Breaking Their Hip By Karen Russell - 1162 Words

Breaking Their Hip: Using Structure to Help Tension in Your Story. Tension, like in life, makes a character s experience unbearable, interesting, and complex. It raises the emotional stakes and makes your reader invest in the text. Being able to create tension in short stories is an art within itself; because we have limited time and space, it s important to use your tools artfully to bring the most out of your short story. The Titanic Effect: Swamplandia! By Karen Russell (a novel, that came out of a short story) Context: Thirteen year old Ava Bigtree has grown up on her family-owned gator-wrestling amusement park, Swamplandia!, her entire life. Her mother, Hiola, is the star of the attractions: Diver and gator wrestler. When Hiola dies, Ava s family begins to unravel and the threat of losing their home becomes real. Chapter 1: The Beginning of the End. â€Å"The beginning of the End can feel a lot like the middle when you are living in it. When I was a kid I couldn t see any of these ridges. It was only after Swamplandia! s fall that time folding into a story with a beginning, middle, and an ending. If you re short on time, that would be the two-word version of our story: we fell.† Explanation: Russell strategically titles the first chapter and places this sentence within the first chapter. By setting up that the characters fall, Russell sets the stage to develop a moody and tense atmosphere where the reader wants to look away, but can t. Now twist that shit! KrakatauShow MoreRelatedMonsanto: Better Living Through Genetic Engineering96204 Words   |  385 Pagesinto many sub-genres intimately known to insiders but a mystery to those outside. Broad genres take in things such as indie-pop (famous bands here are Oasis, Blur, and The Strokes), punk (famous bands include The Sex Pistols and Green Day) and rap/hip hop (for example, Eminem and NWA). As well, there is country music (Johnny Cash and Emmy-Lou Harris are examples of long-term successful acts here). This seems clear but confusion comes when one tries to work out how ‘grunge’ is really different fromRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxxiii Kelly Ottman, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Cynthia Ozeki, California State University, Dominguez Hills Peg Padgett, Butler University Jennifer Palthe, Western Michigan University Dennis Passovoy, University of Texas at Austin Karen Paul, Florida International University Laura Finnerty Paul, Skidmore College Anette Pendergrass, Arkansas State University at Mountain Home Bryan Pesta, Cleveland State University Jeff Peterson, University of Washington Nanette Philibert, Missouri