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W ha t is th e p lo t o f S te phe n C ra ne 's " T he U ptu rn e d F ace "? In th e s ho rt s to ry " T he U ptu rn e d F ace " b y S te phe n C ra ne , tw o o ffic e rs in th e m id st o f a b attle — an a dju ta nt a nd a m an na m ed T im oth y L ean— are fa ce d w ith th e ta sk o f b ury in g a n o ffic e r th e y c a ll B ill w ho h a s r e ce ntly b een k ille d. T he d ead m an's fa ce is b lu e ... S olu tio n In th e s ho rt s to ry " T he U ptu rn e...

W ha t is th e p lo t o f P la utu s's The S w aggerin g S old ie r ? T he P la utin e c o m edy The S waggerin g S old ie r ( Mile s G lo rio su s ) c e nte rs o n a y o ung lo ve r w ho y e arn s to b e w ith th e co urte sa n h e lo ve s. P yrg opoly n ic e s, th e b ra ggart C apta in w ho g iv e s th e p la y its n a m e, a ris e s a s th e y o ung lo ve r's co m petito r fo r th e c o urte sa n's a ffe ctio n. T he y o ung lo ve r e nli s ts th e a id ... S olu...

W ha t is th e p lo t s um mary in " T he R ockin g -H ors e W in ne r" b y D .H . L aw ere nce ? A y o ung b oy n a m ed P aul is g ro w in g u p w ith h is y o ung er s is te rs a nd p are nts in a c o m fo rta ble m id dle -c la ss h o m e. P aul's m oth e r, h o w eve r, is in ca pable o f lo vin g h e r h usb and o r c hild re n. S om eth in g is m is sin g in h e r p syc he , a nd s he tr ie s to co m pensa te fo r it w ith m one y. B ut n o a m ount o f m...

W ha t is th e p lo t s tr u ctu re o f th e s to ry " A n O ccurre nce a t O wl C re ek B rid ge"? th e e xp ositio n, r is in g a ctio n th e c li m ax e tc . T he s to ry s tr u ctu re is d ra m atic b eca use it g oes b etw een th re e d iffe re nt r e ali tie s--th e p re se nt, th e p ast a nd w ha t is ha ppenin g o nly in th e m ain c ha ra cte r's m in d . T he r e ader is c o nfu se d w hic h is r e al a nd w hic h p art is o nly in h is m in d . A t ...

G ora R abin d ra na th T agore W ha t is th e s to ry o f " G ora " b y R abin d ra na th T agore ? T he c hro nic le s o f a n Ir is h c hild g ro w in g u p in In d ia , “ Gora : A V ig nette o f th e In dia n R enais sa nce ,” b y R abin d ra na th T agore ha s e arn e d th e r e puta tio n a s th e g re ate st n o ve l o f m odern In d ia . G ora is a n Ir is h c hild w ho se m oth e r d ie s in c hild bir th a nd w ho se fa th e r p eris he s in b attle . H ...

W ha t is th e p lo t o f th e s to ry " M oonli g ht" b y G uy d e M aup assa nt? T he p lo t th a t in clu d es th e E xp ositio n, R is in g A ctio n, C li m ax, a nd F alli n g A ctio n Wha t is th e p lo t o f th e s to ry " M oonli g ht" "T he M oonli g ht" is th e a cco unt o f a c o nve rs a tio n b etw een M adam e J uli e R oub ere a nd h e r e ld er s is te r H enrie tte L eto re . D urin g th e exp osit io n , th e a uth o r te lls th e r e ader th a t...

W ha t is th e p lo t o f " N o C ountr y fo r O ld M en"? In th e n o ve l b y C orm ack M cC arth y, “ N o C ountr y fo r O ld M en ,” th e p lo t is p re tty s ta nd ard . Y ou h a ve a y o ung V ie tn a m v e t, L le w elly n M oss, w ho is a nte lo pe h untin g s o m ew he re in W est T exa s. H e s tu m ble s u p on a b lo ody s ce ne o f d ead b odie s a nd d ead d ogs. H e a ls o s tu m ble s u p on... S olu tio n In th e n o ve l b y C orm ack M cC art...

T he S nip er S um mary W ha t is th e P lo t o f " T he S nip er" b y L ia m O 'F la he rty ? T he S nip er b y L ia m O ’F la he rty is a n e xa m ple o f s itu a tio na l ir o ny. It d eve lo ps in te rn a l a nd e xte rn a l c o nfli c ts a s it m ove s to w ard a r e so lu tio n w ith a s urp ris e e nd in g . T he ir o nic e nd in g fo rc e s th e r e ader to r e -e va lu a te h is fe eli n g s a bout th e s to ry a nd lo ok a t th e c o nfli c ts in a ...

W ha t is th e p lo t a nd s e ttin g o f Rapunze l ? L ik e m ost fo lk ta le s, th e s to ry o f R apunze l is n o t r e ali s tic a lly lo ca li z e d. S in ce it o rig in a te d a s a G erm an fo lk ta le , a nd th e he rb r a m pio n w as u se d in s a la ds m ain ly in E uro pe, th e fo re st s e ttin g is p ro bably a n id eali z e d o r a bstr a ct v e rs io n o f G erm any. T he p eople te lli n g th e s to ry w ould ... S olu tio n L ik e m ost fo lk ta ...

A R ose F or E m ily P lo t W ha t is th e p lo t o f " A R ose fo r E m ily "? A uth o r W illi a m F aulk ne r's p lo t in h is s ho rt s to ry , " A R ose fo r E m ily ," b asic a lly s e rv e s to te ll th e li fe s to ry o f M is s E m ily G rie rs o n , a m em ber o f o ne o f th e v e ne ra ble fa m ili e s in th e m yth ic a l M is sis sip pi to w n o f J e ffe rs o n. F aulk ne r's s to ry li n e ju m ps a ro und in tim e, c re atin g a ... S olu tio n A ...