When reading an essay or a short story people usually wonder if their expectations towards the end of the piece of literature under study, have any kind of effect on their mood and predictions. ... So it leaves a perplexed mood, which grasps the reader's attention as they want to continue reading to investigate about the wife's fate and her illness. When reading through Jackson's story, "The Lottery", the reader comes across the towns' people talking about getting a new box for the event to pull names out of, because the old box looked worn out. ... Summers began...

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They are excited about the home, "ancestral halls-, that they were able to secure for the summer. ... - After reading the two sample student papers, I see quite a few similarities in each of their interpretations. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Imagine being diagnosed with a disease which forbids you from any creative activity, stops you from going out, and limits your forms of expression. That's not even the worst part! There's also no guarantee you'll get better but all you are required to do is blindly follow orders given to you by your...

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The story starts out with John and his wife moving to a colonial estate for the summer. ... The narrator calls the paper "dead paper" because she knows that she will be the only one reading her own notes. ...

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• Grade Level: High School