Short Stories
QWERTY by Vivien Alcock
SYNOPSIS
The story QWERTY tells of how an underestimated secretary fights with an ex-secretary who still thinks that she works there and haunts the typewriter. Lucy Beck is as strong willed as Miss Broome, the ex-secretary, to hold on to the job for Ross and Bannister’s. Miss Broom haunts the typewriter and frightens anyone who uses it with the word QWERTYUIOP and others. Lucy manages to overcome the problem and sends Miss Broome away with a new task which is to help the late Mr Bannister up there.
THEMES
- Determination
- Letting go
- Strong will
MORAL VALUES
- If we want something, we must work to make it a reality.
- We must know when to let go of something if it is not ours anymore.
CHARACTERS
- Main character : Lucy Beck
- Minor characters :
- Harry Darke
- Miss Broome
- Lucy’s mother and uncle, Uncle Bert
- Miss Price and Mr Ross
PLOT
- EXPOSITION – Lucy starts working in Ross and Bannister’s as a secretary. Harry Darke gives her hints of the haunting of the typewriter by Miss Broome but she does not realise it at first.
- CONFLICT – Lucy types her letter but she isconfused that her letter has words that are not typed by her.
- CLIMAX – Lucy retypes her letter but is challenged by Miss Broome who asks her to leave and even threatens her. Lucy fights with it by using correcting liquid to clean off words typed by Miss Broome.
- FALLING ACTION – Lucy learns about Miss Broome and her haunting of the typewriter. She knows how Uncle Bert would have felt.
- RESOLUTION – Lucy types and talks to Miss Broome and convinces her to leave this world peacefully and go to other world. Lucy manages to keep her job in Ross and Bannister’s.
THE FRUITCAKE SPECIAL by Frank Brennan
SYNOPSIS
The Fruitcake Special is the story if the effects of a perfume on men. It was accidentally created by Anna, a chemist who woks at New Jersey. When Mr Amos senses the perfume worn by Anna, he feels he is in love with Anna and so invites her out for dinner. He does not behave like a man in love and Anna is surprised and upset. When she dabs the Fruitcake perfume again, Mr Amos and a waiter become attracted to her and both make declarations of love to her. The situation becomes chaotic when a fight ensues between two men. Anna leaves the restaurant and the factory and ends up with Armstrong, the pizza boy.
THEMES
- Illusion vs Reality
- Be realistic in life
- Appearances can be misleading
MORAL VALUES
- We should not fall for physical appearance.
- We must not be too proud of our looks.
- We must not look down at other people.
PLOT
- EXPOSITION – Anna accidentally creates a Fruitcake perfume and dabs on it. Mr Amos becomes attracted to her when he gets near her. Anna is very surprise with this sudden interest.
- CONFLICT – During dinner, Mr Amos does not show his interest as he was in the morning. Anna dabs on the Fruitcake perfume in the ladies room.
- CLIMAX – Mr Amos suddenly becomes interested in Anna and makes declarations of love to her. A waiter also does silly things to attract Anna’s attention.. A fight starts between Mr Amos, the waiter and Sabrina, Mr Amos’ girlfriend. Anna realises it is the effects of the fruitcake perfume.
- FALLING ACTION – Anna wants to find the ‘special something’ in the fruitcake but is unable to as the woman who sold the fruitcake has already dead.
- RESOLUTION – Anna quits her job from Amos Cosmetics and she settles for the pizza delivery man, Armstrong, who has his own pizza company.
CHARACTERS
- Main characters
- Anna, the narrator
- David Amos, owner of Amos Cosmetics
- Minor characters
- Narrator’s mother
- Narrator’s Aunt Mimi
- Waiter at restaurant
- Sabina, David Amos’ girlfriend
- Armstrong, the pizza delivery man
POINT OF VIEW
- First person point of view
TONE, MOOD, ATMOSPHERE
- Light-hearted and humorous
- Comedic and entertaining
LANGUAGE AND STYLE
- Simple and easy to understand the language
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ruth ling yieng mee Said:
on May 14, 2010 at 2:26 am
interesting stories
tri sha Said:
on July 18, 2010 at 1:07 pm
tis is a nice story n easy 2 read to!!!!!
zahuren Said:
on August 5, 2010 at 5:33 am
Hope you enjoy it Trisha!
