Often times in literature for the protagonist to make progress a sacrifice has to be made. This sacrifice can spark progress in the movement of the story or growth in the character themselves. The true development in the story comes not in the sacrifice itself, but in the motives behind the characters actions. In both "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "A & P" the protagonist sacrifices something that has a profound impact …showed first 75 words of 1521 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1521 total…as my last essay, I would just like to say that I really did enjoy this class. It reminded me very much of my sophomore English class, in which I learned the most about writing. You are a talented teacher and I look forward to attending your class each day. I can only hope that when I become a teacher that I can be as effective to my students as you have been to me.