Tag: fear
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The Heroine/Hero and Their Function in Story
The heroine or hero provides the reader with perspective and focus on the story, point of view. She or he also serves as the point of identification allowing the reader to invest her or his feelings towards care and concern for not simply the major character but also remaining with the story to see its…
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Lost Opportunities on an Orange Line Train to Ballston
Edward P. Jones’, An Orange Line Train to Ballston, is about lost opportunities, how they come to pass and what occurs when one abandons possibilities, or more importantly how we can react in having allowed them to pass by. Each day Marvella Watkins, her daughter Avis, and Marvella’s two sons, Marcus and Marvin, ride the…