Many parents with children know how hard it is to travel on long trips with them. In the short story "The Story Teller" by Saki, an aunt was traveling with 3 little children. When the tries to get the children's attention, the children don't respond to her and continue to disobey her. When a bachelor that was traveling in the same carriage as them starts to tell the offspring's a story, the children, with hesitation at first, start to listen to him with excitement. The bachelor seemed to know what story the children will like and what type of tone and language the story had to be told to get the children's attention.
In the first part of the story, the author presents a scene in which 3 children, their aunt and a bachelor were traveling all in the same carriage on a train. The children don't seem to want to listen to their aunt and do what they please to do. The aunt tries to tell the children not to do things but all she gets n return is the question "Why?" The aunt then tells tem to move to the window so they could see what is happening outside. The little boy kept on asking questions, which seemed logical but had no definite answers. The aunt seemed to be tired of all the questions so she starts to tell a story. The children again, get diverted from the story, and not pay attention. That's when the bachelor comes into the picture.
In the second part of the story, the bachelor successfully tells the children a story. His imaginative story amazes the children. When the boy starts to question the bachelor, the unattached man replies to the boys question in a simple way. The bachelor seemed to entertain the children with his delightful story. When the story came to an end, the children exclaimed that that was the best story that they ever heard, even though at the beginning of the story they were protesting the story. The story was about this girl that was "horribly good" and was invited to the Princes garden.
Bryan begins the speech by implying his occupation as a public-interest lawyer and telling a story. ... I'll end with a story.... " Also I notice that the speaker likes to tell story. Actually I think he is such a talented story-teller. He tells stories in the form of concise, vivid dialogues. ...
Formerly an expansive "Italianesque" villa erected as a summer retreat by Richard Teller Crane Jr. in 1910, the 17th-century Stuart style mansion presently occupying the grounds stands preserved to period perfection since completion in 1928. ... These are but few of many intended impressions by renowned architect David Adler and son of Chicago-based Crane & Company's founder and industrialist-Richard Teller Crane Sr.. ... Crane's sense of social responsibility led him to hire many struggling employment-seekers of the Great Depression during the 1930's.9 The three-sto...
Marlow is a long-time seaman and as much of the story is told through his narrative we see he is an accustomed story-teller. ... Throughout the whole story we hear actually very little of Kurtz himself speaking, even though before we meet him he is described as a captivating orator. Stories of his strength, charisma, and powerful influence over the natives he encounters are told as Marlow travels upward toward the inner station. ...
During the Lincoln presidential debates, Lincoln was the "truth teller", but little does the United States citizens know that in the slave supporter states Lincoln agreed with slavery and said he would never believe that the white were equal or insuperior to any other race. ... After all, Lincoln lied to win presidency, while all along Kennedy was, in actuality, the "truth teller". ... A few days later, before the story of Kennedy's assassination was discovered, Oswald was killed. ...
Each character is so unique in the way that they tell their story and we find out that who the character truly is shapes the story that he or she tells. While the teller most certainly shapes the tale, the tale can tell us just as much about the teller. ... The Pardoner's true character comes out and is put on full display for not only the audience in the story but the actual readers of "The Canterbury Tales," as well when he tells his story. ... When it comes to "The Pardoner's Tale," the dynamic between the teller and the tale is unlike any other tale in "The Canterbury Tales." .....
The three short stories I will be discussing are, "The Story Teller", "Sredni Vashtar" and "The Lumber Room". ... In the short story "The Story Teller" by Saki, an aunt was travelling with three little children. ... The short story that I have chosen is "Sredni Vashtar" by Saki. ... This is why the story interested me so much; therefore I thought that it would be a good short story to write about. ... The savagery of "Sredni Vashtar" is missing, but the best stories here "The Story-Teller" and "The Lumber Room" are also about child psychology and adult incomprehension of childhood. ...
Early American Writer: Apache Creation Stories The Apache Creation stories are important to learn about in American Literature classes. ... These stories were handed down from one generation to the next. ... In the Apache stories, the animals showed human-like emotions and characteristics. ... These sacred tellers of tales became, in a sense, walking collections of literature. ... These story tellers used a type of style to amuse their audience of the misfortunes that have befallen their people, while still striving to stop them from making the same mistakes again. ...
He has written novels, plays, and autobiographies, but he is best known for his short stories. ... Maugham was a great story teller with a lot of experience which was influenced by his childhood and life choices but he was criticized by many as not a great writer just a really good story teller. ... In "The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham", an autobiography about Maugham's life by Selina Hasting he is described as "not a great writer" but someone who can make good stories (Hounion). Maugham's life experiences shaped his writing career, although he was criticized for being a good ...
He has written novels, plays, and autobiographies, but he is best known for his short stories. ... Maugham was a great story teller with a lot of experience which was influenced by his childhood and life choices but he was criticized by many as not a great writer just a really good story teller. ... In "The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham", an autobiography about Maugham's life by Selina Hasting he is described as "not a great writer" but someone who can make good stories (Hounion). Maugham's life experiences shaped his writing career, although he was criticized for being a ...
