Student Showcase
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- December 12, 2016
I have the opportunity to work with some brilliant young minds. I want to take the opportunity to not only showcase my writing, but the writing of my students.
This young lady is in grade 4 and her name is Rayaan Hassan. I have been working with Rayaan since she was in grade 2, and I know that this young lady is going to be one of our future leaders. I asked her to do a short summary analysis on two short stories, and she took on the challenge with certainty. When I saw her completed work, I promised her that I would showcase them because she deserves the recognition. Let us continue to encourage our young people; they are our future. Presenting….Rayaan Hassan.
Author: James Joyce
Author’s Purpose: James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet. He achieved the Modernist Avant-Garde and is considered as one of the most influential and important authors of the 20th century.
Genre:”Eveline,” is a short story by the Irish writer James Joyce. It was first published in 1904 by the journal Irish Homestead, and later featured in his 1914 collection of short stories Dubliners.
Summary of Story: Eveline’s beloved, asked to marry her. He has a home in Buenos Ayres, and he wants her to come with him. Frank represents a new beginning and freedom from her oppressed circumstances. At the same time, Frank also represents the jeopardy of untested waters and fear of the undisclosed . He also represents shame for she would have to leave her poor father. In the end she lacks the bravery and strength to make that leap that will free her of her brutal situation. She’s too scared to leave Ireland, and sees her lover as a possible origin of danger.
Setting: Eveline took place in Ireland.
Conflict: The conflict of Eveline is that she grapples and suffers from religious and ancestral commitment.
Rising Action: Eveline discovers that she must leave with Frank and commence on a new chapter in her life, but this awareness is short-lived.
Falling Action: Eveline calmly returns home and continues her life, but shows her changes into a cyborg that needs expression.
Hope you like this short story Simone. I learned a lot of new things. This short story analysis took a long time to put together but it was all worth it for the knowledge.
Copy Edited By: Simone Jennifer Smith
