Can you give an example of 'a line to kill a novel'?

For instance, during a fire drill at school. The teacher has the students form a line outside the classroom. The teacher then fingers each student in the line to make sure they are all accounted for. This is a practical example that could be part of the 'teacher fingered in a line story'.

The word 'boring'. If a short story is constantly described as 'boring' within the text itself, it will make the reader lose interest immediately.

In 'A Christmas Carol', when Scrooge says 'I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me.' This line is a bit fragile. It represents Scrooge's new - found, yet still somewhat tenuous, commitment to change. It's a turning point, but it's not certain if he'll be able to fully uphold it, which makes the line delicate in the context of the story.

Sure. In a small town, there is a local hero who has done a lot of good for the community. But he has a dark secret from his past. The townspeople love him so much and consider all the good he does now. So they turn a blind eye to rumors about his past, effectively 'killing' the true story because they don't want to believe it and want to preserve the good image of their hero.

Sure. An example could be a group of fans waiting in line for a book signing by their favorite author. The person first in line might have camped out overnight. They are the first to meet the author, get their book signed and have a brief chat. This shows their dedication and they might be the envy of the other fans waiting in line.

One possible plot could be that a new character in the fanfiction, who is secretly working for Voldemort, tries to steal a line from Albus Dumbledore's private notes. This line is believed to hold the secret to defeating a certain dark curse. The character tries all sorts of sneaky ways to get to the line, like infiltrating Hogwarts under a false identity and spying on Dumbledore.

There could be a line such as 'Friendship is the thread that weaves the tapestry of our lives together.' This line gives a vivid image of how friends are intertwined in our lives. In Hindi novels, the relationships between friends are complex and this line can be used to represent how they are an essential part of the characters' lives and the overall story.

The reviews of 'A Line to Kill' are quite diverse. Many praise the depth of the mystery and the unexpected twists. But there are also those who think the ending could have been stronger.

Julio Cortázar's 'Rayuela' is often considered a hopscotch novel. It has a complex structure where the reader can choose different paths through the text, similar to the non - linear nature of a hopscotch game.

One example of a scapegoat novel is 'The Scarlet Letter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester Prynne is made a scapegoat in the Puritan society depicted in the novel. She is publicly shamed and punished for having a child out of wedlock, while the father of the child remains relatively anonymous and unpunished at first.