Comparing The Superstitious Man's Story And The Call
Iam comparing the two stories, The Superstitious Man written by Thomas
Hardy and The Call written by Robert Westall.
The Superstitious Man's story is narrated by a third person. We don't
actually find out much about the narrator because not much is
mentioned. However in The Call the story is narrated by the
rota-secretary of the local Samaritans.
Tension in The Superstitious Man is built up in many ways in the
story, when Betty finishes her ironing she decides to go up to their
chamber but to her great surprise, on reaching the foot the staircase
she sees Williams boots, standing in the same place as they always
stood, when he had gone to bed. Then going up the staircase and
entering the chamber, she found William in bed sleeping as sound as a
rock. By now Betty was confused and couldn't quite work out what had
gone off. She wonders now how William could have got back again with
out her seeing or hearing him, this was beyond her comprehension.
Further on in the story Betty, walking down Longpuddle Street met Jim
Wardle's daughter Nancy. As they were both talking Nancy started
telling Betty about what she saw on midsummer's Eve, when she went to
church porch she told Betty that it is believed that the ghosts of the
people entering the church and not returning are those who are going
to die within the year. But those who enter and are seen returning are
those who get over their illness. Betty finds out that it was William
who Nancy saw going into the church and not returning and say's "And
he didn't come out of church again: I knew it as well as you." From
what Betty say's we ...
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...ead Meg and Geoff into the river so they both
could die a tragic death like she had and this also would lead to the
breaking up of Meg and Geoff's relationship.
Both of the stories have tragic endings. In The Superstitious Man's
story William dies at the end. "William did not wake…John went up and
shook him, and found that he was dead." In The Call Harry Lancaster a
good friend of Geoff died in his sleep. "Harry Lancaster died
peacefully in his sleep."
Overall I think that both of the stories were great because they are
different to general ghost stories. Out of both of the stories I likes
The Superstitious Man's story the best, it really gets you thinking of
how William got up to the chamber with out Betty seeing him, but
towards the end of the story you find out that William is going to die
within the year.
The prediction to the ending of the novel is that the story, he is telling, is a dream. On page 11 he says, "I called in Dr. Pillsbury. H...
Before the move to Coghill, Tom wanted his old life back. He sees the accident as the end of his life, though this he seems to have lost connection to his family and his sense of identity. Tom feels guilty and ashamed about the irrevocable consequences of Daniel’s irresponsibility and the impact this had on other people and their families. Retreats into a depressed state which feels empty and black. After the accident, Tom’s life was changed forever.
must die." God spoke to her and she acted upon the support of a loved one.
When William wakes at 5:05 A.M., the reader is formally introduced to his mind. All the random bits of information he free associates are there simply becausedf he wants them to be. Information comes at such a cheap cost he’s able to know The Declaration of Independence by heart and not have to choose between his favorite bands, instead, he only has to decide which to listen to first. While this wealth of information may seem like a benefit to some, it uses up space that could be utilized for things more important. And because it’s not being properly used, William is full of fear and conflicts. This is sprinkled throughout the story. The word fear is mentioned five times, afraid and terrorist are both mentioned six times, and terror is mentioned three. William doesn’t want to leave his wife, “but he love[s] his work” (pg 428). He’s not sure if he’s a good father. While he’s gone his daughter draws p...
and Juliet died at the end of the play and also both parents of the
The guideline or backbone of this story is that of this story is that of the father’s past; something even his all-knowing wife isn’t completely aware of. This short story is constructed in such a way that it gives the reader an adequate visual contrast between Mr. William in his childhood and Mr. William in his adult life. This is shown when
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...er introduction is the main reason why the foreshadowing is necessary for the reader. Therefore, this extract sets the tone for the rest of the book, a constant suspense on what will happen to Lennie and Curley's wife.
but think she could have prevented her death by acknowledging the warning of the spirts: If I had
...e not left with much of an ending, but we can only hope as readers that this will progress the narrator forward in his life.
tragic loss of her two young boys. No one would have guessed that such a
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die of spinal Problems, an incident which scarred her for life. It only gets grimmer
...dition, so the doctor thought that this weakness was the reason she died.What really killed her was being put back into the role that was forced and expected of her. When her husband walked in, all of her feminine freedom vanished.
...ne who can be trusted and kills him. Then, Regan is poisoned by Goneril. When Glauster finds out that Edgar has been disguised as a homeless guy all along, he has a heart attack and dies. When everyone is dead, Goneril kills herself. Cordelia and Lear are executed earlier in the play by Edmund and before he dies he has a change of heart and warns everyone that they are about to be killed. Before anyone can save them, Cordelia is killed and Lear dies of a broken heart.