marked a tragic historical moment in American history. The president was fatally shot by a sniper while traveling with his wife, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally’s wife in a presidential motorcade at 12.30 pm on Friday, November 22, 1963. JFK was pronounced dead shortly after rushing to Parkland Hospital, where a tracheostomy and other efforts failed to keep him alive. Although Lee Harvey Oswald, a former United States Marine was convicted of the crime, the purpose behind the assassination remained inclusive as Oswald’s case never came to trial as he got shot to death two days later by Jack Ruby, a local nightclub operator in Texas. The assassination raised many questions and theories concerning the murder. As Oswald’s motives remain unknown, many scholars and investigators yearned to find the key to this mysterious crime, and came up with plausible theories searching for motives behind the assassination. While some straightforwardly blamed Oswald for the murder, claiming Oswald’s personal motives as the cause and supported the theory of the Lone Gunman, many developed more critical theories concerning conspiracies connecting the involvement of Cuba, Russia, the Central Intelligence Agency and the 36th President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson. The Warren Commission was established by President Johnson to exclusively investigate the assassination. The Commission published a detailed report and concluded that Oswald acted alone. The deficiency of the Warren Commission’s evidence to support its theory along with the cordial relationship between JFK and the CIA refute both the Lone Gunman theory and conspiracies involving the CIA in...
Eventually the US saw how unpopular Diem was and it is speculated that America played a role in his shady assassination. With help from the US, a military group came to power in South Vietnam.
The assassination of JFK changed the direction of the cold war , due to the popularity of JFK and the violent nature of his assassination, which led to multiple conspiracy theories and depression for americans.
John F Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States Of America. He's considered one the best Presidents ever. He did many things in his presidency before was assassinated in November 1963. He proposed the Civil Rights Act, and he commanded the U.S like no one has ever seen before. John F Kennedy's death changed America forever. It caused conspiracies, sadness, and many other things. Even today his legacy of a U.S president is one of the best, even though he couldn't have it for so long. He impacted American Society in a huge way.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, or JFK, was the 35th president, and first president of the sixties, from 1960 through 1963. His term was unfortunately, was cut short, because he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy was the youngest president who had been elected at the time. While in office, JFK oversaw the Cuban Missile Crisis. When JFK was assassinated, his vice president Lyndon Baines Johnson became the 36th president. Even though LBJ was the 36th president, he was the 37th vice president. Successes of the sixties were tremendously due to the presidents of the sixties.
The story “A Man Who Was Almost a Man” impacted me the most out of all the stories we’ve read. Dave the "boy" in this story uses a gun to symbolize his becoming of a mature man. Although almost everything Dave did as a seventeen-year-old boy was controlled and monitored by his parents he wanted to prove to them and his surrounding adults that he was a man. The gun to Dave was the easiest way of proving "The type of man he has become". The fact that he ends up buying the gun and shows his maturity of using the gun at a young age shows that everyone should not be judged by their age or looks. Later in the story Dave ends up buying the gun for two dollars to show the significance of how mature he can be, and that he is capable of holding a gun and the power to do so. The symbol of the gun speaks power, manliness,
“A spray of bullets had caught the car full on the drivers side” (Horowitz 19). In the thriller by Anthony Horowitz, Alex Rider Stormbreaker, the main character Alex is misinformed about the death of his uncle in a car crash. The story takes place in Britain, where Alex thinks his uncle was a banker. Later, he found out that he actually worked for MI6, which is the British intelligence agency. Alex is then secretly recruited by the special operations for that same agency. He shifts from a static to dynamic character through the events at his house when the officers told him his uncle had died, at the junkyard, and at the bank.
The arrival of winter was well on its way. Colorful leaves had turned to brown and fallen from the branches of the trees. The sky opened to a new brightness with the disappearance of the leaves. As John drove down the country road he was much more aware of all his surroundings. He grew up in this small town and knew he would live there forever. He knew every landmark in this area. This place is where he grew up and experienced many adventures. The new journey of his life was exciting, but then he also had a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach of something not right.
On a cold night in December, Linda, a cutthroat investment banker, was walking home late at night from her luxurious office in Houston, Texas. The night was Christmas Eve, but Linda had to work late to finish up a big deal she was closing. It was lightly snowing outside, and as Linda liked snow, she decided walking the short distance to her apartment rather than driving would be relaxing. Her husband and two children were eagerly awaiting her arrival to spend Christmas Eve together as a family. As Linda was walking, she began to have the strange feeling that someone was following her. As she looked behind her, there was one man walking a few hundred feet back on the otherwise empty sidewalk. This frightened Linda a little, and she quickened her pace slightly. The man followed suit, increasing the speed at which he was following the nervous woman. Linda wasn’t quite sure what to do; this had never happened to her before. She turned around a second time, and felt a wave of horror pass over her as she saw the mans face, dark and fierce. She also saw something in his gloved right hand, long, silver, and shining dully in the dim streetlights. Linda knew that the object was indeed a knife, and now realized that she was in serious trouble. As she rounded a street corner, she began to sprint. The mysterious man rounded the corner, looking down, and saw a pair of high heels laying in the middle of the sidewalk. As he looked up, he saw Linda running as fast as she could, her bare feet kicking up snow. The man took off after her, furious that he had let her gain so much distance between them. Linda tried to open her purse in order to use
The assassination of Malcolm X was unjust because he was a civil rights leader, and increased the popularity of the Nation of Islam (NOI), however some people thought he stood for violence. Malcolm X was born May 19, 1925. His dad died when he was about six, and his mother was announced insane and was checked into a mental hospital. He was thrown in jail when he was 21. During this time he decided to read and reflect on his life. It was also during this time when he was introduced to the Nation of Islam. After he got out he got really involved with the NOI and the civil rights movement. Malcolm X was very educated, a fantastic public speaker, and a stronger leader. However, some people had some negative thoughts about him. They thought he was
As the car was being searched, we learned the reason for such drastic precautionary measures. A man whom we knew and who was a candidate for the sheriff's office, had been brutally murdered in the presence of his wife and daughter. It was rumored that the opposing party was responsible for the fatal shotgun blast, and other rumors stated that explosives would be brought into town to bomb the courthouse.
The car was hot and stuffy when I slipped back into the driver's seat. I found the most depressing music I owned and drove out of Glenwood as the sun started to set. Two more hours until I was home, two more hours of thinking what a terrible day I had gone through, and two more hours of cussing myself for being so naïve. The drive was a long one.
Ernest Hemingway’s notorious short story The Killers follows two contracted killers who enter an establishment looking for a Swedish aging boxer and in their endeavor patronize the workers of the establishment as well as the only patron. After hearing of their plans to kill the boxer, the patron, Nick Adams, is sent out to warn the boxer once the killers leave the establishment, but alas Ole Andreson would rather accept his fate and stay to face the killers. Adams then runs away from the town because he cannot stand the thought of what is about to occur. The use of heavily external focalization allows readers to sympathize with the characters as well as rationalize Adams’ reasonings for leaving the town without having the characters thoughts