Formal Assignment # 1: Fan fiction Narrative
“The Grandmother didn’t want to go to Florida” she said. She wanted to go East Tennessee to visit her old friends and relatives. But his son bailey didn’t want to go there. His eight years old son John Wesley and daughter June Star were busy reading funny papers that was lying on the floor. His wife, a mother of three kids was feeding apricots out of jar to the youngest one.It seems like, she was not showing any interest in the family decisions. Grandmother made every possible effort to distract his interest from Florida's trip. She showed the picture of Misfit on the newspaper article to bailey, who was sitting on the sofa with his head in the sports section of the journal. Bailey, bailey!! look look, read this, here’s misfit. “I wouldn’t take my children in any direction with a criminal like that aloose in it”, grandmother said. He didn’t respond and kept reading the journal. After seeing her grandmother, June Star said, “She wouldn’t stay at home even for a million bucks.” Grandmother said, so remember for next time, I’m not going to curl your hair. Next morning, she sit in car first, where she hide her cat Betty from who didn’t like taking cat to a motel. But it's difficult to leave her alone at home for three days. She dressed up in navy blue dress with small white print of dots and had navy blue hat with a bunch of violets on the edge. At 8:45am bailey, his wife and three kids along with grandmother left their city Atlanta, heading towards their journey to Florida. They picked up the even minute details of mountains, various nature scenes, and road side views. Grandmother start sharing her stories from past with everything she saw on her this journey. She correlates things from her past with present. Kids at that time were respectful to their parents and dwelling place, when I was young kid, grandmother said. They went to tower for Red Sammy’s barbecue and kids played “The Tennessee Waltz” and had some good food over there. Enjoying the nature and roads scenes, John Wesley and June Star start fighting at sudden. Stop! Stop! Grandmother said, I would tell story, if you kids stop slapping each other. She start telling about a white house with six column and have secret panel with hidden silver. After gaining keen interest, she start moulding the story into mystery. Kids start screaming to their pop, to get a dirt towards that house. They seems like fully determined to reveal that hidden silver secret panel. As time passes by, grandmother fell into sleep and woke up after every few minutes due to her loud snoring. At sudden she remember that house was not in Georgia but in the Tennessee. She pulled her feet and frighten the Betty, who jumped into bailey’s shoulder. He loss his control on car and car fell into ditch. Dirt road was so quiet and surrounds with woods. It seems like nobody been there since months. Silence of road was horrifying, bailey’ wife broke her shoulder, kids thrown into front seat and they were screaming and said, “We’ve had an accident!” After few minutes, car passes by the road. They saw a car fell into ditch and grandmother waved her hands in order to seek their help. Three men from car arrived for their help, one of them is shirtless man with blue jeans on and have a gun in his hand. One of them was Hiram, a fat boy in black pant with red sweat shirt . Other, guy named Bobby Lee with khaki pant, blue coat and grey hat and they heading towards ditch. At sudden, grandmother recognized the shirtless man and screamed, “Misfit”!!! He gave a signal to Hiram and Bobby lee, they Bailey and his son to woods. “ You wouldn’t shoot a lady, would you?” grandmother said. She was in intense fear of losing her life. “I know you’re a good man. I know you come from nice people!”, grandmother said. “Yes ma'am,” he said, finest people in the world”. Sound of gunfire came from woods.Then they took June star and her mother, to woods and shot them. They brought bailey’s shirt for misfit. After wearing a yellow shirt, Mistif looks alike her son to grandmother. Three bullets from his gun came and hit her. She became unconscious and fell into ditch with her legs crossed. Blood was flowing profusely. Sky seems like cloudy and dark. A surrounding was filled with silence, like a whole nature was grieving for this misshapen. Light raining was started, it was like, mother nature was sobbing for some huge loss. “It’s no real pleasure in life”, the misfit said. Then they left that place, was progressing towards Florida. The thoughts and conversation of grandmother, disturbed me. It was like, she was begging for her life but lord became deaf at time and her prayer was declined, Misfit said. As we were driving over the speed limit, in deep dark woods crowded with long trees and some sounds of wildlife was hitting our ears in high frequency. That was bad day in my life, I ever realized. Even though those days were not even bad enough, when I was imprisoned due to false charges of my dad’s murder. The way I was feeling today, was something not good. I took several lives before, but never felt of being regretted like today. I tried to took little nap, but it disappeared from my eyes. I did make a u- turn and reached at same place, where I shoot her. But nobody was there anymore, the road was blocked by police. I didn’t care anymore of being get caught. Bobby Lee and Hiram, didn’t want me to go and look at them. But today I feel like I met with my own blood but I lose them once again. I never pray to Jesus for anything but today my heart was piercing with pain. Bad drinking habits of my dad took my childhood, and I was charged with his murder. I didn’t say anything and never tried to prove my innocence. Police had papers against me. I didn’t remember the face of my mother. Only thing, my dad told me