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Title: Story Of An Hour Author: Kate Chopin I. On The Elements / Literary Concepts The short story Story Of An Hour is all about the series of emotions that the protagonist, Mrs. Mallard showed to the readers. With the kind of plot of this short story, it actually refers to the moments that Mrs. Mallard knew that all this time, her husband was alive. For the symbol, I like the title of this short story because it actually symbolizes the time where Mrs. Mallard died with joy. And with that moment, it surely is considered a story of an hour. II. On The Meaning Life is short. That s why we have to cherish every moment from our life. We don t know when will we leave this world, that’s why we should enjoy life everyday to the†¦show more content†¦Title: The Boarding House Author: James Joyce I. On The Elements / Literary Concepts Irony can found in the plot of the short story. Also. The readers can tell how selfish the mother and daughter were to the people whom they will control, and eventually manipulate. The theme of controlling other people for you just to get what you want. II. On The Meaning Being manipulative isn t a good thing to different people. If you control other people s lives, it is like you re becoming selfish to the person you controlled the life. The realization of the characters can be described that all of us have or will have the realization on every scenario that will come into our own lives. Title: A Clean-Well Lighted Place Author: Ernest Hemingway I. On The Elements / Literary Concepts Different symbolism were displayed in this short story of Ernest Hemingway. The Old Waiter symbolizes the people who faces or having problems into their lives. The Young Waiter, however, symbolizes hope and care-free type of person. Also, the setting of this short story played a big factor for the readers to understand where the feelings of the characters were coming from. II. On The Meaning A lot of us are facing a sad fact into our life. However, we just choose to sit down and think of ways on how will we be able to surpass the problem. We all have this favorite place of our that we always feel like we are home, evenShow MoreRelatedShort Story : Ordinary People 1524 Words   |  7 PagesOrdinary People The Jarrett family is having difficulty connecting with one another after the tragic death of their oldest son, Buck. Both Buck and his younger brother Conrad were sailing a small boat when the weather drastically began to change, the boat capsized leaving the boys clinging to the boat in ruff water. 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