Dyana Hyun Joong Said:
on February 8, 2013 at 6:21 am
interesting story..i like it..this is my first time i read this story..thanks a lot for the synopsis and all.:)
Mdm Paw Said:
on October 12, 2010 at 3:48 am
Any pictures of the literature?
Like The Author
zahuren Said:
on October 18, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Which author?
nurul amira Said:
on October 24, 2010 at 3:01 pm
thanks for the information…
i’m like this blog..
thanks a lot..(^.^)
zahuren Said:
on November 4, 2010 at 12:59 pm
You are welcome nurul amira.
ruby lentz Said:
on October 26, 2010 at 1:27 am
i love this story and i ask my students to act out the characters….. had fun…
zahuren Said:
on November 4, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Acting out the characters? Nothing is more fun than this when it comes to literature
baby Said:
on October 28, 2010 at 9:34 am
can you post me lessons of Gulp and Gasp ? on my email . baby.ily33@yahoo.com
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on November 6, 2010 at 6:37 am
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raudhatulaliyah Said:
on January 6, 2011 at 8:15 am
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ema azman Said:
on February 16, 2011 at 9:19 am
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Faizal Said:
on February 24, 2011 at 1:58 am
Dear Teacher,
Have contacted u through docstoc sometime earlier. But did not get any reply.
I could not download the notes you uploaded at docstoc as I dont own a credit card (or may be I just dont know how). However, I am interested in having the notes / slides you prepared and I dont mind paying you.
I can be contacted at afaizalmohamad@yahoo.com
seiichi Said:
on March 5, 2011 at 2:38 pm
How are questions of a DRAMA going to be asked? Treat it like the short story???
dcd Said:
on April 11, 2011 at 7:30 am
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mariyamALFREIDO Said:
on May 9, 2011 at 11:09 am
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Louw Said:
on May 9, 2011 at 11:14 am
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KiDRomeo Said:
on May 10, 2011 at 1:55 pm
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mikami Said:
on May 15, 2011 at 1:58 pm
wow… so easy thx zahuren …
farah Said:
on May 20, 2011 at 9:29 am
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farah Said:
on May 20, 2011 at 9:31 am
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jingga Said:
on June 27, 2011 at 4:30 am
very interesting lol…
muhammad sheqal Said:
on July 2, 2011 at 3:42 pm
very nice and good for me..i can make it for my reference
rose Said:
on July 14, 2011 at 2:45 am
thank u..i used ur notes in my P&P…:)
fatmahwati_iema Said:
on August 2, 2011 at 11:30 pm
very simple note but very good…
Hazy Said:
on September 6, 2011 at 7:19 am
it’s the enough notes for me to answer what type of questions
nana cheng Said:
on October 9, 2011 at 5:03 am
erm..excuse madam..how to download this notes ? i’m really need for my final examination soon.
zahuren Said:
on October 25, 2011 at 7:33 am
Just click at the picture. Hope you can download the notes.
wendy Said:
on October 13, 2011 at 12:10 pm
how about describe the main character?
(just giving an idea)
farah Said:
on October 13, 2011 at 1:07 pm
thanks..this note can make me get A
nurhayati ibrahim Said:
on October 15, 2011 at 3:07 pm
thank u..4 the reference..its really help me 4 reinforcement..thank u very much..
hasfuandi Said:
on March 26, 2012 at 4:32 am
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stephanie Said:
on July 3, 2012 at 10:17 am
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are-pis cool Said:
on August 28, 2012 at 1:08 pm
tq ats maklumat and nota y ringkas…
azra atiqah Said:
on October 17, 2012 at 9:24 am
easly to understand:D thanks who did this note…
eyhafatihah Said:
on April 28, 2013 at 1:55 am
good ,it has many moral values