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    INTRODUCTION Research question: To what extent do books “Never let me go” and “Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said” fit a dystopian genre? As a genre, dystopian fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction, or an even broader genre – speculative fiction. Dystopia is strictly connected with the idea of a utopia, so in order to understand what a dystopia is, one has to know the meaning of the second term. According to Oxford Dictionary utopia is “an imagined place or state of things in which everything

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    Fiction and Work Essay

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    1970. Choose a character from a novel or play of recognized literary merit and write an essay in which you (a) briefly describe the standards of the fictional society in which the character exists and (b) show how the character is affected by and responds to those standards. In your essay do not merely summarize the plot. 1970 Also. Choose a work of recognized literary merit in which a specific inanimate object (e.g., a seashell, a handkerchief, a painting) is important, and write an essay in which

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    In the article, “The Unreliable Narrator in Fiction”, by Ginny Wiehardt, the author states that an unreliable narrator cannot be trusted. The reasons behind this statement are rather simple. An unreliable narrator will, more often than not, speak with a bias, make mistakes, or even lie. Moreover, the author explains that a narrator who is unintentionally unreliable gives the reader an opportunity to better understand the way adult characters behave toward each other. Furthermore, the author states

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    Fiction Analysis Essay

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    Fiction Analysis There are many ways to supplement a story in order to add lucidity. It is done through literary devices and Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried" is no different. "The Things They Carried" is a narrative about a soldier at war in Vietnam. However, this story provides multiple layers of meaning through O'Brien's tone and style that help the reader further understand it. Both of these literary devices are embedded in the story and gradually help define it. To begin with, O'Brien

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    Fiction Definition

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    information. Even then, the book is looked at as a boring, and rather dull object, and that is because a majority of the younger generation tend to pay more attention if there is more eye-grabbing graphics. With more books containing images and more fiction, the idea of books being used for entertainment purposes only appears. Books were not created to be just to be used for enjoyment, but for ideas, formulas, life lessons, world problems, the human condition, and to be learned from.            Kieth

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    template for movements within the world of fiction. This template can show how people of color can be more inspired to join STEM related fields through science fiction, because of how the template has worked for other minorities. The template is as such: Choose a minority that is being underrepresented in the media, (b) create full multi-dimensional minority characters that are equal to the majority being depicted within popular media, and (c ) the effect of fiction and reality is changed to become more

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    the liking for highly diversified principles. Because of this, a new genre of literature has been born. It goes by the name of Teen Fiction. Teen or Young Adult fiction is a type of fiction literature that tackles many topics that are relatable to the teenagers of today. According to Rebecca Ciezarek, a columnist and contributor of the theConversation.com, teen fiction in the recent years have bloomed into the plethora of topics that it chooses to discuss. From LGBTQI to Depression, the relatable topics

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    Pulp Fiction

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    Pulp fiction, a modern day legacy of a film was written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, in 1994. It first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to surprisingly rave reviews. The films approach is atypical; it is a choppy set of scenes that create a connection of characters that is far from the traditional chronological Hollywood story line. The plot is uniquely arranged, around and between the ideas of revenge and redemption which best fit the Independent Film category due to the combination

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    purpose of Teen Fiction. Writers like to write Teen Fiction above other genres because it captures the interest of a bigger audience, it provides more moral lessons in their story, and it restates the changes that occur in our youth that shape us into who we are today. Accordingly, one part of a writer’s career is creating an audience, or how most celebrities would like to call it, a fan base to share their stories with and create a community.

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    dictionary). Over time a set of narrative conventions were adopted by Hollywood in the 1950s and have become common practice in contempary Hollywood. This essay will focus on Quentin tarantino’s 1994 film Pulp Fiction, conducting an analysis on its use of narrative and whether or not Pulp Fiction subverts or conforms to Hollywood’s modes of narration. One of the most common modes of Hollywood narration is the three act structure. Although Hollywood screenwriters often champion and follow the three act

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