California grocers have sold groceries in paper bags since the invention of the supermarket. With the introduction of plastic bags, the state experienced a dramatic increase in plastic waste. (Californians Against Waste) (Petru) In response to concerns that the production and disposal of plastic bags had negative impacts on the environment, the California legislature banned …
Dim light crept into the cold apartment as Pierre; a French soldier opened the front door. He had been released of service with the French army for a couple of weeks so as to bury and mourn his family. His apartment was in disarray, broken glass scattered across the floor along with pieces of the…
Adaptation of the “Fox and the Crow” Three weeks after the 2024 Summer Olympics, the air was getting cooler in Traverse City, Michigan, as the town readied for winter. A brilliant thief named Kitsune was strolling through Walmart. He wasn’t there to buy anything; he was looking for his next target to trick. Kitsune was…
This story is placed in Crete in the time after Daedalus was shut into a tower after losing favor with King Minos. The agents in this story are Daedalus and his son Icarus. The reason behind the plot of this fable is that Daedalus waned to escape with his son from the tower they were…
In downtown Reno on a cold October night during the 1970s casino boom, there was a public school janitor who was divorced, lived in his car, and made little money. He had a hard life making minimum wage and tried to meet his kids every now and then. After getting divorced the janitor got into…
In this myth, the anagnorisis occurs when the Icarus finally understands that the warning his father gave him was true. Excited by the new power of flight, Icarus disregards Daedalus’s advice and climbs toward the sun; the wax of his wings softens, and the feathers slip out of place. The peripeteia occurs when Icarus dies.…
The story I will be writing my 9 Elements of Narrative on Daedalus by Thomas Bullfinch. In this story, the recognition occurs when when the boy disregards his fathers advice and flies too close to the sun. The reversal occurs when Icarus dies because of his mistake. The suffering occurs when the father Daedalus mourns…
In this fable, the peripeteia arises when the Dog is crossing a plank over the river. She looks down and sees her reflection, thinking it is another dog carrying a piece of meat, she drops her own meat and lunges for the water. She was hoping to grab an extra bite of food but instead…
A young boy was walking through an orchard when he saw one of the workers picking apples. When the worker saw the boy approaching, out of the kindness of his heart offered him one. Now the boy, being entitled and greedy, begged the worker for two apples instead of one. The worker felt that the…
There was once a sailor who was lost at sea. He had been stranded on a little raft for two days and finally came across a tiny island. On this island there was a coconut tree right at the shore. The sailor, seeing a single coconut and dying of thirst, dragged himself to the top…