about her, that “She was a nice lady”. But she left us and separate me from my other sibling. Siren of ambulance was ringing and had very high pitch. Grandmother along, with whole family were admitted to city hospital. One of my other friend, who used to work for me, gave me each minute detail of grandmother and her family’s condition. Grandmother bleed heavily and doctors were in search for her blood group match. She and bailey had blood group O negative. Their condition was critical, in order to perform their surgery, blood match must be available. I hide my identity, applied some artificial beard, moustache and makeup and went to donate my blood at City hospital. While I was, lying down on a bed, ceiling and walls made fun at me. The small rooms of hospital was suffocating to me. That was a first time, I came to hospital after I was mindful. A nurse came and put needle on left arm, which was attached to a empty bag. After they done testing on my sample blood. Then they moved me another room and I was lying down on a bed. Grandmother’s bed was on my right side and bailey’s bed on my left side. My both arms were pierced with needles, attached to two blood bags. One of them were further transfused to bailey and other was to grandmother. After five minutes, nurse came and remove all the blood bags. On same evening, near around six pm both them moved to surgical center. After 2 hour of surgery, grandmother was moved to regular room but her left leg was amputated below the knee. Bailey condition was improving but he lose his third child. His wife, John Wesley and June Star were out of danger now. Physician Smith. said, they will be discharged in next week. But grandmother will moved to Rehabilitation center. The days were not same , as it was before accident. They all were in deep grief of third child. John star and John Wesley were so quiet ever. There eyes were so shiny and tears were rolling out. Might be there are in unbearable pain to due injuries. Next day, early morning around 6:00 am. “The Misfit was caught from the exit door of city hospital” was the headline. As bailey, wife and his two kids were shifted to regular ward. As they were watching news, June star pointed out to TV, said in a low voice “Here, Misfit was caught!!! Misfit was caught!!!” Police did the whole investigation and check the CCTV cameras of the hospital. They found out, how a most wanted, an evil man save someone’s life by donating his blood. Except grandmother, whole family was watching, that the recording of yesterday, when he gave his blood to Bailey and grandmother. When he was lying on a bed in between bailey and grandmother’s bed. They watched the whole scene and police arrived soon within half an hour for their statements. Bailey did remember from his childhood, when his mother told him about his dad, his drinking habits and his older brother, who got separated from them after their divorce.She was pregnant with bailey at their time of divorce. Now everything seems clear to belly, why misfit save their life at end. But the matter get complicated day by day. Misfit was in jail again and police was in search of his other partners. A week later, they get discharged from hospital. As soon as bailey reached home, he was planning to approach Misfit.Then other day he just call a cab, went to jail, in order to meet him. When he saw him, they just embraced each other into their arms and start sobbing. Grandmother was now moved to Rehabilitation. “Life was not same anymore”, Misfit said.
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Blog post Introduction: A good man is hard to find is short fiction story written by Flannery O'Connor and was published in 1955. It is a great example of southern Gothic literature.It is story of a family, where grandmother insists his only son Bailey to go East Tennessee, instead of going to Florida because in newspaper article she read about an escaped convict Misfit progressing towards Florida. Grandmother dressed up and wore a hat with flowers on it and hide her cat Pitty in a basket in a car. Eight year old son John Wesley, daughter June Star and wife of Bailey accompany him to a trip. On their way to Georgia,grandmother tells stories of little black child, who ate his watermelon once.They stayed at Tower named restaurant owned by Red Sammy Butts. She talked about past days with owner and she is very judgmental. She also talked about a good man is hard to find. After wake up from her nap she talked about six column house and lied to their children that it do have secret panel. Due to excitement both their kids screamed and convince Bailey to get a dirt road to that house. At sudden grandma remember that house was in Tennessee and she pull his feet. As a result Bitty frighten Bailey and he loses his control on car. And car get stuck into ditch and children mother broke her shoulder. One car with three armed men stops. Three men come out of it and one of them was shirtless and they all have guns. At sudden grandmother remembers him, said “Misfit”. On his order his two partners Bobby Lee and Hiram took Bailey and his son John to woods and shoot them. Later on they took children mother, June Star and her little sibling to woods and shoot them as well. She ask him that he do not shoot a lady and give him a title of good man But At last was grandmother’s turn. When Misfit wore his son bailey’s shirt she called him his son as
