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Summary Of Gore By Sarah Ellis

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“Gore”: A Compelling Story! In the short story “Gore” by Sarah Ellis, we see a compelling story between two siblings, which results in a very good short story. Firstly, while reading the story, the author has a very descriptive and unique writing style which helps engage the reader. We can see this when Amy claims, “I am a stealth bomber with no aviation fuel” [Ellis 5]. Ellis uses a metaphor in this statement, which helps describe how she is feeling defeated without directly saying it. Additionally, this helps us piece together how she feels defeated without directly saying it. This makes a great story because Ellis describes how she feels with a metaphor, which makes it descriptive and unique. Secondly, we see well developed characters throughout
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