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Initial Situation "Everybody thought he was going to die […]" (3.3). The story opens with Brother remembering the scarlet ibis in the "bleeding tree" (1). This frames the story as a memory. We know that the events Brother describes happened in the past, though we don't know exactly how far back in the past. We also know that the memory is about Doodle, though we don't know what Doodle and the ibis have to do with each other, yet. As we discuss in " Style ", a story with a frame is considered a story within a story. The fact that Brother is remembering something and making it a story uses the style of. What he is remembering is another story. Here we are focusing on the plot structure of that second story, the story in Brother's memory, which begins when Doodle is born, when Brother is six. Baby Doodle is born with some physical problems, though we aren't, initially, given any details on these problems. Most of the family thinks Doodl...

Plot Plot Definition Plot is a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main part of a story. These events relate to each other in a pattern or a sequence. The structure of a novel depends on the organization of events in the plot of the story. Plot is known as the foundation of a novel or story which the characters and settings are built around. It is meant to organize information and events in a logical manner. When writing the plot of a piece of literature, the author has to be careful that it does not dominate the other parts of the story. There are five main elements in a plot; The first is the exposition or the introduction : This is known as the beginning of the story where characters and setting are established. The conflict or main problem is introduced as well . The second is the rising action  :This occurs when a series of events build up to the conflict. The main characters are established when the rising action of a plot occurs ...

Style Definition of Style The style in writing can be defined as the way a writer writes and it is the technique which an individual author uses in his writing. It varies from author to author and depends upon one’s syntax, word choice, and tone. It can also be described as a voice that readers listen to when they read the work of a writer. Types of Style There are four basic literary styles used in writing. These styles distinguish the work of different authors from one another. Here are four styles of writing: Expository or Argumentative style Expository writing style is a subject-oriented style . The focus of the writer in this type of writing style is to tell the readers about a specific subject or topic and in the end the author leaves out his own opinion about that topic. Descriptive style In descriptive writing style, the author focuses on describing an event, a character or a place in detail . Sometimes, descriptive writing style is poetic in nature in , where th...

Phenomenal Woman By Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees. I say, It's the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, The swing in my waist, And the joy in my feet. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me. Men themselves have wondered What they see in me. They try so much But they can't touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them They say they still can't see. I say, It's in the arch of my back, Th...

Purple Hibiscus Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ABOUT THE AUTHOR Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Nigeria in 1977. Purple Hibiscus, her first novel, has won the 2004 Hurston/Wright Legacy award, the 2005 Commonwealth Writers’ Best First Book Prize and been nominated for the 2004 Orange Prize for Fiction. Other work by Adichie has appeared in various literary publications, including The Iowa Review and Granta. Her second novel, Half of a Yellow Sun was published in 2006 and is the winner of the 2007 Orange Prize for Fiction. PLOT Purple Hibiscus is a novel set in post colonial Nigeria, a country beset by political instability and economic difficulties. The central character is Kambili Achike, fifteen for much of the period covered by the book, a member of a wealthy family dominated by her devoutly Catholic father, Eugene. Eugene is both a religious zealot and a violent figure in the Achike household, subjecting his wife Beatrice, Kambili herself, and her brother Jaja to beatings ...

A symbol is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating linkages between otherwise very different concepts and experiences. Symbolism Symbolism is the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. An action, person, place, word, or object can all have a symbolic meaning. When an author wants to suggest a certain mood or emotion, he can also use symbolism to hint at it, rather than just blatantly saying it. Symbolism in Literature  Symbolism is often used by writers to enhance their writing. Symbolism can give a literary work more richness and color and can make the meaning of the work deeper. In literature, symbolism can take many forms including: A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning.  The actions of a character, word,...

C HARACTERS I N A S TORY. Confidante. Someone in whom the central character discloses, thus revealing the main character's personality, thoughts, and intentions. The confidante does not need to be a person. Dynamic Character. A character who changes during the course of a story or novel. The change then becomes adaptive and permanent. Sometimes a dynamic character is called a developing character. Flat Character. A character who reveals only one, maybe two, personality traits in a story or novel, and the trait(s) do not change. Foil Character. A character that is used to enhance another character through contrast.Usually a foil character is someone who possesses qualities that are in contrast with the protagonist. Round Character. A well developed character who demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits. Round characters are usually dynamic (change in some way over the course of a story). Static Character. A character that remains p...

"The Gentlemen of the Jungle" Characters,Themes and Plot. Characters in the story. The Man ( dynamic character ) Mr. Elephant Mr. Lion Mr. Rhinoceros Mr. Leopard Mr. Fox Mr. Buffalo Mr. Hyena Mr. Alligator Themes ; Injustice Colonization Abuse of Power Injustice : The elephant was allowed to help choose members of the C.O.E .All of the members were already on the elephant's side before the case even started.The C.O.E only listened to the elephant's story. Colonization :It was originally the man's property, but the animals took over.The actual meaning of the story, is the invasion of the Europeans in Africa. Abuse of Power :Because of the elephant's title in the jungle, he was able to lie and get away with it.The rhinoceros ordered the man to give up, knowing that the man is scared of him. Initially, the conflict is between the man and the elephant. Eventually, It develops later into a conflict between the man and all of the animal...

The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst Summer was dead, but autumn had not yet been born when the ibis came to the bleeding tree. It's strange that all this is so clear to me, now that time has had its way. But sometimes (like right now) I sit in the cool green parlor, and I remember Doodle. Doodle was about the craziest brother a boy ever had. Doodle was born when I was seven and was, from the start, a disappointment. He seemed all head, with a tiny body that was red and shriveled like an old man's. Everybody thought he was going to die. Daddy had the carpenter build a little coffin, and when he was three months old, Mama and Daddy named him William Armstrong. Such a name sounds good only on a tombstone. When he crawled on the rug, he crawled backward, as if he were in reverse and couldn't change gears. This made him look like a doodlebug, so I began calling him 'Doodle.' Renaming my brother was probably the kindest thing I ever did for him, because nobody exp...

Point of View. Point of view is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. In literature, point of view is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story, poem, essay etc. Point of view is a reflection of the opinion an individual from real life or fiction can have. Examples of point of view belong to one of these three major kinds: 1. First person point of view involves the use of either of the two pronouns “I” and “we”. Example: “ I felt like I was getting drowned with shame and disgrace.” 2. Second person point of view employs the pronoun “you”. “Sometimes you cannot clearly distinguish between anger and frustration.” 3. Third person point of view uses pronouns like “he”, “she”, “it”, “they” or a name. Also known as omniscient point of view.The word omniscient comes from the Latin word omniscientia , which means “all-knowing.” ...

THEMES AND LESSONS FROM THE SHORT STORY WRITTEN BY MOHAMMED NASEEHU ALI ENTITLED THE PROPHET OF ZONGO STREET. The themes in the story include; 1. Religious Intolerance :In the story, the narrator describes what happens when a man turns his back on tradition, abandons his community, and invents his own belief system. Kumi, the gentle, flower-loving mail clerk, is transformed into someone to be avoided. After his solitary death, only the fourteen-year-old narrator believes that Kumi was, indeed, something of a prophet.He was shunned because of religion differences.  2. Persistence : Though he was neglected, Kumi never stopped his work of making known the ' truth ' (as the story says).He was persistent and determined. 3. Internal Conflict :After Kumi had started his religious role,the writer had to quarrel within himself, which religion was right. Kumi's or his parents. Which eventually lead to disbelieve and doubts. 4...