Lantern: A Short Story

Words: 1064
Pages: 5
Open Document
Of all the people I could have been assigned to, he has to be the worst. This particular Lantern holds great confidence, so much that it twists into absolute arrogance. Arrogance that is dumbfoundedly annoying. To the point where I am consider being pro-active and attack the fool, before he down-right destroys anything left of my fragile mindset; which is also very much damaged and annoying in its own right.

This is Lantern- pretensious and brash, is Guy Gardner himself. From his posture, you could see the self-esteem flowing through his body, like psycological water. To my amazement and nerves, he simply floats their cockily, as though I should bow down to him.

Not a chance.

A tense and un-nerving silence envelops us, neither man backing …show more content…
This leads him to menacingly glare at me; not in a way Batman would, but instead to assert his dominance over me. Staring at him right back in his eyes, I smirk. "At least, that's not what I have seen so far." I snicker in his face. On one hand, it seemed to have no effect, but on the other hand, I watch as his lip curls into a innocent …show more content…
If you be me ... well, be LIKE me, as you will never be as good as me ... you won't go wrong." he assures, looking proudly into space. He really needs to get himself checked out for a mental illness, because that is not right. Continued to gaze at the stars, it appears that he has completely forgot about my pathetic existance. Saving me the trouble of listening to him rant and rave all day. No joke, Hal told me a story about that.

At the same time, I know that there must be some redeeming qualities in him. Otherwise, the ring wouldn't have chosen him, although it would be funny if his ring malfunctioned and picked him instead.

Says the guy that was chosen by a little blue guardian.

Thinking about it now, was I selected for a reason, or was it pure chance.I have a feeling this question will haunt my mind for a long time to come, serves me right for coming up with it.

Suddenly, Guy swerves around, the same look of confidence on his face. "You know... I could show you some smooth moves." he informs slowly, wanting to savour the moment that I accept help from him.

"Sure, why not?" I groan, but secretely, I actually want to see what he has in store for me. Have I learnt everything I need to know? Or, has Hal been holding me back? John, well John, I have no idea what he does. Motioning for me to follow him, I am let to the training platform for the second time in two
Show More

Related Documents: Lantern: A Short Story

The Tell Tale Heart Essay

One of his most well known short stories, “The Tell- Tale Heart”, is a great piece of writing portraying his skill of capturing vivid images of horror. There is great symbolism in this short story that has more meaning to it than meets the eye. Symbolism is evident in some of the objects used in the story and has some significance in the life of Poe. The Old man’s eye is covered with a veil, indicating a blurred vision. This symbolizes that the characters in the story have an unclear outlook of the…

Words 909 - Pages 4

Symbolism In The Tell Tale Heart

Symbolism in “Tell-Tale Heart” What is symbolism? Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas in a story. It is known that the famous American writer Edgar Allen Poe has a great deal of symbolic interpretations in his stories. Symbols help the reader understand the main themes and ideas of the story. In the short story The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe, the author uses various symbols to describe his unreliable narrator. The Eye in “The Tell-Tale Heart” symbolizes the part of the…

Words 666 - Pages 3

Tell Tale Heart By Edgar Allan Poe Literary Devices

literary device of setting to create a dark, threatening tone in his short story "Tell-Tale Heart." He manipulated with some primary elements of setting which include the time of day, mood and atmosphere, also man-made geography. The author Edgar Allan Poe included mood/atmosphere or lighting to be precise, when he wrote about the lantern. The black color of the lantern camouflaged with the night and the soft glow of the lantern, gave a sense that something was there. The old man with pale blue…

Words 400 - Pages 2

Tell Tale Heart Archetypes

Archetypes and Symbolism in “The Tell-Tale Heart: A Ride to Insanity In the short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart” Edgar Allen Poe’s use of symbolism and archetypes provides the reader with a better understanding about the consciousness of the author. The Tell-Tale Heart is about an unnamed narrator who gets paranoid about an old man’s eye and murders him, which drives him to insanity. Not only is this story filled with mystery and thriller, but also consists of symbols and archetypes, that contribute…

Words 1475 - Pages 6

The Tell-Tale-Heart Response

The Tell-Tale-Heart is a short story written by Edgar Allen Poe, also called the Inventor of The American Horror Story. It talks about a man who wants to kill an innocent man for the reason of not liking his eye, he describes it as the “vulture’s eye!” As the story is told, the killer goes through a mixture of thoughts and decisions that leads to his act. Firstly, the killer talks about how much he hates the man just because of his eye, he cannot stand it, and it makes him anxious. Then he describes…

Words 482 - Pages 2

Character Analysis Final Draft Essay

Janet A. Sauni Professor Wells ENG 255 24 February 2015 The character analysis of the old man in “The Tell Tale Heart”, by Edgar Allan Poe One of the main character in the short story “The Tell Tale Heart”, by Edgar Allan Poe, is an old man who had an eye like a vulture that made the unnamed narrator fear these eye. The old man lived with the unnamed narrator with no idea of what the unnamed narrator feels about him. The old man’s eye became the reason for the old man’s dead. The dead of the…

Words 579 - Pages 3

The Tell-Tale Heart Theme Analysis

The short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe has many themes and messages, but the main theme is ‘overthinking can drive you crazy.’ This is a good theme for many reasons, all which involve direct quotes and a mix of character, setting, and plot. He was always very nervous and almost skittish, which lead to a majority of his overthinking. He made his plan so intricate and detailed that he spent a week simply watching the old man. Although he knew as to what made him act all jumpy and…

Words 597 - Pages 3

Essay about Edgar Allen Poe and Stephan King Suspense Analysis

recesses of some dark cave” (3). Similarly, horror authors Edgar Allen Poe and Stephen King scare their readers with their suspenseful narrative styles. Both of King’s short stories “The Boogeyman” and “Quitters, Inc.,” follow a similarly terrified protagonist who progressively senses an antagonistic presence. In Edgar Allen Poe’s short stories “The Tell Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado”, Poe’s menacing villains lure victims with casks of wine and startle them in the middle of the night before murdering…

Words 773 - Pages 4

Analysis Of The Glass Castle By Jeannette Walls

Jeannette Walls tells of suspenseful, dramatic, and tense moments in her autobiography, The Glass Castle. The many settings sets the mood for this adventurous and dangerous life, the entire book emanates a sense of betrayal, mystery, and uncertainty, and the ideas of family, money, and addictions are very prominent throughout the entire work of literature. The Walls family traveled a lot. The very irresponsible Rex Walls, the father of the family, had tax collectors on his tail, and if they weren't…

Words 864 - Pages 4

How Did Poe Create Mood And Atmosphere In The Tell Tale Heart

Edgar Allan Poe was an adept writer who used the literary device of setting to create a dark, threatening tone in his short story, “Tell Tale Heart”. One of the literary devices Poe used often and was masterful at was Mood and Atmosphere. Shown on page 538 when the murderer (the narrator) crept into the old man's room at midnight with a dark lantern watching him. By doing this Poe makes the reader unsettled at the thought of someone watching them while they sleep. Another example is when the narrator…

Words 332 - Pages 2