Every day she waits eagerly for his return, but as his absence grew longer and longer she becomes heart broken. One night after she cries herself to sleep she has a dream in which Lorenzo's ghost appears and tells her of his death and where he was buried. ... Without sounding overly fictional, there is a fairy tale like quality to this story. Many impossible events, like Lorenzo's ghost, Lisabetta crying herself to death, and "planting" the head of a loved one, add a surreal and fantastic shimmer to this otherwise grim tale. ...

• Word Count: 741
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

This third-person narration is used in such a way that the reader is not particularly aware of the role of the narrator, who remains outside the action of the tale. ... So, the author has chosen to tell about the hardness of Eveline's life quite frankly. ... He is kind, manly, open-hearted and could perhaps even love her. ...

• Word Count: 852
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

This third-person narration is used in such a way that the reader is not particularly aware of the role of the narrator, who remains outside the action of the tale. ... So, the author has chosen to tell about the hardness of Eveline's life quite frankly. ... He is kind, manly, open-hearted and could perhaps even love her. ...

• Word Count: 846
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

This third-person narration is used in such a way that the reader is not particularly aware of the role of the narrator, who remains outside the action of the tale. ... So, the author has chosen to tell about the hardness of Eveline's life quite frankly. ... He is kind, manly, open-hearted and could perhaps even love her. ...

• Word Count: 846
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre is an impressive tale told in first person. ... But by using a third person view you loose a lot of intimacy, character, and heart that you receive when using a first person view. ... Since Jane is the narrator, she does not know about Rochester's past too much, just what he tells her. ...

• Word Count: 812
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Dennett states that our fundamental tactic of self definition is telling stories, however, we do not consciously and deliberately figure out what narratives to tell and how to tell them. Dennett relates our narratives to spider webs, stating that our tales are spun but we don't spin them; they spin us. ... With the Sensecam, Claire is able to begin to tell her own story, more particularly creating her identity, and spinning her own "web". ... " One view the Sergeant as truly being two "selves", one that was a traitor, and one that was a true patriot at heart. ...

• Word Count: 1256
• Approx Pages: 5