well. And at last he shot her. Re-Genre Analysis: I use the genre of “found poetry-erasure” to explore three different scenes of the story. Poem#1 A scene where, grandmother didn’t want to go to Florida and trying to convince Bailey and creating horror in his mind about the Misfit. Title: Diversion of his attention away from Florida's trip plan: GRANDMOTHER didn't want to go to Florida Wanted to visit east Tennessee Seizing at every chance To change Bailey’s mind Was her only boy Sitting on his chair, bent over Sports section Look here, Bailey, “She said” “See here, read this,” “Here this fellow Call himself The Misfit A loose from the federal Pen Headed towards Florida You read here What he did to these people Wouldn’t take my children In any direction”. Bailey didn’t look up She wheeled around Faced Children’s mother A young woman in slacks, Innocent as a cabbage, With green head-kerchief Two points on the top Like rabbit’s ears. Sitting on the sofa, Feeding the baby. “The children Been to Florida before, “the old lady said” Poem#2 A scene where, grandmother had conversation with her grandchildren and first day of trip.Title: Entertaining with dramatic characters. Eight year old boy, John Wesley, Child with glasses, Said, “If you don’t’ want to go to Florida, Why dontcha stay at home?” Little girl, June Star said, “She wouldn’t stay at home to be queen for a day, Withouting raising her yellow head.” “Wouldn’t stay at home For a million bucks”. “All right, Miss,” The grandmother said. “Remember next time You want me to curl” “Hair was naturally curly,” June Star, said Next morning Grandmother was the first In the car Hiding a basket with Pitty Sing The cat in it. Didn’t intend to left alone house For three days Had on navy blue straw hat Bunch of white violets on the brim Navy blue dress In case of accident, Anyone seeing her dead Would know at once Was a lady. Poem#3 A scene where, grandmother present her white supremacy thoughts and had conversation with her grand kids. Title: Bias enriched thoughts Oh look at Cute little pickaninny negro child In the door of a shack Grandmother said, “Wouldn’t make a picture?” All turned Looked at him Out of black window He waved. “Didn’t have any britches on”, June Star said. “Probably he didn’t have any”, Grandmother explained “Don’t have things like we do” Would tell them a story If they were keep quiet Grandmother said. Rolled her eyes Waved her head Was dramatic. And said Once she was maiden lady Courted by Mr.Edgar Atkins Teagarden from Jasper,Georgia good looking man Brought her watermelon Every saturday afternoon With initials E.A.T She never got it One day She said, Nigger boy ate it Saw initials E.A.T John Wesley’s giggled John star Didn’t think it Was any good. Death of a man due to his words
Blog Post Introduction: This is written by Tobias Wolff, who is an American short story writer and novelist. It was published under “The Night in Question” stories. The main character is Anders, who is a book critic and not a very likable person. He detached from reality, angry and unsatisfied with this world.The first part takes place at college while he was lecturing students. The second main part of story takes place in a bank, where two robbers suddenly came in and ordered to fill the bags and maintain silence. But, Anders who is so critical of others did not able to keep his mouth shut, get shoted by one of the robber. Re-Genre Analysis: A man was shot to death by two armed robbers during bank robbery .On Monday afternoon near around 3:00 pm, a PNC bank was robbed by two armed robbers and a person named Anders was shot to death. As bank is about to close, Anders insists to gatekeeper to open the door. When he get into line, he saw a lady teller closed her position. A dark complexion lady start standing in front of him start looking at teller with hatred and broke off their conversation. Couple of minutes later, two armed robbers wearing black ski masks and blue business suits entered into bank. One of them, put his pistol on guard’s neck and warn him stay silent. They warn all tellers not to hit the alarm, if they did they all be dead meat. Meanwhile all tellers nodded their heads. A witness lady said, she heard “Oh, bravo,” Anders said “Dead meat”. And he turned to witness woman in front of him. “Great script, eh?The stern, brass-knuckled poetry of the dangerous classes”. She told him “ Please be quiet”. But he didn’t listened me. The man with shotgun pushed a guard and handcuffed him. And other man ordered tellers to fill the hefty bags. A witness lady said, Anders said to her “ Justice is done”. Other man with shotgun said him to shut his mouth. But Anders said to her. “Did you hear that? Bright boy’. Right out of The Killers.” She said, man with short gun said to him” What’s so funny, bright boy? You think I’m comical? You think I’m some kind of clown?” He just kept warning him, but Anders didn’t cooperate with his mouth. Then he poked his pistol under his chin and told him neither to look down nor into his eyes, only upwards.Then he kept noticing decoration on domed shaped ceiling. And he said Capiche and then burst into laughing. Then gunman lift pistol under from his chin and shot him at his right side of head. It exited from his right ear and shattered his right part of head. The choices he made didn’t helped himself and at last took his life. He was angry, unsympathetic man and had conflict with society and as well with himself. As writer mentioned that when he was child, he was non critical or non judgmental to others. He had quality of humanity during his childhood days. After investigating with his family, his journal and postmortem, reports says when he was shot to death, he didn’t remember his first love Sherry, his wife, his daughter, his mother, thousand of memorized writing. Only thing he remembered was his innocent childhood flashbacks of heat, baseball field, yellow grass, neighborhood boys, Coyle cousin from Mississippi, shortstop position. But matter is still under investigation, police is under the search of those two robbers. If you find any clue or information, please contact immediately to your local police. |
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