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Although there are many classic authors these three have touched the lives of many, John Steinbeck, Mark Twain, and O.Henry. These authors use their own unique styles in their writings, they write with situational irony, regional dialect, and social issues. All of their writings show a classic and timeless events.

O.Henry writes with situational irony. This is where an author writes with a plot twist. For example, in After Twenty years he showed a plot twist when he wrote “You're not the real Jimmy wells” he scoffed”. This shows situational irony because it is unexpected and awkward, he thought he was his friend but he really was not,and you never would have guessed that he was not his friend.(CD) Another unique style that …show more content…

Mark Twain uses regional dialect in his stories. In the story Tom Sawyer CH.4 a novel by Mark Twain, Tom sawyer is talking when… (CX) “Look at him, Jim! He’s a going up there. Say - look! He’s a going to shake hand with him! By Jings do not you wish you was Jeff?” (CH.4). This is regional dialect because Tom Sawyer is talking like he is from the south from a long time ago and, this is classic because it is interesting and you can read it many times and think about it differently every time. (CD) Mark Twain uses social commentary in his stories. In the story Tom Sawyer Ch.4 a novel by Mark Twain. Tom Sawyer is talking when... “The librarian showed off - running liether and thierter with his arms full of books and making a deal of the splutter and fuss that insect authority delights in.” (CH.4). This social commentary because he makes fun of people in society who show off and people that act like they are the most important. (CD-CX) This is timeless because it is interesting and keeps Mark Twain's style. Mark Twain has very unique …show more content…

Symbols are anything that represents a larger concept that enhances the meaning behind the story. For example, in chapter two when Kino takes his canoe out into the ocean in search of a pearl to pay for a doctor to save Coyotito’s scorpion bite. While searching for a pearl Kino comes across a large clam that holds the largest and most valuable pearl. “It was the greatest pearl in the world… In the surface of the pearl he could see dreams form. He picked up the dying flesh and held in in his palm, and he turned it over and saw that it’s curve was perfect” (19). This passage shows that the pearl represents hope because they finally have a chance of saving Coyotito and having a better life. This is important because they had no money to pay for a doctor and other things, but now they have a very valuable pearl.(CD-CX) Ultimately the reader learns that you can never lose hope and you should never give up. Steinbeck’s stories often involve social issues. In his novella, The Pearl, Steinbeck’s focus on poor working class characters allows the reader to understand the social inequalities seen in society. For example in chapter one when Coyotito gets bitten by a scorpion in Kino’s straw hut and they do not have a doctor in town. “Have I nothing better to do than cure insect bites for the

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